FAQ / Prepare for MIT
What summer programs are available?
the dorms.
There are a number of small, specialized summer programs on campus, but they're not run by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Most
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FAQ / International applicants
Can I apply if I am undocumented?
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FAQ / Afford
Does MIT provide CSS Profile waivers?
Some students of certain incomes are able to have the their CSS Profile fees waived by the College Board. MIT is not able to offer a fee waiver directly. If the cost of the CSS Profile poses financial difficulty -
FAQ / Afford
Does MIT provide any academic or athletic scholarships?
MIT provides financial aid on the basis of financial need only. We don't offer money based on any measure of merit—academic, athletic, artistic, or anything else. However, we refer to the money given directly by -
FAQ / First-year application
Can my school use Naviance?
We prefer that students use our MIT application portal detailed in our Letters of recommendation page; however, we also accept electronic documents submitted through Naviance, SCOIR, or other methods. Regardless of -
FAQ / First-year application
How do I request a fee waiver?
section of the application. MIT practices need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver will not have any negative impact on your chances of -
Blog / Academics & Research
Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff
Economics is a weird kind of science. Like biologists or chemists, economists are of course concerned with gathering empirical data to support or ... deal in the habits of atoms and molecules, economics explores those of -
Blog / Academics & Research
italy research in pompeii
, analyzed samples of roman concrete, learned how to mosaic and fresco, visited ... . It was one of the most interesting classes I’ve ever had, getting to ... the airport[/caption] The two desginated adults of the trip were Admir -
Blog / Residential Life
what’s on my wall too many postcards, that's what
Covering my walls in postcards and various other pieces of paper is my preferred method of decoration. I've covered pretty much every wall of my room at home, to the point where I started stashing away cards -
Blog / How to Human
Trail Notes learning from nature
triumph of nature. For just a few months, the landscape alters dramatically ... reaching the heavy heat of Kentucky summers, summer in Alaska feels more concentrated, more intense, though all of Alaska is like that – it demands full -
Blog / People & Identities
BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence
of the content and a deeper appreciation for the creators. But even if ... to be SO interesting. Perhaps one day I’ll join the ranks of video ... form of media studies content. Unfortunately I hate video editing, so for -
Blog / Events
“Exactly” the Same We're not being too critical! We're MIT students!
discussion of one of the puzzles. In about a month all of the puzzles will be ... sorts of time consuming stuff). So, without further delay -- Puzzle ... for us to solve. When a new puzzle was uploaded, a group of people -
Blog / How to MIT
MIT-ish on being MIT enough
who get excited at the prospect of a challenging math problem or physics conundrum, has thrown me into some sort of spiral of "not being MIT enough ... 'm reminded of why I'm at this school in the first place. Being an MIT student -
Blog / Events
To go home or to stay home Homesickness never hit...but I'm still thankful to be in L.A.
way to the Kendall T-station. Let me give you an idea of exactly how ... Gregor, BC, Baker, McCormick, and Maseeh, the broad avenue of dorm row was ... Infinite in the middle of night, it struck me that this was my school. Long -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Self Help I
I raised my young self on a steady diet of self-help literature. I ... of a Skinned Knee--and marked the pages I thought my parents should read. I read guidebooks for each stage of development the stage before I -
Blog / Study Abroad
Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens
have had good reasons! As some of you may know, I've been studying abroad ... months. Here at Cambridge, instead of having finals at the end of each ... the end of the year (Easter term). Since each student generally takes 5 -
Blog / MIT Life
8 Hypotheses Like Schubert, I never finished the Eighth.
% of your friends are within 2 feet of you at any time while you're awake ... to have less friends. (Especially if your friends come in multiples of ... capital of whichever Dakota or Carolina you find to be more mneumonically -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually
traditions that motivate a significant population of students to stay in their dorm for all four years of undergrad. At this school, students can have ... Random Hall also allow cats to wander the halls of floors designated as cat -
Blog / People & Identities
am i doing this all wrong? thinking thoughts and feeling feelings
bouts out of the blah. On one of my days of the blah, I sent an email out ... nice way to still connect with those close to me outside the world of ... being able to tell longer-form stories and play around with the media of -
Blog / How to Human
winning embracing positive-sum
for most of my life i was very prone to envy. part of that was because of the academic environment i was raised in - other people doing ... instance, i remember feeling little pangs of resentment whenever one of my