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• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fourth Semi-Annual Q&A Even yet still more answers to your questions.

  

  is the medium of instruction" school. My school offers a very limited ... employer for the same job since my first year of high school, does it affect ... specifics of academic potential are part of of match

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  So you want to be a student-athlete? Finding the balance

  

  spring here at MIT and spend a ton of time practicing, cross training and competing in my sports. I want to share my perspective on the pros and cons of playing a sport (or two) here and what type of adjustments being a

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  14.11: Putting Social Science to the Test—Field Experiments in Economics A new class on experimental social science, including: race discrimination, gender differences in behavior, persuasion,…

  

  One of the economics electives I have signed up for is 14.11: Putting ... semester it's being offered. I think the website is enrollee-only, so here ... new class on the topic of field (that is, "in situ") and laboratory

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  My winter break so far take a break

  

  a couple of good friends from high school -- Ethan, Harsheta, and ... school. Later, we met up with Raymond and some of his friends from back ... degree but most likely can't. The past couple of days have been a series

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 29, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Want to Declare a Double Major? This is why/how I'm doing it, in case you were curious

  

  slightly more flexible version of the Course 7 curriculum, and is designed to ... , but have been left wanting for different electives among a sea of MIT biology classes on the microscopic, the thermodynamics of drug absorption

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro

  

  with a degree. There are also a number of subquests for the main quest ... , sleep (pick two). Right now I have all three - a wonderful group of friends I hang out with regularly, decent grades, and 8+ hours of sleep per

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • October 6, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2010

  

  with aid packages. Admitted students can then choose to accept our offer (it is an understood part of admissions that some people will shuffle ... school, but it is a standard practice to consider accepting a waitlist

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 13, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  taken their school's science club to nationals. And I've never done any of ... anything to offer in comparison to the rest of the class of 2011. I was ... I'm going through my in-box today, taking care of some long

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Every August a million small moments

  

  This is the third rush to happen since I graduated MIT. And most of the time, MIT is not at the forefront of my mind. I've got code to write ... remember feeling like a failure a lot. I remember being in a state of shock

  • by Piper '13
  • August 30, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  academic struggles zig-zagging in a world of straight lines

  

  page into two equal areas. The teacher, who by this time of the school ... relationship with schooling as “unconventional” nor do I think of myself as an ... saturated and shouldn’t I use my college degree to get one of those well

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear prefrosh, a letter to you

  

  to MIT than its rigor. MIT, yes, is one of the most difficult schools ... nerdy...? I don't want to go to school with a bunch of nerds. I guess if ... Over these past couple of weeks, I've had the absolute privilege of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 25, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life in the Fast Lane why do i walk so fast?

  

  student here: $300 per day. (Big clarification–MIT offers one of the most ... the excitement of living my high school dreams. But then I start back up ... [/annotation] is a battleground of different speeds. The tourists walk at a

  • by Allison E. '27
  • December 29, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Alpha Delta Phi Presents – Mic-Check [by Susan Shepherd '11] If you're looking for a talented actor, or poet, or singer,…

  

  interesti – Money? Money! They're offering money!" and then I sort of ... [by Susan Shepherd '11] Many of my readers know by now that if you ... concentration of them centered around 77 Massachusetts Avenue. Well, sometimes

  • by ARTalk
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  of their own. And when offered an opportunity to come out of the ... rumored for awhile, but now seems to be approaching some kind of decision ... Reif argued against the possible repeal of DACA. You should read the

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

  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  the same-old "words of comfort" that adcoms offer to students," and ... quantity). -What activities do you do outside of school? Why do you do them ... student there. Why did he/she choose MIT over all of the other schools that

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ZigZag Episode 9 ZigZag presents the Vehicle Design Summit and more.

  

  The newest episode of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is now available. It features a very cool piece about the Vehicle Design Summit, definitely worth checking out. Which student-designed alternative fuel car is your favorite

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An MIT Week general structure and personal experience

  

  and 8 hours at home, a 4-0-8 scheme. Lab/design/field work classes have ... 3-0-9, 5-0-7, etc. There are also classes of a different number of units. Seminars are normally 6 units. Some required degree courses, like

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Circus School Mitra flies like a trapeze artist; fruit flies like a peach.

  

  Francisco School of Circus Arts. After some short training on the ground ... jump! Wheeeee The goal of our session was to get our legs over the ... didn't get any photos, so here are two pictures of my coworker's swing

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 24, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back Why is it that breaks go by so quickly?

  

  consists of lectures, readings, and labs, designed to equip trainees with the ... of cool things: one of my floormates is studying abroad in Madrid ... be interesting. I'll be taking the EMT class offered by MIT

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 3, 2010