Students

Page Contents:01.Undergraduate Students02.Graduate Students03.Student Resources

Our students

Our undergraduate and graduate students apply their exceptional talents within the MIT community and on a larger scale. We celebrate all they’ve achieved already and look forward to sharing future stories about them on our alumni page.

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Announcements

Four from MIT named 2025 Rhodes Scholars

Fall 2024
Yiming Chen ’24, Wilhem Hector, Anushka Nair, and David Oluigbo will start postgraduate studies at Oxford next fall.

Three from MIT named 2024-25 Goldwater Scholars

Fall 2024
Undergraduates Ben Lou, Srinath Mahankali, and Kenta Suzuki, whose research explores math and physics, are honored for their academic excellence.

Thirty-five outstanding MIT students selected as Burchard Scholars for 2024

Fall 2024
Undergraduates selected for the competitive program enjoy a seminar series and conversations over dinners with distinguished faculty.

Undergraduate students

Senior spotlight

Meet the SHASS seniors of 2024

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Isabella Carlo

Major in Biology and Brain & Cognitive Science
Minor in Ancient and Medieval Studies

One of the most enjoyable parts of studying Ancient and Medieval studies here at MIT has been that AMS allows me to really dive into a passion of mine and find a community of students like me in the process!

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Anushree Chaudhuri

Major in Urban Studies and Planning and Economics
Minor in Master in City Planning

Economics provides a rigorous set of skills, critical reasoning, and iterative assumptions through which to understand and analyze the world.

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Isabela Fuentes

Major in Biology and Chemistry
Minor in Science, Technology, and Society

Through my STS classes, I have enjoyed learning about the historical and social context behind impactful technologies.

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Graduate students

Mariel García-Montes

Graduate Student Spotlight

Mariel García-Montes, a doctoral student in MIT’s Program in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society, researches the internet’s far-reaching impact on society, especially regarding privacy and young people. “I would love to be part of a generation that is thinking about what technology would look like if we put the public interest first,” Mariel García-Montes says.

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‘It’s been a journey’

Class of ’24 advanced degree graduates from across SHASS talk about their experiences and what’s next.

Student resources

We support all students in becoming their whole selves at SHASS and at the Institute.

The Division of Student Life offers resources and activities to for undergraduate, graduate, and prospective students. They also connect students to LGBTQ+ services, women and gender services, and intercultural advocacy.

The Humanities Film Office maintains an extensive collection of videos from theatrical films, television shows, stage performance recordings, and other audiovisual materials. The collection is available for student research.

The Undergraduate Economics Association is a group of undergraduates interested in economics who meet for the purpose of supporting academic endeavors, improving employment opportunities, and extending networks with each other and the outside world.

Learn about clubs, arts organizations, athletics, and other ways to be engaged at the Registrar’s Campus Life page.

The Institute Community and Equity Office (ICEO) offers diverse programming, groups, and resources to amplify MIT’s sense of community.

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