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• Blog / Admissions

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  food. Some standout dishes included cannoli from Mike’s Pastries, the obligatory liquid nitrogen ice cream, and professional chef Gerry’s world ... the mascot is the beaver, “nature’s engineer.” I know the social Baker

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Events

  A Mystery Hunt Puzzle A Taste of Things to Come...

  

  It is 2:45 AM. You have just finished your 5.111 pset. The handwritten solutions took you 10 pages, and you’re very fed up with drawing molecular orbital diagrams. You still…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Ali Khademhosseini: Building tissues, cell-by-cell Khademhosseini, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the joint MIT-Harvard Health Sciences and Technology Program,…

  

  Review’s Top 35 Young Innovators of 2007 for his inventive tissue ... living tissue, but Khademhosseini’s work is unique in its “ ... . As MIT’s Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor in 2004

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biodiesel@MIT: Turning trash into black gold A student group called Biodiesel@MIT has just won the grand prize of $25,000 in the…

  

  reserves are drying out, glaciers are melting, and the world’s supply ... calamities: pretend it’s not happening, accept defeat, or try to make ... petro-diesel to create a blended fuel that can be used in MIT’s

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Delayed Reaction A day in the life.

  

  . Where is theta, and is the component mgsin(theta) or mgcos(theta)? That’s ... Mohr’s circle, which is this amazing shorthand way to solve these kinds ... student cookbook, and it’s just mashed potatoes. But still! Awesome! Then I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Sneak Preview

  

  evening while s/he was on a date.

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2009!

  

  ! In the meantime, all of you '09s should check out the Firstyear site

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 2, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I haven’t completed all the recommended coursework?

  At the very least, we recommend you have one full year of both calculus (or higher level math courses, if you entered college with credit for calculus) and calculus-based physics. It’s rare that an applicant
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the Infinite Corridor?

  The Infinite Corridor is MIT’s spinal cord. Many of our departments, classrooms, and labs radiate from here. Whatever you do, stay to the right when traveling the corridor and note that pedestrian speed increases dramatically
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What programs does Office of Minority Education offer?

  society. Matriculation to one of the world’s top schools of science and
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Koch Institute?

  -faceted group of investigators is at the core of the Koch Institute’s mission to
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Does MIT offer club sports?

  welcome. Please check out each club’s individual website for more details.
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of first-year learning communities are available?

  , we have a variety of programs to choose from. MIT’s first
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are GIRs?

  subjects to help you explore your anticipated major. MIT’s GIRs ensure that
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply as a permanent resident?

  All students must complete the MIT application with their current citizenship status. In the MIT first-year admissions process, you are considered a U.S. citizen if you currently hold a United States permanent
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  realize that students in the U.S. have a huge array of extracurriculars to
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of study abroad programs are available?

  Initiatives (MISTI) is MIT’s flagship international education program that
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  Student Support Services (S^3) if they're having issues with their workload
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I play football at MIT?

  the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The win gave the Engineers the first nine
• FAQ / First-year application

  What’s the difference between Early Action (EA)/Regular Action (RA)?

  decision-making process. MIT’s Early Action program is both nonbinding and