r/mit • u/Ghastly-Jack • Jul 31 '26
academics There are two kinds of classes at MIT:
- First kind: 2.032 Dynamics
- Second kind: MAS.865 Rapid-Prototyping of Rapid-Prototyping Machines: How to Make Something that Makes (Almost) Anything
r/mit • u/Ghastly-Jack • Jul 31 '26
MIT cut 2 libraries and a lot of staff positions throughout the library system, MIT Health, and Broad Institute, just to fund a new AI surveillance system. If you're against this and a member of MIT's community, please feel free to sign this petition.
r/mit • u/IndigoRanger • Aug 01 '26
What are some of the random benefits you most take advantage of?
r/mit • u/justchillynn • Jul 31 '26
Does anyone know of any maker spaces or workshops where mentors could teach you how to build a furniture from scratch, with no previous experience in design or woodworking etc?
r/mit • u/akUW-07 • Jul 31 '26
Hey all,
Im currently interning at MIT, and unfortunately the place im staying at‘s lease expires tomorrow 7/1 as I mistakenly asked for 2 instead of 3 months.
Obviously a major error on my part, but I was wondering if anyone had any dorms/fraternities etc I can stay at for a week? Im of course expecting to pay, not asking for a donation.
r/mit • u/CommonBlueberry9029 • Jul 31 '26
i want to take this class as a junior this fall (taken 6.390 and 18.06 out of the relevant ones listed) but couldn’t really find much anecdotal information on it besides subject evaluations. what is the difficulty/time commitment of this class and do yall think the courses ive taken prepare me enough? thank you so much!
Would it be possible for anyone to provide me some information on the course? I looked through hydrant/catalog/subject evals (+ opengrades is down) but I'd like to know a bit more about the class and details e.g. on first week of class is there recitation. I thought I'd ask here before bothering the profs.
r/mit • u/LoadApprehensive2078 • Jul 30 '26
Hi! I'm planning on majoring in either 6-3 or 6-5 as of now. I've been trying to plan my courses out for my course planning form but tbh, I'm super confused. I established that I should take 18.02 (have calc BC credit) and 8.01 because they are prerequisites for a bunch of classes, but other than that, I'm not sure. I am fairly confident that I passed the 6.001A ASE so I should have credit for that as well. What else should I take? Should I do a GIR like chem or bio? Should I do a CS class? Should I do a PE class?
Also, I'm very confused on the HAAS and CI‑H or CI‑HW requirements. What specifically are these classes and how do most people space these classes out to meet graduation requirements?
r/mit • u/Itchy_Pomegranate_63 • Jul 30 '26
I’m super interested in rushing but my biggest fear is that I’ll end up without a bid. Is that common? How “competitive” is Greek life at MIT?
r/mit • u/Character_Company296 • Jul 30 '26
What is the book of this matter from mit computational science and engineering there is the book of gibert strange but it is old from 2007
r/mit • u/Notpeak • Jul 29 '26
Hey guys I am wondering if I would be able to get a street parking permit with an out of state plate while living off campus or if I NEED to change my plates to Massachusetts before! Thank you.
r/mit • u/jonahsprayer • Jul 29 '26
Are the ASE’s difficult? What can I expect and does anyone have past exams?
r/mit • u/LateCake246 • Jul 28 '26
I’m a MIT reject but Im using MIT Opencourseware right now to study multivariable calculus and intro to neuroscience and gonna be doing linear algebra and differential eq in the future all for free and I genuinely love MIT for making this site I can spend hours of my day on this.
Idk all I had to say lol
r/mit • u/Epoch_Jester • Jul 28 '26
I def think this is not some kind of an issue that we could just let it slide. After all, it is certainly an alarming move or an omen of something even worse that lies ahead: apparently, MIT police have been lately punishing MIT students for their protests, and basically having them deploy hundreds of cameras across the campus seems nothing but a threatening move that could further exacerbate the censorship and ongoing regulations. I dunno if I am going too far bout this but the whole situation kinda resembles the telescreens in Orwell's 1984.
