When I mention to people that I am looking into MIT for post-secondary education, questions come up.  Of course, many people wonder what MIT is or at least ask what the letters MIT mean.  Some students who have a sense of pride in the local college ask why I want to go to a school like MIT instead of IUP.  Some students reel back when they find out the price of MIT and the requirements.  However, the number one question I receive is:

Where is MIT?

Yes, I know, the obvious answer is Cambridge.  However, the second question most popular question is:

No, I meant what state is MIT in?

At this point, I want to turn around, find a wall, and test the impulse-momentum theorem on it with the use of my own head.  Of course, the answer is quite simple (Massachusetts for the geographically challenged).  Yet, one final question usually appears in this chain of questions:

Wait, why do you want to go out of state when IUP is just half an hour away with better parties?

At this point, my head has managed to breach the structural stability of the wall.  College is not about parties.  It is more about furthering oneself and preparing oneself for the future.

Also, I need a new wall.