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• Blog / Announcements

  MIT announces new College of Computing coordinating the teaching, research, and ethics of AI across all programs of study

  

  response, we are reshaping MIT. By giving MIT’s five Schools a shared ... school? What is the difference? A: The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing will work with and across all five of MIT’s existing schools. Its naming

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  and relevant. Perhaps similar courses are offered at other schools; I ... important thing is to be true to yourself. We know you lead a busy life ... , which I participated in during high school. Then my dad was like, "I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summer Decisions

  

  medical school: about the application process, about what makes a competitive applicant, about what medical schools are looking for, the requirements, etc. I knew nothing about graduate school. As I began to realize

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 2

  

  are concerned, MIT was in the 1980s, as it is now, a school that offers ... , "Everyday I come home from school and bite my nails while I open up the MIT ... cognitive sciences, however very few people offer that as a major and so my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  New Major in Climate System Science and Engineering

  

  — jointly offered between Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and Earth ... skills. The Course 1-12 Climate System Science and Engineering degree program, jointly offered by the Departments of Civil and Environmental

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 2 Neither zumba, nor yoga.

  

  . I clicked my way to the PE site, saw that yoga was offered in the T ... minutes later, I found myself holding my weights at a 90 degree angle to my ... case, I was too busy doing lunges to quit. At 12:30, I found myself

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 16, 2013
• Blog / Events

  In pursuit of freedom MIT might not be free, but plenty of things are.

  

  I was too busy perishing of thirst to fall asleep, sadly. Actually, to ... months ago, Random Hall was offered the opportunity to (FREE PHONES ... -blistering 90-degree heat wave that didn't subside until my roommate discovered an

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Now that you've been accepted to college, you have to decide where you'll spend the…

  

  in 4 months as a real, live MIT student. As a high school senior, I ... study all the time. Maybe your friends are all going to school X and want ... opportunities. Just like any school, we have students who could fit into the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: It’s Coming Home (by it, I mean me) guest post by Rukia. H '21

  

  least it would have been, had I been at any other school. As spring ... try again and bring the trophy (aka your happiness) home :) ¹ diploma

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  (P.E.) “points,” then you won’t receive an MIT diploma. Harsh, eh? That ... high school and this gym class provided a nice opportunity to brush-up on

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Post-engagement, pre-Bahamas An exciting week!

  

  , then 5.13 the next fall -- 5.13 is only offered in the fall, so if you ... biology classes, I think 7.012 (offered in the fall) and 7.013 (spring) are ... /PhD programs work? Thanks. Usually MD/PhD candidates go to medical school for the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  scholarship? Does the school offer the majors you’re interested in? What ... sports get recruited at MIT (or at other schools, for that matter), but ... "]sophomore year of high school.[/annotation]I knew from the very beginning that I

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Premed and Me (frankly speaking) MIT is hard, but MIT premed doesn't have to suck. Here's why.

  

  sophomore year of high school. Even with me diving head-first into studying ... blessing part first: Even back in my old high school - a public school - some ... activities -- and none apparently more so than med school applications. Herein

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 29, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  On schools & context

  

  about private vs. public high schools. Why do some schools send so many ... public school might have equal stats, more activities, and a much lower ... schools happen to have the personality that clicks with MIT? I'm speaking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  place at MIT. What good is it to be at the best school in the world if you ... that every MIT degree is made equal, whether that means a 5.0 GPA or a 3 ... degree, I ultimately decided it was something that made me unhappy and I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  , Minerva has significantly changed their educational and business model, and ... Ivy League schools, and the elastic enrollment afforded by Minerva ... (former head of the New School), and Pat Harker (president of the University

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  scholarships other schools are offering? @Max: I say go ahead and write it in ... questions. Unlike US high schools, Myanmar schools offer student up to 10th ... front of you. As best I can tell, your school gives a grade for each

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.

  

  applications? Do you get the summer off? Actually, it is a busy (though certainly ... international admissions officers and college guidance counselors from schools ... meet many different college counselors from schools across the world

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Winter Storm Warning Brr, it's cold out there. And snowing.

  

  CANCELLATIONS IN ALL SORTS OF TRANSPORTATION DEPENDENT BUSINESS. SNOWFALL RATES ... BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW AND WIND CHILLS IN THE 5 TO 15 DEGREE RANGE

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 1, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  , and rapidly decreasing) degree, and my composure will vary drastically ... : "...Noooooo, he looks busy, maybe I'm bothering him. I'll just sit over here by ... already knew a good number of my classmates from high school or from the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013