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• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  which I cheered and Sam trumpeted -- and, due to a malicious ball of burning gas 93 million miles away, I am now burned to a bright red crisp. On ... it's physically impossible for anyone but me to get a sunburn. And yet

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ancient Chinese secret, eh? MIT researchers discover an uncommon cure for the common cold.

  

  a friend from high school, who happens to be a pre-med (DING!) at ... !) of dissolving salt in hot water to make a solution strong enough to taste, then snorting said solution up your nose. Fortunately, prior to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 5 and a day off (kinda)

  

  lassis for the staff, to go along with the Indian food we had from India Castle (one of 13 Indian restaurants within a mile of MIT, according to Yahoo Yellow Pages). Today, Marilee gave us a day off to rest and catch

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Normalville

  

  Congratulations to the Random Hall dormitory team ("Physical Plant ... Fellowship Of The Duck Cookie Monster Dogs Playing Poker An Ax to Grind ... Luther King Day, every IAP. A bit before noon, a large crowd began to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT consider legacy?

  MIT doesn't consider legacy or alumni relations in our admissions process. If you'd like to read more about this policy, check out the blog Just to Be Clear: We Don't Do Legacy.
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory?

  : unraveling the mechanisms that drive the quintessentially human capacity to remember and to learn, as well as related functions like perception
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does “drinking from a fire hose” mean?

  Getting an education from MIT has been likened to taking a drink from a fire hose—the sheer number of opportunities and rigor of our ... must pass a swim test in order to graduate!
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is study help available?

  MIT offers a variety of academic resources to provide support for any student facing a particularly tough academic challenge, from tutoring and study groups to time management tips and testing strategies. Here's a
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Why is it called the Brass Rat?

  It's the goal of every incoming student at MIT to get their own Brass Rat—MIT's version of a class ring. The phrase "Brass Rat" is derived from the alleged resemblance of the brass beaver featured on the ring to
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What do you mean by “MIT Speak”?

  exactly what you're saying. (You have to enter "MIT Code" in the ask field to get an answer.)
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I submit a maker portfolio?

  The Maker Portfolio is an opportunity for students to showcase their projects that require creative insight, technical skill, and a hands-on approach to learning by doing. Members of the MIT Engineering Advisory Board
• FAQ / Testing

  Will MIT accept November Tests for Early Action?

  You can report all tests taken through November 30 for Early Action consideration. There will be an opportunity to update us with any test results that become available after you submit your application. To submit new
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I track the progress of my application?

  days to be processed. Materials are not automatically loaded into a student's application—all materials have to be processed. We ask for seven business days to process materials at the busy Early Action and Regular
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can you mail me materials internationally?

  Due to increasing mail costs and in an effort to be environmentally-conscious, we no longer mail materials internationally, and we do very limited mailing within the U.S. You may however, sign up for our monthly newsletter
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exodus from Cambridge in which MIT evicts us due to the COVID-19 pandemic

  

  section to help remember how novel COVID-19 felt compared to the domestic crisis it is today. I want to preface this post by saying that it is incomplete. I've tried to pour every detail I can remember into it, but too

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 22, 2020
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Do I have to submit a math/science recommendation with my QB application?

  science teachers to write one for you. If you are selected as a QuestBridge Finalist, you will be able to add the recommender information to your MIT QuestBridge Supplement, and they will receive directions on how to submit
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A World of Pure Curation an interview with holly h. 18'

  

  you ask. I couldn’t think of what to call it, and so it became desperate because it was like the day before, and so I Googled “How to Name your Exhibition”, and apparently there’s a WikiHow article called “WikiHow: How to

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 5, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  The Public’s Biggest Fear ...is no longer one of mine.

  

  nothing at all. It was fifth grade science class. Each student had to design ... medicine was supposed to do, but I remember that I put it in one of those ... proudly brought it to school, got up in front of the class, and spent thirty

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 2 Really, there are a lot of machine shops.

  

  efforts to document all of them, I split the entry into 2 parts ... .008 is a manufacturing class where you're required to make a large batch of ... machines: plus a computer lab with solid modeling and CAM programs to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  advice blog (written by someone who went to all her Tuesday classes with ... seems to taking in far more frequent, two-length cycles. In the last two ... which were back-to-back), writing about 30 pages on subjects ranging from

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008