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• Blog / Classes

  Hydranting My Spring Semester 5 stages of courseroad grief

  

  of the upper-level classes/labs are only available in the fall or ... in alongside 15-1 classes. That means there are certain technical ... by category: Essential Classes: These are required classes for Course

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • March 5, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  new york without i*stagram who are you performing for?

  

  biased personal take, subject to change blah blah blah [annotation note="where ... season"]everywhere is extremely crowded,[/annotation] people are always ... the streets. complaints about the Met and Broadway aside, they are some

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Another Cat Post We have kittens and people are sad - thus, there shall be pictures of cats…

  

  pictures of kittens and cats. I hope that you are okay, and that this helps a ... are all alone sometimes, you are not alone. MIT is here for you, the ... , I present you with over thirty pictures of KITTENS! (some are cats

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 25, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alaska Where I am right now.

  

  I have decided that today I will operate under the assumption that I am in Alaska. Not because it's cold or anything, just because it's a change of pace. Your thoughts on Alaska are welcomed.

  • by Snively '11
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts on Removing the Long Essay from the Freshman Application So long, extraneous passages of florid prose.

  

  Brevity is wise. ...but I'm not the one being affected here. What are your thoughts?

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Pi Day! 3.1415926535...

  

  , number Pi Your digits are unending, Oh, number Pi Oh, number Pi No pattern are you sending. You're three point one four one five nine, And even ... unbending. Oh, number Pi Oh, number Pi You are a number very sweet, Oh

  • by Bryan
  • March 14, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer housing for transfer students?

  Yes—transfer students are guaranteed on-campus housing for their entire undergraduate education! Learn more on the MIT Housing & Residential Services site.
• FAQ / Testing

  What tests do I have to take?

  If you are planning on applying to MIT and would like to see our testing requirements, please visit our Tests & scores page.
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I failed an exam last week and it will be okay

  

  pretty well on the psets, where I can look up what terms like "marginal ... 't want to be someone who believes that people who make mistakes are lesser

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  processing in which I visit home and take time to think

  

  of main campus where I spend my days. This geographic density, the ... are particularly out of place for my life now. It’s just that the

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / Public Statements

  Asking for letters of recommendation (during a pandemic) tl;dr: mostly the same as during normal times, but clarifying some points of anxiety

  

  I needed to submit where by when. I already knew Lydia really well ... no one else could speak to as well as me. PhD applications are (very

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Three More Tales of Junior Year the sequel to Three Tales of Junior Year

  

  joy of the subject. It can feel lonely at MIT in general—at least where ... (School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences) faculty. The dinners are

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 31, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

  

  arrangement where I could start building the module during IAP. My ... favorite foods are spaghetti and meatballs, turkey, Thai food, and pot roast

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarships

  

  for the past few months. First, for some students, there are early applications to fill out. Then, of course, there are regular applications to ... . Scholarships are nice. They provide you money for college (offsetting your Self

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2005
• Blog / Events

  tEpikazoo Thoughts on cooking and gratuitous prefixes

  

  Trader Joe's whose name made me feel suddenly francophobic. Although the ... inspection, are actually sort of creepy. (I'm the headless pink

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Working at a Toy Company! I promise you, my job was cooler than yours.

  

  core and a custom made, reinforced axle. All of our helmets were custom made via vacuum forming, some time in the paint booth, pin striping, and ... Wheels and pretty much made all of the rest of us feel insignificant. Those

  • by Snively '11
  • January 6, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds It's crunch time for college decisions.

  

  are still undecided: How can we help you make your decision? What more would you like to know about MIT? What are your lingering concerns? Etc.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT if I am not selected as a QuestBridge Finalist?

  If you applied for the QuestBridge Match but were not selected as a Finalist, you are still welcome to apply to MIT through our Regular Action cycle using our application portal. If you are not a Finalist, you must
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT provide CSS Profile waivers?

  Some students of certain incomes are able to have the their CSS Profile fees waived by the College Board. MIT is not able to offer a fee ... to your family, you are welcome to wait until you learn if you've been
• 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…

  

  , it got to the point last year where I wasn't sure what I'd learned ... . "Wait...you mean...there are things I'm good at?" After 3 years of MIT, I know there are lots of things I'm not good at. Like differential

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2008