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• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for EA Deferred and Regular Action students your last minute questions

  

  deferred? If you call in, we will not be able to tell you "the reason ... that can be seen by the Admissions Committee (February will not be seen). If you will be taking the January test, just be sure to designate MIT

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 20, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  maximizing the opportunity because your intention is to transfer out, you will ... between applications, the admission decisions tend not to change, and in ... out a year hoping to be favored by chance. Plausible, however, does not

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  You gotta have stuff Places to get different kinds of stuff around campus. And rudimentary directions, too!

  

  not considered equivalent to passing the FEE. The FEE, for those who don ... 't ride the subway enough for this to be worthwhile, you can just pay each ... stops appear to be in a straight line from each other on the T map, so I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Save a tree… ...eat a Beaver. MIT makes me fill out lots of paperwork. Get it? Beaver? Oh…

  

  lists all of the forms that need to be filled out, along with their deadlines and the addresses they need to be mailed to. First there was the ... . I'm tired just thinking about this. Moving on to....FEE results! The

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Productive, yes. Appropriately productive, no. You would think that my activities the weekend before finals might include studying.

  

  that new HDTV is! I may not have the money to buy it, but, hey, I do have ... long way for that. I guess the trick is to not go nuts with a credit card ... transfer the payment to the credit card. And if you can't trust yourself to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 21, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  words, you should choose a college that will be a good fit for you. ... Our applicants come from all over the world and from many different educational backgrounds. You should choose a college that will offer rigorous
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find info on Graduate Admissions/Masters/PhD?

  The Office of Undergraduate Admissions handles first-year and transfer admissions. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer housing for transfer students?

  Yes—transfer students are guaranteed on-campus housing for their entire undergraduate education! Learn more on the MIT Housing & Residential Services site.
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 2 The deadline is coming!

  

  mailed to MIT, you will not be penalized ... letters after the deadline, this will not be held against you ... . Please advice." It will not be possible to know his status before then

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 30, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  halfway across the world moving to russia for the semester

  

  "]panhellenic recruitment,[/annotation] then stressed about not being able to fit all the ... on my flight to Moscow were also transferring and having the same ... mask? The truth is, I’m not sure. Which isn’t so much to say that I don

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • September 24, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a semester in glass! i made a lot of things :D

  

  learning about safety in the lab, since you're going to be working with glass ... "frit", tiny pieces of colored glass that will stick to the hot, clear ... , but to make a cup, you blow a bubble, transfer the piece from the pipe

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 28, 2022
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT provide CSS Profile waivers?

  Some students of certain incomes are able to have the their CSS Profile fees waived by the College Board. MIT is not able to offer a fee waiver directly. If the cost of the CSS Profile poses financial difficulty
• Blog / Challenges

  a text convo on failure and other stuff i guess

  

  . Cool Yeah not to be soap-boxy but   you are not alone in failing ... ’re not up lol (okay if not, just thought to offer) I'll probably be awake ... Not the best coping mechanism but it is unquestionably effective to

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • December 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  to become the model student I felt pressure to be, but my plans never ... the last pset got assigned, I legitimately could not start to answer a ... failing the course. 7.012 is a GIR, which means I have to pass it to

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  cautious about the learning process and tends to be obsessed with issues such ... that he only has to work harder and everything will be ok. He must work ... because that's where the intellectual challenge is, not because it will look

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A follow-up

  

  than I did. And being accepted to MIT is not the be-all, end-all of life ... term if you feel like you are not up to speed. After a few terms you will have learned the basic required material and will be in upper

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  What should I be doing now? Tips for regular and early applicants.

  

  than 6 of every 7 early action applicants will not be admitted when EA ... be admitted during regular action). It's not easy or fun for us to have ... update on what you might want to be thinking about: For Regular Action

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice for the Incoming Froshies You've accepted your offer to MIT! Now what?

  

  frosh.  You will not be a frosh and the frosh will not be sophomores until ... am going to be honest - you will have the option to take one of the ... from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 13, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  to handle. The cold though, especially up in the mountains, is ... weekend and thus not transferring that experience to you vicariously, you ... probably my favorite season. I'm just not built for the beaches and heat

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  [Guest Post] Why did I come to MIT? by River A. ‘26

  

  it really came true. I never expected to be the person who I am now ... , I am failing. I regret that I did not just focus on studying 6-3 to ... controlled environment, so I want to make the most of that and I do not regret

  • by Jenny B. '25
  • February 2, 2024