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Blog / Academics & Research
New ZigZag and more A new episode of MIT's video podcast, and Susan Hockfield speaks out on energy research.
concentrations. The university research community has embraced these challenges ... MIT, from the University of Michigan to the University of Texas to ... gallon. The tireless enthusiasm of students is one reason universities -
Blog / Admissions
Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.
this one IB exam, and my school doesn't offer it. My school offers very ... is great! If a course isn't offered at your school, MIT will not ... course or attending any other university. -and- I know that there isn -
Blog / Personal Travel
Hello from Palo Alto My California not-so-vacation.
recent trip has brought me to the San Francisco bay area to interview at UC ... a shuttle across the bay to Berkeley. Dinner is pizza and beer at the -
Blog / Miscellaneous
I would like to find an astronomer to talk to No admissions. Just good writing.
that the universe expanded exponentially from a point, a singular space ... mind, in our mind, is that the universe didn't burst out into pre ... two of the entire outrushing universe of gas and matter and darkness -
Blog / Admissions
Best of the Ben Blogs Looking back at Ben's four years on the blogs.
colleges and universities, the high-priced independent counselors, the test ... picks are offered admission. I beg, I plead, I make ridiculous promises ... of 42.6 degrees for said aardvark, where is the banana and why is that -
FAQ / International applicants
What if my country has a different academic calendar?
high school or wait until they graduate. We suggest students apply to university -
Blog / About Decisions
I asked people at MIT what they were doing for Pi Day 2025 something is rising... 3/14/25 at 6:28 PM ET
physics-philosophy degree. Allow me to demonstrate with this participatory ... corner of the universe. I guess the real magic was the friends we made -
Blog / Life after MIT
A Great Hunger an artisanal take on my quarter life crisis
. Faced with all these questions (amplified to the nth degree by 2020) I did ... , Pennsylvania, a few minutes from the Carnegie Mellon University campus, which I -
Blog / How to Human
how to meet curious people
at their own universities—student populations filled with clout ... writing master’s degree in England and is now enrolled in an MD-PhD program -
Blog / Personal Travel
Spring break in Canada Snowboarding ramps, waterfalls, poutine, butterflies, and lots of noodles.
one side of downtown opens up to a 180 degree panorama over the ice ... while chilling in a café chock full of university students finishing their -
Blog / Admissions
Remaking MITadmissions.org we are psychic vampires, please give us your ideas
We're closing in on Pi Day and still in the midst of making decisions, which I know many of you await with varying degrees of anxiety. But while ... they universities, companies, nonprofits, startups, are doing these -
Blog / About Decisions
So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it
at least some degree. Just recently, a friend of mine was having a ... students who had aspired to study at the best universities since before they -
Blog / MIT Life
Books write our life stories Philosophy, astronomy, religion, neurology - and my plans for the future.
the good life?” and on the very last page I underlined “to such a degree ... him as a professor at Princeton University overflowing with awards and -
Blog / About Decisions
Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?
right place for you and leave without a degree. In that situation, you ... Name University with lots of money and prestige, I hope that this is -
Blog / Classes
How many MIT students does it take to figure out how to rotate a cube? (More than I’m proud to admit)
degree increments?” [annotation note="The question was originally proposed ... -degree increments. To describe an object’s orientation, you needed just two ... fact, if rotations were in 90-degree increments instead, this model would -
FAQ / Academics and research
Is study help available?
MIT offers a variety of academic resources to provide support for any student facing a particularly tough academic challenge, from tutoring and study groups to time management tips and testing strategies. Here's a -
FAQ / Academics and research
Can I take a summer session?
During the regular Summer Session, MIT offers a limited selection of the subjects available in the academic year, as well as a few subjects designed for special interests and needs of MIT students. All classes are for -
FAQ / Life and culture
What other student activities can I do?
You can do anything we already offer on campus, or you can start your own "thing" at MIT! Check out Campus & Student Activities to see what's going on around campus, or check out a list of active groups from -
FAQ / First-year application
Where can my school counselor find helpful information?
offer specific advice for educators here. We hope it helps!