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• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to send an official college transcript?

  Applicants who have completed college coursework are asked to submit ... entered as a supplemental document in your file. Enrolling first ... will be required to submit an official college transcript.
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Swag … I mean, Career Fair What I did not acquire at the career fair:A job.

  

  the point of a career fair is to collect job prospects, not swag. In the ... gone to MIT and gotten a job at the career fair! Also in attendance on ... Computer mouse with retractable cord, which doesn’t seem to work Headphones

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where have I been for so long?

  

  -state machine. It takes a while for the robots to look like much of anything ... Bot (we need to come up with a better name at some point) plans to pick up balls to carry to goals with a "ball gobbler" of two wheels at the front

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 22, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Support MIT Sports!! Vote for MIT Crew!

  

  . With all the recent varsity team stuff, it can't hurt to show our teams a ... . Budget cuts around the country may be forcing a lot of colleges to ... Another blogget for you all. MIT Men's Heavyweight Crew is a finalist

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spoiled Milk I wrote an entry so long overdue my milk has spoiled in the process. So…

  

  going to leave this as a comment to Mitra's question, "Does anyone know if ... to you for my dad's desire to keep expired milk in the world a little ... brought to you by the letter E! EEEE!") In a perfectly formed and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Eating my words at Area Four Mushroom and fontina pizza my beloved

  

  wood-fired pizza made from a 10-year-old sourdough starter, A4 is the go-to ... it. That's why it's mathematically a good idea to fold large slices of pizza to prevent drooping; TED-Ed even made a video about it 12 years ago

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  You should live in Burton-Conner! What you won't see in the i3 video!

  

  I found an old clip on YouTube that I uploaded a long time ago that I somehow never blogged. One day, Adelaide '09 and I realized that we both ... do you do with these three items? You make this video. And then you

  • by Snively '11
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670 Stirling Engine Spinoff The 2.670 competition is tomorrow!

  

  :45 pm- Pizza - All are welcome! And don't worry if you can't make it, I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection

  

  've even worn a tie (*gasp*) for the occasion! I'm excited but also nervous ... understanding, and will make the most fair decision that we can. More updates as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  students with something to report -- so if you're in a school that doesn ... will be a simple text box, similar to one of the essays from the Part 2. The Midyear Update has a maximum of 250 words. We are happy to accept a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  My Long-Overdue CPW Recap Better late than never!

  

  his Virtual CPW Project is a great way to conclude this entry ... So I did pretty much everything I said I was going to do at CPW, but ... at the registration desk, shown here with Anthony. This was a special

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  to have complete information. I know some feel like it may be a hassle ... , please send a note or email directly to me.  While that may result in me ... 2023 is now live. While some have jumped at the chance to scope out the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome

  

  airport we quickly stopped at a grocery store for food and the hotel to drop ... right next to an aircraft-carrier-converted-into-a-museum with some dope ... tan. It was great. A couple days, there was not enough wind to sail

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • April 7, 2017
• Blog / MISTI

  “Heroes” The second in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Michael Jackson.

  

  , so we decided to a small café with over 85 kinds of cake to indulge in ... ?) proved to be fateful, as it was in a glass jar, which prevented me from ... next to it. Honestly, this is just an incredible sight in the middle of a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Random Monday Fun @ MIT The title says it all.

  

  picture with his cell phone last thursday and sent it to me. The text that accompanied it said simply: There's no one in the driver's seat. Just a guy in the passenger seat. With a laptop. For the record, that's on 93 South

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 18, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  

  applications and I promise you that no one will be harmed! Take a moment to ... stressed-out over the SATs, ACTs, SAT IIs and EIEIO (a test only given by Professor O. McDonald), but you deserve a break today. Listen closely: drop

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  (included at the bottom), I'm going to post a Japanese song this year. This is ... drama is about a radical teacher that sets out to train a group of ... . Similar to Spain last year, I'll be living with a host family in Japan while

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  have been brought up to think that getting into a good school is one of ... learn and be challenged here, even if, to paraphrase a comment I saw in an ... 's that the people here have a certain kind of steel to them. They

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Independence Day Fireworks in Boston Hobbits watch beautiful fireworks from comfort of dorm lounge.

  

    Yesterday for Independence Day I was a hobbit. Cory R. ‘14 and I went out to the deli to get turkey meat and an exciting new cheese ... enough adventure for the day. I wanted to photograph the Charles River for

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Inspired by Paul and Snively.

  

  students here had dwindled down to single digits. I logged on to take a short ... week... woo hoo. Even if you managed to have a nice weekend, it's now ... clock hands* "AH I'm going to be late!" (my first class was a language

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2008