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• Blog / How to Human

  how to meet curious people

  

  at their own universities—student populations filled with clout ... other schools, but here are some of the approaches I’ve developed from my ... of using my entire skill set instead of choosing between STEM and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Journey back Home from PE Class photodocumenting the trek across campus

  

  -shirt weather spurts in February and March, it seems like this streak of sunshine and relative warmth is here to stay. In this final quarter of my time ... & Meditation first, Yoga right after. Although having to take half of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 26, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A *Major* Dilemma Will you forgive the pun if I tell you that I just declared my major?

  

  major by the end of their freshman year. If you're really, really unsure ... temporary decision, for a couple of reasons: 1. More resources. You ... bound to your decision. To change your mind (by the end of sophomore year

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ‘84, Astronaut The 24th MIT graduate to go into space.

  

  And speaking of awesome MIT alumna... Later this month, Heidemarie ... in space when STS-115 launches. More than one-third of the nation ... total of more than 15,000 hours in space. (Check out the MIT Astronaut

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall 2024 🍂 aka, things settle down.

  

  note="until AC came in and confused the shit out of me"]coolest thing ... Friday afternoon, but I’d always come out of it with a cool device, feeling ... "][/annotation], I still really enjoyed the content. The first third of the course was

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 21, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Painting with the Colors of the Wind reflections on the first MIT semester

  

  of the piece, I offer extra thoughts. I’ve awakened a deep fascination ...  "the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything." It ... We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains. We need to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 23, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  On schools & context

  

  chance of having been polished by expensive college counselors? I ... /character oriented, which I agree with, but why do so many of the kids at certain ... as a parent of a child who goes to a high school where no one has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  in Black Valley Hostel journal of my third day in Ireland

  

  Magically [annotation note="university wifi, typically found at universities, not hostels 20 km from the nearest grocery store ... beautiful, cold little hostel about 21km south of Killarney, a town in County

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 9, 2023
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can anyone join the Experimental Study Group (ESG)?

  Experimental Study Group (ESG) offers instruction in the core first-year subjects of biology, chemistry, math, and physics through small, discussion ... floor of one of the central buildings on campus. Eleven staff members and
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is Splash?

  analysis, Splash offerings span a wide variety of areas. Want to take a class on origami? Lasers? Neuropharmacology? Over the course of 21 hours ... For one awesome weekend each November, thousands of high schoolers
• Blog / Admissions

  Changes To Your MyMIT Account The no-online-notification thing may change in the future, but unfortunately not this year.

  

  A quick response to some of the questions we've been receiving: you ... - remember that you can call us after 3/18) - otherwise, we'd be offering "online notification" which as you know we don't offer. :-) MyMIT will only

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview process?

  . Interviews are not a required part of the MIT application. While we try to offer as many interviews as we can, we have limited availability and may not able to offer interviews to all applicants. If your interview is
• Blog / Admissions

  High School Summer Research Programs And the science competitions that could potentially follow

  

  A cat ran on my keyboard So here is a link to MIT's list of summer programs at MIT and elsewhere, check it out! It really summarizes things well ... Brook University Intel Science Talent Search Intel International

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 21, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I defer my enrollment?

  of Admissions. Such requests are usually granted (indeed, often ... at MIT to enroll in courses at another college or university.
• Blog / About Decisions

  the perfect choice doesn’t exist not the same river, not the same you

  

  zero. once again you can determine how busy i am by the rate of my ... whatever time i have left, because it can just take an arbitrary amount of ... the grind since my first year here, of course, and i've talked about

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 22, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our loving, our friends, and our labor This entry is based on Aaron Copland's opera "The Tender Land."

  

  DID YOU KNOW? "The Canticle of Freedom," written for the dedication of Kresge Auditorium at MIT, was the only piece Aaron Copland ever wrote that was commissioned by a university. I feel that I've posted too

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 22, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A New MIT “Alum” Many fictional characters are MIT alumni; the newest is Jessica Alba's Sue Storm in "Fantastic…

  

  Degrees of Separation (Anthony Michael Hall's character in the film) Sam ... On Friday morning, I was reading the New York Times review of the ... ... Of course, it's nothing new for a film or other work of fiction to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The School of Architecture + Planning What happened to "science"? "Engineering"? "Technology"?!

  

  leading to the Bachelor of Science in Art and Design degree ... all the schools and majors and degrees if you are curious.) As you ... the entire School of Architecture+Planning is pretty small. The school

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tchau! Labs vai para a praia! And the King of the Internet returns.

  

  - the King of the Internet, Chris Peterson, fresh from a master's degree ... * This is a Goodbye Post * I've always liked the 4th of July. I like fireworks. (Although a couple years ago I had a friend that kind of

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • June 26, 2013
• FAQ / Transfer

  Am I eligible to apply for transfer admission?

  MIT admits a small number of interesting, talented transfer students ... accept. Students who will have completed at least two terms of study with high academic standing at an accredited college, university, technical