The Class of 2011 arrives

The Class of 2011 arrives Today, the Class of 2011 started to arrive! With International Orientation as well as the Freshman Pre-Orientation Programs (FPOPs) beginning, hundreds of freshmen are all around campus. Today, I saw Snively 11 from Oregon (and Snivelys parents), Sara 11 from Massachusetts, Thilani 11 from Sri Lanka (and Thilanis mom), and Beebe 11 from Maryland. It was great to see everyone. Note to 11s: Ben, Bryan and I are generally around this week and next, though were quite busy with meetings to prepare for the Class of 2012 (!), so dont be offended if were not around when you stop by or dont have all that much time to chat. So, just who are the MIT 11s? Heres the Class of 2011 Profile: Incoming Freshman Class Profile for the MIT Class of 2011 Gender Male 54% Female 46% Ethnicity Citizenship US Citizens Permanent Residents: 92% * African American 9% * Asian American 26% * Caucasian 38% * Mexican American 7% * Native American 1% * Puerto Rican 2% * Other Hispanic groups 3% * Other/no response 6% International citizens 8% Geography New England 12% Mid-Atlantic 15% Southeast PR 19% Midwest Plains States 13% South/Southwest 12% West Coast 19% Abroad 10% States represented 49 Countries represented 58 Schooling Public school 69% Private school 14% Religious school 9% Foreign school 6% Home schooled High Schools represented 833 Just for fun Most popular boy name: Michael Most popular girl name: Elizabeth Longest distance traveled: Tangerang, Indonesia Least distance traveled: Brighton, MA The one US state not represented: North Dakota