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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  've wanted to do in college/MIT/Boston that I just haven't gotten around to ... -time favorites. When I accepted my offer to come to MIT, one of the first thoughts that crossed my mind was Holy moly I am going to be in the vicinity of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  What I’m taking this semester! senior fall

  

  " post in a while, because I think I jinxed sophomore fall last time. I ... of the Communication Requirement in your major. Not only do you learn ... visual reports."](Communication Intensive in Major)[/annotation] Introduces

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  An Origin Story Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the Jinchūriki

  

  lot of sense considering I’m in the middle of reading applications for students who are about to start a new chapter in their lives. So, where’s my ... too busy drowning my sorrow and leftover stipend money in milkshakes

  • by kellen manning
  • January 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Productive, yes. Appropriately productive, no. You would think that my activities the weekend before finals might include studying.

  

  some friends who study in my country's universities and it seems a common ... donate our unsellable textbooks to schoolchildren in Africa. (I have to ... dollars in credit card debt, because they were like 'Oh man, look how cool

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at CSAIL

  

  interest in AI and got to become the first student from my university's CS ... unexpectedly hear from students to whom we did not offer undergraduate admission in the past, who went on to pursue their ambitions elsewhere, and who

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Poker, Mountains, and Magic The four words of this title have no other exact match on Google

  

  university to offer this topic (in case you were wondering). Anyways, I’ve got ... ? undergoned? underleft?) over IAP, but in the meantime I’ll recap my January and ... dropped before ever attending. In Pokerbots, I worked with Jeff ‘18 and

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 6, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  What does a number do when it wants to be a picture? I acted in my first class play in 2nd grade. Science was a way to explore the universe ... later, I am now pursuing a minor in Theatre Arts at MIT. I, like many

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  science and technology that shines in your everyday life.  Or you could be ... could even be your birthday today, in which case HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  Truth is ... .  Welcome to the party. I fell out of my parents' nest in New Jersey and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  rough, and can sometimes leave you feeling as if you’re trapped in a sick ... one. In four years, you will be in a completely different situation. As ... non-profit organization (Teach for America, Peace Corps), work in a lab

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: Lightning Round six eminent faculty on educational technology innovations

  

  offered twice a year: once in its original but enhanced form with new online ... by eminent faculty on the latest educational developments in MIT ... , engage in different modes of thinking, and practice problem solving by

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 27, 2018
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  New Major in Climate System Science and Engineering

  

  — jointly offered between Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and Earth ... institutional behavior. Many of the best jobs held by leaders in the field, will ... program, jointly offered by the Departments of Civil and Environmental

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

  Tales From The Nance Effect Road Show My travel to the land of Boomer--Sooners, Miners. Wild Cats, Sun Devils and Rattlesnakes

  

  , TX to Boston, MA. As the old joke goes: "I just flew in from El Paso ... like Tiger on the links in Tucson. I now understand desert rules for golf ... Tucson native inhabitant; the rattlesnake. There I am in the middle of my

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  was originally meant to be a one-off post, but in writing it, I found ... 'm doing, what I think I might want to do with my life. Back in September, in my very first blog post, I came up with an assortment of general

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

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  , multi-week, residential summer programs in math & science. Science ... Summer Science Research Program (HSSSRP) Michigan State University High ... Introduction to Engineering & Science (MITES) Research Internship Program in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers

  

  into great universities, but ended up attending local community colleges ... universities thought otherwise and calculated unrealistically high expected ... things MIT students do to afford college. Does MIT offer sholarships to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s the School of Science like?

  The six departments in the MIT School of Science are consistently rated among the best in the world. They include: Biology, Brain and ... % of the content of our universe? How does our brain—a complex system of
• 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 / Events

  In Transit The people and ideas traversing MIT

  

  app essay drafts - is on Google Drive. I am now drafting this in a .txt ... here. In September, Junot Diaz  - MIT professor, Pulitzer Prize and ... Her.  He said we can't live without art.  In October, Masaaki Kanai

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 22, 2012
• 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 / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer an online degree?

  MIT doesn't offer online degrees, but we have world-class educational opportunities available to everyone online for free through our programs administered by MIT Open Learning.