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• Blog / Events

  This is the end I couldn‘t decide whether to put "They‘re beautiful, aren‘t they? The stars" here, or to…

  

  ! Commencement At MIT, and probably other colleges as well, mortarboard ... experiences with physics professors, wrote the first entry ever removed from the ... physics because their son didn't call as often as they'd like him to. By

  • by Snively '11
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blagoblagz*: Why I’m a History Major at MIT (Guest Blog!) By Dora '11, who is a Physics and History double major and is super awesome.…

  

  loved equally: physics and history. I toyed briefly with the idea of going to a liberal arts college to study history, politics, and international ... finishing up my physics requirements, and seeing as I knew I would spend a lot

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ILGs at MIT They're independent! (Guest post by Sondy '07/G/awesome.)

  

  mortgage and decisions regarding the grander physical plant of our 100-some ... are pretty unconventional: we give out physical objects to people that ... an undergrad, I attended a nearby college and was able to cross

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 5, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  childhood and disney world trips

  

  have to smuggle a delivery to a buyer in the Star Wars universe. Now, I ... conditions and that had essentially tanked my physical and mental health. The ... deplete your strength, despite there not being any visible physical strain

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 25, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing the MIT Application Essays Hurgh. I know.

  

  former Associate Director of Admissions https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/how-to-write-a-college-essay https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/what-my-college-essays-were-not https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/dear-applicants-the-college

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Halloween Every day in organic chemistry is a holiday.

  

  Happy Halloween from my organic chemistry professor, Professor Buchwald, and yours truly! Because organic chemistry doesn't always have to be soulless. And neither does applying to college - remember

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 31, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit my final grades?

  Most students apply to college at the beginning of their last year of high school, so final grades aren't available. Only admitted students are required to submit their final grades.  
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is MITES Semester (formerly MOSTEC)?

  MITES Semester (formerly known as MIT Online Science, Technology, and Engineering Community, MOSTEC) is a six-month hybrid learning STEM and college preparation experience, free of charge, for rising high school seniors. The
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What schools can I cross-register with?

  If you find something that you're interested in studying that isn't available at MIT, you have the option to cross-register at Harvard, Wellesley College, and MassArt.
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Where can I find parent info?

  We understand that helping your child find the right college is a daunting task and that many things have to be considered. We have information and advice that we hope you find helpful on our For parents page.  
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT have a Financial Aid Calculator?

  We have two calculators. The MyinTuition Quick College Cost Estimator provides a quick estimate based on six questions. For a more in-depth review, the Net Price Calculator will help you learn your eligibility for
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I love musicals! Wicked just dropped and I am LOSING MY MIND

  

  every scholarship, Saved every dollar, The first to go to college. How do ... shared space where we confront the deeply personal but undeniably universal ... the most colleges in the country. I love how “wicked” already feels like

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 29, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Trail Notes

  

  goes even beyond the sort of universal experiences we have as a race; it ... college years: to be grateful when overwhelmed, and when comfortable, to be ... extinctions; I am facing college. I think about the Alaskan land at the cusp of

  • by Sara N. '28
  • October 6, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring in hindsight reviewing my journal

  

  school in a city that has so many other colleges and universities is ... when deciding between colleges. I’m grateful for the opportunity to make

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • June 28, 2020
• Blog / Events

  [joint post] we can’t hear you, you’re on mute another mystery hunt post

  

  began. Our hunt was set in ⊥IW, the perpendicular universe version of MIT ... accidentally trapped herself in a perpendicular universe, and we needed to power ... disturbance caused by the presence of matter from our universe. As we solved

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  university campuses, female scientists are asking why, and wondering what they ... held at Columbia University and the City University of New York graduate ... Madeline Heilman, a psychologist at New York University): “The importance of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s May 2nd. Have you replied to your colleges yet? The music has stopped -- the last dance is over.

  

  The college admissions process is often compared to dating. It's a dance that happens between students and colleges where the power dynamic ... process, picking and choosing which colleges they want to apply to. For

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Mini-contest: Your Application Reflections I'd like to share your application experiences.

  

  applying to college. Not just applying to MIT, but the entire college ... applying to college. A funny moment while filling out applications. What it feels like to apply to colleges overseas or out of state. The pressures

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT how we practice and pursue it here

  

  purely academic high school. So, we really wanted college to have classes ... to other local colleges! There is a blog section of our website where ... the longer, slower paced, version of the Physics 1 GIR that goes into

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 30, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A question for you… No seriously I have a question

  

  shot at it Physics (mechanics and E&M; if you ask something related

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 22, 2012