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• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  . There are now 37 AP courses. My high school offered just 3: Calculus ... high schools that offered zero APs. Similarly, I had classmates who attended high schools that offered dozens of these courses, and, yes, some of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Does MIT offer club sports?

  There are more than 30 different club sports at MIT. Each club is either instructional or competition focused by nature. Many of the competition focused clubs have excelled at both regional and…
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What other student resources are available?

  MIT offers a myriad of health and well-being support resources for students. See the DoingWell site for more info.
• Blog / Admissions

  Derailment My Gap Year

  

  University, and enjoyed a relaxing senior spring. So did I, but it was ... - they were being paid $8/hour just like me, even with their degrees. I ... Gettysburg with a degree in marine biology. I asked him what his dreams, his

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 18, 2011
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Does the Khan Academy offer practice SATs?

  Students can prepare for college-entrance exams by going on an online "SAT quest," complete with custom practice problems, instructional videos, and tailored feedback offered by the popular nonprofit learning website
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of robotics programs does MIT offer?

  Interactive Robots We even offer free online course materials for students
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Make a (Short) Movie in 15 Days give or take

  

  ="for those of you with Celsius mind- that’s about -1 degrees, so freezing"]30 degree[/annotation] weather. 15. Kill the batteries of your equipment ... footage and audio files to your working area. I use a solid state drive and

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 24, 2019
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT provide any academic or athletic scholarships?

  MIT provides financial aid on the basis of financial need only. We don't offer money based on any measure of merit—academic, athletic ... the Institute as an MIT Scholarship, even though we offer it based
• Blog / Admissions

  What Makes You Tick? To all the Early applicants.

  

  a 45 degree angle to the left side of the paper, so it's basically ... offering help to one another is in tune with the same spirit. I'm not referring to just my fraternity brothers offering to prep me in 8.01, but also

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 14, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Go, ninja, go. A four hour tour of Boston, with Gilligan, and the Skipper too.

  

  degrees outside, and since I had sent an e-mail for my floor asking for ... offer you hugs, kisses, or other things in that vein. One even offered ... up on the offer, but figured that she probably wanted to kiss gay girls

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chang Ning District, Shanghai 上海，长宁区

  

  University, an 8-day research and cultural exchange session. I’m not doing ... cultural identity, And third, in the United States I’ve also always felt kind ... you grew up (in my case, the United States) isn’t necessarily the best

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 4, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Week of Music Eight bands in nine days, and I still missed five performances.

  

  this unwritten pact (well, I guess it's written now) which states that if ... . Anyways, he's now a freshman at St. Edward's University, a small liberal ... heart of live blues music in the United States. You run into all sorts of

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 28, 2008
• Blog / Summer

  MNL → BOS → SFO we live in a so(ci)e(ty)

  

  a fifteen-minute bus ride. Or MIT and Boston University, or MIT and ... -hour commutes. But Stanford, Berkeley, Cal State, SJSU? They're all at least an ... ="aligncenter" width="600"] the mentioned universities are highlighted in red

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 1, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Got The Gig So excited about ALL the Things!

  

  in a lab at Stony Brook University back in New York, supervising my ... president of the United States of America.  His name was Mr. President and we ... this incredible university - the sickest place in the world. I was so

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  United States, but do happen with some frequency abroad). Instead, ask ... teacher and by no one else. If you attend school outside the United States ... . While much of this advice is universal, YMMV with other schools for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Alive and Kicking I kick, therefore I am ~taekwondo~

  

  is offered every quarter. At MIT, we got semesters, but there are 5 PE ... not entirely so. I am [annotation note="TO AN EXTREMELY MODERATE DEGREE ... taking that lifted knee, turning it 90 degrees-ish, and kicking across

  • by Waly N. '24
  • August 3, 2021
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I’m waiting for my green card?

  're considered an international applicant if you're not a United States citizen or United States permanent resident (green card holder). Applicants awaiting
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New Year, New Semester Celebrating Lunar New Year and a new spring schedule

  

  degrees Fahrenheit. For perspective, I saw a chart on the internet that claimed just 30 minutes in -22 degree weather would be sufficient for ... ’s offered in both semesters (albeit with two different professors) so I

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  third UROPs, offers were made to me unexpectedly in casual conversations ... /PhD degrees. I really love research but I also have great passion in medicine ... /PhD degree, I do not know whether I’ll do more research or more clinical

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You should consider studying economics if… for those who aren't totally set on what to major in

  

  rankings by those sketchy university ranking websites. I guess a lot of ... to count towards the degree. It's also flexible in a way that I think ... for information about what you can do with an economics degree (use the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 8, 2016