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• FAQ / Academics and research

  How does pass/no record work?

  Here's something else to love about MIT! The first semester at MIT is graded on a pass/no record basis: if you pass the class you get a “pass” on your transcript;  if not, there's no record you took it. The
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Note To Prefrosh With Time Machines and/or Good Ideas Don't forget to show up for the Time Traveler Convention this saturday at 10PM EST.

  

  which enables women in poor communities to "get back the eight hours a ... Don't forget to show up for the Time Traveler Convention this ... to be exact. Amal, the guy who organized the convention, was

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spring Break post

  

  that admission just means that you got your foot in the door. It's not the end in itself. Take advantage of what MIT has to offer you, because ... Hi, readers. Congrats to those of you who got in. I remember when I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 29, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  puzzled again? a little puzzle for the class of '09

  

  solve mine. This blog is supposed to have a question on it, so I'll make this one easy. How many entries to date? Please do not post the answer ... So this week, each day of Orientation, the students have been getting

  • by Bryan
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Weather Sensitive I know you think that I don't care, but I really do.

  

  is on its way. It involves my Thanksgiving in Senior Haus. And the ... said, I present to you three pictures of the view from my window. Early ... 't, then look! You do now!) In Fort Lauderdale, we don't have seasons. Sure

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer plans

  

  chance to get settled in. :) By the way, I've discovered that if you read ... , I take the train to Lausanne, and find the boarding house that I'll be living in for the next two months, for my summer internship at EPFL (the

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

  the Colbert Bump MIT's Riley Crane talks DARPA Challenge on ''The Colbert Report''

  

  Remember when MIT beat out teams from around the world to be the first to find all 10 hidden red balloons in DARPA's balloon challenge? Well Dr. Riley Crane, the team leader, was interviewed on "The Colbert

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / Events

  twerking, MIT style need more be said?

  

  . (if you don't know what twerking is, I direct you to the Oxford Online Dictionary.  Or maybe innocence is bliss?) I think the variety of dances ... ™! Aside from a cappella, dance is another big thing at MIT.  And the largest

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 8, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  We’re Bringing Snowflakes Back It's finally winter.

  

  IT FINALLY SNOWED!!! Pictures etc coming soon to a blog near you. 3:27 PM - The snow has ceased. There is little to no evidence of the little snowstorm that could. BUMMER.

  • by Bryan
  • December 4, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Poaching Imagination Just a few more hours.

  

  In just a few hours, you'll know whether or not you have the option of spending four years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... dreaming about big envelopes the way you used to dream about reindeer. You

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Follow Me: A Video Tour of Campus in which you get to hang out with my friends and walk around MIT through…

  

  allergies and how to pronounce the word "Stata". If that sounds like a fun way to spend your next 21 minutes, then you're in luck. Boy, oh boy, do I have the video for you. Our goal was to make an accessible, virtual tour

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 23, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re Not Alone Even if you think you are.

  

  debating the finer points of reaction scheduling in a batch process with our ... :00 - 11:00 AM: The last two thirds of cell biology lecture (I miss the first ... : Integrated Chemical Engineering 12:00 - 1:00 PM: Lunch/Time to breathe 1:00 - 2

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • October 17, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  Food Truck Song What do food trucks dream of?

  

  Gooseberry's to the newest of the crowd, the fully vegetarian and MIT-alum-run Clover Food Truck, the food trucks are always been home to fast, affordable ... they go home to their wives, the ice cream truck, and spend the evening

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have any age limits?

  , the more creative you'll have to be in submitting supportive ... from high school for a while, we would expect to see the results of your ... /employers and other supportive materials that would assist us in getting to know
• Blog / IAP

  IAΠ wherein another blogger deposits her January photos (but this time it's in late February)

  

      the distant blue is ocean but if they could put more cool ... For a good portion of my first ever IAP, I explored ancient sites in Greece with 19 other MIT students and a trio of professors from the MIT

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 22, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy New Year Everyone! See you in 2006.

  

  've caught up with the latest blog questions in the last entry...) See you in 2006! :-) B. P.S. A big thanks to Timur for the Santa Banners on Matt ... I'm outa here until Monday, January 2 and I won't be able to respond

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’ve Been Staring At The Edge of The {Charles River} 'long as I can remember, never really knowing why

  

  .... I wish I could be the perfect [beaver] But I come back to the ... ] Every [deadline] I make, [Mass Ave] leads back To the place I know, where ... the skyline over the past year. Below is the product: a unique look at

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Maybe later

  

  I was going to spend a couple of hours today formatting the many ... do work or nap or something. So FIRST is going to have to wait. Maybe ... the FIRST regional. But then Adelaide came by and informed me that it

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Night I Shared A Stage With Marilee Photos of a star, by a Star.

  

  Thanks to Star Simpson (MIT '10) for these fantastic photos! Sorry it took so long for me to get them on the site. New entry coming soon - but enjoy these in the meantime. :-) Also for your enjoyment: cannon shirts

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKMxRBYQs5k Feel free to drop a note yelling in the comments below, but also, and more importantly, remember to go celebrate and be happy with your loved ones.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023