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• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 4

  

  subcommittee was Ben and another student, a great team. The three of us worked through the morning until lunch arrived, delicious barbecue from Blue Ribbon Barbecue. At lunch, we had a visitor: Akash, a student admitted to the MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 19, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT select students for admission?

  The selection process at MIT is holistic and student centered: each application is evaluated within its unique context. No school, state, or ... strong match between the applicant and the Institute. Our very open
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How does MIT help student entrepreneurs?

  The MIT Venture Mentoring Service (VMS) supports innovation and entrepreneurial activity throughout the MIT community by matching both prospective ... the entrepreneur(s) in sessions that provide practical, day
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What student disabilities services are available?

  MIT is committed to the principle of equal opportunity for students ... with disabilities receive equal access to all of the Institute's programs ... visit the DAS contact page for more information.
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What summer programs are available?

  the dorms. There are a number of small, specialized summer programs on campus, but they're not run by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Most programs have their own website with the application process clearly outlined
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can I apply if I am undocumented?

  Yes! Undocumented and DACA applicants submit the same application components and go through the same selection process as all other students. For ... information, check out the section of our website for undocumented applicants.
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  amongst the stars a comic

  

  several bookstores. I bought several comic books, because unlike the average blogger, I suck at reading text novels for fun. The past two weeks have ... free time, I don't feel like doing anything other than admire the art in

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 15, 2022
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT wins the gold

  

  shot from far away. Note how the medal design has a hole in the middle just like the Torino medals. A much more close-up shot. You can see the construction and securing details. It was a very windy day, but the medal

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  witness to the ultimate showdown between Turkey and Spam. Despite a two ... I emerged victorious. I wanted to turn the turkey carcass into usable ... appetizing. Unless, of course, you believe the twelfth or so verse of "We Are

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The Admissions Staff It's my pleasure to introduce you to our current team.

  

  I've been trying to think of a good way to kick off the new ... place off campus at the MIT Endicott House. Various presentations were given on the previous year. We discussed things that worked really well

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  the view from my window and netflix's view of my window through another window

  

  's a screenshot from the Neri Oxman episode of "Abstract: The Art of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 21, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question Part 2 An extension of the previous thread, which grew quite long.

  

  Quoting Prashant from the last thread, "Number of ways to compare two applicants from a pool of 10,500 is 10500(C)2 = (10500!)/(2!*(10498!))" I don't need to win the USAMO to know that's a lot of ways. What a lively

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  L@@K at the Class of 2015 profiles in greatness? a great profile? or both?

  

  One thing you may have missed in the site switchover is the fact that ... to the newest data from this past year's admissions cycle. We always ... as possible. But before you get to the numbers, here are just a few of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 20, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Epic Split Feat. Tim Beaver (Live Test 6.28) with apologies to jcvd, enya...everyone, really.

  

  A few months ago Volvo released an ad called The Epic Split in which Jean-Claude Van Damme did a split between two trucks as they drove side-by-side backwards into the sunset. It was an epic split, but, in our estimation

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can a family member contact MIT Admissions on my behalf, or ask questions about the content or status of my application?

  question, please email us from the email address that you used to register for the MIT application portal.
• Blog / MIT Life

  a perfect long weekend in other words: i did no work and now am kind of a mess

  

  Theater[/caption] thankfully, everything went well. the only mistakes i made were in the sections i choreographed (the irony…). my parents really enjoyed the show, even though they were a bit out of their element at a 10

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 18, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  comic: submitting assignments how it feels

  

   

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 25, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  cooling off it snowed? snew?

  

  Sometimes it's easy to get frustrated with the world. There's too ... seems to go right. Frustration is a part of the human experience and a ... to appreciate the good things, like a letter from home, fried eggs and

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  elephants what I've been up to

  

  of this. But this blog post is about the elephant in the room (read ... life that I end up just sleeping through the stress (last semester), I ... to dumb it down make it my own. Here's the week-long process, in photos

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 27, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome

  

  My spring break consisted of some of the things I love most in this ... , the sailing team goes to the College of Charleston in South Carolina for ... Snapchat and were keeping up with the social medias last week, you already

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • April 7, 2017