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• FAQ / Life and culture

  Are the Arts active on campus?

  the arts, and more than half of all MIT undergrads enroll in arts ... . Arts on the MIT campus are rooted in experimentation, risk taking, and imaginative problem solving. The MIT School of Architecture and Planning offers
• Blog / Hacks

  Fall Hits MIT… in the form of a Giant Spider! I promise I'm not a blog-hog, this is just too good!

  

  Let's cut right to the chase: THERE'S A HACK IN 6C! Natanya ... a web! I've decided to name him Lucifer. He's huge! He has the ... couple babies! But how did the little spiders get all the way to Lobby 7

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  World Cup Challenge Results The answers and winners of the World CUp Challenge of MIT international admissions.

  

  The World Cup Challenge was a lot of fun! No one got a perfect score, but on the whole, people did pretty well. Below are the results, with the name of the country in each group from which MIT received the most

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  2,822 applications

  

  ,822 early action applications this year, just about the same as last year. It ... the early action round than we did last year. In 2003 we admitted 438 ... ; I suspect the numbers will be somewhat similar this year (we don't set

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 23, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  From Charlottesville to Cambridge photos from a gathering for solidarity

  

  We're at a strange point in the political climate where white ... publicize their misconceptions in broad daylight. The people of Cambridge ... Small, who would later lead the crowd in song     Lorraine

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 15, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Waitlisted Students

  

  the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were ... waitlist. We will have more information for waitlisted students in the

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Want a bike? Get a fairly decent bike at the Next House bike auction

  

  I'm done with the MCAT! Well, at least for now (we'll see once I get the score report in two months.) In other news, I got this email from the Next House facilities chair about the Next House bike auction, for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Are Beginning To Arrive Some thoughts for everyone.

  

  the vast majority of applicants, most of whom were qualified to be here. To even be in the applicant pool means that you are among the best of the best. Don't let this stop you from doing all of the great things in

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

  subjects outside of the classroom itself. If you're confident that you ... test out of it. It's essentially like sitting the final before the class begins. If you do well you get to keep your grade on the ASE as your
• Blog / Events

  Commence the Commencing! and congratulations to the Class of 2014

  

  147 classes have graduated from MIT in its history; today, the Class of 2014 will join them as alumni of the Institute. The 148th ... very own Matt McGann. You can follow the commencement on Twitter, on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX

  

  , Bachelor's degree in Marketing Favorite things about MIT: I love the MIT Dome and the Boston skyline, both of which are right outside the Admissions Office. I also love getting discounts as an MIT affiliate at the Boston

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Peanut Butter Delusion Arguments as old as man.

  

  upon while on campus. I spent a good chunk of time during rush with the brothers of Alpha Delta Phi. One of the rush activities was a pizza dinner at ... the superiority or inferiority of crunchy peanut butter compared to

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • September 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Enjoying the Little Things In which I ramble about happiness and taking breaks

  

  -changing moments (of which I've had none in the past two weeks, to my knowledge), I decided to make a vlog about the little things that make me happy. If you ... can do! For anyone curious about the hike Rachel R. '16 and I went on

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 27, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW LiveBlogging Project A big experiment.

  

  variety of prefrosh guest bloggers during CPW. This has been done in the ... 's entries! I've decided to add to the CPW coverage by creating a CPW tumblr ... that basically allows you to upload photos and thoughts to the web in

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 3, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Together. thoughts on today's tragedy.

  

  sports, the marathon - a sport that doesn't even have a side to cheer for ... rate in the triple digits.  The wailing of sirens and the steady chop-chop-chop of helicopter blades overhead filled the air. We were very fortunate

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

  40 Hours Left! The time is 0500 EST, 12/15. I am studying for finals. You are waiting for…

  

  Following the old tradition... Go and change the world! Buena ... experiment. How do we perceive emotion? The faces pictured below are either ... -205. Taken from Hood, Clifton. 722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Counting On One Hand And this is where Porky Pig says, "That's all folks"

  

  ...the number of semesters completed at MIT. So today, I waved ... going by so fast. Now I must say that I've made the following observations ... fall out of the sky and WEBSIS doesn't let you pick your own grades, you

  • by Bryan
  • December 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Engineering Hero One of the coolest professors at MIT

  

  So two weeks ago, I had a lecture from one of the oldest people at MIT. ...This might have also been possibly one of the best lectures I've ever had as well. The lecture was given by Professor Ernest Blanco from

  • by Bryan
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Kendra

  

  From the MIT News Office: 'Green' labs project wins EPA prize An ... from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. More than 400 students representing 65 teams from more than 50 schools participated in the first "P3

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Lobby 7 Gotta love it

  

  office just a few feet down the infinite corridor. I enter with my morning ... climb the iconic front steps and glance up at William Barton Rogers’ name – MIT’s founder – chiseled high up in the building’s façade.  

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 12, 2011