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• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s the School of Science like?

  The six departments in the MIT School of Science are consistently rated among the best in the world. They include: Biology, Brain and ... we make adult stem cells capable of generating any cells in the body so
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are GIRs?

  foundation for study in your major. In your second semester, you might add ... all of our students are broadly educated in the physical, natural and
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply as a permanent resident?

  citizenship status. In the MIT first-year admissions process, you are considered ... applications from students in the process of waiting for their green cards. If there is a change in your citizen status during the application process
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  You may! Understanding the complex, long-term changes in our land, air, and water requires breakthroughs in measurement, modeling, and ... global environmental changes that arise as a result of human causes. In
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  in the big, wacky, comfortable chair called IAP. Sandwiched between the ... to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of personal and ... : BioHab Mycotecture: the coming (r)evolution in regenerative food and
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT recruit athletes?

  MIT is one of the top Division III athletic programs in the country ... interested in playing varsity sports at MIT, you should contact the coach of ... contribution to MIT's varsity athletics, they may choose to advocate for you in
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s MIT’s mission statement?

  The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in ... nation and the world in the 21st century. The Institute is committed to ... intellectual stimulation of a diverse campus community. We seek to develop in
• Blog / Blog Projects

  ASK US (the MIT Bloggers) ANYTHING! YES

  

  In the spirit of [annotation note="This weekend, high schoolers who ... person or group of people based on a specific topic. You can go down in the ... . For the most part, we’ll treat your questions like they were written in

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 18, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  writing and faeries reflections on my classes at Harvard

  

  — which has become a common archetype in many fantasy and YA novels — but also witches and fairies in medieval and industrial society. The concept of the Fae was used to grieve loved ones, ie a mother that died in

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 3, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  My “Normal” High School What it was like going to an ordinary high school

  

  organization for lost orphaned baby whales in the middle of Africa, speak Spanish, Chinese, Klingon, and Gibberish, get a 3250 on my ACT and still not got in ... like they came from one of two categories. In group one there were

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Talking to Strangers

  

  , recording—all is spoiled by the fact that I am a girl, a female always in danger of assault and battery. My consuming interest in men and their lives ... can. I want to be able to sleep in an open field, to travel west, to

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  24 Hours From sleeping in a homeless shelter to waltzing in La Sala

  

  in time. Somewhere between Central Square and Harvard, the train sat still in the tunnel for five minutes. So, when it finally pulled into Harvard, we scurried out the sliding doors in a frenzy. We made it to the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 24, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  V&Q&A Video, Questions, and Answers

  

  chance, which is why I’ve been reaching out to others in the GEL Program lately for these blog posts. So when two friends in the GEL program told ... some video up in this blog. Joe ‘12, Kevin ‘11, and I met up to talk

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  was just in love with it. It has developed for itself a spirit, so that ... in the world--it's the center, somehow, of scientific and technological development in the United States, if not the world. It's like a New Yorker

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 2) Where the music is richer.

  

  TEN REASONS Why I Fell in Love With Madrid: 10. I love the Metro system in Madrid. Puts the T to shame. 9. I love the Starbucks employee who ... that wine in Spain is not just an excuse for people to get wasted. 5. I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 4, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  DOMR My first crazy picture entry from Germany.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? GERMANY EDITION: In Germany, the energy content of foods is listed in kilojoules in addition to in calories. Hallo again. I've been in Germany for a little over a week now and I've already climbed 509

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to college, Kid. My first week at MIT.

  

  , along the Charles River in a place called Cambridge, a bright-eyed, eighteen-year-old baby boy was born. In his future lies a childhood, with all its requisite promises and challenges; in his past lies a strong

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  care if recommendations come from the subject you wish to major in or not. Emilia wrote, "I live in Ecuador, am about to enter senior year and am very interested in applying to MIT. I have one question about the application

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

  April Questions Omnibus 1

  

  undergraduate students at MIT actually major in subjects other than math and ... primary major in science or engineering. I (like today's birthday girl) was one of these students, majoring in Management, and I had many friends in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2005
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Ebony Affair as a Pre-Frosh A Recap of my Experience from the 49th year of the Program

  

  the opportunities, resources, and culture on campus. In particular ... headed back to campus in an Uber while discussing different food places in ... ="113489" /] From there, we set up base camp in the admissions office where we were

  • by Richard O. '28
  • March 25, 2025