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• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  irregular pentagon of land bordered by Ames Street on the east, Memorial Drive ... on the east side of building 10. Numbers are small near the river and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  More Odds & Ends Concerts (on & off campus), doors (on campus), and lectures (also on campus).

  

  Beast (2nd East) of East Campus. The arch inscription has been modified

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work VII The triumphant conclusion! Plus, the CIA is watching me.

  

  in the East Campus dorms. I'm not sure about the policy in all West ... dorms though, with the exception of East Campus, Senior Haus, Random Hall

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Second Day of Class Course shopping and such.

  

  Harvard Square. I must honestly say that all east coast Asian food has paled in comparison that in the Bay, after this summer, sadly - but

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 10, 2009
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer transfer credit?

  offered at your institution to those offered at MIT with the MIT Bulletin (course and degree catalog). The bulletin provides a comprehensive
• Blog / Academics & Research

  grad school vs. undergrad should you MEng?

  

  at a company in exchange for that company funding your degree. I TA an ... misconception about how the MEng funding works, but as stated above, most MEngs ... financially feasible for students to pursue the degree. Social life is

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 9, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  an offer in December and, after realizing that I was about to have $50k ... just had an offer on the house, it hadn't actually sold.  Well, in late ... , my buyers withdrew their offer.  All of a sudden I had a house to sell

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jaden Smith was in my 3.091 lecture!!

  

  How Can Mirrors Be Real If Our Eyes Aren’t Real

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 11, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Trans-Consciousness Messaging Protocol! Of course I can't resist. Who do you think I am?!

  

  For those of you who haven't seen today's xkcd comic, I'm putting it here, because it seems all too fitting for the state of our comment pages. ...what, you don't think it applies? (I do have a huge post coming up. This

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 28, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Splash. Was. Awesome. I taught: 3 classes, 5 sections, 246 kids.

  

  game (which MIT has won, by the way.) She's a Middle East Studies major - the ONLY Middle East Studies major in her year - and spent a summer in ... include: calculating the expansion rate of the universe, demonstrating the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 21, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  into one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in ... University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost any reason as ... for school. Many programs offer scholarships or compensation for labor

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have any age limits?

  We don't have any age limits or restrictions (in either/any direction). We also do not require a high school diploma. You should apply to MIT when you are academically and socially ready to pursue our challenging
• FAQ / Transfer

  Are there other classes I should take beyond the recommended coursework?

  the courses offered at your institution to MIT's by referring to the MIT Bulletin (course and degree catalog). You'll find descriptions of MIT ... courses offered in each department. You may receive credit for subjects of
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: Expo how MIT is leading the educational revolution

  

  collection of short classroom labs offered in MIT introductory mechanical ... discussion. And at the Expo booth, he offered me to try three of the labs! I ... for local students, as well as its MIT course offerings. STS.050 The

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 20, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [guest post] on undergrad by laura c. '23

  

  universal fundamental properties. not knowing that I would have to memorize ... , they no longer worked in the same field as the degree they had received ... an offer because he had a Ph.D. in physics and was impressed by some

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Froshmore oh to exist in a state of ~liminality~

  

  of an objective state, like sleeping better. “Transition” is probably ... meche."]almost certainly[/annotation] finish my computer science degree ... wishy washy liminal state trying to explore meche while simultaneously

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 2, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds of Summer What've you been listening to lately?

  

  's been over a 100 degrees for weeks and your state has been in a drought ... makes you lament the state of current popular female hip-hop artists. This

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 30, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection-time Questions Omnibus

  

  's a snippet: ...while many universities offer management majors or ... nghi wrote, "can you write about the new management minor offered at ... offerings. To better link this academic component to the real world, students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Most of You Will Be Deferred Option three

  

  visiting Florida State University with another family. We were sprawled on ... less than 5. 3,689 were not offered admission. That's 24.46%. Those are

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 6, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Policies, Principles, and Protests thinking about responsible citizenship in a time of student protests

  

  state legislators. Their leadership has galvanized students at schools ... may in turn be reported to universities to which they applied. Indeed ... right to revoke or defer your offer of admission if your conduct does not

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • February 22, 2018