FAQ / Life and culture
How hard are courses at MIT?
groups, and the first year is graded on a pass/no record system. While your peer network is a great source for support, MIT students can speak with
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FAQ / Transfer
Does MIT offer transfer credit?
your academic record doesn't appear to merit credit in a certain subject ... (course and degree catalog). The bulletin provides a comprehensive -
FAQ / Transfer
What does MIT consider for transfer admission?
, competitive applicants typically have a 3.5 GPA or above, and mostly As in math ... institution. We select students who we believe are a good match and who we feel -
Blog / Travel
clownazoo part 2 this post is two years late
In case you have not seen part 1, I posted it near the end of my freshman year. I am now going into my senior year. I think I may have procrastinated a little bit. In total, we ended up spending around 9 hours on -
Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English
Applying Sideways (in Chinese) 橫向申請 / 横向申请
Almost 11 years ago, I wrote a blog post called Applying Sideways ... been an admissions officer for a single cycle."]attempt[/annotation] to ... , which makes me feel bad about how long ago, but the pandemic crowded a lot -
Blog / Academics & Research
For the Love of Darties and ChemE An audio journey
’t good a week ago. Come to think of it, it wasn't necessarily amazing two ... ago, [annotation note = "It feels like we did this a year ago..."]that's when I sat down[/annotation] with two chemical engineering students and a -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Tag Yourself a tote bag meme
we have many tote bags. our freindos have commented on our many tote bags. they have even called us suburban moms. we don't disagree. we made a meme with them - karen c.'20, katherine c. '19, nia m. '20 -
Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English
Soymilk 豆浆
water for a whole night, and then she would prepare the soymilk machine in ... plain, poured hot from a pitcher into a small ceramic bowl. My brother ... in a supermarket, I finally found the unsweetened kind, picked it up -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Deferred Early
As you know, we had a very competitive pool of applicants in Early, and unfortunately we could not take all of them. If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your application anew in Regular Action -
Blog / Academics & Research
What Are We Waiting For answer: FPOPs to begin!
interactive art. Kayak. Play robotic soccer. Visit a nuclear reactor. Swing your way through a ropes course. Learn to paint. Roll your own sushi. Wear paper clothing. Travel to Colorado and Northern New Mexico. Spend a day -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Deferred Early
As you know, we had a very competitive Early Action applicant pool, and unfortunately we could not take all of them. If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your application anew in Regular Action -
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 ... a blog post but the bank past the Harvard bridge was already too ... from under a thunderstorm on the street near the Longfellow Bridge. This -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Calm Down and Breathe Heeeeeehooooooo
In which my brother and I embarassingly parody a song (first one to recognize it gets some brownie points): Edit: Evidently I am not so good at predicting outcomes of NFL games. But seeing how this post-season has been -
Blog / Academics & Research
AgeLab I've seen troubles...
feel old? Well, I, as a prematurely wizened twentysomething, can tell you ... Lab can help you understand. AgeLab is a research group here at MIT devoted ... System": AGNES is a suit worn by students, product developers, designers -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Early Action: Deferred A forum.
We had a record number of Early Action applicants this year, and unfortunately we could not take all of them. If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your application anew in Regular Action. We -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Forum for those Not Admitted
With a record number of applications, this year was once again the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting less than 1 in 10 applicants from our amazing applicant pool means that we had to turn away many -
Blog / MIT Life
MIT YO Early Admits 2014!
, and your isef shirt is too :P) What's better, a Gummy Choco tube or a ... ? ;) Then we have a Californian trio of Esmeralda R., Michelle C., and Helen W ... became a blogger? SEND ME your name, location, along with your best pose -
Blog / MIT Life
Welcome to my home Feel free to chill in here
Finally, my first blog post! It has been such a hectic week. It ... subject at a time. After taking tests, I normally go back to my room to take a nice long nap. My room this year faces the Charles River, and we -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Being First is Important There can be many firsts
Sometimes you should stop to identify all of the different pictures in an entry. We work hard to find pictures for you guys, and then we have to resize, upload, and link them in. I know I would appreciate it a -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
This week in verse There's a song that describes exactly what I'm feeling right now.
Rather than write a real blog entry, I instead urge you to consider the following: An MIT surveyor came upon the gates of Hell, He looked the devil in the eye and said, "You're looking well." The devil looked