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• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear prefrosh, a letter to you

  

  to one of the top universities in the world. My freshman year is ending ... universities I applied to. Everyone at MIT was so open and accepting of people ... Over these past couple of weeks, I've had the absolute privilege of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 25, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From The Middle Of Selection What interdisciplinary fields will exist 100 years from now? What will people be able to…

  

  technology, as have the number of concentrations within those majors. Compare ... . Though it's been a lot of work, I've been having a lot of fun. Selecting the class is one of the most rewarding moments of the admissions cycle

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 3

  

  ) after decisions r mailed out..." Of course! Here goes, catching up on your ... from all of the Ivy League admissions offices, and I can tell you that all of these schools look at admissions somewhat differently. Above all

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2005
• 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 / 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 / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  . While much of this advice is universal, YMMV with other schools for the ... At MIT, we require all applicants to send in two letters of ... and running away. I recommend giving them all of the recommendation

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• 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
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faster than a speeding locomotive. E=MC^2 serving up the most delicious physics problems since 1905.

  

  No, I'm not talking Clark Kent here. I'm talking about the speed of ... me you don't know! (gasps) It's the WORLD YEAR OF PHYSICS! Actually, I only discovered this little snippet of information yesterday while

  • by Bryan
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  science, technology, and other areas of scholarship for the betterment of ... Graduate School of Education released a report entitled “Turning the Tide ... 100 of my admissions colleagues at colleges around the country. I think

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  a number of different course planning websites (and apps!) to choose ... " /] Firehose is one of the most popular schedule planning tools at MIT. You can ... at MIT, and it lets you plan out your classes over a longer period of

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why It Pays…

  

  meant downing gallons of coffee, but that math- or science-related major might just be worth it -- in terms of job outlook and high starting pay, that is." "According to NACE's Job Outlook 2005 survey, eight of the top

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Woman and Her Lute An epic tale across three centuries. (includes poor fanfic-style prose)

  

  streaming diagonally across the piazza, splashing rays of golden yellow onto ... squabbling over pieces of bread, the plaza is deserted except for an eccentric figure, dozing against one of the sandstone pillars with what appears to be

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  6.115 Microcomputer Lab! literally the coolest class i've taken so far

  

  particular technology. When he says "palette of tools and techniques," I think ... I can't wait to write one of those class tier list blogs before I ... of being difficult, but 6.115 hit the rare sweet spot of being

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 16, 2023
• Blog / Community Projects

  MIT Mini Maker Faire Celebrating STEAM and creativity

  

  the additional component of technology. Instead of traditional ... of a success, but I gave it a shot. There have been tons of articles ... the event justice in this blog because of my general inexperience with

  • by Ceri Riley '16
  • October 11, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ides of March

  

  University, who nevertheless said he had yet to read a profile of a young ... reception, I stood as a representative of the first university to get ... On the ides of March, I attended the awards ceremony of the Intel

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Prof. Catherine D’Ignazio on Urban Science for Public Good

  

  /change technology to make the world less awful, and Catherine is one of the central ... activist collective out of Latin America. How do we use data and technology ... One of the strange things about being 10,000 years old is that, while

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 1, 2020
• Blog / Events

  150. We're in the news!

  

  Technology) events, snapping pictures of different installations and checking ... rat is physical proof of my being halfway done with MIT. I can't believe ... year, I wrote an entry that told a picture-based story of my first year

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 20, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nano @ MIT Puppets! Research! Nanotechnology!

  

  , so I figured I might as well take this opportunity to clear up some of ... specifically. However, many of MIT's larger departments offer courses and other ... addition to taking classes, the best way to become part of the nanotechnology

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  , innovation, and all of science and technology. When the staffer in charge of ... , universities (including MIT and Harvard) and teaching hospitals. 1/5 of Nobel ... . And I’m afraid that on Wednesday, I will find out that all of these

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014