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• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  out those fields on the application. This is important so that your ... the name we will use in all official print and email communication from ... , depending on the purpose. For example, Student Financial Services will use
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch and a bonus video of a cat chasing a spider.

  

  is annual, put on by the MIT Glass Lab (the people who make the pumpkins) in a tent on the Kresge oval. There is a one-evening showcase followed by a one-day sale the next day, to benefit the lab and its

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Soup Dumplings, Fever Pitch Yesterday after work I headed downtown for the evening. First stop was one of my…

  

  of geeks, and suddenly remembered that this was the night of the super ... watched Fever Pitch (with Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon, directed by the Farrelly brothers). There were many great shots of Boston, and I thought the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 27, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Snippets of Iceland some rhymes from spring break

  

  of Iceland[/caption] the wheels on the bus go round and round driving ... trampolines, and the wind was trying to eat us. It felt so very college :D I won’t bore you with the details, even though it was AMAZING and I feel

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 17, 2024
• Blog / Events

  He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Returns Butterless popcorn and a little magic.

  

  . Diana boarding the "Knight Bus" (ie the Big Yellow Bus) with her ticket. Aboard the bus. Rocking the 3D Glasses. After the movie was over, we waited for the bus, but it was kind of cold so we did the group huddle. My

  • by Bryan
  • November 17, 2005
• Blog / Events

  World AIDS Day 2008 Spread the word.

  

  and can't actually go to the screening, but I've found a link to the ... Today, December 1st, is World AIDS day, the day when individuals and ... around campus people are wearing little red ribbons and the Internet is

  • by Snively '11
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Pumpkin Drop Trick-or-treating is not enough.

  

  , enthusiastic, and, this year, really cold, fellow MIT students. On the top is my ... landing? You may neglect wind, viscous drag, and the altered aerodynamics of ... and snow left over three million homes and businesses throughout the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  socially aware hacking, part 2 this time, it's personal ((last time it was also personal))

  

  I wrote a little while ago about a hack on the Dot raising awareness ... doing great on the climate change front. Here's another one by the same group (or same-named group, anyway) that went up in Building 66 on the 10

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 16, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  What’s the difference between Early Action (EA)/Regular Action (RA)?

  meet the same standards and go through the same very difficult admission ... nonrestrictive. If you’ll be able to complete all testing requirements by the ... difference in the review process or criteria used for admission in EA (non
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  the Colbert Bump MIT's Riley Crane talks DARPA Challenge on ''The Colbert Report''

  

  Remember when MIT beat out teams from around the world to be the ... ? Well Dr. Riley Crane, the team leader, was interviewed on "The Colbert Report" this week. Let's hope the famous Colbert Bump helps us find those

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Waitlisted Students

  

  the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were ... if you are still interested in MIT, and so forth. In the meantime, you

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• FAQ / Transfer

  Are there other classes I should take beyond the recommended coursework?

  While we can't recommend specific classes, you may want to compare the courses offered at your institution to MIT's by referring to the MIT Bulletin (course and degree catalog). You'll find descriptions of MIT
• Blog / Admissions

  In Memory of Sean Collier a memorial, to a member of our family

  

  and killed on April 18, 2013, the Collier Memorial marks the site with a ... killed in the line of duty by the Tsarnaev brothers on April 18th, 2013 ... , and part of the MIT family. It is not the first memorial dedicated to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2015
• Blog / How to Food

  Most delicious deliverables ever Also, I'm not having a bad hair day. I'm having a bad hair fortnight.

  

  impressive in my opinion when I have UROP, Track, and play rehearsals going on ... an hour of free time between the end of a long run and a rehearsal ... tiramisu, and I ate it all. I would say the biggest difference between

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 12, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stocking Up Completely random but fun.

  

  Three hallmates and I piled into a Zipcar the other night for a trip ... brand new refrigerator to our kitchen, and we figured the time was right ... rent the car for two hours and split the cost between four people. I

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 15, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Jump into a new comfort zone!

  

  project focused on studying and tuning the optical properties of polymer ... , work on great research, visit incredible places, and have a truly unique ... welcoming and cutting-edge place to work abroad. The research that I chose to

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language classes over IAP

  

  January -- the intermediate period between winter break and the spring semester -- numerous for-credit classes are on offer. The full first semester ... for the spring. I was given a slot in the French 1 class and am pretty

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri's novel comes to the Cambridge screen

  

  -seen adaptation of The Namesake. The film was based on the fantastic novel by ... stranger to MIT. She spoke here as part of the MIT Writers Series and visited campus again as part of a symposium on Asian Diasporas and New

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  i’d like to write a happy post a sestina

  

  takes your hand and dances. You'd get to come along on my adventures. The ... has been quite a difficult one and I haven't really had the headspace to ... , on making paradise for CPW; or spring break adventures; or the way that

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Jenny Rifken Name:Jenny Rifken; Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions; Hometown: Elgin, Illlinois

  

  . The fireworks on Fourth of July. The colors in and around the city ... movies on the Esplanade during the summer. The many, many ice cream shops ... right answer to a question on an application. There is only the right

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2005