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• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers

  

  I have enough of a questions backlog now that I think it's worth ... little groups of freshmen led by an upperclassman (all incoming frosh are ... midway and the athletics midway, where you can visit booths of different

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• 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 / 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
• 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.
• 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 / About Decisions

  Class of 2023 Wait List Decisions Released

  

  , then those people decide whether to accept our offer of admission, and ... percentage of students who choose to accept our offer of admission. The wait ... decisions for students who were on the wait list for the Class of 2023. If you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Remaking MITadmissions.org we are psychic vampires, please give us your ideas

  

  We're closing in on Pi Day and still in the midst of making decisions, which I know many of you await with varying degrees of anxiety. But while ... complete overhaul, probably exceeding in terms of potential transformation

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Poker, Mountains, and Magic The four words of this title have no other exact match on Google

  

  university to offer this topic (in case you were wondering). Anyways, I’ve got ... beautiful, inspirational maxim: Nearby were posted similar words of wisdom. Clearly, I’m not a fan of trite platitudes. I got a collection of

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 6, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Entry: A Yankee in Cambridge Math, exchange programs, and why we love MIT.

  

  perspective to help you make sense of the decision that, though it won't make or ... universities really be? This time, that extra perspective is not mine, but that of Qiaochu, a critically acclaimed math blogger (yes, blogs can be

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 1, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Followup

  

  because of which they offered him/her a slot - that is nothing to scoff at ... NYC admitted students meeting was nothing short of amazing. A lot of it ... Cline made the alumni of Stuyvesant currently attending MIT (Stuyvesant

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Admitted Students

  

  This was the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute, and you are one of the very few applicants to whom we offered admission. Congratulations and welcome to the Class of 2015! Feel free to

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  15.27182 – Lecture Anatomy 101 Prereq: None, Units: 1-0-1, Lecture: M EVE (11 PM-midnight) (iHouse), NO FINAL

  

  Analysis of Lecture Seating. Offered Fall term only. Happy Thanksgiving ... Practical introduction to the theory of lecture seating. Revolves mainly around the Oasis Model of Lecture Seating, along with practical

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 23, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have required classes or language requirements?

  students to increase their chances of admission. We don't have any required ... , chemistry, biology, and four years of English. We want you to take the most ... and IB coursework as college level and the highest level of rigor in
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Practical virology A little too practical, if you ask me.

  

  semester (when you have a better idea of what classes are offered when ... of 24-hour flu or something... I didn't get to go out and watch the ... tests, right? -- but it's kind of a disappointment. I'm hoping to bounce

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  MIT homepage today, I've been getting lots of traffic interested in summer programs. To that end, here is a further list of some terrific math & science summer programs for high school juniors to consider. All of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Is this the real life? Guest writer for Sam's Blog, Ruth '07 goes home to Georgia, gets ditched by most…

  

  adventure down memory lane. And for those of you who I haven't told a billion ... , Georgia, but the Dukes of Hazzard TV show was filmed in my hometown of Covington, as well as In the Heat of the Night, certain scenes of Remember the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  state of business, stress, and exhaustion; swamped and overloaded with ... a firehose. Here's a quick look at my calendar and a recap of the past few weeks.   WINTER BREAK It's been a whirlwind of events

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What MIT Grads Do With Their Free Time Want to see the fireworks up close? Simply turn an old car into a boat…

  

  My friend Amrys (MIT '02) and a bunch of her fellow MIT-grad friends ... idea being to get as close as possible to the fireworks on the 4th of ... don't find this kind of thing at other schools. In fact, I couldn't make

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  Someone emailed to me a funny post from one of those rumor ... admission council very well. They have a criteria of 5 things, and if you achieve 2 of the 5 you are in. 1. USAMO 2. ISEF 3. 1600 4. 4.0 (unweighted

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005