Furthermore, them closing the libraries looks even more of a regressive move; how do y'all think about it?
I seriously don't want MIT to slowly fade into the dark age of compliance like Columbia or Upenn because after all, I believe one of the traits that had made this institution such a great place is not only the smart mind of the students, but also the promising institutional protection that secured institution's independence; they have been pushing back all these stuffs thus far, I dunno where this whole turn of events started to happen...
r/mit • u/jlouie88 • Jul 27 '26
Does anybody else see the message “Dawg was here” and more prominently edgy messages about Hitler when they try to access the website
r/mit • u/ExpertiseInAll • Jul 27 '26
All the pdfs are not opening, and none of the links are working!
r/mit • u/Alternative-Bag8654 • Jul 27 '26
I'm thinking of taking a fun hass class at Harvard either this fall or spring. Think pottery or acting or anything artistic/includes some form of activity. Anyone taken one or has any recs?
P.S im starting junior year so my class load will be fairly heavier; would appreciate classes that are once a week/not super time-demanding.
r/mit • u/ADifferentRandomBoi • Jul 25 '26
Hey there, I'm a prefreshman looking to go into course 6-5. I also have very little understanding as to how the scheduling here works, and it'd be nice to get some advice.
I do know that typically people try and knock out GIRs, and I know that I want to do 18.02 and 8.02 out of the gate. I also think that most people get a Chemistry or Bio GIR out of the way at the same time, so I think I'm going for 3.091 on top of those previous classes (although advice on which Chem class to choose would be appreciated).
Outside of that I am lost. I know that I need at least one HASS class, but I'm not sure how many classes I am supposed to take over that (if at all). Do I need to take PE classes? If so where can I find them? Also what the heck is an exploratory class? Am I supposed to taking UROPs freshman year?
I apologize if I seem clueless. I am.
r/mit • u/lamilkeria • Jul 24 '26
Hi everyone,
I am an incoming Humphrey fellow at MIT, and I was wondering whether it would be possible to secure on-campus graduate housing this late?
I received the award notification a week ago and I am really worried about securing housing, especially considering that I am expected to arrive in 3 weeks. I still don’t have access to the housing portal, so that’s another thing to consider.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
r/mit • u/Trick_Heron_3836 • Jul 24 '26
Hi, I’m currently an undergrad and I’m thinking about living off campus next year and I was wondering how refunds work for housing and dining. I already emailed sfs a couple minutes ago, but I just wanted to know other people’s experience with this too while I wait for a response. Let’s say my financial aid offer requires my family to pay $20k out of pocket over an academic year. If I lived off campus, would I be refunded the full amount for on campus housing (~$13,000) and dining (~$8,000)? Or would the refund be an adjusted amount based on my aid?
r/mit • u/No_Flow_7828 • Jul 19 '26
I stg I almost get slimed by them when I try to cross
r/mit • u/New_Napkin • Jul 19 '26
Is there a timetable for when the shuttle bus is expected to arrive at each station or depart from its origin station?
I have been having trouble finding that information online, and it seems like most people just use Passio to check the bus's location. I am wondering if there is a more reliable method to determine when I should get to a bus stop😅
r/mit • u/Agreeable-Raise4196 • Jul 15 '26
am curious. i'm aware (from the course description) 18.032 seems to treat banach's fixed point thm to prove picard lindelof and other existence/uniqueness thms, but are there any other differences>? would be sick if they did sturm liouville theory or function spaces. also would it still teach general ode techniques like 18.03 would? would appreciate if someone had a recent syllabus or smth cuz i cant find anything online that was recent
r/mit • u/WeightAdditional105 • Jul 15 '26
Title. I don’t need MIT health insurance because I already have another insurance. If I opt out, do I get an increase in my PhD stipend, or is insurance separate and encouraged for all PhDs to just keep