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Does MIT offer club sports?
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What are GIRs?
foundation for study in your major. In your second semester, you might add -
FAQ / First-year application
How do I apply as a permanent resident?
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What should I do if I’m deferred?
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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2.009 LIVE BLOG 2025!!!!! ft. Veronica P. '27 and Taylor L. '29 !!!!!!!
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gently down the stream whitewater rafting might be easier than driving on mass ave
, since we had Monday off for holiday. We get four-ish breaks this semester ... countryside to escape the Boston bubble for a few days. I’m in a club called ... to be really calming, so I immediately volunteered as chauffeur for the -
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 / People & Identities
someday fate of friends
afterwards. During the early pandemic I had lived with J’s family for a few ... partners for Science Olympiad, so I was in his garage all the time, arguing ... ’s high school days. “Do you remember when I would take you guys to UCLA for -
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an unsolicited review of the whitney biennial (not really a review just stuff I liked)
for years, ever since I learned that they’re host to (almost) all of the ... , with a different overarching theme each time. It’s known for 1) focusing ... favorites, in no particular order! PS sorry in advance for the terrible -
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