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• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT select students for admission?

  regional quotas are applied; neither is preference given to those with alumni relations. Selection is based on outstanding academic achievement as well as a
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can my school use Naviance?

  -specific recommendation form. On the form, recommenders can indicate if they would like to
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Snippets of Iceland some rhymes from spring break

  

  ="alignnone" width="300"] Sólheimajökull glacier! We got to hike on it :D ... 2024 has been quite a year for the Sun—in addition to the total solar ... friends and I decided to travel to Iceland!! This was my first time ever

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

  An MIT Community Vigil for Black Lives

  

  me. to that, I want to add Veronica's post OUTRAGED and David's post on ... On Tuesday, the MIT Institute Community and Equity Office hosted a ... , and the nation, to do better. So I wanted to make sure we shared it here

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 4, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Take Care of Us asking for change

  

  I try my best to be as honest as possible on the blogs, while simultaneously trying to be kind to the institution that gives me the privilege of having such a wide platform to share my ideas on. Which is also why it

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ides of March No longer MIA.

  

  This entry brings to a close one of the longest periods of blog ... , but we are finally beginning to see the Class of 2010 truly take shape ... honored to be a part of the selection committee for the Research Science

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Admissions Math Month, Part 1 – Duality There are two wolves inside you

  

  points on a sheet of paper. If you want to connect those two points ... ]\LaTeX[/latex]. And they’re all Paolo’s! That changes today. MIT exposes us to so many ... bloggers to write posts about these concepts this month. To kick off this

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 20, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing! !!!!!!!

  

  was so, so relaxing to be out on Charles, with the gorgeous Boston ... day and a lab report due Thursday and a manual on electrodes to read by ... . aaaah - i just went and slapped samvaran some more me: is he going to be

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello applicants, i don’t know what to say but i can try

  

  to classes for a while. maybe some of you are far away from any ... through the air, i’d stand by my window all day and whisper comfort to ... sad to think that, if i added all the stress i feel right now to the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 13, 2020
• Blog / Events

  V Storms the Senate One hack is not enough.

  

  , right? Not at MIT. Allow me first to set the scene. As some of you may already know, a little over a month ago, I decided to run for a seat in the ... Association (or the UA for short, because MIT students love acronyms) aims to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Review Photos from the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair.

  

  This past week, I went to the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Indianapolis, Indiana. On Thursday, we had a reception at ... Faye '10, Sukrit '10, and Ian '10 address the crowd. On Wednesday night

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in Review: Week One IAP should stand for Independent Awesome Period.

  

  on writing!) to compare a bunch of genetic sequences. For three hours ... A couple of days ago, I was working on an entry talking about all the things I was planning on doing during IAP...and then I got distracted by

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  the view from my window and netflix's view of my window through another window

  

  It snowed on Saturday. Here's what I woke up to on Sunday. [caption id="attachment_50082" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] needs more l o o m i n g  s h a d o w and weather-dirtied window[/caption] And here

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 21, 2020
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Soymilk 豆浆

  

  Yesterday I was at the grocery store. I needed to get soymilk, because it is lent and I am fasting. I try to fast like my father does, the ... breakfast, while my brother and I groggily walked to the kitchen. I liked it

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 7, 2016
• Blog / MISTI

  The Last Day at Gymnasium Untergriesbach as part of the MIT-Germany Global Teaching Labs Program

  

  I am being kicked from the nest without being able to fly. I sit on ... 's lounge trying to hold onto the comfort that I have grasped to ... like an old crow looks back on the time that has flown by. On my first

  • by MISTI Program
  • March 12, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trashion 2014 are YOU trashionable?

  

  , though, it can be a harder question to answer. Our profession requires no ... conflated, it's hard to translate our professional skills to make them legible to a lay audience. I don't operate heavy machinery or conduct

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  I jumped into the river ...black-haired Asians swam with me.

  

  line up to surf in it. Kind of like the swan boats in Boston Common ... time. So it was seriously hot on our second day in München. Thus, with ... headed over to the Garden stripped down to my underwear, and, well

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2006
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Applying Sideways (in Chinese) 橫向申請 / 横向申请

  

  been an admissions officer for a single cycle."]attempt[/annotation] to give some advice on how prospective students —  and their parents —  should think about the process of preparing to apply to MIT. Since that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2021
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Infinite] Quarter Mile quarters + packing tape + sore knees == help cure MS

  

  administrative buildings, it's probably the only place that everyone on campus ... site of random tomfoolery. For example, MITHenge, which, according to Wikipedia, is when: On several days each year, the sun sets in alignment with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 4, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Stu Schmill ‘86 Name: Stu Schmill; Job title: Associate Director of Admissions and Director of the Educational Council;…

  

  many things, have many talents, and are focused on what is really ... Carnival, The Inner Game of Tennis, the Spencer booksAdvice about applying to ... yourself is going to lead to the right outcome for you. This is true in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 25, 2005