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Announcements and deadlines

✏️ Before you start an application, please review the eligibility requirements to choose the correct application: first year / transfer.
📨 Early Action decisions will be posted on December 17 at 6:28 PM ET. Read more here.
🗓️ Our Regular Action deadline for first-year applications is January 6.
✅ Learn more on how to apply for financial aid.

Latest from the bloggers

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a text convo on failure and other stuff i guess
- by Kanokwan T. '25
- December 12, 2024
My friend Miguel T. ’25 and I were texting about random stuff this morning, and failure came up. I thought to share some excerpts with you. M K 2:46 AM Where is sunrise⁠… Read More

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MIT EA Decisions to be Posted Tuesday, 12/17/24, at 6:28 PM ET exactly what it says on the tin
- by Ceri Riley '16
- December 10, 2024
Sometimes I feel like an alien because I don’t really listen to music.⁠07 a fact that many, if not all, of my dear friends make fun of me for and… Read More
[joint liveblog] finding the BALANCE with 2.009 watching the 2.009 annual showcase (with Kayode D. '27)
- by Janet G. '27
- December 9, 2024
A live DJ. 1000+ sparkly pompoms. One of the biggest events of the year. What more can you ask for? Tonight is the 2.009 presentation.⁠10 Product Engineering Process, an Mech-Eng capstone class, but… Read More

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we made things and want to show them to you 2.009: an iconic mech-e senior capstone class!
- by Kanokwan T. '25
- December 9, 2024
Tonight, mechanical engineering seniors will showcase the culmination of 3.5 years of hard work in our 2.009 Product Engineering Process Final Presentation. Everything you need to know lives on this site. Around 100 students, 1 semester, 6 incredible products—all packed into 2 hours. You… Read More

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#Course 2 - Mechanical Engineering

#Course 2A-CIR - MechE with Robotics

#kresge

#Kresge Auditorium

#meche
Aiden Wrapped a year in review
- by Aiden H. '28
- December 3, 2024
It’s December, which means it is time to (drumroll please)… 🎉🎉HAVE AN MINOR EXISTENTIAL CRISIS BECAUSE SOMEHOW 11 MONTHS HAVE PASSED (cue airhorn noise)🎉🎉 As someone who loves to obsess over random, useless statistics,⁠… Read More
what’s in the box? why is spring cleaning a common phrase but not fall cleaning hmm
- by Janet G. '27
- December 1, 2024
today yesterday thanksgiving was a few days ago, and in the world of this post it is still thanksgiving day,⁠25 so i started writing this post a few days… Read More

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#fall cleaning
How to Build an LED Acrylic Sign Your Complete Beginners Guide
- by Richard O. '28
- November 30, 2024
I absolutely love the design process. Everything from coming up with an idea to bringing it to life are things I don’t think I can ever get sick of. So when a discussion came up during a house meeting about things we could do to change up the Chocolate City… Read More

From military service to sustainable engineering

Transfer student and U.S. Air Force veteran Justin Cole was a featured guest on the Service to School podcast! He shares some great anecdotes about his non-traditional journey to MIT, from finding community to navigating financial aid, where he now studies Climate System Science and Engineering (Course 1-12).

Math Prize for Girls

$Math Prize for Girls alumna Nitya Mani, top scorer Shruti Arun, and president of Math for America Maria Klawe$

Every year, the MIT Department of Mathematics hosts Math Prize for Girls, where students solve multistage problems in geometry, algebra, and trigonometry. In October, there was a six-way tie between winners who successfully solved 15 out of 20 problems!

Applying STEM knowledge to public policy

Iselle B. '25 wanted to apply to MIT after participating in MITES (MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science). On campus, she has explored ways to implement her STEM knowledge to work on global issues, from climate science projects through Terrascope or learning about policy in Washington, DC.

I LOVE MUSICALS!!! wicked just dropped and I am LOSING MY MIND
- by Kanokwan T. '25
- November 29, 2024
worry not: there are no Wicked spoilers in this blog IM SO WICKED-PILLED RIGHT NOW IM SO SO SORRY FOR SCREAMING BUT I SIMPLY CANNOT HELP IT Last Friday, I saw Wicked on opening night with two friends… Read More

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#Broadway

#Course 21M - Music and Theatre Arts

#MTG (Musical Theatre Guild)

#musicals

#theater

#theaternerd
[Guest Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Haunters what it takes to scare MIT students
- by Jenny B. '25
- November 27, 2024
Preface from Jebby: In addition to participating in Next Haunt with Andi and Aiden this year, I was also fortunate to have two Next Haunt staff members reply back to my request for a behind-the-scenes guest post. If you haven’t read Part 1, I encourage going back and reading… Read More

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#Next House
Things I did instead of thinking (about decisions)
- by Ellie F. '28
- November 27, 2024
I know a lot of you are stressed. You have busy brains with rodent teeth that need to chew on something or you’ll grow wild and mad, and so you turn to chewing on college applications. Perhaps you’re like how I was—not-thinking about MIT decisions, much like how… Read More

