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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Exponential Decay This entry probably isn't about what you think it is.

  

  Amazingly, I've been an admissions blogger for a bit over twelve ... readership of each entry decays pretty rapidly. The ten most recent posts have ... lasts for a week. What happens after that? Well, once an entry leaves the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ethicist

  

  number of requests for college recommendations in past years. He said that some students abused his time by never actually submitting the letters to ... checking the mail, but y'all are smart, so good for you. But by extension of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  November 1 Updates The latest from the Admissions Office.

  

  MIT Tracking; the deadline for ECs to submit their reports has not yet arrived ... the instructions on the website. For any other supplemental information ... is available on MyMIT after you submit your Part 1. For this reason, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Scenes From Admissions, Round Two What's going on in this picture?! Another installment of our new little game.

  

  contains many secrets 2) A large noteboard 3) Daniel's index finger, which ... always, points will be awarded for creativity, not just for the right

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 24, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I send in my transcript?

  All transcripts must be submitted by a school counselor or another school representative to be considered official. This applies for high ... counselor, your transcript may be submitted by your registrar’s office
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a school profile?

  Your school counselor (or equivalent) should submit the Secondary School Report and transcript. Most counselors also attach a letter of ... one specifically for us. We request the profile only if one is available.
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your ... , regardless of when the application was submitted. (A little historical data ... action applications for other schools. You should still put the same energy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  For Deferred Students Some advice and answers.

  

  over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your ... , regardless of when the application was submitted. In each of the past few years ... for other schools. You should still put the same energy and thought you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty weeks later a post of galactic proportions

  

  [annotation note="Short for Identity, Sort, Index, Solve, a type of puzzle whose ... This post contains spoilers for the theme and structure of MIT Mystery Hunt 2021, which are unmarked. This post will contain spoilers for

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 6, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Extended to January 3 We have extended the RA deadline. Happy Holidays!

  

  MIT Admissions has extended the deadline for applying for regular admission to January 3. The freshman application can be submitted through My ... means that you should you should click the final "submit" button of your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 3, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline-time Questions Omnibus Answering all of your questions. See you in 2007!

  

  freelance web designer for a number of years now ( designed some websites for ... for TOEFL + SAT 2 But I submitted all. Can the admission office drop my ... . ------------------------------------- Anonymous wrote, "For the Mid-Year Grade Report, the MIT website states that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  16.810 Rapid Design and Prototyping 8 days to build an airplane. Intrigued?

  

  , analysis, optimization, rapid prototyping, analysis, testing, and ... presentation for 16.810, we made a short video. Here it is for you to enjoy

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Oh, the Places You’ll Go(ogle) The path to enlightenment is paved with Google searches.

  

  ever should, using my right index finger alone. Take, for instance: Forget philosophical inquiry; I submit that this picture contains all that ... way, but let's save that story for another pair of parentheses). I felt

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  What should I be doing now? Tips for regular and early applicants.

  

  for your interviewer (Educational Counselor) on the MyMIT website. [If ... update on what you might want to be thinking about: For Regular Action ... early agreements. You do not need to have submitted your application Part

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  We have extended the Regular Action deadline to January 6th, 2021 in order to give our applicants (and our staff) some extra time around the holidays

  

  I am popping my head out of committee for a moment to [annotation ... applying to us for Regular Action, but we presume you're getting a lot of ... January 6th, 2021. If you plan to apply to MIT for Regular Action, you do

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Internet Nostalgia Internostalgia!

  

  ? But apparently a website that failed to inspire respect for an ... , MIT is really really good at helping you adjust and prepare for such ... you yearn for a simpler time, a quieter time. A time when the internet

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I submit the MIT application with my QuestBridge application?

  If you are named a QuestBridge Finalist, you do not need to submit an ... enough information for us to evaluate students for admission. However, you will have to submit our MIT QuestBridge Supplement, which will be
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  us for consideration in EA, but you'll still need to submit the mid ... It's been a long time since my last Q&A post - sorry for the delay ... . :-) ------------------------------------- If I would like to play for an athletic team, should I contact the

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• FAQ / Testing

  Will MIT accept December testing for Regular Action?

  You can report all tests taken through the end of December for ... proficiency test scores for RA applicants through the January test dates. To submit new results, simply click the "Add new test scores" link in the
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does my transcript count as official?

  transcript while we are waiting for your official transcript to be submitted ... school representative to fulfill our requirements for an official transcript. This applies for high school and college transcripts. If your