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• Blog / Advice

  No Snow, and on singing badly me? singing? and posting it online?!

  

  question on the application, about what do you do for fun? It's not supposed

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 24, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  [joint post] we visited every station on the MBTA see alan's post

  

  https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/we-visited-every-station-on-the-mbta/

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 29, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  [joint post] we can’t hear you, you’re on mute see alan's post :)

  

  https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/we-cant-hear-you-youre-on-mute/

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 26, 2021
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Does the transcript submitted on my QuestBridge application count as official?

  If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your counselor/school official, it fulfills our requirements for an official transcript and no further action is needed on your part.
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts on Removing the Long Essay from the Freshman Application So long, extraneous passages of florid prose.

  

  Brevity is wise. …but I’m not the one being affected here. What are your thoughts?

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Getting My MIT Decision on Pi Day Pie a comic

  

  this comic was inspired by the pie invention scenes in Waitress the Musical

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 12, 2018
• 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.    
• Blog / Community Projects

  MIT DDR Tetris on 6-foot LED Matrix "We did this because we were bored." -- Russell Cohen '13

  

  Like Tetris? Like Dance Dance Revolution (DDR)? Now you can play both, on a 6-foot tall LED display, thanks to three bored MIT students ... Andrew Carlson '12. In the comments on Engadget, Russell said, "We did this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 20, 2011
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Where can I find info on the School of Engineering?

  The MIT School of Engineering is world renowned. Covering everything from ocean engineering to aeronautics, there's something exciting going on in every department, lab, and classroom. There's way too much to
• Blog / MIT Life

  Harvard-MIT Student Debate on Pakistan this Friday

  

  Harvard and MIT have organized a panel discussion on Pakistan's current state and future prospects: Date: Friday, 2/8 Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm Location: 4-270 There'll be four panelists, all of whom have a strong

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Late Night Thoughts On You Guys & This Whole Process Each of you is going to make the world a better place, whether or not…

  

  I’ve been thinking about something since I left work today, and felt compelled to log it here before hitting the sack… Please, please, don’t take the MIT admissions decision as…

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 11, 2004
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Where can I find info on Aero/Astro?

  AeroAstro the oldest and most respected university aerospace program in the United States, and it’s easy to see why. They have an Interactive Robotics lab, a Human Systems lab, a Space…
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do I complete the visa section on the application?

  Only students who currently hold a visa complete this section of the application. The International Students Office assists all admitted students through the visa application process in May.
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to do while waiting for decisions on Saturday Clicking the "refresh" button repeatedly between now and Saturday afternoon is NOT an option.

  

  This goes out to all of you waiting on tenterhooks for decisions to ... free time on your hands, learn ozonolysis. Oh man, was that a meta ... brain-related t-shirts on the Internet. Now you too can declare your

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an unnecessarily long post on how much i like spotify why did i ever think iTunes was good

  

  oh boy this is by far the best piece of technology I interact with on a ... cappella and guitar. I listen to different music depending on how I feel a ... of my friends started a family plan in second semester that I hopped on

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m sitting on my bed right now so sleepy

  

  lot? That disappointment took us back to the 24-hour grocery store on MIT campus. We sat on a bench outside, munched on cookies, and discussed ... out on dorm row. Passers-by don't seem to realize that their

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Q&A: Food on campus, UROPs, decisions Qs from prospectives and prefrosh, As from me.

  

  availability on campus is a little scarce. Do you have time to cook, even if it ... [the Koch Cancer center] takes people on for UROPs?" 4) "If you had to ... aspects to eating on campus. 1) dorm dining halls, 2) convenience stores, 3

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Thanksgiving on First East – Team Bemis makes hand turkeys!! (For justice and the greater common good.)

  

  on supplies (construction paper, glitter, glue, markers, finger ... use to trace with) on construction paper. 4.) Cut along the lines. 5 ... our names on our turkeys and they sat proudly on our doors, perched in

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 24, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Stuff that happened on Pi Day (besides decisions) pastries and pie-ings from around the institute

  

  Pi Day is a big deal around our mathematically-minded Institute. Since the blogs were mostly focused on decisions, I figured I'd follow up a few days later with some of the other stuff that happened on Monday

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 16, 2022
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Does MIT have a first generation community on campus?

  The First Generation and/or Low Income Program (FLI) is committed to building a sense of community among first generation MIT students, faculty, alumni, and staff, and raising awareness of their unique…