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• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  describing to you the journey would be a faux-pas on my part, so here it begins. So Saturday afternooon, I was en-route to a surprise dinner with my ... unmarked Toyota Matrix to New Hampshire. All I remember of the drive was

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

  A special announcement about SAT Subject Tests MIT has made the decision to no longer consider the SAT Subject Tests

  

  MIT has made the decision to no longer consider the SAT Subject Tests ... testing requirements here. I’m happy to announce our decision to ... improve access for students applying to MIT. Below are answers to some

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 20, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  "yield"), we admitted 1533 students. However, it isn't possible to exactly predict how many student will attend this year. To help with the ... spot on the waitlist. Not all of those students will choose to remain on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• 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 ... student and person she is. It occurred to me that we admissions officers

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2004
• Blog / Hacks

  Caltech, Bring IT on Just some harmless rivalry...

  

  From the Caltech homepage: Caltech Pranked by MIT Today MIT pulled one over on Caltech today. MIT students stole a 130-year-old, 1.7-ton cannon that has been on the Caltech campus since 1972. It now sits in a

  • by Bryan
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  YOU GOT IN! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxiVYEjp0Ww&ab_channel=SaltTech We hope you are happy! Take some time to celebrate with those who are important to you; we'll have more important, cylindrical information for you

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a not-so-cruel summer this one's for the girlies

  

  it is the hot girl summer //   went to The Eras Tour and over ... // dressed in pink to watch Barbie! with my sister // screamed to Speak Now ... production, the music video for ‘I Can See You,’ everything // screamed to

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKMxRBYQs5k Feel free to drop a note yelling in the comments below, but also, and more importantly, remember to go celebrate and be happy with your loved ones.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  final exam distributions "mit does not curve"

  

  MIT [annotation note="but many classes will define cutoffs relative to class performance, which is more or less a curve; hence, increased ... ", [/annotation] so I've added some here to make up for it!

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2022
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN!!! Feel free to drop a note yelling in the comments below, but also, and more importantly, to go celebrate and be happy with your loved ones.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I request that my scores not be considered after submitting my application?

  Scores cannot be redacted from applications after they have been submitted. We encourage you to look at this blog post to better understand the rationale and details of our testing requirement.
• Blog / About Decisions

  A letter for you (yes, you)

  

  about your lives and how your individual stories have brought you to this ... struggles you face in life.   Some of you may be tempted to think ... of the world (though it may feel like it tomorrow). I'd like you to

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  at/around mit i've been --

  

  away from mit. i've been going to lincoln laboratory in lexington once or ... going to wellesley a lot (for toons rehearsals and for the open fields and ... . i've been reading the handmaid's tale to go with the tea. i've been

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 23, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  THE APPLICATION IS LIVE! because why bury the lede

  

  my god... it's full of words       > > > click this button to apply to MIT < < <     

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A, Vol. II A sort-of guest post

  

  ... aren't you supposed to be in school?" which is totally a legitimate ... weekend. Today incidentally also happened to be my brother's birthday AND ... whatva I do what I want" and flew home to surprise him. I have tons o

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 18, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions: Thursday 12/16, 9pm EST On Thursday evening, our admissions decisions will be online.

  

  MIT Admissions plans to make Early Action decisions available online ... password that you use to log into your MyMIT account. There are no interim screens, so you should be sure you are ready to receive your decision online

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2010
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for Waitlisted Students

  In the near future, we'll have some advice and information here on the blogs about being waitlisted. In the meantime, feel free to use this forum to discuss anything waitlist-related.

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum

  

  There were a record number of applications for Early Action this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a great number of ... open forum for you to talk.

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Decisions: Wednesday 12/16 Decisions will be available online; be sure to verify your MyMIT username and password.

  

  MIT Admissions plans to make Early Action decisions available online ... password that you use to log into your MyMIT account. There are no interim screens, so you should be sure you are ready to receive your decision online

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  MITwitter That's possible the worst portmanteau I've ever made.

  

  title, this has something to do with twitter. It is in fact a historic day ... opposed to all things apple, I've shared my dislike and disinterest in the internet phenomena known as twitter. But if you were to go here, you'd see

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 19, 2009