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• Blog / Life after MIT

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

  

  a Navy scholarship to help pay for college. From there, I got a degree in mechanical engineering -- actually I got two degrees. I had so much ... is, well, after high school I went to college, and I applied to MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  have degrees from 3 different colleges and all of them have students ... does your computer offer you in comparison to how many units of utility your hairdryer offers you may help you understand how valuable these

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I will, I will set this schedule on fire This has been a long time coming. Text- and picture-heavy! Link- and acronym-happy! Take it…

  

  upcoming term. It hurt me to do it; 9.15, only offered in alternate fall ... on this illusion that I am working towards a dual degree at MIT, doing ... 're already forming "what if..." questions about AP Credit, college courses

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 10, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  Saying that I was excited to go to college would be like saying that ... thoughts about making friends at college. Don't It was sometime in the middle ... , I need familiarity. At that moment, the novelty of college and MIT

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 3

  

  possessing a bachelor's degree (graduate student). We see everything before ... , we forfeit our acceptances into all the other colleges. If we sign the admissions contact to another college by May 1st, there doesn't seem to be much

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  May I apply before I have begun my final year of high school?

  We do not require you to have earned a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent before you enroll. As a university for students with unusual interests and aptitudes, our philosophy is: if you have surpassed the
• Blog / MIT Life

  Caine’s Arcade on making your dreams

  

  collecting donations for a college scholarship fund, should you, like me, be interested in seeing what Caine can do with an engineering degree.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Beginning of the End & the end of some beginnings

  

  together to finish my degree. In fact I can proceed at a comfortable pace. I ... .... Being a second-semester senior in college sure feels different from being

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  Someone emailed to me a funny post from one of those rumor-filled college admissions discussion sites; this one made me laugh out loud: I ... true that students who have achieved a national or international degree

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

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

  a community college or in a non-degree program to brush up on their
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at CSAIL

  

  unexpectedly hear from students to whom we did not offer undergraduate admission ... among the many stellar students to whom we are not offering admissions ... undergrad degree from MIT. Being rejected made me feel like those dreams would

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  admission offers to. (If you think waiting for a handful of college decisions ... The college admissions process is often compared to dating. It's a dance that happens between students and colleges where the power dynamic

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

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  enjoy your college experience at all. Those stories are important, but ... Institute last spring, with an [annotation note="trivia: MIT only offers Bachelor of Science degrees, which means that all degrees are SBs

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT this summer (part 1) It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of…

  

  It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of ... colleges is quite appealing to many families. There are more than 50 colleges ... colleges from one base. Most of the major universities are on subway lines

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline-time Questions Omnibus Answering all of your questions. See you in 2007!

  

  a diploma?". As a homeschooler, I won't enter college with an offical ... 's degree. [...] Do I have any chance of getting in to the Physics M ... college board they say they are already sent, however in my application

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX

  

  : Lubbock, TX High school: Lubbock High School College: Tulane University, Bachelor's degree in Marketing Favorite things about MIT: I love the MIT Dome ... Looney Tunes cartoons Advice about applying to college/MIT: Pay attention

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Sidebar: Visiting MIT this summer

  

  ; other Boston area colleges frequently visited by our guests. All times ... : Kenmore Square10am and 2pm, Monday-Friday Boston CollegeGreen Line, B Train: Boston College9:30am, 10:30am, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, Monday-Friday Northeastern

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer exchange programs?

  MIT offers a number of opportunities to study, work, research, and teach abroad.  
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Want To Play Music @ MIT? (informally, that is.)

  

  to college - I played solo in coffeehouses, as half of an acoustic duo ... in an a cappella group for most of college as well as college choir ... " MIT offerings. Post what you play and what you're looking for. For

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  meandering my nonlinear academic path so far

  

  completion of a degree. But imagine going through college without a single ... lot of what I was looking forward to in college.   freshman year  As a ... research has to offer. By the April of my freshman year, I declared 6-9 as my

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 5, 2023