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• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Koch Institute?

  scientists, clinicians and others, to bring fresh perspectives and an interdisciplinary approach to advancing the fight against cancer. This multi-faceted group of investigators is at the core of the Koch Institute’s mission to
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of first-year learning communities are available?

  to the community, and each learns in their unique way. Although we can't offer something to meet every students' unique individual learning styles, we have a variety of programs to choose from. MIT’s first
• FAQ / First-year application

  What should I do if I’m deferred?

  to "improve" your application, or redo/edit/modify your application. The only thing you need to do is submit the February Updates & Notes ... includes an opportunity for you to update us on anything important that has
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does the Office of the First Year do?

  . The mission of the office is to provide excellent services and programs to catalyze student exploration and access to opportunity, and promote ... members provide linkage to your academic advisor, associate advisor, and
• FAQ / Academics and research

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

  prediction. Responding to these changes requires innovative policies that ... political and communications savvy to organize a genuinely global approach ... to these research, analysis, and public education challenges. At the
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who is the Class of 2028?

  Check out our First-year class profile page to find out more about the members of the Class of 2028.  
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT recruit athletes?

  contribution to MIT's varsity athletics, they may choose to advocate for you in ... " which they may fill. Prospective athletes to MIT are subject to the same
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the MIT motto?

  MIT's motto, mens et manus, translates from Latin to mind and hand. This motto reflects the educational ideals of MIT's founders who were promoting, above all, education for practical application.
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer an online degree?

  MIT doesn't offer online degrees, but we have world-class educational opportunities available to everyone online for free through our programs administered by MIT Open Learning.
• FAQ / First-year application

  What’s the difference between Early Action (EA)/Regular Action (RA)?

  -binding) vs. RA, and thus no advantage or disadvantage to applying for either round, aside from learning your decision earlier. Every applicant has to ... nonrestrictive. If you’ll be able to complete all testing requirements by the
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Too busy to write a blog, check out my playlist instead stuff I listen to when I code

  

  (not by me) Explicit lyrics. Don’t play this in front of your church pastor.

  • by Jenny B. '25
  • April 14, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  I've ducked out of committee for a moment to let you know that ... next Saturday, 12/14, at 12:14 PM ET.   To check your decision on ... and password.   In order to verify that you will receive a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 6, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m just curious as to why you keep invoking William Faulkner. "MIT is so charmingly nerdy" entries #12 and 35.

  

  misadventures with the reply-to-all feature and otherwise... I don't want to ... me to thinking about quiz bowl. I was thinking about how much fun I had ... it? "The integral of z squared dz From one to the cube root of three

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  meet the simmons elevators! aka me thinking wayyy too much about elevators

  

  Things always seem to come in threes. The Three Musketeers. The Holy ... I’m in one, I have no choice but to ponder the machine surrounding me ... hear her whir to life and go straight to you like a personal chauffeur. I

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 12, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Memories I know this feelin', yes I know it very well (Thutmose)

  

  Hi everyone! I am excited to be back celebrating this milestone with ... college counselor to give the same advice I loved to give on the blogs. Each ... they will bring to any college they choose to attend. However, the more I

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  class sketching an adventure in speedrunned pedagogy

  

  intersection of math and CS, is that we want formal models of computation to ... edifice to build that theory. To answer this we think in terms of languages ... triplets of numbers where the first two numbers add to the third L = {w

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • December 23, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  glassblowing & me a series of memories

  

  The other day, I had a little epiphany that came to me in the shape ... thought that was funny, and kind of cool, and I wanted to share it with you ... is going online and we have a week to leave. It feels like

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 18, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  fall semester in the form of those modern poem books you buy for $15 at Urban Outfitters

  

  desperate for sun. there was nothing to eat that wasn’t smothered in grease never will I force myself to  live that way again. Or so I said.   ... begging   I think it is too soon to be counting the months. I think

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 30, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  Campus and Memories low-quality pictures and some memories

  

  pictures of the places that were memorable to me in some way. Eighteen months between me and the person I was when I stood there last and I had nothing to ... .  I’m trying to be hopeful. I’m staying in Cambridge for the summer and

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 24, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2020 Reflections & 2021 Resolutions

  

  Hello and happy new year (kind of)! I was really bummed out to make ... planned for 2020, but regardless I think it's good to always set goals! Gym ... fit this 2020. I learned how to properly lift things and I became pretty

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 3, 2021