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[Group Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Survivors three bloggers face the horrors of public transit
- by Jenny B. '25
- November 27, 2024
Jebby Every fall since 2014, Next Haunt puts together a horror-themed escape room in the Next House basement. In my opinion, it’s one of the coolest showcases of student culture here. Students pitch in their talents and skills—ranging from puzzle-making to set design—to put on a spooky show… Read More

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#Next House
chances the point is to let yourself be helped
- by Kai V. '25
- November 26, 2024
There’s a clear, one-to-one correspondence between the semesters at MIT I consider “successful” and the semesters during which I accepted the most help from and collaboration with others. Freshman spring: I psetted a couple times a week, for two of my classes, with someone who became one… Read More
Unveiling the New Varsity Weight Room let's get buff !!!
- by Emiko P. '25
- November 23, 2024
After a seven-ish month renovation, the new Varsity Weight Room is now open! Accessible to all those who participate in a varsity sport at MIT, the new VWR is now double the size, has double the number of racks, has a new turf speed and agility section, and… Read More

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From the community

“The Whole Student Experience” The latest issue of Spectrum delves into what it means to educate the whole student at MIT.

Mind and hand Rhea Vedro, a technical instructor of metalsmithing, aims to transform the lives of her students through the art of making.

The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch More than 2,000 handblown glass pumpkins are sold each fall to benefit the MIT Glass Lab.

Ride on! The MIT Bike Lab is a student-run bike shop that provides bike repair and maintenance services to the MIT community.

Reshaping the future of clothing manufacturing MIT's Fabric Innovation Hub aims to foster a community of experts in fibers and fabrics and build a network of knowledge that will revolutionize the textile industry.

Sky is no limit MIT alum Sheila Xu '14, who was born deaf, never imagined she could become a pilot, but says MIT put her on that path.

Log Log Land Tap along as the MIT Logarhythms debut their song, "Hall That Never Ends."

Advancing aquaculture Santiago B. '26 and Unyime U. '27 are working with MIT Sea Grant to develop image-recognition tools that will help aquaculture hatcheries monitor shellfish seed.

Life on Mars, together As part of Crew 290 at the Mars Desert Research Station, two MIT students learn what it’s like to be a Martian during a Mars analog mission.

An unusual piano lesson Advanced piano tech offers new ways to engage with music and study live performance data.

The positive power of math MIT alum José Esparza Lozano ’19 is spending a year in Rwanda to help train its math olympiad team, with the aim of using math to bring positive changes to the community.

Recognition for sustainability work MIT’s Anna Kwon '24 and Nicole Doering '26 are the first undergraduate students to receive Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Jane Matlaw Environmental Champion Awards.

Student-athlete excellence Kristen Palmer '23 has been named a finalist for the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

MIT’s top Tetris player In this Q&A, Justin Yu '25, a computer science and engineering major, talks about how he became the 2023 Classic Tetris World Champion.

Mark Rober visits MIT’s makerspaces Follow along as Mark Rober—engineer, educator, YouTuber, and MIT’s 2023 commencement speaker—gets a look at a few of our makerspaces.

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“The Whole Student Experience” The latest issue of Spectrum delves into what it means to educate the whole student at MIT.

Mind and hand Rhea Vedro, a technical instructor of metalsmithing, aims to transform the lives of her students through the art of making.

The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch More than 2,000 handblown glass pumpkins are sold each fall to benefit the MIT Glass Lab.

Ride on! The MIT Bike Lab is a student-run bike shop that provides bike repair and maintenance services to the MIT community.

Reshaping the future of clothing manufacturing MIT's Fabric Innovation Hub aims to foster a community of experts in fibers and fabrics and build a network of knowledge that will revolutionize the textile industry.

Sky is no limit MIT alum Sheila Xu '14, who was born deaf, never imagined she could become a pilot, but says MIT put her on that path.

Log Log Land Tap along as the MIT Logarhythms debut their song, "Hall That Never Ends."

Advancing aquaculture Santiago B. '26 and Unyime U. '27 are working with MIT Sea Grant to develop image-recognition tools that will help aquaculture hatcheries monitor shellfish seed.

Life on Mars, together As part of Crew 290 at the Mars Desert Research Station, two MIT students learn what it’s like to be a Martian during a Mars analog mission.

An unusual piano lesson Advanced piano tech offers new ways to engage with music and study live performance data.

The positive power of math MIT alum José Esparza Lozano ’19 is spending a year in Rwanda to help train its math olympiad team, with the aim of using math to bring positive changes to the community.

Recognition for sustainability work MIT’s Anna Kwon '24 and Nicole Doering '26 are the first undergraduate students to receive Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Jane Matlaw Environmental Champion Awards.

Student-athlete excellence Kristen Palmer '23 has been named a finalist for the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

MIT’s top Tetris player In this Q&A, Justin Yu '25, a computer science and engineering major, talks about how he became the 2023 Classic Tetris World Champion.

Mark Rober visits MIT’s makerspaces Follow along as Mark Rober—engineer, educator, YouTuber, and MIT’s 2023 commencement speaker—gets a look at a few of our makerspaces.