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By doing so, we hope you’ll learn more about MIT, but also about yourself.

Announcements and deadlines

🗓️ Our Regular Action deadline for first-year applications is January 4.

Latest from the bloggers

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GUYS IT SNOWED!! yayayayyaayy
- by Allison E. '27
- December 7, 2023
AHHHHHH!!!! I love snow!! I’ve been checking my weather app slightly for the last month or so, and every once and a while a [four days from now: 30% chance of <0.05 in. of snow for 20 minutes] has popped up. A… Read More

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SIMMONS GOT A TRAMPOLINE!!! it's awesome, possum!
- by Kayode D. '27
- December 6, 2023
There’s a trampoline in Simmons!!!! Trampoline!!!! and also the ping pong table that is now less cool in comparison I live in Simmons Hall. For the last few weeks, large boxes have been sitting in the lobby, and 2 days ago they were finally… Read More

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Curseroad MIT class roadmaps that shouldn’t exist but theoretically could
- by Andi Q. '25
- December 6, 2023
Choosing classes at MIT is like filling up a skill tree in a video game. Each class taken unlocks branches of other exciting classes, and there are always tons of great options to choose from. But sometimes, there are too many great options; with over 300 classes in… Read More

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many pink dresses come to 2.009 :D
- by Amber V. '24
- December 5, 2023
There are four pink dresses in my room. Presentations for MIT’s most well-known MechE capstone, 2.009: Product Design, are coming up this Monday. There are six teams — Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, and Pink — and we’ve each come up with a unique product, and have spent the last… Read More
a fun bet spicing up the admissions process
- by Anika H. '26
- December 3, 2023
When I was once a high school senior drowning in college applications, every essay that I wrote left me more and anxious about whether I was going anywhere at all. I wanted to go to college, but how would I possibly represent everything about who I am as a person… Read More
‘Til the Net Breaks Championship Szn
- by Emiko P. '25
- December 3, 2023
Hi, everyone! The soccer season has just wrapped up, and I wanted to give y’all a little recap. For starters, it’s important to know that the season is basically broken up into three mini seasons: Preseason: where we show up two weeks before school… Read More
Blogger Retreat 2023 adventures in liveblogging
- by Paige B. '24
- December 2, 2023
A liveblog on the blogger retreat 2023 (check back in throughout the weekend to see the latest updates!). Background Slack Messages Earlier this year, Kano suggested we have a blogger retreat this semester. We really be in our romanticism era. One month later, with an Airbnb booked, tickets for… Read More

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Lift off for MIT Doya

With a successful launch of 1,290 meters, MIT’s first all-Indigenous rocket team won second place at the 2023 First Nations Launch contest. This marks the first time MIT has ever competed in this international challenge.

The power of knowledge

Joshua K. '24 has a passion for education and serving the public, so he plans to take classes in as many departments as he can before graduating.

Me, Marvel, and MIT

In this guest blog post, Jade D. '25 shares the origin story of their research into MIT and superheroes.

transitions memories of first snow
- by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
- December 1, 2023
This post started as a voice memo, taken during a walk home. Its unpolished, initial form, complete with pauses and rephrasings, is here: https://mitadmissions.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/thanksgiving-first-draft.mp3 I had a very difficult time my freshman fall. I remember feeling like I was always out of place, like I didn’t belong here, or… Read More
art things #1 illustration, graphic design, ceramics, and photography
- by Gloria Z. '26
- December 1, 2023
Although it may not be as apparent as other aspects of MIT, the visual arts presence here (and in the greater Boston area) is super vibrant! There are a ton of resources on campus for making and enjoying artwork, and clubs like Infinite (fashion/design magazine), DAAMIT (digital art),… Read More

