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• Blog / Advice

  We’re number 1 — but for whom? the global ranking vs the local fit

  

  a universal, ordinal ranking of colleges and universities is at best ... to be the valedictorian of MIT or have summa cum laude on their diploma ... is the best university for you —  regardless of ranking.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2026
• Blog / Classes

  Up, Up, and Away how to get out of the 'tute (temporarily) and out into the world

  

  university abroad, but instead of studying (and doing psets and taking classes ... list recently offered a free trip to Mexico, in exchange for a week of ... research, I have ascertained that MIT has one of the best global programs of

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  what kinds of clubs are offered. If possible, pick one and attend their ... of the school, it may be an extension of the university. Go visit ... of services do you offer students in making the transition from HS to

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  invites you to the official sendoff of the Caltech cannon. Our company has ... students behind "Howe & Ser." For the memories, I've below tallied some of ... National Public Radio: All Things ConsideredSlashdotThe TechLondon Times The London

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I already have a degree?

  MIT doesn’t award second bachelor’s degrees, regardless of the course of study. We encourage you to apply to MIT as a graduate student.
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Seventh Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 4PM on 01/09/06.

  

  mit domain (mit.edu), but please don't email me with any variations of ... -by-case basis, because until I'm in the committee room with the rest of my ... of the entire applicant pool - I honestly don't have any idea what your

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime, and the livin’ is easy Unless, of course, you've decided to do something with all that free time.

  

  's Talent Identification Program offers the option of either taking classes ... , check out Questbridge, which offers help with the costs of summer programs ... College's High School Summer Institute. Also, University of Miami's Summer

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Stay Tuned Liveblog, coming your way

  

  memories. I don't know about you guys, but I attend a freaking ton of these ... always involved hour drives to Portland, free pitchers of water, free pens and pamphlets, and lots and lots of info. It's been several years since

  • by Snively '11
  • July 14, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  a blog from the universe aka me + my tarot cards + finals season procrastination

  

  flip- because who can argue against the will of the universe? heads ... ="attachment_107004" align="alignnone" width="300"] the universe (Siri) has spoken ... of making me, the superstitious person, look ridiculous when I replied

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Travelogue: Part Une Trip to Bath and meeting an MIT professor thousands of miles away from MIT

  

  cold, but still!) Then I took a train to London at 6am and another train from London to Bath around 8am. The most adventurous part of it is ... After a stressful week of essays after essays, assignments after

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / Blog Projects

  the blogs at twenty some reflections, plus an index of posts

  

  of this four-year university model. These [annotation note="around a ... week, we (belatedly) celebrated by asking a bunch of former bloggers to ... like a whale lunge feeding']missed them,[/annotation] here’s an index of

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 29, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mechanical Sense of Humor My Course 2 lab instructor is amazing.

  

  group of people in a pub in London, and when they find out you are a ... you the following, which was the first page of the background reading ... building a robot for a robot-wars type of competition, and have been having

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  More at Home At thirty thousand feet, thousands of miles away.

  

  students from the University of Virginia, made the journey down to Agra to ... . After leaving Doha, I made the obligatory return to London – somewhat of a ... Thanks to a continuation of computer problems, I was without a

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections and Decisions Take advantage of every opportunity you can

  

  offer you my congratulations. Welcome to the most stressful four years of ... craziness of the semester is already over, that I have completed my finals and ... home, heading away from the bubble of MIT towards the place I grew up. I

  • by Becca H. '12
  • December 20, 2010
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Does MIT offer Army, Air Force, Navy ROTC?

  MIT is proud to offer Army, Air Force, and Naval ROTC programs on ... commissioned from MIT, of whom more than 150 have reached the rank of general or ... 'll have earned not only your degree, but a commission as an officer and
• Blog / Challenges

  36 Units of Class To make room for 12 units of Life

  

  graduation day. We’d open our diploma folders, read our degrees, and be like ... and don’t have time to (since it’s kind of long), the gist is we were ... stuff (by switching to CMS). At the end of that post, we concluded that

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 13, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  did you miss the EA deadline? why i applied and admissions anxiety

  

  universities don't have undergraduate urban planning degrees and no other school in the country offers a degree that combines computer science and urban ... For all of you that missed the Early Action deadline (November 1st

  • by Victor D. '27
  • November 5, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  Amicus briefs and the ABCs of a diverse MIT A SCOTUS filing with Stanford et al, and a strategic action plan for an inclusive…

  

  Fisher v. University of Texas back in 2015 (brief).']amicus brief ... of precedent allowing colleges and universities to consider race as one ... universities, and to create a pipeline of diverse talent in STEM." Additionally

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 27, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  An Exchange Student enrolls at MIT to take classes as a non-degree student. Exchange students are affiliated with a university in which MIT has an established agreement, and both universities exchange students with
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  PSA: there’s a new mit.edu!

  

  , the right side offers a daily glimpse of the culture and output of MIT ... degree of creativity and their deep understanding of current and ... before.) The page has been well-liked and well-used. But research of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 25, 2018