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• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I play football at MIT?

  ever! In front of an enthusiastic home crowd on Senior Night, the MIT ... -game undefeated regular season in MIT history. The Engineers captured their first ... garnered a lot of press from coast to coast, with announcers pointing out
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  the name of the country in each group from which MIT received the most freshman applications this past year in bold. Group A: Costa Rica, Ecuador ... , Ukraine Congratulations to Star, errhode, S&Mer, Jared, and Jules, who

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

  Admissions Videos Over the Years The 90s were, uh, different

  

  fun to see their evolution in one montage of clips:   What video ... silent film that was almost an hour long! An HOUR! What was it even like to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 14, 2017
• Blog / Hacks

  As though we weren’t hosed enough…

  

  ...we've been graced with a fire truck on the Great Dome! In case ... of my dedication to bringing you interesting campus news and rants, I was out there attempting to take pictures at 5AM, while most of you, I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Meets The OC Be sure to watch the April 6 episode!

  

  who works in MIT's Publishing Services Bureau: Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 To ... ) instantly brought you to mind... Your friends at The OC contacted me for

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  The Proposal One part hack + two parts romance = Lobby 7 love!

  

  . For example, last week, some people constructed the following to ... "hacks" (if you can call it that) occured on May 20th, 2004 -- right in the ... tasks as studying, packing, and moving, Ed was able to hide from Lizzie

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: The Sunsical The sunshine of May 12th

  

    a musical by Erick '17 sung to the tune of "Summertime" by ... ;   ♫Feels something like summertime Classe are over in a matter of time ... ♪   ♫These days life goes like this Wake up, go to class and then Gotta be a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 12, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On my way…

  

  originally expected! Yippee! Right. Well, my train leaves in just over 2 hours, and I have a few things to finish up here before heading home for the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2005
• Blog / Events

  May the Force Be With You Use the "mass times acceleration" wisely my friend.

  

  So tonight, I'm going to watch my friend Timmy '06 and the rest of the MIT Musical Theatre Guild put on Star Wars: The Musical. I'm kind of ... interesting things I've seen done with butter in a very long time. Yes

  • by Bryan
  • November 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist

  

  I'm currently out of the office, but back in Cambridge, it has been announced that unfortunately, for the third consecutive year, and despite all intentions to do so, we will not be using our waitlist. Our yield was even

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 10, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT prefer public school or private school?

  MIT receives diverse and interesting applications from students in every type of school: public, private, religious, charter, and home school ... have different resources. It's our job as admissions officers to sift
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  welding 1000 digits of pi nom nom buzz buzz

  

  social. The pies were oh-so delicious. I want to share with you some ... event where makerspace mentors welded on digits of pi to a steel apparatus. This project has been in progress since 2019. Over 140 students

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • March 23, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  applications of the year, I note that I'm getting a lot of new traffic to the ... (without logging in!) at my.mit.edu. I know this has been long requested by non-student visitors to the blogs (including parents, MIT students &

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What MIT Grads Do With Their Free Time Want to see the fireworks up close? Simply turn an old car into a boat…

  

  idea being to get as close as possible to the fireworks on the 4th of ... don't find this kind of thing at other schools. In fact, I couldn't make ... - complete with photos. I am sad to report that the story doesn't have the

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  While You Wait… ...why not play Brawl?

  

  . Although I've yet to see the hack for myself, as I've been working in my room ... , March 15 (Pi Day + 1). Best of luck to all of you! 2. Super Smash Brothers ... just say w00t? In commemoration of this momentous event, with a nod

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties MIT alumni-hosted parties in your area.

  

  host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of 2010. If there's one in your area, you should check it out -- it's a great opportunity to meet some potential future classmates, as well as MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  OMG SNOW Well, FINALLY!

  

  (To be serious for a moment here - I really love comments and emails, as long as they in some way have to do with MIT. If you're an '11, I'd love to talk to you about whatever, because you're now affiliated with

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt Highlights Highlights from the Hunt complete with the first puzzle we solved!

  

  -wiki-wiki-wiki-wiki-forever fresh" Brian: "The answer is shynonymush." Chandra: "I'm reading photon jokes..." Brian: "The answer is SPEED OF LIGHT. Can I spell that? S-P-E-E-D O-V L-I-G-H-T" Pete: "Hello, I'd like to speak to Agent Chitty Chitty

  • by Bryan
  • January 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Semester in Photos No words here!

  

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  last minute application panic for the procrastinators

  

  date; it can be helpful to add them to a calendar app or spreadsheet. Don’t wait until the last minute to submit. Life loves going wrong when the clock is ticking down. Anything might happen—there could be a power

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 22, 2019