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• Blog / Admissions

  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  IS more expensive than where I come from. Unlike home where my car sits ... subway station. Moral of the story: Life is different when you go to college. But is that such a bad thing? I mean, college in general is going

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is MIT a diverse community?

  At MIT diversity isn’t simply a word, it is an integral part of the MIT experience. MIT Admissions is committed to reaching students from ... reality. The mission of the MIT Institute Community & Equity Office is
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Something is coming, part 3… And the anticipation builds!

  

  To begin, add to Next, mix in a little of this (slightly nsfw for about 3 seconds) Now, put Jess and I in charge, give us a couple of months…

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Something is coming, part 2… Snively and I are still working on something awesome.

  

  Snively and I are still working on something awesome. This week: (In reference to this.) (Photo credit: Liz Kimball ’11.) (See part one.) (Yes, we ate it afterwards.)

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 13, 2010
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How awesome is MIT Physics?

  The MIT Physics Department is one of the best places in the world for research and education in physics. Fourteen of their alumni and eight of their faculty have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Media Lab?

  The MIT Media Lab is known for its bold innovations that help invent the future, and fosters an “antidisciplinary research community” that mixes and matches seemingly disparate research disciplines to pioneer
• FAQ / Afford

  What is need-blind admissions?

  MIT's need-blind admissions process ensures that you will not be disadvantaged in the admissions process because of your financial need. Our admissions process is need-blind for all students, foreign and domestic.
• Blog / Events

  MIT Mystery Hunt is happening! watch the kickoff at 12 PM EDT today, 1/15

  

  Mystery Hunt is starting, today, January 15th, at 12 PM EDT. MIT Mystery Hunt is a time-honored tradition, which you can learn more about in CJ's [annotation note='notably, however, this is no longer CJ’s longest post. why, CJ

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 15, 2021
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is Math fun at MIT?

  A lot of our students select math as their field of interest when applying to MIT—which is no surprise, since our math department is one of the best on the planet. Mathematics provides a language and tools for
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: the app is live for freshman

  

  The MIT freshman application for the prospective Class of 2022 is now available at     > > > my.mit.edu < < <    ... 'll go is not who you'll be. Most of all, try to enjoy your senior year; it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  “What the hell is water?” Thinking about and understanding your own context…

  

  eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes 'What the hell is water?'” (DFW went on to deliver a timeless and celebrated address that is well ... just haven’t gotten the prompts quite right, I think it is more likely

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 27, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday is the new black. The world moves on MIT's hips. The world moves and it swivels and bops.

  

  . Baker to establish a school for engineering in Cambridge. This college is now known as Harvard Business School. Today is a "virtual Monday" at MIT ... an entry this is going to make! Well, it turns out that MIT is such an

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 21, 2006
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview process?

  not able to offer interviews to all applicants. If your interview is
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Koch Institute?

  The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated Cancer Center, is a state-of-the-art cancer ... -faceted group of investigators is at the core of the Koch Institute’s mission to
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview deadline?

  There isn’t a specific deadline for the interview. Students submit their application by November 1 for Early Action or January 6 for Regular Action. After you submit your application, you…
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  ” for effort! A smiley sticker chart? Or is it a Downward Logarithmic ... school, namely, the ABCDF system, except with a few additions. Below is a ... report is slightly different from your transcript. The grade report is for

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Why Is There No Water? One of the most important things in your life is invisible to you until it…

  

  complicated water is. I created this post as a sort of quick-guide to water, and ... is the village in Kaffa, Ethiopia where I've been doing the water ... question wasn't asked, why is it important to have water? “No Water”  

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tetazoo is not a Hivemind Haha... just kidding... unless?

  

  scavenger hunt! What’s that, you may ask? Well, Tetazoo is a floor in East ... ) putting on ALL of my beanies, which is a lot of beanies if anyone asks where I’m from, all I’m allowed to say is “I used to live in Simmons

  • by Powers '23
  • November 24, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  everything is actually going okay and i think that's pretty cool

  

  'd you get your band name?" "Is that your real first name?" "Can you text ... -conscious about how often i make blog posts. my ideal is to make a post once a week ... backseat to the other things in my life. in my mind blogging is either one of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  What Is Your LΔ? What about heart? What about determination? What about resilience?

  

  One of the first things that I learned about MIT is that everyone ... me, you need to know that my definition of LΔ is the following: (L ... the freshman application process. What is an LΔ? It is all of the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 18, 2007