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• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  "look good" on their resume or college application. We look for students ... unique to the MIT community. We don't have cutoff scores for the SAT or ... As much as we love formulas, you're not going to find one here! We
• Blog / People & Identities

  Vicennial wikipedia says this means 20th

  

  for new experiences, which seemed to be cropping up everywhere on the ... spots were open. But I've wanted to do this for years. I remember going on ... cacti with arms, pronounced ‘sah-WAH-row.’ Thanks for coming to my desert

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 9, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Perspectives from Deutschland Ich bin Anna und ich studiere Astronomie!

  

  University of Marburg. In the morning, I will walk for twenty minutes to my ... this, I’ll move back to the US for graduate school in astronomy at ... influence on my choice to apply and ultimately to matriculate. I hope that the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: MacGregor House Because really, sometimes you just need your own space.

  

  and a nice chunk of money to do with it what they wish. My entry, for ... As part x in a y-part series (which is to say that all the bloggers are planning to cover their own dorms within the next z days!), I am

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…

  

  reacting, we must recognize and learn from two elements that may seem to be ... , came at an important time for our culture, and is one that resonated ... don't expect our applicants to be perfect, we do require them to be

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Emily Levesque- How megastars evolve Emily spent the summer of 2004 conducting astronomy research at the Kitt Peak National Observatory…

  

  impressive) bearing my name. I frequently exploit this factoid to arouse ... to be in attendance. Emily's connection to outer space is not the result of a $54 check to the International Star Registry. Rather, Emily has

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  time dilation to the Infinite, and beyond

  

  Mechanics) for two weeks now (and I haven’t been late at all, thanks to MIT ... a physics problem on time dilation. It’s very easy to feel windswept here. I’ve started to use Google Calendar for the first time, and now

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • September 23, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Healthy reflections… I never know what to write here.

  

  (ABC’s) for the 2nd semester. I'm going to grade my IAP. The following ... , so the report card was just for fun, but the serious question to ask is ... question popping up on Facebook statuses lately. For me, 18.02A was the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 31, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that Scare Me 1) Mornings.2) Psets.3) Exams.4) All of the above.

  

  to a time no earlier than 2 PM. Unfortunately for me, that will ... ." So far, the voice is compelling enough for me to immediately get up ... able to avoid them for so long means that even I belong to that party. I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 19, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Time-sensitive matters

  

  Lots of questions waiting to be answered, but for today I'll just ... decide to not major in science? As for applying to law school - they should ... minor in Applied International Studies. As for going abroad to China, MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  ; We also refer to people as their majors. For example, "What course are ... either an acronym or a number. There's a quirky language to MIT, a handful ... away, typically lab equipment and electronics found on reuse or at Stata

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! (Part 2) late post due to usual MIT firehosing

  

  surprised by how quickly my students caught on to code. These were students ... I passed on my train ride over to Sondrio   Day 23: I had five ... , and a few even expressed interest in MIT. In addition to my pitch on MIT

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 17, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soy Bomb Doo d-d-doo d-d-doo d-do d-do. Ice tea!

  

  's foremost expert on formic acid fuel cells, to ask for the highest power ... mentioned that I was working on a project for ICE-T that involved the ... time you're not actively talking on the phone, it's going to heat up to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Nerd’s Paradise Phi is a "h" of a lot cooler than pi.

  

  talk to some of the current students. I was on campus for a grand total ... current social structure places so much emphasis on adhering to norms and ... Institute was quite literally like no other place on Earth. All I did was

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Building, building, building, building This one goes out to the one I've left behind.

  

  under the Great Sail on my way to class every morning, because I think it ... on the outside doesn't work for me, and the inside is so gray and full ... DID YOU KNOW? According to Wikipedia, "An article from The Onion

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  me and another one of my best friends who goes to MIT. We were walking ... flakes became pretty big and fell for a couple of hours. Unfortunately, it looks like it has transitioned to rain =( Last week, I finally busted out

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  They Call Me Yankee The stars at night are big and bright - deep in the heart of Texas!

  

  and helpful, and some employees have even invited us to hang out on the ... before I moved to Houston, Texas this summer to start my internship at TMK ... here in Texas - people up north are yankees, and people who live on the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 6, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Valentine’s Day Eve Day. What? Also. BEN FOLDS.

  

  selling serenades- for a mere 10 to 20 dollars, you could chose from a list ... IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE LAZY: You, email me, picture of you ... COMING TO MIT. So every year we have this thing called Spring Weekend (the

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  About That Email an error, and an apology

  

  admissions cycle: a list for admitted students, who receive updates specific to ... an email to these students with this information as well. We use MailChimp to send emails to prospective and admitted students. MailChimp requires

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  pretty much it for me. I was going to MIT. I never really entertained any ... problem. Guys on my hall make arrangements to stay at their fraternities ... 's not too much a price to pay to stay stinky for the day, at everyone else

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007