不同于很多国家的大学，美国大学不要求新生在入学时就确定专业，学生们可以先根据自己的兴趣进行探索，然后在大一或者大二结束时确定专业。最近，麻省理工学院（MIT）公布了2024届学子们的专业选择，进入世界顶尖名校的学霸们都会青睐什么专业呢？一起来看看吧！
数据显示，MIT2024届班级共有1070名学子，其中8名学子没有选择专业，44名学子没有提交专业选择表。剩下的学子均选择了自己的专业。
最受欢迎的专业
作为理工科爱好者的梦校，MIT学子的兴趣方向并没有辜负外界对他们的期望。
今年最受欢迎的三个专业和去年一样依旧是：
1#计算机科学和工程
2#电子工程和计算机
3#工程学（机械工程学院）
具体数字上来看，有201名2024届学生选择了计算机科学和工程，占比18.8%；92名学生选择了电子工程和计算机，占比8.6%；78名学生选择了工程学，占比7.3%。
计算机无疑仍旧是这个时代最热门的专业，也是最容易找到高薪工作的，尤其是对于MIT这样的顶尖名校毕业生。而此次调查显示的MIT学生的最热门专业选择也佐证了这一观点。
排名第4位和第5位的热门专业则跟去年掉了个个。
4#生物工程
5#数学
今年选择人数第四多的专业是生物工程，有74名学生选择，第五则是数学，有60名学生选择，而去年数学排名第四，生物工程排名第五。
最不受欢迎的专业
想必大家都能猜到在MIT最不受欢迎的一定是人文类专业，然而不受欢迎的程度小编是没想到的。
MIT的不少文科类专业居然都无人问津，比如、文学、戏剧艺术、比较媒体研究、全球语言、历史这几个专业不管是去年还是今年都没有人选择。还有一些专业，比如人类学、音乐、语言学去年有一个人选择，但是今年无人选择。
受欢迎程度逐年增加的专业
了解一个专业的热门程度，除了看本次选择的人数外，还可以对比往年的人数变动。生物工程专业选择人数增长最多，去年仅有4.9%的学生选择，今年则有6.9%，很多人认为这和全球疫情的大背景有关。化学生物工程也是选择人数增长较多的专业之一，从10人上升到了20人，占2024届学生比例的1.9%。
值得注意的是，并不是所有人文类专业都不被pick，也有部分专业的选择人数在迅速增长。比如政治科学去年仅有1人选择，今年上升为3名；哲学去年没有人选择，今年得到了1名学生的青睐。不过，由于人文专业的学生基数小，尽管增长较快，但绝对人数上仍然处劣势。
最受欢迎的学院
对热门专业的追捧，也体现在学院的选择上。MIT 2024届学生最受欢迎的学院是工程学院。共有751名，约67.9%的学生选择了工程学院，去年这两个数字分别为744和69.5%。选择理科学院的学生数量排名第二，共有218名，约20.4%的学子选择了这个学院。其余的学生则选择了斯隆商学院、人文艺术和社会科学学院以及建筑和规划学院。
MIT青睐什么样的学生？
看完了专业选择，大家肯定想知道多优秀的学生才有机会进入这所梦校呢？MIT在招生办官网上列出了8项他们希望看到学生拥有的特质。
1、MIT的使命保持一致（MIT使命：用教育，研究和创新来创造一个更美好的世界。）Alignment with MIT’s mission
Remember that there are many ways to make the world better—we’re not looking for applicants to have cured all infectious disease in the world by the time they’re 15. Tutoring a single kid in math changes the world. Lobbying a senator to amend bad policy changes the world. There are thousands of examples.
2、合作精神
Collaborative and cooperative spirit
The core of the MIT spirit is collaboration and cooperation; you can see it all over the Institute. Many of the problem sets (our affectionate term for homework) at MIT are designed to be worked on in groups, and cross-department labs are very common. MIT is known for its interdisciplinary research. If you enjoy working alone all the time, that’s completely valid, but you might not be particularly happy at MIT.
3、主动精神
Initiative
Opportunities are abundant at MIT, but they must be seized. Research projects, seed money, and interesting lectures aren’t simply handed to students on silver platters here. For those students who take initiative—who take advantage of what’s around them—MIT’s resources are unparalleled.
4、承担风险。（MIT官网表示：学校欣赏那些不仅能成功而且也不怕失败的人。当他们遇到风险时，会学会快速恢复—— 因为风险不仅会带来失败，也会带来成功。）
Risk-taking
MIT wants to admit people who are not only planning to succeed but who are also not afraid to fail. When people take risks in life, they learn resilience—because risk leads to failure as often as it leads to success. The most creative and successful people—and MIT is loaded with them—know that failure is part of life and that if you stay focused and don’t give up, goals are ultimately realized.
5、动手来实现创意
Hands-on creativity
MIT is an active, hands-on place. Innovation is risky and messy! Getting your hands dirty and trying something new is often the best way to achieve success. We apply theoretical knowledge to real-world problems here; our Latin motto means “Mind and Hand.” In other words, you shouldn’t just enjoy thinking, you should also enjoy doing.
6、保持好奇心和兴奋感
Intensity, curiosity, and excitement
In a nutshell, you should be invested in the things that really mean something to you (we’re not particularly picky as to what). Explore! Choose quality over quantity—you don’t have to do a million things to get into college. Put your heart into a few things that you truly care about and that will be enough.
7、符合MIT社区的特质（MIT社区由相互照顾和相互提升的人组成，互相鼓励彼此去工作并超越自己的潜力。学校希望接纳那些天生就能维持这个社区品质的人。）
The character of the MIT community
Our community is comprised of people who take care of each other and lift each other up, who inspire each other to work and dream beyond their potential. We’re looking to admit people who by nature will sustain the qualities of this community.
8、平衡休息与工作的能力
The ability to prioritize balance
Despite what you may have heard, this place is NOT all about work. To be successful here, you must prioritize some measure of downtime. Therefore, we like to see that you’ve prioritized some downtime in high school as well. Question #1 (Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it.) is not a trick question. Answer it honestly.
当然除了宝贵品质，根据MIT官方公布的统计来看，申请者的标化成绩也基本都是“满分”级别。除此之外，想要申请MIT还要“必备”一些硬实力的奖项，并在文书上多下功夫。如果你也有这样的目标，现在就要多加努力好好准备，还可以向专业的升学指导老师求助，提前做好全面规划。如果你还没有确定的专业，也欢迎和老师一对一聊聊适合你的专业选择！
