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• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.

  

  , test scores, etc. They want to learn about you as a person. This is your ... tell us in the essays. Think about why you are applying to MIT. Do a ... that the interview is not only a way for us to get to know you better

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what we’ve been up to recently a short list about winter break

  

  attempt to not fall off the face of the blogs, here is a list, in no ... . Like literally 100+ hours at this point Going to the beach a couple times  Going to pilates with our mom a couple times Going on lots of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 12, 2020
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a non-traditional applicant. How do I apply?

  college or in a non-degree program prior to applying to brush up on their ... There are many applicants to MIT from many types of backgrounds, and while we consider them all in their context, we need to know some common
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Recap: wearables, games, and other SUPER products

  

  (MechE). As promised, I wanted to follow up with a recap blog post this ... Sense, a wearable for firefighters that can detect if a room is unsafe to ... to play together (brochure) Pink team: Volti, a hands-free music page

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 19, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Snowy Birthday Party the #IAParty2011 is just beginning

  

  birthday celebration. Alumni and community from all over are making trips to Cambridge to see and remember all the great things that have come out of our ... months now to gather all the history and artifacts they can muster to make

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • January 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  TGIF! After a long week comes...a FEAST!

  

  out to dinner on Friday night as a reward for working hard all week. This week, we went to Buk Kyung II, a Korean restaurant in Allston. So ... Sorry for being MIA you guys! I've had a tough couple of weeks, but I

  • by Celena C. '12
  • November 15, 2009
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What support is available for LBGTQ students?

  MIT strives to create a safe and welcoming environment for LBGTQ students. MIT and its surrounding communities offer a broad array of ... campaign has a great list of resources available to students as well.
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy New Year Everyone! See you in 2006.

  

  2006! :-) B. P.S. A big thanks to Timur for the Santa Banners on Matt ... I'm outa here until Monday, January 2 and I won't be able to respond to email or blog comments until that time, so I just wanted to wish you

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Super Top Secret Spy Action Real Life Experience: Building a car in 2.007

  

  build a car to complete a specific task or set of tasks and score as many ... scorers won a free trip to Japan to compete in an even larger design ... case is to learn a lot about the design process and what it takes to be a

  • by Bryan
  • February 26, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What are the housing/dining options?

  choose to join a conventional meal plan with access to dining halls, or you might prefer to live in a cook-for-yourself (and often, your friends ... Housing is a huge part of undergraduate life at MIT. You choose where
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Professor Creates DEATH RAY! I'm not making this up.

  

  Syracuse from a Roman siege by training a mirror (aka Death Ray) on the ... . It's generally a mixture of pop culture and local political coverage with a healthy dose of comedy thrown in. So when I saw a headline about a

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Hacks and meta-hacks

  

  A few nights ago, I was walking down the Infinite Corridor with two ... Guide to Facilities for Individuals with Disabilities campus map psoted on ... few years. I was really entertained by this clever and subtle hack, so I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  The POWER of a Mechanical Engineering

  

  Monterrey in Mexico (to name a select few). In fact, a total of 80 Mech ... plant for the western U.S.; this project led to a future publication at ... , eventually leading to a better SG understanding and life expectancy. The host

  • by MISTI Program
  • December 7, 2011
• 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, 2023
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I submit the MIT application with my QuestBridge application?

  If you are named a QuestBridge Finalist, you do not need to submit an ... enough information for us to evaluate students for admission. However, you will have to submit our MIT QuestBridge Supplement, which will be
• Blog / Admissions

  The Waitlist This is not an easy entry to write so I'll just keep it short. No…

  

  This is not an easy entry to write so I'll just keep it short. In a ... convinced that we'd have to admit at least a few from the waitlist. I was ... had we been able to take a few, because each of you has a ton of heart

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of SURFing at NIST Using a tiny tractor beam to manipulate nanowires

  

  and then arrange them to create a nanodevice. Exciting, eh? In order to ... conductor, or even as a waveguide to conduct light. We have many different ... Technology (NIST). I never thought that I would find a place that loves

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Whirlwind Weekend highlights of the weekend (UPDATED!)

  

  auction to benefit a scholarship fund in Louisiana. One of my friends, Mike ... would be. Fortunately, we were allowed to give a little paragraph about ... is a man beyond description. He has been known to compete in dance

  • by Bryan
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."

  

  called No Flip Flops which was full of pointers on how to survive a winter ... learned a bit about winter fashion, and how to dress appropriately. I was ... , and a tshirt. There's actually a lot to take into consideration when you

  • by Bryan
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Hospital Trips and Dance Parties MIT campus is where it's at over the summer.

  

  the summer is a beautiful thing. No psets. No exams. No pressure to cram ... embarrassing, and one awesome. I'll let you decide which is which. A Trip to Mount Auburn Hospital I admit that a trip to the hospital wasn't really

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 29, 2011