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• 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.
• 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
• 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.
• 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 / 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
• 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
• 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
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reflections from the “other side” of the desk Even when you are gone, you can't really get away

  

  . To some degree, the disconnect is easier to explain.  I no longer live ... distance, to some degree, I am as well. So despite my departure, I will ... , including my new life as a high school college counselor. My College

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  CPW: ASA Midway, B1 B1athalon, and Cutting Crafts with Contour not to mention meet the bloggers

  

  time and effort on my creative writing degree; not 'art school' per se ... beforehand, but I was too busy prepping for all the events I lead or helped ... would you be in Tucson? Who would you be in art school? I didn’t have the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 25, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A *Major* Dilemma Will you forgive the pun if I tell you that I just declared my major?

  

  cupboard in a middle school science classroom that contains a book called The ... through high school, I began to feel uncomfortable with physics. There was ... ) discussed why he majored in physics, and then went on to medical school and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  , things are, as you might imagine, quite busy around here. I'll do my best ... ) and Math (Course XVIII), but ultimately I graduated with a degree in ... information about me and my school and that I was chosen to represent India at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2005