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These 16 Old MIT Entrance Exam Questions Are Some Of The Hardest You’ll Ever Face
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These 16 Old MIT Entrance Exam Questions Are Some Of The Hardest You’ll Ever Face

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Could you pass a university test from back in the 1800s? People like to think that it must have been so much easier to get into a university back in the day. After all, humanity has progressed so far since then, right? In that case, passing an MIT entrance exam from 1869 should be a walk in the park for you!

This challenging quiz, consisting of 16 questions, is based on a real MIT Entrance Exam from 1869. It will test your knowledge of English, arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. See if you have what it takes to be a 19th-century genius!

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    Armandas Lukoševičius

    Armandas Lukoševičius

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    Armandas Lukoševičius

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    I'm a Creative Industries graduate who's always looking to learn something new. I constantly jump between hobbies to find ways to express my ideas in various forms.

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    LALALand
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I got 3 questions in and decided I don’t need to go to MIT

    Schnitzel
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too. No MIT then, now or in the future.

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    Kelly Scott
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got the Lit questions wrong. LOL Guys, the math is simple algebra. If you've passed 9th grade, you should have been able to do all of it. Of course, I should go on to say I failed 9th grade Lit.

    UKGrandad
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Would You Get Accepted Into MIT 150 Years Ago?” No, because I'm not a time traveller.

    LALALand
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I got 3 questions in and decided I don’t need to go to MIT

    Schnitzel
    Community Member
    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too. No MIT then, now or in the future.

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    Kelly Scott
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got the Lit questions wrong. LOL Guys, the math is simple algebra. If you've passed 9th grade, you should have been able to do all of it. Of course, I should go on to say I failed 9th grade Lit.

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    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Would You Get Accepted Into MIT 150 Years Ago?” No, because I'm not a time traveller.

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