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• FAQ / Life and culture

  How does one attain a Pirate License?

  H. '20 is one of the students who has earned official MIT Pirate ... arrrrrrr! Come to MIT and earn your Pirate Certificate. All MIT undergraduates must complete eight points of physical education classes to graduate
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we ... interested in MIT, and so forth. In the meantime, you may talk amongst yourselves below. As always, please keep your comments civil and friendly in

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we ... interested in MIT, and so forth. In the meantime, you may talk amongst yourselves below. As always, please keep your comments civil and friendly in

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  They Call Me Yankee The stars at night are big and bright - deep in the heart of Texas!

  

  each day in front of pretty microscopes and pieces of metal. The other ... , and it is a good feeling. I plan on attending the Houston MIT Class of ... here in Texas - people up north are yankees, and people who live on the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 6, 2014
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  a great starting point for us (and for you) to understand the size of ... , these definitions and tools don’t really capture the true essence of what ... ’re valuing the kind of life and how it shapes—the grit, the creativity, and the

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC Presents: Black Panther 2

  

  of Black Panther 2. Black Panther 2 had been on LSC's radar since the beginning of the semester. We knew for sure it was something we wanted to ... of Student Life (DSL) and MIT's Student Organizations, Leadership and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 11, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  Adventures with Miracle Fruit The lemons had a meaty flavor that should not have been there.

  

  receptors of the tongue and activates them in response to acid, making sour ... Bill and the release of Radiohead album The King of Limbs. Multiple MIT ... Zev B. ‘08 thought they tasted fake, and prefers the sour versions of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hurricane Katrina Trying to help, to the extent that we can.

  

  situation. The feeling of anguish and helplessness can be overwhelming. Life outside of the Gulf Coast moves on, and the Office of Admissions is still ... disaster, and it's just too early to tell what the best course of action will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Student holiday! lots going on!

  

  to finish my blog post drafts…) I head out of the Museum and go past ... years, we get two student holidays in the fall, in accordance to Rules and Regulations of the Faculty 2.11: Classes shall be suspended during the following

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Do you have jobs? Can I have one?

  

  After I finish my M.Eng (Master's of Engineering) thesis in the spring, it will be time for me to leave MIT and venture out into the real ... , and otherwise fulfill me. So far, I've met a *ton* of companies. I can

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-India student interns at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

  

  to sharing with others some of the experiences I have had in India and ... /Math/Computers to the novice monks, and some local school children, and participating ... the interaction, academic and otherwise, with graduate students

  • by MISTI Program
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Making A Splash on July 4: The Celebration in Photos July 4th - A Photo Essay

  

  names, and in the true spirit of MIT, a friend said: Friend: If I had a ... all about the BBQ and fun with friends. I took in the action from Baker ... the day. And also, for more on July 4, check out Matt's Blog. Videos

  • by Bryan
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2015! TAKE THE PLUNGE

  

  very high standard of admission to the academic enterprise and then ... conspiracy of nerds who write about MIT on the Internet and learn the secret ... and I send to all the new bloggers during blogger training: The

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 14, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  What I’m Watching ...

  

  , the streets after a day of rain reflecting colors in the sky, and I said ... motion of things? Cars and people and hands and raindrops. Would it be learning to trust shapes and colors to be the real thing? Like a faraway

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 28, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do letters of recommendation have to be submitted in the MIT application portal?

  ) information into the Recommendations section of the application, regardless of ... submit documents. However, they do have the option to submit their ... through a third-party service other than the MIT application portal
• Blog / Challenges

  Integration no, not the math one

  

  , and sometimes in the middle of juggling classes, p-sets, terrifying ... expeditions in the Rift Valley and my backpack made of authentic leather and ... its doors for students FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD and make it possible for

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • November 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie I love freebies!

  

  Twice a year all of the bloggers essentially get a freebie post. We ... just appeared the other day and mine is, as far as I know, in its final ... schedule means that school (and the accompanying work) is about to begin

  • by Snively '11
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline Day Happy November 1, Early Action applicants.

  

  that as of last night, more than half of the applicants have already ... 'd like it to. We're reading for content, and we're used to seeing the ... tracking system. We are opening a lot of mail right now, and it takes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  many pink dresses come to 2.009 :D

  

  -- and we've each come up with a unique product, and have spent the last ... finally sleep after the launch). Tune in to our presentation!!! I'm one of the presenters for Pink Team, but I own two pink articles of clothing: a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 5, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday Boy Ben Birthday explosion inside.

  

  Matt and Nance and all the other admissions officers, of course.) Not ... " poster, his turtle collection, and the picture of one of Ben's sons in the ... story of how my friends and I unleashed a birthday explosion in his office

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008