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• FAQ / First-year application

  What should I do if I’m deferred?

  If you're deferred during Early Action consideration, you don't need to "improve" your application, or redo/edit/modify your application. The only thing you need to do is submit the February Updates & Notes
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  . Remember that your application is reviewed in context, and that we look to
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does the Office of the First Year do?

  . The mission of the office is to provide excellent services and programs
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  . Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change is MIT's response
• FAQ / Transfer

  How do I apply as a veteran?

  If you are a veteran and interested in learning in any way, shape, or form at MIT, please know that we appreciate your interest and thank you for your service. More information about applying to MIT is available on
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of study abroad programs are available?

  Initiatives (MISTI) is MIT’s flagship international education program that
• FAQ / First-year application

  What’s the difference between Early Action (EA)/Regular Action (RA)?

  decision-making process. MIT’s Early Action program is both nonbinding and
• FAQ / Transfer

  What does MIT consider for transfer admission?

  There’s no formula for gaining transfer admission to MIT. The transfer admissions process is highly competitive, even more so than the first-year admissions process. There’s no minimum required GPA; however
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a February Updates & Notes Form (FUN)?

  The February Updates & Notes Form (FUN) is required for Early Action admitted and deferred applicants, Regular Action applicants, students who have graduated, and international applicants. The form will be
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does my school submit recommendation letters and transcripts?

  profile, and a letter of recommendation). MIT's recommendations process is
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will you send me materials/prospectus/t-shirt/pennant?

  the Bulletin, is available free online and provides a comprehensive
• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  demanding a detailed dissection of my mind, heart, and soul!” This is not ... ’s MIT, and everyone is the STEM kid. So who am I now? Well, everyone is ... upon the Fahrenheit hill–10˚F is the perfect discretization for

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  I asked people at MIT what they were doing for Pi Day 2025 something is rising... 3/14/25 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  Pi Day is a big deal at MIT. Not only does it go hand-in-hand with the "nerd culture" that MIT is known for, but it’s also tradition to ... staff will be observing Pi Day 2025 — which, NASA tells me, is also a

  • by Jebby B. '25
  • March 7, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  South Africa?” “Andi, this is Boston traffic we’re talking about. Aren’t you the least bit terrified?” “Is it even legal for you to drive here ... the [annotation note="Short for “Registry of Motor Vehicles”, which is

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  someday fate of friends

  

  . Los Angeles is filled with murals sprawling over twenty-story-tall brick ... moment is worth giving yourself over to, so is the passage of time. I live ... to my room is one I recognize every stroke of. Now after I’m away for a

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 10, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  必须好 – pt. 1 just keep swimming

  

  restaurant back in 2003. There’s a[annotation note="which is better described ... relationship with the restaurant is complicated. It’s my family, my culture, my ... this is rooted in imposter syndrome, but it’s also rooted in knowing the

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 23, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  leaving season blue blue blue

  

  really because every time, you think there is still a lot to get done ... hits you. the leaving. oh, the leaving. bitter or sweet, it is always ... think about those nights. it is the place that kept me through my first

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • August 21, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10,000 Ways That Won’t Work

  

  ? That my experiments didn’t work? That the effect I investigated is likely ... ? You know this question is required, right? Whatever, just make up some ... form. What is a UROP anyway? A UROP  – Undergraduate Research

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 27, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  last first day (take 3) there are so many other blogposts with this title

  

  . Every minute that passes by feels crucial, like not a second is even to be ... Storytelling. This is a Harvard class and I'm really enjoying the content so far ... (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) so really I'm just excited. The professor is an absolute sweetheart and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 8, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  hike the desert pretend i am a lifestyle blogger

  

  ,[/annotation] I vowed to go hiking. Tucson is gorgeous; and, importantly, in Tucson ... outside my house. The river in Tucson is dry, always has been, but it goes on for miles with no interruptions. The path is secluded from the road

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2023