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FAQ / First-year application
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FAQ / Life and culture
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FAQ / Academics and research
Is there really a Game Lab?
Can you believe we have a GAME LAB? The MIT Game Lab brings together scholars, creators, and technologists to teach, conduct research, and develop new approaches for applied game design and construction. Their mission -
FAQ / Academics and research
What type of robotics programs does MIT offer?
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FAQ / Prepare for MIT
Does the Khan Academy offer practice SATs?
Students can prepare for college-entrance exams by going on an online "SAT quest," complete with custom practice problems, instructional videos, and tailored feedback offered by the popular nonprofit learning website -
Blog / Challenges
sophomore spring in hindsight reviewing my journal
braids for the first time. Luckily, I got my hair done by another student ... hair in a protective style for a few weeks and not have to think about it. I went to Veggie Galaxy, a vegetarian restaurant on Mass Ave, for the -
Blog / Admissions
Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report
: Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good through College Admissions ... achievement pressure, and level the playing field for economically disadvantaged ... that are educationally sound for them to best prepare them to succeed in -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
A Pythagorean Triple of Awesome Otherwise known as the weekend of the 4th of July. Just another long weekend in…
and conserve your energy for other things (like studying… and hanging ... for the holiday weekend, and Jen ’13 came up with the awesome idea of ... Kendall Square and reserve enough boats for everyone. And that we did -
Blog / Events
The Third Side of Fraternities The way I see it...
apologize for that in advance. --- Paul joined a fraternity, and now lives ... 't mean you're "paying for friends," nor does not getting a bid during Rush ... it really possible for you do find the "best match" for your next four -
Blog / Travel
Rejection Therapy and my insatiable urge to collect trading cards
because I am an Orientation Captain. I have to come early for training and to help prepare everything for the [annotation note="underclassmen have ... [/annotation] impending arrival. I was in the airport for my 8AM flight from Louisville to Boston -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Waitlisted
on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist ... —if you look beyond the thing you're waiting for—it can also be full of ... talk it out. For right now, we just ask that you have a little patience -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Not Admitted
you shoot for the moon, you miss, but that doesn't discount the bravery it took to try. The comments on this post are an open forum for those ... though this may be a difficult time for you, as that is the spirit of these -
Blog / IAP
a postcard from GTL Spain finding myself or something like that
of of United Airline’s weight limit— it was the perfect day for all of ... my luggage in the past hour was enough embarrassment for all of 2025 ... was sweetly setting the table for a proper Spanish meal when they -
Blog / Miscellaneous
hihi i’m back featuring all my favorite excuses
resulted in way too many essays for my liking. On the bright side, I didn’t have any final exams so I got to go back home early for the break and ... basically I used up all my writing braincells that I usually save for the -
Blog / Admissions
Open Thread: Not Admitted Early
this post are an open forum for those of you who want to talk with us ... want to talk to us in the comments below, we’re here for you. We ask that ... may be a difficult time for you, as that is the spirit of these blogs -
Blog / Challenges
my shattered laptop in the midst of pre-finals season
funny... During lecture for MAS.863 How To Make (Almost) Anything at the ... responded with "I have some bad news for you..." to which I felt some concern ... crushed my laptop. He showed me my computer, apologized very sincerely for -
Blog / Academics & Research
many pink dresses come to 2.009 :D
There are four pink dresses in my room. Presentations for MIT's most ... the presenters for Pink Team, but I own two pink articles of clothing: a crop top originally purchased for Barbie, and a t-shirt given to me by 2 -
Blog / MIT Life
classes are over!!!! i feel so free
Today was the last day of classes for the spring semester—and, as a senior, the last day of classes for my undergraduate career. So, after my ... " align="aligncenter" width="1000"] i've had this shirt for eight years now -
Blog / How to Human
Your credit history is too short and other adult things
, for the longest time, I thought the idea of "building credit" was ... with the assumption that you should only use your credit card for things you can pay already pay for. Which is ridiculous, because then you could