Academics and research – MIT Admissions https://mitadmissions.org At MIT Admissions, we recruit and enroll a talented and diverse class of undergraduates who will learn to use science, technology, and other areas of scholarship to serve the nation and the world in the 21st century. Thu, 09 Feb 2023 20:03:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 What is NEET? https://mitadmissions.org/help/faq/what-is-neet/ Tue, 04 Sep 2018 17:53:31 +0000 https://mitadmissions.org/?post_type=faq&p=34771 NEET is a collaborative and project-based academic program from the School of Engineering. The program aims to educate young engineers to build the new machines that will address societal needs by preparing them to work as entrepreneurs, innovators, and discoverers. Students choose a sequence in their sophomore, junior, and senior years, and are coached in personal and interpersonal skills.

Students will get an SB degree from the department they will be majoring in and a NEET Certificate in one of these threads:

 

 

]]> What is the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab? https://mitadmissions.org/help/faq/abdul-latif-jameel-world-water-and-food-security-lab/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:56:47 +0000 https://mitadmissions.org/?post_type=faq&p=24216 The Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) was created to coordinate and promote water and food research at MIT.

MIT’s efforts are aimed at a future in which the world’s water and food needs are met in both the developed and the developing world, in an environmentally sustainable way.

Check out their site to learn about all of the good things going on at J-WAFS!

 

]]> How can I get a course catalog? https://mitadmissions.org/help/faq/bulletin-course-catalog/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:52:52 +0000 https://mitadmissions.org/?post_type=faq&p=24198 MIT has an online course catalog called the Bulletin that provides details about MIT, the campus, and undergraduate programs, including requirements and course descriptions for majors/minors.

]]> What is Interphase Edge? https://mitadmissions.org/help/faq/interphase-edge/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:52:05 +0000 https://mitadmissions.org/?post_type=faq&p=24194 Interphase Edge is a two-year scholar enrichment program that includes an eight-week summer session as well as programming during the academic year to help ease the transition to MIT and to build community among new students. Any enrolling first-year student may apply for the program.

]]> What’s the Deshpande Center? https://mitadmissions.org/help/faq/deshpande-center/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:46:34 +0000 https://mitadmissions.org/?post_type=faq&p=24174 The Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation provides grants and resources to help MIT faculty and students move their ideas from the lab to the marketplace.

The center empowers some of MIT’s most talented researchers to make a difference in the world by developing innovative technologies in the lab and bringing them to the marketplace in the form of breakthrough products and new companies. In turn, those innovations can help solve large and daunting problems in health, information technology, energy, and other fields.

]]> What’s happening at the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies? https://mitadmissions.org/help/faq/institute-for-soldier-nanotechnologies/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:45:39 +0000 https://mitadmissions.org/?post_type=faq&p=24170 At the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, MIT, the Army, and industry partners work together to develop technologies that advance soldier protection and survivability capabilities.

Team members collaborate on basic research to create new materials, devices, processes, and systems, and on applied research to transition promising results toward practical products useful to the soldier. Army members of Team ISN also give guidance on soldier protection and survivability needs, and the relevancy of research proposed to address these needs. These collaborations help identify dual-use applications for ISN-derived technologies for firefighters, police officers, other first responders, and the civilian community at large.

]]> What is the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory? https://mitadmissions.org/help/faq/picower-institute-for-learning-and-memory/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:45:08 +0000 https://mitadmissions.org/?post_type=faq&p=24168 The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT focuses the talents of a diverse array of brain scientists on a single mission: unraveling the mechanisms that drive the quintessentially human capacity to remember and to learn, as well as related functions like perception, attention, and consciousness.

]]> Is study help available? https://mitadmissions.org/help/faq/study-help/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:39:56 +0000 https://mitadmissions.org/?post_type=faq&p=24150 MIT offers a variety of academic resources to provide support for any student facing a particularly tough academic challenge, from tutoring and study groups to time management tips and testing strategies. Here’s a glimpse at a few study resources available at MIT:

]]> Can I take a summer session? https://mitadmissions.org/help/faq/summer-session/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:37:13 +0000 https://mitadmissions.org/?post_type=faq&p=24141 During the regular Summer Session, MIT offers a limited selection of the subjects available in the academic year, as well as a few subjects designed for special interests and needs of MIT students. All classes are for MIT students only.

 

]]> Does MIT offer exchange programs? https://mitadmissions.org/help/faq/exchange-programs/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:35:52 +0000 https://mitadmissions.org/?post_type=faq&p=24137 MIT offers a number of opportunities to study, work, research, and teach abroad.

 

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