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• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is EECS?

  ; Computer Science (EECS) is everywhere. Each year, EECS prepares hundreds of ... such as academia, biomedical technology, finance, consulting, law, nanotechnology and more. Part of both the Schwarzman College of Computing and the
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Which I Get Schooled By My Professor This video does not contain an improvised song, but it does contain Peter Reddien.

  

  weird gene expression with varying degrees of histone packing and… actually, on second thought, I had a lot of good doodles from this lecture. I ... Masochistic Institute of Technology. Don’t let this discourage you – be

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  Up, Up, and Away how to get out of the 'tute (temporarily) and out into the world

  

  university abroad, but instead of studying (and doing psets and taking classes ... research, I have ascertained that MIT has one of the best global programs of any college that I’ve ever heard of. Name a country, and MIT has a

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Challenge of Public Health Sometimes science and engineering only come so far.

  

  under Taiwan's Universal Health Plan, I really had no sense of the great ... water but keeps on vomiting it up, fever of over 100 degrees, has no ... with MIT, so be forewarned. =D Since the middle of June, I have been

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  , President Reif joined hundreds of other university Presidents in signing an ... knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of ... As many of you know, there has been a lot of uncertainty in the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  The ________ Outdoors What do you think goes in the blank?

  

  wind up staying overnight in a terminal, or sleeping in the trunk of my car trapped on the road in 8 degree weather because there's 4 inches of ... , whose only concept of the outdoors is an item that is outside the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 10, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m taking college classes, do I apply for transfer admission?

  school and completed at least one year of college. If you're still in high school, you're considered a first-year applicant regardless of how many classes you've taken at the university level.
• Blog / Events

  Why yes, I’m with the news I need a good fedora

  

  most Summit activities will be at Northeastern University, the Museum of ... of a show called "Design Squad." One of Design Squad's major sponsors ... ideas with high-end technologies, such as graphic design animation

  • by Snively '11
  • August 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Doogie Howser, et al.

  

  section of Technology Review. I'll print some of it below, with a link to ... After questions about homeschooling, one of the most frequent ... of early- and mid-teenagers, those who, even though young, would truly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  (supposed to be) studying for a 9.24 (Diseases of the Nervous System) test ... blah.) Since I know a lot of people will be needing to make a college decision soon, I thought I'd outline some of the reasons I chose MIT for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tasty water, the Charles River, and other things that are not synonymous First post!

  

  -and-pasting, the entropy of the universe will not increase as much as it would had I ... hundreds of wonderful and intelligent female students but also the best-tasting water on campus. Last Sunday, I filled up two entire bottles of sweet

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 11, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week in the Life: Optimism Edition In which I have a particularly tough, enriching week.

  

  Technology Lab). We spent a few more hours building our model of a house in ... mimicked in a higher-pitched voice and some sort of everlasting smile. It ... , a land of glue, x-acto knives, mounds of paper, pencil and pens

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  ? IV. As my friends know, I'm a pretty big fan of the University of ... had a perfect view of Cambridge and Boston out my window. The plane was ... other bits and pieces of buildings strewn throughout Boston and Cambridge

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  How many MIT students does it take to figure out how to rotate a cube? (More than I’m proud to admit)

  

  degree increments?” [annotation note="The question was originally proposed ... hand”. You see, I’d spent way too much of my free time last summer holed up in my room playing the new Legend of Zelda game instead of exploring

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 29, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Your Early Action Deadline Questions The deadline is this Monday, November 1.

  

  University of Illinois for my participation in Science Olympiad. I put my ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... some anxiety, I'm happy to answer some of your last minute questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three patterns from the pattern language of my life

  

  weeks since an even more significant phase change of life, involving a ... writing for CityLab, then part of The Atlantic), moved to New Mexico to be ... for five years, reconnected with a friend I met on the first day of CPW

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  —WELCOME PREFROSH!!! The sections of this post are: 1. Degree Requirements ... to catalog.mit.edu) The degree program currently consists of: 6 ... . It is the first installment of the Guide to MIT (coming next

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer transfer credit?

  If you're admitted, you can expect to receive credit for subjects of ... (course and degree catalog). The bulletin provides a comprehensive description of the Institute's academic programs. Transfer students typically
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LIGHTS. pretty pretty

  

  installations showcasing the result of MIT’s technological prowess meshed with the ... flood of celebrations - all to commemorate MIT’s 150th year. These ... from this past weekend’s celebration - FAST Light (Festival of Art

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  No time for your stupid question. A posthumous entry about the Ig Nobel awards.

  

  from the University of Minnesota, that humans swim equally fast in syrup ... and three degrees of firmness. Though, in his own words, it took him "a ... in heaven. Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending the Ig Nobel

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 15, 2005