Visiting HASTS

Prospective Student Visit Day

HASTS offers this day so that prospective students can get a better understanding of what our program offers in terms of research and resources, and to help them decide if our program may be a good fit for them. Prospective students do not have to attend the visit day in order to apply to our program. Our most recent Visit Day was held on October 14, 2022. If you would like to be notified about the Visit Day that will be held in October 2023, please email us at hasts@mit.edu.

Other ways to learn more about the HASTS community and MIT

You can also learn more about the academic interests of the scholars in our programs and the kinds of conversations we’re in dialog with by attending online seminars organized by our participating departments and exploring their websites:

Anthropology
History
STS (upcoming events, recorded events)

You can also follow our programs through social media: Twitter (Anthropology, History, STS) and Facebook (STS). Find out more about the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences through their website, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube channel.

While primarily geared towards undergraduates, you may want to explore MIT’s Admissions Office’s Visit MIT page. Prospective students who can’t attend the Visit Day may consider contacting a HASTS faculty member or student who shares their research interests in order to talk more about the fit of their own research interests with HASTS. For general questions about the program or admissions, please reach out to the Academic Administrator, Karen Gardner, at hasts@mit.edu or click here to set up a meeting.

During the admissions cycle, applicants who are selected to advance to the interview round of the admissions process will have additional opportunities to learn about HASTS and engage with members of the program in February or March.