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• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I need a high school diploma to apply?

  your odds of getting into MIT and will help you make the most of the ... MIT doesn't have any age requirements and doesn't require high school completion to apply. Each year we receive a small number of applications from
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Guys, Six Degrees almost better than a five guys burger...almost.

  

  ...you’re taking all of these kids from around the country and the world ... the other end of that blog) I wanted to write this entry last year when ... eve of the '12s graduating and after having one year to condense my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 1, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals away from finals Recharging on the other coast

  

  sunshine and warmth to the other coast, especially on cold, icy New England ... and/or exams the last two weeks of classes.   Hardware for my ... to go on the last day of classes, a week early. And after my last class

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • June 7, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  , despite being amazingly prepared to bask in the sunshine of the West Coast ... impression that they were tunnels in the most adventurous sense of the word ... maybe one of those side-of-the-mountain tunnels with walls of dirt, a

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Genesis Embrace me Blogosphere!!!!

  

  research teams while completing a master’s degree at the University of ... Inspired by the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme Song Now this is the ... attend Morehouse The first degree was fun so I did it again So I earned a

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choosing a Major I hope this is helpful to you at some point

  

  sake of adding the name of a second subject to their diploma. I'm really ... 't be concerned about the difficulty of majors it's all about what you ... makes up ~7% of the class each year. Is that a lot? That's hard to say

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  The Swim Test Saga Four laps (and zero displacement) closer to graduation

  

  the vast majority of your peers passed the swim test as fresh-off-the ... : ??? Uh oh. Visions of watching your friends receive their diplomas while ... take the swim test. She looks at you skeptically. "It's only offered at 8

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 22, 2013
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I play football at MIT?

  ever! In front of an enthusiastic home crowd on Senior Night, the MIT ... the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The win gave the Engineers the first nine ... garnered a lot of press from coast to coast, with announcers pointing out
• Blog / Events

  I graduated My brass rat is upside-down and my dorm room is bare

  

  across the front of the student center and almost all the way to Mass Ave ... or so. Inside Johnson, I was struck by how many people in the Class of ... , I ran around the perimeter with visions of everybody leaving without

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Blog] CourseRoad! A simple way to make your four year plan!

  

  subject requirements for any possible MIT diploma. Pouring over the lists of ... . An inhabitant of East Campus(5W) and an active member of the class of ... , this is the story of that project. [Disclaimer: What follows is going

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 25, 2012
• Blog / Events

  In pursuit of freedom MIT might not be free, but plenty of things are.

  

  the dregs of October, I've finally decided that today is the momentous ... lot of nothing whisked me into the Boston theater district yesterday at ... from the phenomenal performance (profound literary self-criticism of the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• FAQ / Transfer

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

  the courses offered at your institution to MIT's by referring to the MIT Bulletin (course and degree catalog). You'll find descriptions of MIT ... courses offered in each department. You may receive credit for subjects of
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Biological Engineering major

  

  proposal of the Biological Engineering Division to offer an S.B. program that will lead to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering ... Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Engineering to be awarded on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer transfer credit?

  offered at your institution to those offered at MIT with the MIT Bulletin (course and degree catalog). The bulletin provides a comprehensive description of the Institute's academic programs. Transfer students typically
• Blog / Events

  The sun comes up, then goes away Graduation day with pictures!

  

  much to those of you who watched the webcast and saw me get my diplomas ... deal more to offer than money, and the key question each of you will face ... machine out of its box today and get it humming before the class of 2006

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  really. I was near the beginning of the ceremony (Degrees are awarded ... capture the huge number of people milling around in caps and gowns. I ... the details of the day explained to us. No such luck. We checked in at a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2 / Keep Calm and Carry On Getting some much-needed vitamin D on the other coast

  

  sunshine and the expansive stretches of beaches and boardwalks. I went to ... it's already October. We're a third of the way into the semester ... week of November. 6 others on the MIT Figure Skating team are also going

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 30, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Perfect weekend Sun, fun, and Plymouth Rock.

  

  it's a bit of a walk from the lab and because it's kind of expensive ... of the paper on my project. Adam got home around 5, and we picked up ... and the windows down, and I got to sing a bunch of awesome songs along

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  It’s The Time To Disco

  

  soldering! My sources tell me that when Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ... If you've haven't yet read about (or danced on!) the MIT East Campus ... to the website Then read the News Office article Finally, watch the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode II: Amazing Rain The one where you rapidly cool hot metal.

  

  out on the dock enjoying 12 minutes of sunshine and eating fluffernutter ... managed to get a degree from the Sloan School of Management or something ... for an inch of rain and a thunderstorm in the White Mountains, Joe '08

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2005