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• Blog / Admissions

  You Complete Me What makes an application complete for Early Action, and related Q&A.

  

  to help clarify things a bit. Scores: We don't need to have your full ... selection committee. We will receive November scores in time, so don't worry ... don't have everything?: We will not act on any case where we don't feel

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 15, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Take Deep Breaths :) Deep breaths.

  

  . Don't go comparing yourselves to other people who did or did not get in ... 's just a bad idea. MIT considers a lot more than that, so don't play that ... . You'll all get in somewhere, and whether you get in or you don't, it

  • by Bryan
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  What do you want to know? Tell me something.

  

  I could say a million things about MIT and what it's like to be here, but I think it's probably best if I share information that is of interest to you. So if you don't mind, post some topics you'd like to hear

  • by Bryan
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  ZigZag Episode 5 MIT's podcast has a new episode.

  

  love to hear your comments about ZigZag, so please don't be shy, speak up

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 20, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  process. We don't advise any student what their chances of admission may be and don't have a formula or weigh any part of the application. Although ... unique to the MIT community. We don't have cutoff scores for the SAT or
• FAQ / International applicants

  Am I domestic or international if I hold dual citizenship?

  international in our application process. We don't have any preference as to which
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT provide any academic or athletic scholarships?

  MIT provides financial aid on the basis of financial need only. We don't offer money based on any measure of merit—academic, athletic, artistic, or anything else. However, we refer to the money given directly by
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mattress Dominoes! One of many reasons why my summer is better than yours.

  

  For those of you who don't remember or are new here (or don't care about what I have to say all that much - there, I covered everyone!), I ... people ever. (Don't argue. I'm right.) I have fantastic evidence to back up

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  One last bit of advice Before all hell breaks loose

  

  Every year it happens and every year there is sadness. Please don't ... admitted students. Things don't always work out the way we want, but I ... building something awesome. Don't spend it flaming people on the Internet

  • by Snively '11
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Weather Sensitive I know you think that I don't care, but I really do.

  

  't, then look! You do now!) In Fort Lauderdale, we don't have seasons. Sure ... September: Mid-October: Last week: ...I don't get it. (No, it does not ... posting anything over the last couple of weeks! Don't worry, a happy entry

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Having Trouble Reaching Your EC? Some advice on getting in touch with your interviewer.

  

  her spam filter. My suggestion is that if you email your EC and don’t hear back within a few days, you should call him or her. If you then don’t ... they know who you are and why you are calling/writing. (And don’t call

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 31, 2006
• Blog / Events

  July 4th Pictorial FIREWORKS!

  

  barbecue. I don't like taking pictures of myself while eating, but I don't ... . A BRYAN.MITBLOGS.COM EXCLUSIVE Now this is what they don't show you

  • by Bryan
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Updates CPW, admitted students parties, the "telethon," and financial aid.

  

  ! And, don't worry, if for whatever reason you don't get to talk to an MIT student tonight, there are plenty of other opportunities to do so. Don't

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Regarding The Tech Article Some clarifications.

  

  all, we don't consider international applicants in Early Action. They ... !), but that's the really significant error. So please don't worry, and please spread the word so others don't worry! ----------- [Edit] My bad

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  How to CPW! Advice from all the bloggers, with love.

  

  flops don’t count). Bring a beanie or else your head will get cold. If you don’t own pants (or if you only own one pair) buy some pants." (Fiona ... I hate most in life is soggy socks :( Whatever you do, don’t show up

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back to high school except now I don't know what I'm doing

  

  . I don't really know how I feel about this. I had a hard time sitting ... setting; at the same time, I don't know how much chaos is too much chaos ... -chaotic environment hinders their ability to learn. I don't know what CCCS's IEP/504

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 5, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Hug Your History Teacher Because it's 9/11

  

  second for that to make sense. But we have an agreement. I don't tell them what to write - they don't commit libel. That said, I sat here all day ... ?" Then I realized they probably won't. I don't think the reason they won

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 11, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  Practice Safe Hacking No, there are no LEDs

  

  code of ethics is: # Be subtle. Don't leave evidence that you were there ... damage, both during hacks and while hacking. # Don't steal anything. If you ... discovering Lobby 7. # Don't drink and hack. Enough said. # Don't drop things

  • by Snively '11
  • April 24, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  fun. the band, but also the form

  

  whole time. I don’t know what’ll happen, but it’s too early in the ... same album: So I left, that is it That’s my life, nothing is sacred I don’t ... It’s not that I avoid making friends, but I don’t really talk with a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  There’s a Story in Which My Eyes Shut Am I changed enough?

  

  . How could it seem so real to them? I closed my eyes again. Don't you understand? Don't you know that the view from the bottom of the Lobby Ten steps is the same from the top? Don't you know the building won't change you

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2021