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• FAQ / Transfer

  How do I apply as a veteran?

  If you are a veteran and interested in learning in any way, shape, or ... for your service. More information about applying to MIT is available on our veterans page. MIT has a growing community of veterans on campus
• Blog / Residential Life

  meet the simmons elevators! aka me thinking wayyy too much about elevators

  

  hear her whir to life and go straight to you like a personal chauffeur. I ... friendship would be a bit toxic and codependent <3 Needless to say, she’s my ... him to arrive. He breaks down on a regular basis, much like MIT students

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 12, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Sounding Stupid More Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  How To Avoid Sounding Stupid* *All advice should be taken with a grain of salt/pepper/Adobo and a pinch of parsley. Don’t ask questions ... . Don’t go to office hours; you don’t want the TAs to put a name to a face

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Building 46 ‚ô•

  

  was going somewhere in this world. I still have a few GIRs left to ... -high atrium to its bamboo forest to its bold colors to its people. This is Building 46, home to all that is Course 9: Brain/Cognitive Sciences. Which

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faster than a speeding locomotive. E=MC^2 serving up the most delicious physics problems since 1905.

  

  's science, suggestions for further reading, and other resources. A detailed ... of Student Pugwash. Pugwash exists to address the effects of science ... Revolution) and STS.310 (Introduction to the History of Science). If I had the

  • by Bryan
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MITAdmissions.org: Now 100% More Clickable also, report any other bugs you have here

  

  injecting visibility:hidden to a div at the top of the page. It's been corrected and you should be able to click on things now, like blog posts and ... We've recently had a few readers email / comment that they were

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 21, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn't accept them all. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  An Online Going-Away Card for Ben Jones Today is Ben Jones's last day at MIT. Comment here to wish him the best.

  

  As Ben wrote last month, he will be leaving MIT today to take up a ... he has befriended hundreds of MIT students, alums, and parents, not to mention hundreds more students who weren't admitted to MIT or chose to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• Blog / Events

  MITHenge Blinded by the light.

  

  Every June 21st, thousands of people flock to Stonehenge to watch a ... perfectly positioned to shine through the narrow opening between the heel ... religious or scientific purposes. Image from the BBC. A similar phenomenon

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 31, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ice Bear it’s ice bear

  

  Due to popular demand, here’s a guest post from Ice Bear. If you haven’t heard of Ice Bear before, here’s a good introductory video: https ... enjoys companionship. Ice Bear goes to sleep. Ice Bear will wake up again.

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

  Fireworks over MIT’s Great Dome Fireworks and music and Dome, oh my.

  

  As I noted two entries ago, MIT has a front row seat for Boston's 4th ... around. And now, you can watch a excerpt of the fireworks over the Dome, online. Click To Play   Thanks to MIT TechTV for posting the clip!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Candyland @ MIT Not your average gingerbread houses!

  

  My dorm’s study break tonight consisted of a Gingerbread House Making ... hour. Though they were given the option to build anything they wanted, three teams decided to model MIT buildings. Check it out, who do you think

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  We understand that everyone has a unique story and that we can ... plenty of room for you to tell us about any special circumstances regarding ... feel may be helpful to us in evaluating your application. Every
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can a QB Finalist that didn’t rank MIT still apply for RA?

  If you’re a QuestBridge Finalist that didn’t rank MIT, you are welcome to apply. Please email us at [email protected] stating that you are a QuestBridge Finalist who wishes to apply to MIT Regular Action
• Blog / Events

  MIT Graduation Webcast You can watch MIT's Commencement live and online.

  

  , including the Commencement Address by Ben Bernanke PhD '79, Chairman of the ... Webcast here The webcast begins at 8:20 am Eastern Daylight Time with a special "pregame show" hosted by Dean of Admissions Marilee Jones. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home is Where the Heart is In which I speak only in trite cliches.

  

  Like a great three-toed sloth awakening from a millennial hibernation ... things at MIT? Where to live is a subject that is frequently touched on in ... 's a place for you. That is why I don't think it's redundant to add

  • by Tom R. '14
  • December 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Schools of dreams

  

  have given me a good opportunity to catch up on some work-related reading ... come to a section about a student coming in for a mock college interview ... need to be open to the, too. A lot of times, they aren't." Behind him

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2004
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Every August a million small moments

  

  remember feeling like a failure when I switched from 18.01A to 18.01. I ... remember, every moment, being desperate to come back. I remember a post ... staying up until dawn in a cold November, talking to friends. I remember

  • by Piper '13
  • August 30, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Turn around and pretend it wasn’t you Words of Wisdom

  

  published some instructions I made on how to build a loft. ANFSCD This last ... . That doesn't mean we didn't take some time to have fun. I made a point of ... Series Trophy. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know what the

  • by Snively '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  These are the drones you’re looking for Aerospace engineers: what do they do in their free time?

  

  talent at building tiny airplanes led to him being offered a job at Google ... ’s a bit of a Star Wars nut, and recently, he’s been on a quest to build ... use a commercially available toy to make a flying version of the speeder

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2016