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• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a non-traditional applicant. How do I apply?

  information about them. So, even though you've been away from high school for ... decision about what letters of support to send for review is left up to the
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Does MIT offer Army, Air Force, Navy ROTC?

  United States citizens or who have applied for citizenship and are medically qualified for military service may enroll as a cadet or midshipman.
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do students apply to a specific major?

  Here's one less thing to worry about when applying to MIT: Students apply to MIT for general admission and select a major at the end of the ... search for "pirate" above.)
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I track the progress of my application?

  student's application—all materials have to be processed. We ask for seven ... 're happy to check receipt of items if you allow sufficient time for
• Blog / Academics & Research

  tier-listing all the classes i’ve taken at mit and some other things

  

  semesters, I’ve taken 43 classes, totaling 510 units, for an average of about ... for a MIT student (compared to the required 8 classes), but it’s mainly ... without. For the bottom tiers, I want to add a disclaimer that I don

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • May 24, 2026
• Blog / About Decisions

  the life I could’ve lived it’s like one of those “what if” episodes

  

  For most of high school, I knew exactly which college I wanted to go ... didn’t think it was possible for me to actually get in. And if I couldn ... officially set into motion a completely new life for myself - a new life that

  • by Hala K. '29
  • April 12, 2026
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  My First Few Weeks at MIT … one year ago

  

  pattern - hunting for the best shortcuts across campus, making daily trips ... at MIT for rising high school seniors. During the program, students ... - I was super intimidated for a lot of reasons. Growing up as the

  • by Hala K. '29
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hi again (and goodbye) (For real this time!)

  

  for the 20th anniversary of the blogs, I originally hadn’t planned on ... in MIT Open Learning for a few years (working with Ceri!) while doing ... now a professor in Course 20 who I saw every week for the past 6 years

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures from a Month into Classes and I'm thrivi... surviving?

  

  seems to be the number-one catered item for all events on campus and ... the title, this part of my orientation period was my favorite and for good reason. During the summer before move-in, MIT opens applications for

  • by Richard O. '28
  • October 14, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  Pre-Sophomore Year in anticipation of the sophomore slump

  

  for this summer being done, I haven't quite settled in yet. In fact, as I'm typing this now, I should be packing for my Chicago flight that ... their excitement is infectious. It's made me realize how excited I am for

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 1, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  more serious about college, I tried searching for answers on my own. My ... college life, particularly here at MIT. I’ve only been on campus for a a little over a month and attended classes for three weeks, but here are a

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  art and work i really struggled with titling this one

  

  skipping past uneventful scenes or zoning out for large portions of concerts during college i developed a method for watching shows very efficiently ... , then read the plot summary for every subsequent episode, take note of the

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 27, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living the MEng life same, different, same

  

  's shifted how I approach leaving the house. I can't just go home for lunch ... When I leave for the night day [annotation note="Am I dating myself with ... more into biking! I owned a bike for all of undergrad, but I almost never

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 27, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on the question “where are you from?” and the answer: neither here nor there. alternatively, about being a missourian.

  

  seconds ago and recognizing people I follow on Instagram only for them to ... , peculiarly, where I went to high school. For whatever reason, the inquiry of ... which, while certainly not always accurate, I refuse to actually name for

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  a jaunt to Philadelphia We went to the AWP writing conference!

  

  Philly. It was called AWP, which stands for the Association of Writers & ... .  Apparently the UA Committee funds travel grants for MIT students to attend ... hat and [annotation note = "the hat was too small for me and kept

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  sandy mountain ledge, a lesbian with hot dogs for fingers.  My younger ... ago, Kyler came to Cambridge for Visitas, Harvard’s visiting weekend for admitted high school seniors. He stayed with me for one night before crashing

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  knot again my spread for Infinite Magazine Issue 9

  

  this post I'm going to focus mostly on the spread that I directed for ... : Nina R. '23[/caption] The theme for issue 9 was "chaos." As usual, we ... knew I definitely wanted to do a spread for Issue 9, and specifically a

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 20, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  dancing at MIT (and beyond) continuity vs. fulfillment and the perils of stagnation

  

  supplies for team bonding events, since we were all virtual. as a captain, I ... being responsible for the entire [annotation note="aka performance ... joining another college team. from their perspective, the best move for me

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2021
• Blog / Events

  [Joint Post] Avoiding Sunstroke Solar Cars, Solar Stories, Solar Blogs

  

  race, the first of which I wasn’t present for because I had to work my ... ’t at all sure how to write it. I wasn’t there for the whole time, to ... American Solar Challenge for the admissions site. Which made me think, wouldn

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 1, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  and i’ve come to terms d to the phi! phi to the e! d! phi! e!

  

  incredible excited for a lot of these classes, but mostly just the prospect of ... 're scared of just showing up to events. Different strokes for different folks ... to finally have all of us together after being virtual for so long and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 7, 2021