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• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is MIT a diverse community?

  At MIT diversity isn’t simply a word, it is an integral part of the MIT experience. MIT Admissions is committed to reaching students from ... and empowers everyone to learn and do their best at MIT.
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can first-year students conduct research?

  Research at MIT aims to develop innovative solutions to the world’s most daunting challenges. From addressing the energy needs of tomorrow to improving cancer therapies, MIT’s research efforts are enhanced through
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I defer my enrollment?

  at MIT to enroll in courses at another college or university.
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How does pass/no record work?

  Here's something else to love about MIT! The first semester at MIT is graded on a pass/no record basis: if you pass the class you get a ... after your first term, and at any time during your course of study.
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a high school student taking college classes. Do I apply for transfer admission?

  If you are still in high school, you are considered a first-year applicant regardless of how many classes you have taken at the university ... finished high school and who will have completed at least one year of college
• Blog / How to Human

  Skill Issues (spoiler alert: i've got them)

  

  ’m kind of painfully bad at chess right now. I’m also incredibly sucky at ... attack at the wrong moment, and if I’m not playing Samus I’ll spend the ... I think my suckiness at Smash is interesting because it’s probably not

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • June 29, 2023
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  at the other Cambridge, Cambridge University, for the past almost 6 months. Here at Cambridge, instead of having finals at the end of each semester, like we do at MIT, they have ALL their finals from classes they

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  21: The Movie Afterthought: You probably have to had seen the movie to understand this entry fully. =/

  

  Sturgess), an incredibly brilliant student at MIT who is capable of rattling ... Harvard Med School, after attaining 1590 SAT, 44 MCAT, and a 4.0 GPA* at ... ,000." Through a trial by fire at a sketchy Chinatown gambling den, Ben performs

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My Brass Rat The Brass Rat is not a subtle thing.

  

  class ring was unveiled during a premiere at Walker Memorial, then distributed at a swanky event at Top of the Hub, a very classy restaurant at the ... closely, you'll see that the beaver is also wearing a Brass Rat. At the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Magic of Those Ivory Keys (Guest Blog!) Part 2 of 3 of "Why I Declared a Humanities Major at MIT" series!

  

  ) major at MIT. (and premed! muahaha) Jenn '11 has played at venues such as ... accomplishments at MIT include being an Emerson Piano Scholar and winner of the MIT ... prior to MIT. Jenn: I began playing piano at the age of four. Of course

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I request that my scores not be considered after submitting my application?

  Scores cannot be redacted from applications after they have been submitted. We encourage you to look at this blog post to better understand the rationale and details of our testing requirement.
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Senior Week On The Blogs!!! oh no, we’re all so old

  

  Well would you look at that, it’s finals week at MIT.  Which means ... on the blogs, sharing tidbits of our lives at MIT and hearing from you ... us that easily :P P.S. I'll probably come back to this post at the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 25, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  Watch this year’s 2.s009 final presentations designing kindness during a time of covid

  

  Course 2 (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT ... annual event at MIT, outstripping event Commencement. You can watch the webcast at s009kindness.com, where you will also be able to ask questions of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 7, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Moved Out! before and after pics of my MacGregor room, featuring a view of New House

  

  empty, 5/25/19 full, 11/3/18this is a cropped panorama, forgive my shaky hands + the warping at the top

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 27, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i ran into someone in vienna today… hi nisha

  

  [annotation note="the dark&stormy is an s-tier drink."].[/annotation] [annotation note="believe it or not, us being in vienna at the same time was completely coincidental."].[/annotation]

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 27, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  six minutes in maseeh dining

  

  there are five dining halls at mit but only one (maseeh) is open for lunch on weekdays:  

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 20, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  AMA Ask Me Anything.

  

  blog posts I wish I could write for you right now but I can’t, at least not for at least another week. I want to talk to you, especially since ... semester senior at MIT, majoring in computer science and molecular biology (6

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 20, 2014
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  MIT-Now in Español!

  

  video, featuring members of the Spanish-speaking community at MIT, we are ... welcoming community found at MIT. In the video we feature Spanish ... the research opportunities available to MIT students. Also, at the

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • July 16, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Decisions 2011 MIT Class of 2015 waitlist decisions will be released today, via email, at approximately 3pm…

  

  shuffle around during the waitlist period; you will lose your deposit at the ... will notify them today via email (at approximately 3pm Eastern Daylight Time) that we will not be able to offer them admission. At that point, we

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Math Women Rock k + 8 = awesome

  

  here, at MIT, on September 17th 2011! Our office worked hard in order to ... red as an apple at the moment! Everybody look at Kate! She's good at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 8, 2011