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• Blog / Academics & Research

  In case you want to travel over IAP… You have a lot of options!

  

  Boston.) Last January, I took a Spanish conversation class in Madrid with the Spanish department (I wrote a blog post about it—check it out here ... , I made good friends from MIT that I wouldn’t have met otherwise, my

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 11, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Want to Declare a Double Major? This is why/how I'm doing it, in case you were curious

  

  I'm going to start this out with a quick disclaimer: no, a double ... you happiest :D Okay. For me, a double major is how I've decided to ... struggle, I drew a comic about it pre-summer). I love learning about biology

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life: Weekend Edition 80% more fun and 800% more apples in one serving!

  

  homework. Some days begin with silence. I woke up on Sunday morning, a ... tiles, and I laid in bed and watched for a while. Some mornings also begin with ringing alarm clocks, I thought, which seemed hilarious because

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  Arthur Dent: You know, it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a ... in deep space, that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young. Ford Prefect: Why, what did she tell you? Arthur

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What the end of the semester does to Conner 2 For one thing, no one does the dishes. And I mean no one.

  

  Hello readers. Happy Holidays to everyone! The term is over and I ... . Almost all of my grades are in and I'm also happy to report that I did much ... 's left from last semester is a bunch of pictures that I'm about to share

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 27, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have a class rank or GPA?

  Please don’t be overly concerned about your class rank or GPA (grade point average) or even whether your school calculates them. With our holistic admissions process, we’re much more interested…
• Blog / Challenges

  Happy Valley and the Sandusky Scandal Penn State, Joe Paterno, State College: the stories you've heard and the town—my hometown—behind them.

  

  Two weeks ago, while visiting my family in State College, I got to ... white-out game, titled, “The Greatest Show In College Football.” I used to ... . That and football were what people usually mentioned when I said I was

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m in Round 2! Can You Help Me Make the Top 10? Change.org is running a competition that'll propel 10 ideas to the fore of the next…

  

  As I mentioned in my last entry, Change.org is running a competition ... ' to Empower Problem Solvers" was among them! I owe that victory to you, and now I'm counting on you to get this idea into the Top 10. Let's send

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 2, 2009
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Do I have to submit a math/science recommendation with my QB application?

  MIT strongly recommends a letter of recommendation from both a math/science teacher and a humanities/social science/language teacher. We accept QuestBridge applications without a humanities/social sciences/language teacher letter of recommendation, but…
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

  Advanced Standing Examinations are one way to earn credit for MIT subjects outside of the classroom itself. If you’re confident that you’ve already mastered introductory coursework at MIT, then you can take an…
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  You may! Understanding the complex, long-term changes in our land, air, and water requires breakthroughs in measurement, modeling, and prediction. Responding to these changes requires innovative policies that comprehend agriculture,…
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I submit the MIT application with my QuestBridge application?

  If you are named a QuestBridge Finalist, you do not need to submit an MIT application. We feel that the QuestBridge application provides enough information for us to evaluate students…
• FAQ / Visit

  How do I sign up for an info session and/or campus tour?

  We look forward to showing you what makes MIT so special! We offer in-person info sessions and tours as well as online sessions. Head over to our Visit page to sign…
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I am a bachelor of science and a master of engineering. In which I make a Voltaire reference and the soup is a metaphor but luckily…

  

  My thesis is done. It is 384 pages long, 2.0833% of them text, 4.9479% of them pictures, and 90.365% of them code.         Here is potato soup,…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 21, 2016
• 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…
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  We require letters of recommendation for our application. We strongly recommend having one letter from a math/science teacher, and one from a humanities, social science, or language teacher. Additionally, a…
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection-time Questions Omnibus

  

  Another Questions Omnibus... as always, I wish I had more time to write entire entries on many of these topics, and I'll answer more questions as soon as I can... "A Probably Not So Important Question That Might

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  institutional memory cruft are cool!

  

  in one of the organizations i'm in, esp, we toss the phrase ... officer forgets to transfer a mailing list. i've seen some success with ... mailing list. the other strategy i've seen is having alumni stick around

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  synthesis on changing my mind

  

  spoilers for the book siddhartha   i. at the beginning of my ... , feature roman domes and greek columns i remember learning about this and being confused - i thought at the time that art was supposed to

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 12, 2022
• Blog / Community Projects

  Crafts for Ukraine~ Among other fundraising projects

  

  This is, admittedly, a kind of quickly written post, but I wanted to write something about the crisis in Ukraine, and stuff that I’ve been ... had dramatic results, on families, communities, finances, and more. I

  • by ana~
  • March 11, 2022