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• Blog / Announcements

  MIT files lawsuit on behalf of international students alleges ICE policy “arbitrary and capricious and an abuse of discretion”

  

  lawsuit, both institutions argue that this decision was "arbitrary and ... and universities have reportedly filed amicus briefs in support of the ...  after many US colleges and universities either released or are readying their

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 9, 2020
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  respectful, more generous, and more kind. The diplomas start at 3:23:45. See if ... guaranteed admission into a program that grants a Harvard University diploma ... universe and the mystery it holds. It hasn’t always been comfortable, but I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor Ernesto Blanco: A Lesson in Creative Engineering "Science and engineering are like two sides of a coin, where the value of the…

  

  Design and Manufacturing I (2.007 in nerd-speak) involves two lectures and one 4-hour lab a week. During the lectures, Professor Slocum teaches us about the FUNdaMENTALs of design and we have guest speakers share

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 28, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  suggestions for MIT merch but they're bad

  

  that I arrived on campus, and now there’s holiday decorations everywhere. And I have finals coming up, too? That’s wild. Anyway, it’s that time ... bunch of science-y books and shirts that say “Future Scientist” and “(e

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 10, 2021
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  An Exchange Student enrolls at MIT to take classes as a non-degree student. Exchange students are affiliated with a university in which MIT has an established agreement, and both universities exchange students with
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  College The path to self-discovery is lined with my blog entries.

  

  year of high school stood between myself and a diploma. I wasn't accepted ... , a free car, and the right to name a state park after themselves. Some ... Unknown. Forget the brand-name universities and try to imagine where you

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What MIT Is Like for Non-Technology Majors a quirk of the institvte

  

  Institute of Technology, the most normal and infamous school under the MIT ... -Profit Universities. The Massachusetts Institute of Tribology: I don't know much about ... anything here as long as it does not disrupt this Massachusetts Institute

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 1, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Teacher of the Year MIT's notable alumni include amazing teachers.

  

  State University of New York at Stony Brook where he earned his masters in ... I've discussed a number of famous and notable MIT alums here, but I ... and acquaintances are teachers, and they are fantastic. One of these

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Scott ‘13, Cory ‘13, Edner ‘13, Jeremy ‘13, and Bee ‘13 The penultimate in a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  &M University-Commerce for middle school students, high school students, and ... relationships with MIT and other institutions such as the Wentworth Institute of ... ago at Georgetown University and last summer at MIT. He also

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  I did not graduate on time

  

  ’t require avoiding addressing how the Institute pushes a culture of stress and ... context of an educational institution, and I loved it.  I’ve also come to ... started senior year with two majors, a minor, and a 4.8 GPA and a habit of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 13, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day with AISES + NASA

  

  today, Institute Community and Equity Officer John Dozier sent an email to ... Indigenous communities across the United States; and on the work that we as an Institute community must do to forge a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 11, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Other summer programs A further list of some terrific math & science summer programs for high school juniors…

  

  Program (HSSSRP)Michigan State University High School Honors Science ... )Research Internship Program in Science and EngineeringResearch Science Institute (RSI ... Young Scientists (PROMYS)The Ross Program Stanford University Mathematics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s Fight against Gender Discrimination in STEM an excerpt from a fall class paper

  

  Science and Engineering for universities across the United States. This ... measured: lab space, salaries, proportion of funding from the Institute, and ... within universities is part reality and part perception. True, but I now

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 6, 2017
• Blog / Advice

  We’re number 1 — but for whom? the global ranking vs the local fit

  

  a universal, ordinal ranking of colleges and universities is at best ... university administration generally and admissions specifically (see e.g. here ... university for particular students at a particular stage in their social and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  Supporting our DACA Students MIT’s commitment to the safety and well-being of all students has not changed and will…

  

  conditions to work and study in the United States. This reevaluation has been ... universities — an institution built on intellectual excellence, a meritocratic ... , aim high, and earn a degree or a place in college or the military, on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  distinguishes the Institute from any other university that I know. On one level ... amount of passion, creativity, and pure intelligence that suffuse all of ... also play a tremendous role in creating, encouraging, and preserving the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 More MIT Students Become Rhodes Scholars ...but no bloggers this year.

  

  to Oxford University to read for a degree in the Philosophy, Politics ... jewelry both in Colombo and in the United States. "We are delighted that ... as "the oldest and best known award for international study," includes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Pie Day at the Massachusetts Institute of Tasteology the Institute Has The Finest Pastries on 3/14 at 1:59 PM ET in the year…

  

  the School of Science at MIT and founding President of the Institute of ... explanation of, and degree requirements for, a Bachelor’s of Science in Food ... Professors; the Institute of Hacks, TomFoolery, and Pranks; I Heart The

  • by Ratatou-Ellie F. '28
  • March 6, 2026
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have any age limits?

  We don't have any age limits or restrictions (in either/any direction). We also do not require a high school diploma. You should apply to MIT when you are academically and socially ready to pursue our challenging
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (and at MIT)

  

  the confined walls of a university and its limiting course requirements ... Institute was, and he told me that he loved that it was as close a thing to a ... -less-than-ideal American university system, then I say... go for it.  I will love and

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 24, 2013