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• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  "yield"), we admitted 1533 students. However, it isn't possible to exactly predict how many student will attend this year. To help with the ... spot on the waitlist. Not all of those students will choose to remain on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ming-fai Fong- Designing an intelligent walking “toddler” robot After learning to sit, bend their knees, squat, and stand, babies can finally gather the…

  

  work in the Seung Lab at MIT to develop the mechanical design of an intelligent walking "toddler" robot. After learning to sit, bend their knees ... to walk. While engineers have mastered robotic arm designs, walking

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Schools of dreams

  

  have given me a good opportunity to catch up on some work-related reading ... come to a section about a student coming in for a mock college interview ... student and person she is. It occurred to me that we admissions officers

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Derailment My Gap Year

  

  it might be of interest to you! Enjoy, and comment. Derailment ... post that connected the bed to the wheels. Fluorescent lights flooded my ... watched, clutching a clipboard to my chest. Exam Room 1 is not a normal

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Siete Ciudades de España A very busy IAP

  

  of cultural exposure. After class, we were free to get lunch at the ... is the best opportunity I have to go abroad. College is one of the most convenient times to travel, but being an MIT student can make it pretty hard to

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / MISTI

  alone in cologne homesickness, better late than never

  

  said goodbye to my parents ten times. The first time they dropped me off ... tried, the moment refused to hit me. Almost accusingly, I remember, she pivoted towards my dad, “How can you not be upset? Are you not going to miss

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  YOU GOT IN! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxiVYEjp0Ww&ab_channel=SaltTech We hope you are happy! Take some time to celebrate with those who are important to you; we'll have more important, cylindrical information for you

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a not-so-cruel summer this one's for the girlies

  

  it is the hot girl summer //   went to The Eras Tour and over ... // dressed in pink to watch Barbie! with my sister // screamed to Speak Now ... production, the music video for ‘I Can See You,’ everything // screamed to

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKMxRBYQs5k Feel free to drop a note yelling in the comments below, but also, and more importantly, remember to go celebrate and be happy with your loved ones.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  final exam distributions "mit does not curve"

  

  MIT [annotation note="but many classes will define cutoffs relative to class performance, which is more or less a curve; hence, increased ... ", [/annotation] so I've added some here to make up for it!

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2022
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN!!! Feel free to drop a note yelling in the comments below, but also, and more importantly, to go celebrate and be happy with your loved ones.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I request that my scores not be considered after submitting my application?

  Scores cannot be redacted from applications after they have been submitted. We encourage you to look at this blog post to better understand the rationale and details of our testing requirement.
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Talent Show ua innovation gets lit

  

  writing to comedy and, uh, culinary, which is a testament to the interesting possibilities digital events offer compared to in-person ones. First years Favour ... process from its inception as a one-page project proposal to UA Innovation

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 30, 2020
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2019 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  Class of 2023 has been spending their summer deciding where to live with the assistance of the MIT guide to residences. One major component of this process are the so-called Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  A letter for you (yes, you)

  

  about your lives and how your individual stories have brought you to this ... struggles you face in life.   Some of you may be tempted to think ... of the world (though it may feel like it tomorrow). I'd like you to

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  at/around mit i've been --

  

  away from mit. i've been going to lincoln laboratory in lexington once or ... going to wellesley a lot (for toons rehearsals and for the open fields and ... . i've been reading the handmaid's tale to go with the tea. i've been

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 23, 2017
• Blog / Events

  twerking, MIT style need more be said?

  

  Welcome to another edition of MIT Students Can Be Artsy™, aka We Do More Than Psets! Really!™, aka Things to Do On Saturday Nights at MIT ... . (if you don't know what twerking is, I direct you to the Oxford Online

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 8, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  THE APPLICATION IS LIVE! because why bury the lede

  

  my god... it's full of words       > > > click this button to apply to MIT < < <     

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Walter Lewin ESG Lecture Oh, you know, only one of the most famous Physics Professors of all time

  

  Earlier this year I had the pleasure to meet Walter Lewin at an ESG ... lucky enough to video tape. Covering topics from why he majored in physics to the ONLY reason someone wouldn't like physics, Walter Lewin never

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A, Vol. II A sort-of guest post

  

  ... aren't you supposed to be in school?" which is totally a legitimate ... weekend. Today incidentally also happened to be my brother's birthday AND ... whatva I do what I want" and flew home to surprise him. I have tons o

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 18, 2011