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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“The HASS education that I have received at MIT has given me many tools to broaden my horizons.”
Cathy Nguyen, SB '20, Biological Engineering major, Spanish minor.
"The benefit of language is so clear--how it opens up new doors. You can imagine yourself in places you couldn't have imagined before."
Charles Huang, SB '11
“Learning Japanese alongside bio engineering gives me greater ability to work and collaborate with other engineering teams abroad.”
Andres Alvarado, SB '20, Bioengineering major, Japanese minor.
“I have enjoyed learning about different Japanese cultural elements and how they compare and contrast to the cultural norms of the society I live in.”
Mojolaoluwa Oke, SB '22, Mechanical Engineering Major, Japanese Minor
“The way people approach learning a language is so applicable to learning anything. You have to be ready to fail and try again.”
Zaina Moussa, SB '21, Biological Engineering Major, Japanese Minor.
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