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• Blog / IAP

  The blogs are back in town

  

  taking advantage of IAP being, well, independent, and is elsewhere for the first three weeks of IAP, making for a nice 5-week vacation away from ... week with a three-digit (in degrees Fahrenheit) fever, but still he

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is Interphase Edge?

  Interphase Edge is a two-year scholar enrichment program that includes an eight-week summer session as well as programming during the ... new students. Any enrolling first-year student may apply for the program.
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is MITES Semester (formerly MOSTEC)?

  MITES Semester (formerly known as MIT Online Science, Technology, and Engineering Community, MOSTEC) is a six-month hybrid learning STEM and college preparation experience, free of charge, for rising high school seniors. The
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the MIT Energy Initiative?

  The MIT Energy Initiative is a platform for highly focused energy-related activity at MIT. The program includes research, education, campus energy management, and outreach programs that cover all areas of energy supply and
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Are volunteer opportunities available?

  At the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center (PKG Center), you can connect with a variety of public service projects in local, national ... —and often funding—for your project!  
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Where can I find parent info?

  We understand that helping your child find the right college is a daunting task and that many things have to be considered. We have information and advice that we hope you find helpful on our For parents page.  
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I get on the mailing list?

  We don't do a lot of mailing, but you can sign up for our awesome monthly email newsletter that shares what's happening on campus and—if you're applying—provides updates and tips.    
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do homeschooled students apply?

  MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students and these students have been successful and vibrant members of our community. We don't have separate requirements for homeschooled applicants. Homeschooled
• FAQ / Transfer

  How much does the transfer application cost?

  The transfer application costs $75. Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the ... -blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won’t have any impact on your chances of
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why I stayed up until 6am on Thursday More nerdy cake-baking.

  

  pm and bedtime: 1. Baking a cake for my friend Sam's birthday 2. Starting and finishing a pre-lab for my first graded Junior Lab project ... attempt, for reasons that I would rather not admit to. 3:30am. Put a more

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Logistics and Planning packing, housing, strategy, and events

  

  matches visitors to hosts definitely works. Now, for us, CPW is a familiar ... be helpful to post a Mini-Guide to CPW for your final hours of prep ... night, so bring a jacket, preferably with a hood. You'll only be here for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  high schools, highway miles, and an MIT story waiting in rural ohio ft. Max B. '24

  

  talking with a group of teachers while setting up for the college fair ... information. She paused for a second, smiled a little, and said, “He’s actually ... Stanford for my PhD. I grew up in Logan, a small town in southeastern Ohio

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 30, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Blog Graveyard skeletons in my google docs

  

  for a lovely plush paragraph to surround it one day. Some of these ideas ... for a different reason, whether it was to get somewhere or just to ... and realized just how much I had changed in a year. For so many months

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • February 12, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vast Oral Tradition Bela Bartok, a fluorescent rabbit, and Helen Keller walk into a bar. Stop me if…

  

  and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, both of which I've studied a lot ... more. After a review session for the dreaded 10.302, I came back and got ... disastrous 18-minute rehearsal of a 12-minute for Mitra and friends

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Boston’s college mascots, placed into a Tree of Life a project that nobody asked for

  

  have with the final design is that the iTOL tree didn't add a label for ... there's a general preference for mammal and bird mascots nationwide, or if ... " align="aligncenter" width="1600"] (click for better visibility

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 18, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Stories That Made Me My identity in books

  

  ."   The Hours is for those with regrets, eternal friendships, and a ... I am a huge reader. I love hearing stories and telling them. I love ... storytelling so much that it's become a pillar of my identity — it's why I chose

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 19, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Pursuing CS as a (near) beginner being a prospective CS major with little programming experience

  

  school go to for pursuing pre-med. It's difficult to find a physics ... 's robotics team for all four years. There was also a time that I thought maybe ... for someone who wants to be a CS major. I’m taking [annotation note

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sororities @ MIT- Become a part of it! Come to the first day of recruitment on September 1st to learn more about what…

  

  sororities provide some basic programming for women. Additionally, Panhel as a ... be in a sorority for all of the serious reasons, but it’s not all ... are a great resource for any worries about adjusting to college life) by

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] Your Guide to Boston Cafes a letter from chomps

  

  -MIT-student fashion, I forgot to respond.  For context, I’m chomps - a foodie and '25 ... MBTA stations. If you’re looking for a cafe with delicious food… This is ... salad and banh mi for food and the Boston cream latte and Ca Phe Phin (a

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  My Freshman Journey with Internships or: i get rejected a million times in a row

  

  had visited, thanking them for their time, and I got a couple friendly ... than a pure internship, so it was good for those with very little ... myself for making it that far in a relatively competitive program. I pretty

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 16, 2020