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• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25

  

  We’ve been busy at the STARS College Network at MIT! This past year ... busy over this last year, brainstorming ways we could give rural students ... college. You can find this event, along with all our upcoming offerings, at

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  What We Did In High School pls don't be as stressed as we were

  

  . Our school began to offer more AP classes and we jumped on the ... Counselor), at our high school's annual college forum, where a bunch of counselors from top tier schools gave a panel discussion about the college

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • July 11, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The City On A Hill The "M" of " MIT"

  

  offers 57334534923 (not a hyperbole) convincing reasons to attend, to me ... shoes to go to school there. Not one bit. But if it was anywhere in ... school case of little town blues - that's just not worth it to me. Hey, we

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  Class of 2023 Wait List Decisions Released

  

  , then those people decide whether to accept our offer of admission, and ... enthusiastic!) offer. At long last, the deciding is almost done. Every year, we ... percentage of students who choose to accept our offer of admission. The wait

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT offer conditional admissions?

  MIT doesn't offer any special or conditional admissions. All first-year applicants fill out the same undergraduate application and meet the same testing requirements.
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer housing for transfer students?

  Yes—transfer students are guaranteed on-campus housing for their entire undergraduate education! Learn more on the MIT Housing & Residential Services site.
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I really become an EMT?

  If the psets aren't keeping you busy enough you can become an EMT while at MIT!
• Blog / People & Identities

  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! 🦃 Yara has a peath sign on her head!

  

  student at Harvard Business School, which means she lives only about ten ... what we all learned in elementary school - that the pilgrims (European ... food, but also 2) intentionally offer dishes from a variety of cultures

  • by Hala K. '29
  • November 27, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  reviewing MIT’s Intro To Deep Learning the highs and lows of the beloved IAP class

  

  for the class to literal business professionals with like master's degrees who took off work to take this for fun. Ngl though, having to listen ... bell curve in my mind (5 is average), NOT a school grading system (7 is

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 12, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  academic struggles zig-zagging in a world of straight lines

  

  Even as a kid, school never fit right for me. I recall my third ... page into two equal areas. The teacher, who by this time of the school ... .) I’ve never been very good at school. This feels strange to admit

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a physics major (for now) feeling scholarly, part 2/2

  

  interested in pursuing physics beyond my undergraduate degree. There's a good chance that I'll go to grad school, but it certainly won't be for physics ... applications in climate science later on (in grad school, or in my choice of job

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 26, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  receive a Masters degree in some area of engineering combined with an MBA from the Sloan School of Management. My group discussed everything from ... distractions, and offers lots of desk space to spread out! Enough studying

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Return of the Frog Queen Okay, it snowed this morning, end of story.

  

  about fluid mechanics. Sorry, it's the time of the season for offers, and all of us poor chemical engineers planning to go to grad school and save ... never, think in bed anymore. During high school, after a hard day of work

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Answered Questions, answers, and Sam's face. This is the real MIT.

  

  Residential Advisors at other schools) from my dorm. IAP is observed by all ... i don't know if that counts too. Also, schools over here don't promote ... business partners and could get a lot accomplished working in conjunction

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 11, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  edu or call us during business hours at (617) 253-4791. We want to ... offered, which is much more likely to be untampered with. The best news is ... complete forms accepting the offer will receive a reply. What about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 2 A followup to "A Post For Parents, Part 1."

  

  of not attending a school such as MIT because they did not understand ... financial aid package? It's not the advertised sticker price of a school that ... undergraduate students with part-time employment during the school year. The

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT TechFair THINK Competition A national science competition "intended to motivate high school students to think about problems related…

  

  high school students who are interested in MIT: The MIT TechFair THINK ... cutting-edge research - has put together a high school outreach program, and ... competition intended to motivate high school students to think about problems

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tales of my first Career Fair Among other things, shirts for the next 33 days

  

  D-3: I need a resume?! I have a busy week ahead--an 18.02 pset due ... anything and everything relevant." OK. Well I don't have any business or ... down. I also worked as a bookkeeper back in high school for a local law

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 2, 2015
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  on every student who passes through their doors. Whether schools ... ROI on most undergraduate degrees. It is incumbent on all of us to do ... requirements for a degree. So students, as you are exploring campuses in the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025