Episode summary introduction: Anika Gupta wasn’t very keen on MIT. A campus visit to MIT changed all that. She was taken in by the “air of humility” that she felt in the students she interacted with during the campus visit. Anika went on to get a joint major at MIT in Computer Science and Molecular Biology. Anika shares her undergraduate MIT experience in vivid detail. In particular, we discuss the following with her: Why MIT ? The Intense Academic Program, the Peers Advice for MIT Aspirants Topics discussed in this episode: MIT - An Iconic School in a Great Location [2:35] Why MIT? [6:24] High School Nurtured an interest in Science [8:32] Start of the intense MIT Experience [11:10] “Quirky” Students & “Welcoming” Profs [15:35] Vibrant Campus Life [20:00] Summer Internships and Externships [25:35] On to Harvard with a double major from MIT [28:08] Advice to Girls: Find Mentors in Science [29:26] To Aspiring Students: Building Things Matter! [36:20] MIT: Where Peers Care! [40:19] Our Guest: Anika Gupta graduated with Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Molecular Biology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anika is currently pursuing a PhD in Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics at Harvard Medical School. Memorable Quote: “If I had to use one word to describe MIT students, it would definitely be ‘Quirky’, but in the best possible way.” Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript. Calls-to-action: To Ask the Guest a question, or to comment on this episode, email podcast@almamatters.io. Subscribe or Follow our podcasts at any of these locations:, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Breaker, Anchor. To Make a List of Colleges to Explore Visit almamatters.io and signup. For Transcripts of all our podcasts, visit almamatters.io/podcasts.