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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  curricula were similar to that of a Soviet university and that “the kind of ... , and Social Science. The report, written in the historical context of ... role of a private university in an era of well-funded public universities

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for international students

  

  -international sentiment and are reconsidering their decision to apply to universities in ... at 40% of responding American universities). I understand the concerns ... institutions rooted in science and engineering, we are proud that, for many of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  i’m back .gif not an undergrad, not a grad student, but a secret third thing

  

  [annotation note="in library and information science, which is not offered at ... "]probably won't get a degree[/annotation] out of it. But I know I'll try to do ... 'm preserving this image of a CHILD by embedding it here[/caption] On June 5th

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New ZigZag and more A new episode of MIT's video podcast, and Susan Hockfield speaks out on energy research.

  

  MIT, from the University of Michigan to the University of Texas to ... gallon. The tireless enthusiasm of students is one reason universities ... mature sector of the economy will pose complex challenges, universities

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 19, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer exchange programs?

  MIT offers a number of opportunities to study, work, research, and teach abroad.  
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Totally awesome Incoming GEL students win big in the OnStar Student Developer Challenge

  

  open to students at Carnegie Mellon University, MIT, University of Michigan, University of Texas and University of Toledo. What’s the story ... that work great rather than offering a whole array of less robust

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 21, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  their love of science and technology and their desire to deploy them to ... .  We recognize it's a lot of work for all of you to apply to MIT. We ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / Events

  A Break from Break I went to the Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference at Yale. And I'm blogging about…

  

  tell you that Science Hill isn't far. Back when I was applying to ... passed (along with most of New Haven) on our way to Science Hill: By ... myself sick and just laid in bed the first two days of the hunt, feeling

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  students study science and engineering. This shows a lack of understanding of ... resort to simple explanations and casting of blame. In fact, the science of ... issues in perspective. While universities are seeing larger numbers of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2019 everything from autobiographies to magic the gathering blog posts

  

  polynomial function of a real variable, and the degree of  is , then  is the ... have plans to. I’m also not the kind of person to have new year ... read for class All of these things I read for 21W.022, Reading and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 30, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cellular neurobiology The more syllables it has, the cooler it is

  

  microscope again, and I was going to take pictures of the lab and our equipment ... of the more senior lab members. Morgan's lab is primarily concerned ... sends an electrical signal to its end which causes little packets of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introducing Amino: Desktop Bioengineering for Everyone an MIT alumna makes a counter-top sized biolab that enables anyone to grow living cells…

  

  that offers recent alumni a six-month-runway of funding and advising post ... One of the most mindblowingly awesome people I've met in my six years ... , and taught at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. In June

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  2006 MIT Admissions Statistics Summary statistics from the past year.

  

  later this year. 2006 MIT Admissions Statistics 11,369 students applied 1,513 admitted 2,965 students applied early action 377 students admitted early 2 ... regular action 2,568 international citizen students applied 110 admitted 389

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  year 2 of the course 2 how do you become a mechanical engineer, anyway?

  

  Equations 12 units 5.111 - Principles of Chemical Science 12 units 17 ... advisor)'s office on Tuesday in search for the answers to life, the universe ... Universe but also might possibly be a magician, because: In 10 minutes he

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  SCIENCE! I'm bad at it, sometimes

  

  Signs that I would someday Do Science can be traced to when I was 6 ... 't think of anithing But Nasa! So I Dicided to mak a book about Dinosaurs! So I set to work." *Accompanied by a drawing of what I assume was meant

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  HELLO WORLD and welcome to my playthrough of a new game - college! I ... own adventure, and there are an infinity of options to choose from ... to get your hands on the prized diploma, but it’s way more fun to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  . You can watch these remarks, and the distribution of the diplomas (yes, we hand all the real ones out, and read all the names of everyone ... 7th, the Class of 2019 graduates from MIT. They were admitted

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  places.) Most of the schools I applied to were not engineering-focused; I ... drizzle. I didn’t dream of applying to MIT my whole life. I only figured ... , the short of all that is that I knew what I was getting into by applying

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  't offered at my school. Does that eliminate my chances of being accepted to ... HOW MUCH WRITING is involved in doing science research), a lot of ... science/engineering is one of the most effective ways to help the world! By

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On the DUSP Course 11: Urban Studies and Planning

  

  place to do this. The planning department offers a wide array of material ... Student Profiles from MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning Course 11 is a small major with a lot of breadth. It is cross

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 2, 2015