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• Blog / Admissions

  In The Mail Well folks, the time has come. The letters are in the mail.

  

  to reflect the clean-shaven face, as promised (sorry mootmom, but a pact is a pact). :-) Enjoy these other pics from the day's festivities ... over. Have a great weekend everyone, and best of luck to each of you. :-)

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is Math fun at MIT?

  A lot of our students select math as their field of interest when applying to MIT—which is no surprise, since our math department is one of the best on the planet. Mathematics provides a language and tools for
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I’m waiting for my green card?

  All applicants are requested to fill out the application with their ... 're considered an international applicant if you're not a United States citizen or ... green cards are considered to have non-U.S. citizen/non-U.S. permanent
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Julia’s Day Out Almost 10 things I've learned since living in Boston

  

  city is so congested, living close to a train station will be one of the ... when I say that I’ve been to a place where so many people bike. I have ... It was so exciting to be able to welcome the 1000+ adMITed students

  • by Julia Potts
  • April 11, 2022
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students ... you to talk, shake it off, and remember that you will survive (and even

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2018
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students ... you to talk, shake it off, and remember that you will survive (and even

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students ... you to talk, shake it off, and remember that you will survive (and even

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  summer’s end

  

  and back to satisfy a late-night ginger soda craving actually, finally ... , i see you MOSTEC...) driven a zipcar full of friends out to westford, massachusetts for homemade ice cream and a late-night visit to mit

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students ... you to talk, shake it off, and remember that you will survive. We

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  Lost, Hosed & Confused I got hacked today.

  

  ; CONFUSED IF FOUND, PLEASE RETURN TO SKULLHOUSE A REWARD MAY BE NEGOTIATED ... happened to me today. After my 24.900 lecture this morning, I decided to take a brief nap in the student lounge off of the Infinite Corridor. When I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m still alive And I missed entry #2000 by one! Blargh!

  

  needed to be posted on the blogs. Expect a real post from me this weekend ... just got a UROP doing chemistry and molecular biology-related stuff in the O'Connor Lab, guaranteeing me the shortest commute to work I'll ever

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  21st Century Education? Food for thought.

  

  college education, here are a few questions: 1. What are the skills you hope to develop the most in college? 2. What are the most important classes you think you will take? 3. What do you want to learn or know that you

  • by Bryan
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  PrimeShooter An addictive factoring game.

  

  My friend Shefali '04 sent me a link to an addictive math nerd video game which actually relates to the name of this very blog. It's like factoring Tetris! Check out PrimeShooter: If you love math, you may want to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I study Global Change Science/Climate?

  The MIT Center for Global Change Science (CGCS) at MIT was founded to address fundamental questions about climate processes with a multidisciplinary approach. The Center's goal is to improve the ability to accurately
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does the MIT admissions process work?

  the details can add a lot of stress to the waiting period, so we ... After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel as though your application has entered a black hole. So what really happens between when you
• FAQ / First-year application

  May high school juniors apply?

  a small number of applications from young students who have outgrown their high school curriculum and feel ready for college. We have a lot of information on our site about what to do in high school that you'll find helpful
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics professors have a charming sense of humour Excerpts from relativity problem sets

  

  .033, Relativity. Relativity is a great class to teach, if you enjoy designing ... 's what I like to see on a problem set. :) ... into strands of spaghetti. Our professor obviously had a good time

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Square Root Day Your daily dose of nerd humor.

  

  Did any of you notice today was a square root day? I didn't, until I got a friendly email reminding me of this rare mathematical oddity ... kind of joke. (In related news, Pi Day is only eleven days away. Get

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 3, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Gotta Catch ‘Em All! A DUCT TAPE COW!!!

  

  . However, I did not wear a duck tape tuxedo to my prom. Maybe I'll go to the ... I used to play Pokemon. I won't lie. One could possibly say that Boston is a living GameBoy game this summer with the Cow Parade. All across

  • by Bryan
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  An Awesome Autobiography in rage comic form

  

  a tesseract - an 86 year old man posted his autobiography to reddit in ... have learned now in my advanced age. On the same day, in a very different ... to me, and on to you. It is pretty awesome, and another piece of data

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 14, 2011