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• Blog / MIT Life

  What I want to be when I grow up Did I go with the baseball announcer idea? Or the Daily Show script writer? Read…

  

  . Freshman year of college I wanted to never have to pick a major. Sophomore year of college I "wanted" to work in robotics, because they make you pick something eventually. Junior year of college I wanted to be a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview (the EC edition!) in which you receive advice and an alum surreptitiously gets to blog again

  

  an admissions guru (lolz) when I was still in college, I offer the same ... yourself. 2. Be prepared. In my previous blog post, I offered a few pointers ... - I wore hoodies too to my own college interviews :P but just know this

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  speaker talks and gallery shows + other cool stuff yay

  

  degree specializing in Islamic architecture, research labs in experimental ... , because not all programs count. For example, MIT's undergrad degree is ... , when it was offered under a different course number (4.s00), so when she

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • March 18, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  -30 degrees Fahrenheit with wind chill on the first few nights. To reiterate, it was m-i-n-u-s t-h-i-r-t-y d-e-g-r-e-e-s F ... history buff and this class is only offered in the spring -- super excited

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Studying in China on MIT’s Budget: a Guest Post by Saul W. ‘14 Saul double-majored in Math and Asian & Asian Diaspora Studies.

  

  point I was roped into a photo and offered help getting back to Emei… so ... Scholarships to cover students who enroll in Chinese universities for degree or non-degree programs. I'll be enrolling at Peking University, and as the

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

  Life as a Physics Major- Research and Junior Lab(Part 2) Long and verbose. But I hope you find time to read it.

  

  figure has been found to a high degree of accuracy, the question then ... the latter, (Save your notes.) but sometimes, they can offer a little of ... one of the easier 8.13 experiments) and gives you, to varying degrees

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 29, 2008
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I’m a first-year college student?

  Yes, because you finished high school and will complete two terms of college by the time you enter MIT in the fall, you are eligible to apply as a transfer applicant. You're not eligible to apply as a first
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m taking college classes, do I apply for transfer admission?

  The transfer process is intended for students who have finished high school and completed at least one year of college. If you're still in high school, you're considered a first-year applicant regardless of how many
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  that is possible. Most students take the most rigorous version offered of ... , and if possible have your college counselor also note this on the ... , yet your passion is in exercise science/kinesiology (which isn't offered

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: When in South Africa guest post by a fellow '21

  

  deeper into the possible opportunities a program like MISTI could offer ... opportunity that SA has to offer. They are a constant motivation for the nation ... just trying to decide where you want to apply for college in the years to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 31, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  the same-old "words of comfort" that adcoms offer to students," and ... season, I (mistakenly, in hindsight) applied to 15 colleges. Out of the myriad of colleges that I applied to, I received eight interview notices

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 2 A followup to "A Post For Parents, Part 1."

  

  MIT or the college process, you are in the wrong post. SCRAM! This is an ... child survive the process of choosing the right college for him/her. As ... philosophical issues and solutions for surviving the college decision process. In

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is This All? how do i live without regret?

  

  I often fear that college is some big practical joke everyone is ... college admissions blogs. Someone who didn't make use of her MIT education ... thoughts came flooding back to me in college. I sit here now, almost 10

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 3, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall 2024 🍂 aka, things settle down.

  

  Jobs Paid Notetaker - A paid notetaker position was offered for both 6 ... is a pretty good opportunity when it gets offered, and it’s typically more likely to be offered for larger classes like 191 and 200, since the

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 21, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2018 Graduates from MIT

  

  -deserved diploma. https://youtu.be/AdwPeNsMmGM I helped select the Class of 2018

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  me three classes away from a chem degree. Regardless of what anyone may ... (now five) classes I needed to add for the degree. I still don't want to ... intention of pursuing a dual degree said this: "Were you insane?" Maybe I am

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  ZigZag Episode 7 A new episode features Commencement highlights and an interview with the party button guys.

  

  working on a Masters in Fine Arts degree full time for the next year; Zig

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  in January is 36 degrees, the average low is 22 (it's also the coldest month, yay for IAP). - The record low for November is 8 degrees and the ... temperature ever recorded was -18 degrees in 1934. - According to the Old Farmer

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  is everyone growing up without me? we're only getting older

  

  classmate who graduated early from college recently finished law school. One ... from college, I now have a network of people whom I connect well with on ... can offer guidance. But sometimes I’ll see a Linkedin update about

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 6, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  on the atlanta shootings from an asian american woman

  

  's story. Until college, I never saw an English-language movie with an Asian ... little space as possible offers the best protection. Both of them were college students in Beijing during the Tiananmen Square Massacre of 1989 and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • March 26, 2021