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• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  communities; some have been granted a formal high school diploma, while others were not. Please note that we do not require a high school diploma or GED ... classes outside the homeschool setting, such as through a local college or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not my college essay It's Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty.

  

  keep my room at a feisty 80 degrees this winter and start a refuge ... a thick layer of college-related paperwork on top of that unholy ... communities and was featured in Glamour Magazine's 2006 College Women of the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  *waves goodbye* Homeward bound

  

  That's it ladies and gents, sophomore year is over for yours truly. I'm officially a junior, halfway done with college, done with thermodynamics, and ... walk off, diploma in hand, you'll be hearing this.

  • by Snively '11
  • May 19, 2009
• 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 / Events

  The sun comes up, then goes away Graduation day with pictures!

  

  much to those of you who watched the webcast and saw me get my diplomas ... deal more to offer than money, and the key question each of you will face ... diploma dance! I have been promising to dance at graduation with a diploma

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  . You can watch these remarks, and the distribution of the diplomas (yes ... result of attending MIT, but the reason for it. I graduated from college 10 ... , foregrounded by podium and degrees,  talk before the ceremony begins. Faculty

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  us managed to receive our diplomas after 3.5 straight hours of pouring ... number of reasons (including MIT’s amazing financial aid offer), I arrived ... experience at college. Talking about the “living situation” aspect specifically

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  diploma. This is really the moment I looked forward to. It was like a final ... really. I was near the beginning of the ceremony (Degrees are awarded ... call you.) so after getting my diploma I got to spend a lot of time

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choosing a Major I hope this is helpful to you at some point

  

  sake of adding the name of a second subject to their diploma. I'm really ... happen to a student in college. It will make you lose interest, and fast ... important feature of your degree track should be later flexibility. Will it

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (and at MIT)

  

  of an undergraduate college degree. My friend, who I love very dearly ... . Essentially, I was trying to stop him from dropping out of college. Without trying to belittle the diploma that I'd received less than a week before

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 24, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  ). I have also had candidates ask me "what majors are offered at MIT ... (such as IGNOU-www.ignou.ac.in) in a 3 year bachelors degree granting ... MIT?" If you are enrolled in a degree-seeking course at a university

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  respectful, more generous, and more kind. The diplomas start at 3:23:45. See if ... summer. When they offered me another chance to get involved in the program ... guaranteed admission into a program that grants a Harvard University diploma

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Seventh Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 4PM on 01/09/06.

  

  about sending SAT scores to colleges. I intially thought that they are ... a high school diploma from any US school. I'm planning on taking APs ... really need a High School diploma. Should I just take the APs? (I'm sure I

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Biological Engineering major

  

  proposal of the Biological Engineering Division to offer an S.B. program that will lead to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering ... Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Engineering to be awarded on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  two years after my book auction in retrospect

  

  was my first offer, and it was more money than I’d ever had at any point in my life. I put the offer in my family group chat and everybody was ... money from writing. Then more offers came in. And then I had decisions to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  essential aspect of the college admissions process, it is somewhat problematic ... admission decision means. If you are offered admission to an institution, it means that you have the opportunity to matriculate. If you are not offered

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Culture, not the bacterial kind Some questions you should be asking about all the schools to which you're applying.

  

  when people are trying to pick colleges, and I want to expand on that a ... college. First, what is the student mentality with regard to work? Is the ... these are stupid questions. What are you picking, a college or a horse

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  earnest to think about where to apply for college. For some of you it means ... fall visit to a college or university that you are interested in ... money. Visiting colleges can be an expensive proposition. Make sure that

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Teacher of the Year MIT's notable alumni include amazing teachers.

  

  's degree in physics, Goodman embarked on a career in technology, entering the ... college. "I realized I had forgotten the joy of doing basic physics problems ... complete revamping of the district's course offerings. Congratulations, Mr

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2005