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  Snapshot Statshot A quick look at some numbers from this year's admissions process.

  

  of the year to date in MIT Admissions. This year, we had 13 ... students than last year: an increase of 1 student, to 1554. Thus, our admit ... in 4) and is even notably lower than it was for this year's MIT seniors

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Watch a Webcast! get ya popcorn ready

  

  whom we could not visit, and to reinvigorate the interest of those who ... and students gave dozens of webcasts, and each one, like our admissions ... Some of you may remember my blog entry Inside the Webcast Studio

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 14, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Cinco De Mayo!!! Admissions counselors make the sexiest models. Oh, and a probability question.

  

  February 28.) Salvador takes 5 days of vacation in December and 2 days in ... Salvador and Amy each read 922 applications, and we received 10,500 applications this year, what is the probability that one of them read your

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Y U NO HAVE ROLLERCOASTER this is why

  

  full swing soon, and for East Campus, that means lots and lots of stuff in the courtyard, which temporarily becomes a sprawling playground of 2 ... tail end of a hurricane last year unscathed, but it was much weaker

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 27, 2011
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT provide CSS Profile waivers?

  Some students of certain incomes are able to have the their CSS ... waiver directly. If the cost of the CSS Profile poses financial difficulty ... on waivers is available from the College Board.    
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can my school use Naviance?

  our Letters of recommendation page; however, we also accept electronic documents submitted through Naviance, SCOIR, or other methods. Regardless of ... -specific recommendation form. On the form, recommenders can indicate if they would like to
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  celebrate with us in the comments and—more importantly—share this wonderful news with your community and loved ones! We hope you feel like you’re walking on sunshine (or dancing in the moonlight). We’ll have some additional

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Exam Cram a comic in which my friend tries to save me from chem

  

  Bonus: 3.091 (Solid-State Chemistry) class has a weekly meme contest. Because I'm a try hard and didn't know how to make proper memes, I drew a comic. The topic was on orbitals and hybridization. I really like it, so I

  • by Anika H. '26
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  Comics for IAP Doonesbury takes on the 6.270 Autonomous Robot Design Competition.

  

  , and Charm School). Read on... (and if you like comics, or movies

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT select students for admission?

  The selection process at MIT is holistic and student centered: each ... relations. Selection is based on outstanding academic achievement as well as a strong match between the applicant and the Institute. Our very open
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  How do I apply to the Women’s Technology Program?

  students to Mechanical Engineering (ME) through hands-on classes (taught by MIT graduate and undergraduate students), labs, and team-based projects
• Blog / Events

  Kresge Info Session Come integrate MIT, at least for an afternoon.

  

  deceive you. Kresge is 1/8 of a sphere. I once walked by it and remarked to ... and try to visit as many regions as possible to deliver presentations ... powerpoint presentation thousands of miles away. I remember hearing talk around

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 25, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit my official transcript to MIT as a QuestBridge applicant?

  transcript and no further action is needed on your part. If you did not submit ... If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your ... official transcript from your school counselor on your Applicant Status page
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  rolltreppe I use the word funky loosely in conversation but these tunes are tight. um did…

  

  Chris Peterson once said, "rfong is a good photographer, and in order ... Machiavellian attitude which capacitates this blog and this miniature visual ode ... for the last four years thanks to course 6, and didn't find out about

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 21, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Riddle Me This The return of the puzzles.

  

  The return of the puzzles. Try your hand at this one. An entry about ... . This puzzle is courtesy of my friend Evelyn, '07, Course 6. Prima Donna "How do I get to New Amsterdam?" "Just follow that road and don't be

  • by Bryan
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lip Sync & Toons Real singers and fake singers ...sort of like Jessica and Ashleey Simpson. (~17 pictures)

  

  the Association of Student Activities (ASA), and is majoring in Course ... , a bunch of students from Course 1: Civil and Environmental Engineering ... Last night, I attended a concert by the MIT/Wellesley Toons, one of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision letters mailed

  

  Admit Letters... Actually, this photo only shows about half of the admit letters, as overall there were 4 buckets of The Big Envelope. Speaking of envelope sizes, since I've received a number of questions about this, I can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some a capella A concert by the MIT Chorallaries (7 pictures)

  

  combination of Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler) and (I Just) Died in ... It's Saturday night at MIT, and I'm taking a break from reading in my office by checking out the concert by the Chorallaries. Hundreds of people

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2019 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  culture of their residence halls. In the '90s and early '00s, these were recorded to VHS tapes, and later DVDs, but with the advent of You ... As a part of MIT's unconventional housing assignment process, the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun with Legos A photo journal of THE coolest room I've ever seen.

  

  doors. Here is the first glimpse you get of the Lego Learning Lab: And ... wouldn't want to work here? There's a disco ball made out of CDs and ... advisor, which is an upperclassman who acts as a something of a mentor to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2005