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• Blog / About Decisions

  On MIT and Humanities I promise I will stop philosophizing (aka. sounding like an old man) in my entries…

  

  in college). Given all of this, I turned down offers to Brown ... about and look at science? 21. Even if you don't want to major in science ... semester of biology, 2 electives in science, and 1 lab course? 1211. Do you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 19, 2009
• FAQ / Transfer

  Are there other classes I should take beyond the recommended coursework?

  what you would like to major in, you may also want to take a look at the courses offered in each department. You may receive credit for subjects of ... the courses offered at your institution to MIT's by referring to the MIT
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  ’ll email you to let you know. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university ... many people are on the wait list? We offered less than 4% of applicants ... students again in May, when we know how many students remain on the wait list

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  , 2014. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You ... many people are on the waitlist? We offered approximately 3% of ... students again in May, when we know how many students remain on the waitlist

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  , 2012. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You ... . How many people are on the waitlist? We offered between 800 ... . We will reconsider all of the waitlisted students again in May, when we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor ‘13 The sixth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  A's, including in every Advanced Placement class Franklin High offers ... venture, which he helped direct. Zinser likes to work in the wood shop, lift ... weights. A working-class kid raised just off Foster Road in Southeast

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life, the Universe, and the Energy Content of Gasoline "Don't Panic. It's the first helpful or intelligible thing anybody's said to me all day."

  

  pset was due, we had our only exam in that class (Sustainable Energy). I ... freshman year: "Considering my track record in math, I figured I'd need ... .01 exam. So on the back of my index card, after writing in all the last

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 16, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

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

  

  knows that if you sit me in front of a TV and give me a game to watch, I ... in my seat as I urge players to run faster, jump higher, and save the ... comment on the players and the game because you can learn a lot in the

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

  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  MIT folks and wherever else MIT folks. I bet one of you is in space ... school in the fall. Anyways, remember to reminisce, even in something that ... wasn't given a ticket to Commencement. So I went with my friend in the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  ’ve learned about making decisions in life. Some of you probably received offers from several excellent universities and may still be deciding which ... of Intuition   The deadline to accept college admissions offers

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Class of 2012 Profiles of MIT's new freshmen.

  

  underclassmen wanting to apply at a top university is to get involved in high ... 's going to one of the most eminent universities in the country: the ... degree. So I'm very committed to coming in the fall--MIT has a lot to offer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  into one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in ... Class of 2011 deferred to spend a year in Israel, others to do intensive ... time right up until Registration Day in September (though I strongly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lace, Gourmet Candy and Dorothy an inside look into the most fabulous internship in san francisco

  

  Congratulations, universe. You've managed to put me into another ... this IAP?" "Oh, you know. I'm working at a startup in San Francisco -- in SOMA, to be exact. Doing some design stuff." "Oh, cool! What are

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  , 2013. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You ... waitlist ranked? No. How many people are on the waitlist? We offered ... all of the waitlisted students again in May, when we know how many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  36 Units of Class To make room for 12 units of Life

  

  The last time that we blogged about our academics was in June. We had ... with our current major in 21E) or should stop doing computer science ... about it, how we won’t actually know what we ended up majoring in until

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 13, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Really, I don’t feel like thinking of a title right now Now there's a title cop-out you can only use once. Good thing I saved it…

  

  ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, May 2. 12:02 PM I'm in D-Lab right now (it occurs to me that I ... (I was in a single, which actually really sucked for Orientation), so ... by her room to say hi so we could finally meet in real life. We haven

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 11, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  PSA: there’s a new mit.edu!

  

  its launch in 2009, it has maintained a straightforward and uncommon ... , the right side offers a daily glimpse of the culture and output of MIT ... in brief, bold type that itself (through hyperlinks) serves as a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Professors Are Human Too (Really!) My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.

  

  in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department (known as ... deal with the faculty and fellow students a few at a time, in your classes and in research groups you may end up working with. We are a very

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  's recent entry, Sam is in fact an engineer, and I am queen of the humanities ... , hence the title, and is in room 10-500. For those of you keeping track ... . Either way, there are inevitable going to be four sleeping people in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  i quit an internship on the second day cut your losses early

  

  Zoom University. Instead, I chose to work. Unfortunately, nobody was ... said. A day later, I received an offer from the company. It was a little ... wanted to get paid, then offer me less than that—I accepted the offer

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 6, 2022