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• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  plenty of room for you to tell us about any special circumstances regarding ... feel may be helpful to us in evaluating your application. Every
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What summer programs are available?

  MIT doesn't offer a traditional open-enrollment summer school program where high school students can come to campus to take courses and live in the dorms. There are a number of small, specialized summer programs on
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How good are the academics at MIT?

  MIT is one of the best places in the world to be a student ... collaboration. Students are encouraged and expected to work with each other on ... able to do everything on your own, so you'll find (or make) a few friends
• FAQ / International applicants

  Am I domestic or international if I hold dual citizenship?

  Students holding dual citizenship should apply to MIT with their U.S. citizenship status. Students holding non-U.S. dual citizenships may select ... international in our application process. We don't have any preference as to which
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So you think you want to be a doctor: Pre-med at MIT

  

  repeat, do NOT put yourself though being pre-med if you only want to hang ... clue as to what they want to do after graduation. Unfortunately, anyone who wants to go to medical school must make this decision very early on

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 2 Wow, lots of questions to be answered...

  

  biggest concern right now is hot to get my recommendations to MIT in time ... time. How long should I wait to receive confirmation that my ... have to send them again they will be postmarked past the deadline

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  *john mulaney voice* Cause we’re delta airlines, and life is— My delta flight this IAP, a couple of weeks late oops

  

  of the “arrives late to the airport; makes it on the plane anyway ... new year (she/her):flag-mx: 1 month ago Got to the airport way too late, lines are insane I go to check my back because my parents wanted me to

  • by ana~
  • January 18, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty hours later mystery hunt, mystery hunt! puzzles puzzles puzzles!

  

  whole thing? Should I strive to make my posts shorter? Please let me know ... in reading about puzzles, feel free to skip any sections that talk ... begins here Kickoff The first puzzle One puzzle down and more to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 4, 2020
• Blog / MISTI

  a day in my life as a MISTI student ft. research and friends

  

  support to live and work abroad for a summer or a semester, without worrying ... would want to do MISTI; in fact, I was set to do it last summer, but ... wanted to spend a summer in Berlin specifically – it's a very unique city

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 17, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  On Essay Writing A guide to essay writing for the express purpose of obtaining admittance to an institute…

  

  Hello there. Normally, I’d spend a few minutes trying to come up with a pithy line or a catchy hook to convince you to read the rest of ... expository writing are a bit fried. But please, I promise there’s a guide to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a semester in glass! i made a lot of things :D

  

  know more about glassblowing than me, please feel free to let me know if ... class for the second time: it's standard practice for people to repeat this class twice before moving to intermediate classes because it covers

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 28, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Middle School To those who are having or have had a bad experience

  

  it. We think it would have helped middle school Allan and Danny to read ... want to write today.  It started when we moved from Brooklyn, New York to Miami, Florida when we were 10. We started 5th grade in Miami at a

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 16, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Making friends by learning languages Welcome to the Language Conversation Exchange

  

  wasn't really something I expected to continue in earnest in college. After coming to MIT I stopped studying languages for three semesters because there were so many other interesting humanities classes I wanted to

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  , who wrote about it here. This is the best tool to plan your academic ... completed classes on difficulty, pace, and other factors on a scale of 0 to 7 ... courses, recitation sessions, or checking when it's best to take a certain

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  people haven’t noticed. To be fair, he’s a name rather than a face for ... district. I happen to know what he looks like because an assistant addressed ... science and engineering organizations, waiting for Rep. Holt to give a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Liveblog: Info Session with Karyn Blaser! Learn about MIT

  

  Hey everybody, I'm taking a break from working on 2.004 in order to ... often just to stay fresh on current admissions policies and procedures ... we go! Right now I'm just waiting for it to start, people are all

  • by Snively '11
  • October 12, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What happened since the end. Bringing you up to speed on life since I finished all my schoolwork. FOREVER. (You're…

  

  closer together those entries were. I used to say that after 3 or 4 days ... /weeks/months that I haven't had time to write anything. Here, check out my full page to-do list." This time, I haven't written for a week an a half

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ILGs at MIT They're independent! (Guest post by Sondy '07/G/awesome.)

  

  another one tomorrow morning. Since I'd actually like to write something ... term will just have to wait. It's not like I'm leaving you out in the cold with nothing to read about, though. (Speaking of, why is it so

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 5, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Though the Odds A survival story.

  

  finals in three days, I packed my bags and headed back home to South Bend ... blogs, in spite of talking to upperclassmen and alumni, in spite of going to CPW - I really had very little idea of what college life is like

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Crazy admissions stories A story about craziness from both sides of the college admissions process.

  

  it was all a joke. Mr. Lazar decided to attend Cornell University this fall, for reasons unrelated to the pseudo-kidnapping, which took place at ... difficult it is to get into top colleges, weird, funny, poignant, and even

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2006