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What are GIRs?
foundation for study in your major. In your second semester, you might add
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How do I apply as a permanent resident?
applications from students in the process of waiting for their green cards. If -
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 ASE to -
FAQ / Life and culture
What kind of student support services are available?
support for MIT students. Whether you're struggling with a pset because of -
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What kind of study abroad programs are available?
Interested in studying abroad for an academic year in the U.K. or a semester in South Africa? Want to improve your foreign language skills by spending a summer in China or heading to Spain during the month of January -
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How many students play sports at MIT?
With 33 varsity sports teams, MIT is the largest DIII athletics program in the nation. About one in four MIT students join a team during their time at MIT. For students who want to stay active but who don -
FAQ / Academics and research
What are Psets?
If you're interested in MIT, you have to learn a little bit about psets. Problem sets are the backbone of our teaching in many subjects; for many, problem-solving is the essence of the MIT education -
FAQ / Life and culture
Can I play football at MIT?
New England Football Conference crown and were selected for the 2014 -
FAQ / Transfer
Does MIT offer transfer credit?
If you're admitted, you can expect to receive credit for subjects of study that are substantively equivalent to corresponding MIT subjects. If your academic record doesn't appear to merit credit in a certain subject -
Blog / MIT Life
On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison
for narrative's sake, because some facts are both qualitatively and ... psets, or the grades they get. Then there’s the times I’ve asked them for ... react to this by berating ourselves for “not working hard enough.” When -
Blog / How to Human
real things on tangibility, mistakes, and community
collecting vinyl for a while, but i've only ever bought one record. it was ... ="upperclassmen often sell their belongings for cheap on dormspam as they're moving out ... bee movie (which i got for my birthday in first grade). i liked flipping -
Blog / MIT Life
shifting seasons something reflective
my high-speed data for canada, there wasn't much to do on my phone so i ... . every semester, for teacher-parent conferences i guess, teachers would ... extensive yet beautiful notes (back when i was into that sort of thing for -
Blog / UROP & Other Research
We Stan Matt Parker i'll try not to mention the parker square
student (at least, for a high school student). But I remember sitting in ... before. For example, I asked these questions when I was learning about how ... missing the exact right words for this, but to put it frankly: Calculus felt -
Blog / How to Human
Strands literal and metaphorical >:)
apron and ruminated. Hair salons in particular are very good for this type ... long I had been dying my hair, and I faltered for a moment, realizing ... of care for my hair was pretty ironic, since my hair is incredibly -
Blog / Athletics
walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek
Maine for about 20 minutes, but I still think it counts."]three states ... find for ourselves, a kind of an Aristotelian mean which we are always ... blogger name. MEng, by the way, stands for Master of Engineering."]MEng in -
Blog / MIT Life
[Guest Post] Halfway Through MIT Where I’ve been, and where I’m going
new experience to sit on the subway for so long. We ate lunch together ... excited to try new things. For the first four semesters of MIT, this has led ... strawberries for a dollar each. It was a sweltering hot day, so we retreated to -
Blog / How to Human
The long view days, months, years
that two people both ordered food for the event. I was worried we would ... they'd leave. I waited on some random sidewalk for another fifteen ... laughed. He was apologetic for taking so long to cut my hair, when it had -
Blog / IAP
IAP trip to the natural history museum! turns out nature's history is pretty cool
of different unusual classes and events that you can sign up for -- but ... things that you don't need to sign up for. I went into this IAP with no ... scheduled around psets or paid for in punted psets. One such spontaneous -
Blog / Miscellaneous
to the skeletons in my closet an open letter to you
eating at me for a couple of days now and what better to rid yourself of ... were going to be friends for life. i thought this was it. i thought you ... once i got out of here. that i would make you feel sorry for ever -
Blog / Academics & Research
majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school
Lord knows that I've beat this dead horse and milked this subject for ... I don't like for the sake of getting it? I knew of 21E, but I had my ... pursuing computer science careers? or am I thought as lesser than for not