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• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 2: Hiking up a volcano at 15,000 ft (~4.5 km) Altitude sickness and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #3

  

  recommend attempting to summit a volcano at 15,700 ft with only one day of altitude acclimation. - It's Sunday. We were woken up at 6:30am by very loud, very grand church bells, then couldn't find anything for breakfast

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What entrepreneurship programs are offered?

  innovation and entrepreneurship at MIT: Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation DesignX Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship Legatum Center for
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I defer my enrollment?

  If you're admitted to MIT, you may defer enrollment for one or two ... , you will be asked to submit a formal request for deferment to the Dean ... encouraged!). Common reasons for deferment include employment, travel, and
• Blog / How to Food

  How to Survive in a Cook-for-Yourself Community and why meals plans are terrible

  

  does include some "built-in dining dollars" for eating out at a nearby ... participate in food-related traditions at your living group. For example, our ... in a cook-for-yourself community. It could be helpful for parents as

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 10, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: the creative process for Pi day videos

  

  production process for these weird videos we make that aren't at all standard ... officers are preparing for the admissions cycle (sort of like preparing for hibernation, but for being buried in applications instead of snow). So here is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Two Sides Of The Coin… For Us Too Watching the people who didn't get in receive their letters is as heartbreaking for me…

  

  then lobby hard for him/her in committee, it hurts like hell when he ... rejected applicant - I know that my feelings do not compare. But at the same time, I don't want you to think we're just happy for the people who got

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the Love of Darties and ChemE An audio journey

  

  three live or lived in New House, and we learned the proper protocol for ... need to get better at conclusions"]that's it.[/annotation] Asia ’21

  • by kellen manning
  • March 26, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mathematics for Computer Science – “Top 10 Proof Techniques NOT Allowed” 6.042 has been a very engaging and entertaining class thus far.

  

  classes for junior fall. One of the classes I'm in this semester is 6.042, or in regular-speak: "Mathematics for Computer Science". It. Is. SUPER. Actually, I didn't expect it to be this great at all. Even though I loved

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 12, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Sunday night is the deadline for Early Action (EA) Here are some things we want you to know

  

  November 1. (There is a small amount of grace period for students having ... Nov. 1 deadline. Please allow five days for the processing of all ... your application. Again, please allow five business days for processing

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blagoblagz*: Why I’m a History Major at MIT (Guest Blog!) By Dora '11, who is a Physics and History double major and is super awesome.…

  

  only for the fact that it met at an open block in my schedule, and that ... wanted to take at least one history class every semester for the rest of my ... . For one thing, some of the closest bonds I have been able to make at MIT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 23, 2010
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA Decisions to be Posted Tuesday, 12/17/24, at 6:28 PM ET exactly what it says on the tin

  

  many, if not all, of my dear friends make fun of me for and something ... -handed while announcing that Early Action decisions for the Class of 2029 will be released next Tuesday, 12/17/2024, at 6:28 PM ET.  https

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 10, 2024
• Blog / How to Food

  [guest post] crumbly fruit and the importance of keeping at it by Caleb M. '27

  

  Caleb is a rising sophomore at MIT. He is currently studying Computer ... , Host of Porcelain Cow (7pm Sundays), and Membership Director for WMBR 88 ... seen in my life). His catch phrase (he would hate me for calling it that

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 13, 2024
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I apply for first-year admission if I already have a degree?

  MIT doesn't accept applications for first-year admission if you ... bachelor's degree may not apply to MIT for a second degree in a new field. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So you think you want to be a doctor: Pre-med at MIT

  

  'm studying Mechanical Engineering with Biomedical Engineering, for instance ... take anyway) -18.03 for the Harvard-HST Program English: -2 terms of ... said it wasn't a good school for premeds. In some cases, this is

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 19, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/14/19, at 12:14 PM ET

  

  Early Action decisions online next Saturday, 12/14/19, at 12:14 PM ET ... this now to make sure everything works for you. Strange things happen to ... click on the lost password link. There is a similar link for forgotten

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 5, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “This is not a smoking gun for superfluidity. This is a cannon.” Physics Breakthrough at MIT

  

  So today at work, I had a little "free time" so I decided to peruse some of my favorite websites for news and updates, but I have this ... restart. When I restarted my browser, I was at my homepage where I was

  • by Bryan
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at the Media Lab

  

  elsewhere, and who write me, years later, to tell me how things worked out for ... Pat. I am a first-year Ph.D. student at MIT Media Lab (after two years as a master's student at MIT) working on space cyborg and wearable

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 24, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Thursday, 12/15/16, at 6:28PM ET

  

  decisions online next Thursday, 12/15/16, at Tau Time (i.e. 6:28PM ET). To ... now to make sure everything works for you. Strange things happen to ... a similar link for forgotten usernames. If you're having trouble

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 7, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Wednesday, 12/16/15, at 6:28PM ET

  

  Action decisions online next Wednesday, 12/16/15, at Tau Time (i.e. 6:28PM ... recommend you do this now to make sure everything works for you. Strange ... a similar link for forgotten usernames. If you're having trouble

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hwæt! Did you know that you can study Old English at MIT? The language of Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien's Rohan

  

  Alexandria, we would be at a loss for a corkscrew?" *Cleopatra Different fire ... short, the perfect language for MIT students. We will read greatest hits ... ingenious. We will also try our hand at composing our own sentences—and maybe

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2014