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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?
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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?
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Can I play football at MIT?
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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 / Uncategorized
2.009 LIVE BLOG 2025!!!!! ft. Veronica P. '27 and Taylor L. '29 !!!!!!!
Year capstone course for Mechanical Engineering. Seniors spend the -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
318 memorial drive a historical rabbit hole
. However, in the process of doing research for it, I read a book titled ... " align="aligncenter" width="1400"] apologies for handwriting[/caption] To ... Hospital, for example, [annotation note='as can also be seen on this 1950 -
Blog / MIT Life
fun facts about random stuff sometimes i just like learning new things
bed for hours, playing games, watching sports, etc. But one not ... [annotation note='future readers, the deadline for mit rd apps was tomorrow when ... this post']writing essays,[/annotation] this is the distraction post for -
Blog / Challenges
The Gender Problem Reflections on a year of Silicon Valley upheavals and confused HR departments.
school for funding, and started a team there: Team 4550, “Something’s Bruin”. But even though two women were the team captains, for two years, we were ... I am completely confident only want the best for my success. My UROP -
Blog / Academics & Research
Brains, Voltaire’s Son, and Other MIT Things Notes from the Start of Junior Year
’ theme last year too, same as the year before. I've only been here for a ... for that. What do I really want to do? Shhhhhh I have two more years. A ... -registration sometime soon. For probably the first time ever in blog history, I can give -
Blog / Study Abroad
Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens
at the other Cambridge, Cambridge University, for the past almost 6 ... getting sprayed... For two glorious days, us engineers relaxed and ... at a computer screen for such long hours. So. much. sad. I feel like a -
Blog / Admissions
Why We Blacked Out The Blogs and joined the SOPA strike
bad consequences for the entire Internet as we have come to know and ... , and YouTube, and Wikipedia, and, for that matter, MIT Admissions) by ... lawsuits as long as they respond to requests for takedown by copyright -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
[Guest Post] A Journey to the W I D E by Wide Tim (Margaret Z. ‘23, MEng ‘24)
know for sure. But one thing I did know for sure was that if I ... around MIT! So I thought I’d ask people for recommendations and try as ... some footage of me taking electives for my concentration in Happiness -
Blog / Classes
Watch the 2.009 final presentations webcast!
2.009: Product Engineering Processes is a capstone course in Course 2 (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my fellow FIRST alumni out there, it's sort of like FRC, but for products -
Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English
A Year away from home An intro video rant to my time in China
so please forgive me for the countless mistakes I make… I still have so ... it in Chinese and writing English subtitles (I have a new respect for -
Blog / Challenges
A Texan’s Guide to Surviving a Boston Winter it's possible
. To the point where it feels like I never left for winter break at all ... . I’d like to think that I’ve finally nailed it. So for those of you that are winter-naive (like myself), there’s hope. And for those of you -
Blog / About Decisions
MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Thursday, 12/15/16, at 6:28PM ET
now to make sure everything works for you. Strange things happen to ... a similar link for forgotten usernames. If you're having trouble