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• Blog / Advice

  We’re number 1 — but for whom? the global ranking vs the local fit

  

  universities for the first time since the ranking system was launched in 1983. A ... a universal, ordinal ranking of colleges and universities is at best ... university administration generally and admissions specifically (see e.g. here

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2026
• Blog / People & Identities

  Amicus briefs and the ABCs of a diverse MIT A SCOTUS filing with Stanford et al, and a strategic action plan for an inclusive…

  

  Fisher v. University of Texas back in 2015 (brief).']amicus brief ... of precedent allowing colleges and universities to consider race as one ... students to selective STEM degree programs is essential to achieve these

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 27, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  ) "Dry heat" huh... You know what? 99 degrees is 99 degrees. End of ... ) "Dry heat" huh... You know what? 108 degrees is 108 degrees. End of ... me is fully aware that when it comes to sports I L-O-V-E the University

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

  MIT’s FPOP for Entrepreneurship a week of connecting incoming freshmen with MIT startup founders

  

  offers to email intro me to one that he knows. In that email though, he ... active suspension technology and went on to receive offers from major car ... chronic diseases. Co-founder and CEO Laura go a degree in mechanical

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 29, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  terrific universities (including MIT). I never aspired to have a career in ... opportunities it offered and loved being able to talk to students and their ... or university. The lectures, concerts, interesting conversations, and

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections and Decisions Take advantage of every opportunity you can

  

  offer you my congratulations. Welcome to the most stressful four years of ... wear, or what will eventually be on your diploma. You grow based on the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • December 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Figuring out what I want to do with my life personal essay time :)

  

  from MIT as quickly as possible with a computer science degree, and then ... the University of Washington, then become a software engineer. So, why ... but enjoying the rigor of a physics degree and doubling in 21M and 8

  • by Alex M. '21
  • March 5, 2021
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Does MIT offer Army, Air Force, Navy ROTC?

  MIT is proud to offer Army, Air Force, and Naval ROTC programs on campus. Military training has existed at MIT ever since the Institute ... 'll have earned not only your degree, but a commission as an officer and
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  't award second bachelor's degrees. As long as you don't already have an undergraduate degree, you're qualified to apply. This does mean that if your mom didn't have a bachelor's degree, she could apply, get in, and come to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  5 years out What some MIT alumni are doing five years after graduation.

  

  engineering at Johns Hopkins While many universities (including MIT) have lists ... Like many universities, MIT has an alumni magazine that it sends to its graduates. But unlike many universities, MIT's alumni magazine is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions of Travel a guest post by Spencer W. '15

  

  Center for Bits and Atoms. In June, Spencer graduated with a degree in ... universities, and Spencer was among 31 selected; the scholarship will fund his ... ride northeast of London to Cambridge. At the University, everyone

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2015
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  An Exchange Student enrolls at MIT to take classes as a non-degree student. Exchange students are affiliated with a university in which MIT has an established agreement, and both universities exchange students with
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10 things I love about MIT and hopefully you'll learn to love them too.

  

  and now it’s time to decide which offer to accept. As a senior blogger ... I’d offer a list of 10 things that I love about MIT (in no particular ... classes offered through the Sloan school and some of the pre-med lab

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 27, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  So You Wanna Be A Blogger? The post that (hopefully) answers all of your questions about the selection process for admissions…

  

  should email me (benjones at you-know-the-rest) by July 31st, 2006 and ... and headed southwest. Assuming a trajectory of 42.6 degrees for said ... same rules apply - but the deadline is August 31st instead of July 31st

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

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

  

  moment, I wear mine as an alumna. Then we started receiving our diplomas ... in elaborate robes, waved at Prof. Bertschinger, accepted my diploma ... advisor. In Prof. Guth's Early Universe class (8.286, which I took

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Starbucks. I'm getting a little too familiar with it.

  

  jazz, I've been picking up some info on how this particular Boylston St ... expected. The high for today is 59 degrees, with a low of 51, and while I ... , thunderstorms, 98-degree days, followed by rain and a 40 degree temperature drop

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 14, 2011
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  colleges, the U.S. military, international universities, and other non-traditional pathways. You should choose an institution that will offer rigorous academic
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers, Perfect and Imperfect Math geeking, and a guessing game.

  

  Creasy at the Johns Hopkins University (a fantastic school, btw) for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 In this entry, I answer your recent questions left in the comments of previous entries.

  

  you have enrolling in another university in a degree-seeking program ... enroll as a degree-seeking student at another university, you can only ... restaurants around offer good vegetarian options. For example, on my list of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / Events

  A Trip to AfroTech My Recap of the AfroTech Conference in Houston

  

  , October 31st this year, and aims to celebrate and cultivate black talent ... they offer, and I probably spent 80% of that entire day talking to ... and then watching an interview with NBA player John Wall on his journey

  • by Richard O. '28
  • November 30, 2025