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Always the Art Kid many many many identities
- by Jessica Z. '27
- November 28, 2023
When I was younger, people called me the “art kid.” I distinctly remember the first job I ever wanted to be was an interior designer. I drew lopsided houses in school and haphazardly scribbled drawings to proudly present to my kindergarten teacher, who graciously accepted them with a… Read More
I’m Not Normal About Friends (Part 1) i lost six nights of sleep to perform amateur data analysis on a sitcom
- by Jenny B. '25
- November 25, 2023
I started watching Friends a few weeks ago. I thought it was going to be an innocuous little break from the stress-inducing shows that I usually choose to watch like The Bear or Black Mirror. Then out of the blue, 10+ weeks of non-stop assignments gave way to a… Read More
why i didn’t post over the summer (oops) late comic about my summer
- by Anika H. '26
- November 25, 2023
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Semester of poetry
- by Uzay G. '26
- November 24, 2023
It’s been a while. I meant to post sooner but I got sidetracked, and then I got sick, and here we are. I had an impulse to post something I’ve been meaning to write about poetry. I’m taking the 21W.771 Advanced Poetry Workshop class this semester, where each week you… Read More

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From the community

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.

MIT’s Hobby Shop New and improved, this makerspace is ready to welcome all members of the MIT community seeking to build their personal projects.

Student Lending Art Program Every September, MIT students can enter a lottery to borrow artwork for free from the List Center's collection.

Blending music and engineering at the Voxel Lab Take a peek inside the makerspace that nurtures innovation and entrepreneurship in music and the arts.

Senior spotlight Meet 44 of the many graduating seniors who focused deeply on both liberal arts and STEM fields at MIT.

Curiosity Unbounded Listen to a new podcast where MIT President Sally Kornbluth talks with newly-tenured faculty members about their research and inspirations!

The master palindromist MIT bookseller Barry Duncan is a natural at writing palindromes—his longest is 2,583 characters!

A historic run for BattleBots Lucy Du '14, SM '16 and Ginger Schmidt are crushing the competition—and gender barriers—in the world of televised robot combat.

MIT Dog Swim! When maintenance requires MIT to drain the pool at the Z Center, our community’s four-legged friends get a chance to take a swim.

MIT Illuminations Our Welcome Center is all aglow with this new, colorful lighting installation.

Wide Tim’s origin story Make some room, it’s Wide Tim and his creator, Margaret Zheng ’23!

Great glass pumpkin patch Throughout the year, students of all skill levels from the MIT Glass Lab work together to create more than 2,000 handblown glass pumpkins to sell each fall.

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From the community

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.

MIT’s Hobby Shop New and improved, this makerspace is ready to welcome all members of the MIT community seeking to build their personal projects.

Student Lending Art Program Every September, MIT students can enter a lottery to borrow artwork for free from the List Center's collection.

Blending music and engineering at the Voxel Lab Take a peek inside the makerspace that nurtures innovation and entrepreneurship in music and the arts.

Senior spotlight Meet 44 of the many graduating seniors who focused deeply on both liberal arts and STEM fields at MIT.

Curiosity Unbounded Listen to a new podcast where MIT President Sally Kornbluth talks with newly-tenured faculty members about their research and inspirations!

The master palindromist MIT bookseller Barry Duncan is a natural at writing palindromes—his longest is 2,583 characters!

A historic run for BattleBots Lucy Du '14, SM '16 and Ginger Schmidt are crushing the competition—and gender barriers—in the world of televised robot combat.

MIT Dog Swim! When maintenance requires MIT to drain the pool at the Z Center, our community’s four-legged friends get a chance to take a swim.

MIT Illuminations Our Welcome Center is all aglow with this new, colorful lighting installation.

Wide Tim’s origin story Make some room, it’s Wide Tim and his creator, Margaret Zheng ’23!

Great glass pumpkin patch Throughout the year, students of all skill levels from the MIT Glass Lab work together to create more than 2,000 handblown glass pumpkins to sell each fall.

MIT dance party The MIT community danced the night away on Killian Court with president L. Rafael Reif.