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• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Another Fab Four Sarah Dupuis '10, Zachary Bjornson-Hooper '10 Emily Houston '10, and Renaldo Webb '10.

  

  talented peers from 49 countries as partners in learning. Talent and ... top download at a popular indie music Web site. Dupuis loves math and sees MIT -- and Cambridge/Boston -- as a dynamic confluence of her two

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 28, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Challenge A little admissions fun during the World Cup.

  

  Here at MIT, with our large population of international and immigrant ... between Germany and Costa Rica on the big screen with a huge and rowdy group of MIT students, and I'm looking forward to watching many of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American Idol? What's going on with American Idol?

  

  article. So, I watched season 1 and some of seasons 2 and 3, but I have completely missed this season and now I can't believe my eyes! How is Taylor, a ... -culture to me! Please and thank you.

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Super Adventure Club In a little while, I'll be gone.

  

  've told this to basically everybody I saw today and I feel like I'm just ... ." And what am I doing for Spring Break? Well, I'm not heading east like our very own Bryan and Anthony. Rather, I'll be going south and west to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ah, those inspirational Germans! The Magdeburg Bridge in Germany is an engineering marvel and an inspiration to all Beavers!

  

  depressed and start asking yourself "Why am I here? What am I doing with my ... the coolest bridge ever? I'm not Course 1 (Civil and Environmental ... 0.57 miles long, cost 500 million euros, and took six years to build

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The summer begins…

  

  and housing lottery preferences. With most of this behind me, it feels like summer has actually begun... and it's time to enjoy my last months at home with friends and family before heading to MIT. I'll be leaving

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Soup Dumplings, Fever Pitch Yesterday after work I headed downtown for the evening. First stop was one of my…

  

  ). Taiwan cafe in Boston's Chinatown. Soup dumplings are delicious and fun ... (and most expensive) movie theater. When I walked in, I saw a big crowd of geeks, and suddenly remembered that this was the night of the super

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 27, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What career services are available?

  students—current and alumni—as they explore and prepare for careers. Whether ... applying to graduate or professional school, CAPD has services and programs ... employment, and 49% of the Class of 2024 went directly to grad school. The
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer exchange programs?

  MIT offers a number of opportunities to study, work, research, and teach abroad.  
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is Math fun at MIT?

  best on the planet. Mathematics provides a language and tools for understanding the physical world around us and the abstract world within us. MIT ... traditional areas of pure mathematics such as analysis, algebra, geometry and
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT prefer public school or private school?

  MIT receives diverse and interesting applications from students in every type of school: public, private, religious, charter, and home school. We understand that high schools have different offerings and families
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge?

  One of the highlights of MIT's yearly academic challenges and ... passion and talent to improve the world with the experience and resources of ... supports innovation and entrepreneurship as public service through an annual
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have required classes or language requirements?

  , chemistry, biology, and four years of English. We want you to take the most ... and IB coursework as college level and the highest level of rigor in high schools. We offer helpful advice on academics and extracurricular
• Blog / Uncategorized

  winter in Brazil adventures in WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity

  

  This IAP, I’ve gone to Brazil!  I’m taking WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity. It’s a class focused on Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous Brazilian culture, with tons of readings, movies, and museum visits each week. The

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 10, 2023
• Blog / Summer

  “How was your day?” asked and answered

  

  been happening for the last two weeks, and I don’t know why. I bitterly get up, say good morning to my roommate, and head for the bathrooms ... a twenty-minute shower, and go back to my room, pick out my clothes

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 2, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  An MIT Community Vigil for Black Lives

  

  On Tuesday, the MIT Institute Community and Equity Office hosted a ... , February 23), Breonna Taylor (Louisville, March 13) and George Floyd (Minneapolis, May 25) – and the protests that have followed. Student leaders

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  're still heads-down reading applications and meeting in committee. No final ... introductory coursework but advising, major exploration, and so on. However, there has been a special focus on the substance and purpose of the General

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy New Year! how i celebrated the coming apocalypse

  

  dad and two brothers for a few days of skiing at Breckenridge. It was ... cannon and/or set on fire.   Ma! Pa! Big news from the big city!   This year, my uncle, who hosts our annual New Years Eve party, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Rudolph Family Weekend Better late than never, right?

  

  One week ago, everyone's parents were here on campus, and I mean ... people who were on campus for Family Weekend last weekend. And not only ... only one whose parents didn't come, but sometimes it felt that way, and I

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 24, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Go White Sox! I'm absolutely giddy that the White Sox are in the World Series and I had…

  I grew up in Elgin, IL and I'm a huge White Sox fan (sorry Astro fans). Even though Elgin is northwest of Chicago (and most northsiders are Cubs fans), my dad, grandpa, and great-grandpa were White Sox fans. Not

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005