Graduating Class: Minor'26
Ellie Lei
Major: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (6) and Mathematics (18)
Minor: Literature (21L)
What are your plans after graduation plans?
Software Engineer
Was there a favorite book or topic that you studied with Literature that you would recommend?
Literature and Existentialism! Made me think about the world entirely differently.
What was your favorite book, film, or thesis, paper title, etc. from out of Literature?
I thought Educated by Tara Westover really stuck with me. I wish I could’ve taken Oscar Wilde and Friends — I’m a huge Wilde fan (I think he’s so funny), and the list of authors really excited me. Also, the course description was hilarious.
I thought Educated by Tara Westover really stuck with me. I wish I could’ve taken Oscar Wilde and Friends — I’m a huge Wilde fan (I think he’s so funny), and the list of authors really excited me. Also, the course description was hilarious.
What advice would you give a future Literature Minor? What would you tell your younger self before declaring your minor?
Have fun with it! Take as many classes and explore as many areas as possible — you’ll never know when a literature course at MIT will be life changing.
Have fun with it! Take as many classes and explore as many areas as possible — you’ll never know when a literature course at MIT will be life changing.