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• FAQ / First-year application

  Will you send me materials/prospectus/t-shirt/pennant?

  We appreciate your interest in MIT! We don't send a lot of mail (and we don't send any international mail), but you can sign up for our ... nonprofit organization we don't have funding to supply these types of items
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  tunes of interphase! or, how to leave home and look cool doing it

  

  me and I was watching the second one rapidly follow suit. My recent

  • by Angie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  We’re Bringing What Back? I don't think so.

  

  [ETA] (I have actually seen snow before. MIT students are not actually so dumb that they don't know what snow is. Except for Keri. Who lives in Florida, anyway??)(No, don't answer that.) Dear Bryan, I woke

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 4, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Roadtrip! Spontaneity is my middle name.

  

  . Don't really know what I'm going to do once I get there, but I figure I don't need to, and I'm sure I'll figure something out when I get there

  • by Bryan
  • May 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  :       Don't refer to yourself in the 3rd person. It doesn't work for pro athletes and it won't work for you. Don't use the ... share A ROOM WITH MARK DAVID CHAPMAN.) Additionally, don't use quotes

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not here! This actually made me LOL

  

  I'm hosed. I don't have time to write a real entry. Suffice it to say, I found this video funny. What happens in this video will not happen in a conversation with any MIT student. Therefore . . . you should

  • by Snively '11
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Trans-Consciousness Messaging Protocol! Of course I can't resist. Who do you think I am?!

  

  For those of you who haven't seen today's xkcd comic, I'm putting it here, because it seems all too fitting for the state of our comment pages. ...what, you don't think it applies? (I do have a huge post coming up. This

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t Dump I got stopped by the police.

  

  Awesome title, right? In short, my Friday involved graffiti, press conferences, and getting stopped by the police. Just one photo to whet your pallet. A series of updates on Orientation…

  • by Bryan
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Elephants? I see a lot of weird stuff around here.

  

  Well, you don't see this every day. 10 elephants cruised down Mass Ave and turned left onto Memorial Drive, parading right past Killian Court. I'm waiting for someone to put one on the dome. Coming soon

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 6, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT consider legacy?

  MIT doesn't consider legacy or alumni relations in our admissions process. If you'd like to read more about this policy, check out the blog Just to Be Clear: We Don't Do Legacy.
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I get a copy of MIT Facts?

  MIT Facts is a pocket-sized compendium of essential facts about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Unfortunately, we don't mail the booklets, but you can find it online!
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I get on the mailing list?

  We don't do a lot of mailing, but you can sign up for our awesome monthly email newsletter that shares what's happening on campus and—if you're applying—provides updates and tips.    
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do homeschooled students apply?

  MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students and these students have been successful and vibrant members of our community. We don't have separate requirements for homeschooled applicants. Homeschooled
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What’s in My Bag? My everyday carry!

  

  really nice, expensive-ish one; this DeWalt one was around $20 and works

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Debunked I clear things up.

  

  I have about 15 minutes to post an entry. Unfortunately I don't have ... said e-mails are in the works). I am a student. Students don't get to know when decisions are released. Honestly, they don't tell us, it's top

  • by Snively '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… You don't need to take up the crumhorn to look "different."

  

  expectation — remember that most students don't have resumes or other things ... extremely diverse interests — and we don't value one type of activity over another. You don't need to have pulled a child from a burning building or

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Welcome 2014s!! :) See you in the fall!

  

  . ^______^V but don't worry, you'll be in with some of the best company you will ... MIT. So here it is, and don't hate. :D Being with you Is so

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt begins tomorrow A fun puzzle to solve.

  

  way, will be a six-letter word. Good luck, have fun, don't cheat, and don't spoil the fun too much! Solution tomorrow.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Glass Flowers A trip to Harvard to see the glass flowers (8 pictures)

  

  On Saturday, it snowed!! On Sunday, the sun was shining. Go figure. And now, onto the non-meteorological information (say it, don't spray it ... , everything you see here is made out of glass. Side note: Don't ever go to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Too busy to write a blog, check out my playlist instead stuff I listen to when I code

  

  [caption id="attachment_88319" align="aligncenter" width="768"] (not by me)[/caption] https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7gPMHAyVIzQRXAkjHDbxty?si=d3d2d64a8f1d48bb Explicit lyrics. Don't play this in front of your

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 14, 2023