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• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 7

  

  in Richmond, VA. I had lunch again at the Steam Cafe, which is turning into the place to be. Other folks who were eating today's delicious gumbo ... finally got around to reading a bunch of articles from the MIT News Office

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 6

  

  Today I got in early, giving me a chance to read my copy of the New York Times; also, Ben and I had a nice conversation about the Clay ... continue working on selecting the class. Today I worked with Marivel and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How can I get a course catalog?

  MIT has an online course catalog called the Bulletin that provides details about MIT, the campus, and undergraduate programs, including requirements and course descriptions for majors/minors.
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT offer conditional admissions?

  MIT doesn't offer any special or conditional admissions. All first-year applicants fill out the same undergraduate application and meet the same testing requirements.
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there an International Student Association/Community?

  The International Student Association (ISA) was established to bring together the diverse international community at MIT and to support international causes on campus.  
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT require standardized tests for transfer applicants?

  We require the SAT or the ACT from first year and transfer applicants. Please visit our Tests & scores page for more complete details.
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The middle of the semester I'm kinda over this workload

  

  keep up. Last week was really busy. It was the week before spring ... everyone headed out for the break. There were a lot of preliminary project deadlines. I gave a presentation for the Multimodal User Interfaces class

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 28, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Beginning of the End & the end of some beginnings

  

  . Then there's the feeling of relief. Whew - I don't need to cram 6 classes ... I ensure that I've made the best out of my four years at MIT? Will I

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Applicants should submit this form ASAP, by February 15th.

  

  The MIT Midyear Report is now available! You can fill it out now at http://my.mit.edu. Complete your MIT Midyear Report now. The MIT ... be completed by you, the applicant. The Report serves two purposes: to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside the box In which I start a new life at pika, etc.

  

  , the entirety of the drawer declares mutiny and goes madly deskless. It takes on average 20 seconds to wriggle the drawer back into its proper place on the hierarchy of desk assembly, and it took me at least 45

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walk around the blogs Think of it as summer reading.

  

  finding the information you're looking for is like searching for magnetic monopoles. Fortunately, the blogs also come prepackaged with a convenient way of navigating to just the topic you want. You know that bright, rainbow

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The question thread

  

  , so I'm making this the question thread. You ask me a bunch of MIT-related questions, and I make another post with the answers. Questions, anyone?

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Return of QBert Whack-a-mole, a piano player, and a whole lot of fun. All in 24 hours or…

  

  were reunited. Where you might ask? Only at the Classic Arcade Museum in New Hampshire, of course. Now telling you the destination without describing to you the journey would be a faux-pas on my part, so here it begins

  • by Bryan
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Dora the Explorer My long-lost twin has suspiciously wrinkly forearms.

  

  Zaira, an 11th grade student from Brownsville, Texas (the tip of Texas, by the border), designed this banner. She is considering studying ... , science, reading, and, yes, singing in the shower. Currently, she is trying

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 9, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Today A Trader Joe's monologue

  

  Today, I woke up and walked to Trader Joe's. The elevator was taking ... stairs. The air that encompasses the staircase is hot and inky, and so I walk as fast as I can, my feet barely grazing every second stair. The

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  school projects aka why i havent been writing in the last few weeks

  

  's one i had the misfortune and privilege of taking three classes with ... the same 36-hour period during dec 8th and 9th, making the preceding ... of the projects were interesting and enjoyable to work on   i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 12, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From Atlanta I heart Exploding Bacon

  

  Those of you with memories slightly longer than the average goldfish may recall my January entry about the FIRST Robotics Kickoff event. As ... applying to MIT were even born. The goal of FIRST, broadly speaking, is to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thank Goodness! "There are bridges you cross / You didn't know you crossed / until you've crossed."

  

  (the tagline is my favorite line from Wicked, hahaha - how "philosophical" it is LOL) So hello from the other side of a terrible week of ... . Although the Spanish and Bio went fine, I'm pretty sure that the Orgo exam

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / Events

  In pursuit of freedom MIT might not be free, but plenty of things are.

  

  the dregs of October, I've finally decided that today is the momentous ... lot of nothing whisked me into the Boston theater district yesterday at ... . “Read the next sentence,” I respond. Thanks to FASAP (which gives its

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A speech, of sorts

  

  Over the last year, I've had the pleasure of being the Undergraduate ... talking at the debate, watched by opponents Dwight Chambers '07 and Chris ... well, do I? All of us at the debate. From left to right: Dwight, Chris

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 19, 2006