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• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for those Not Admitted

  

  category, this is an open forum for you to talk. ... applicants from our amazing applicant pool means that we had to turn away many

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not admitted

  

  fewer than 13% of applicants means we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open post for you to talk. And, if you haven't already, check out Ben

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Where can I find info on the School of Engineering?

  The MIT School of Engineering is world renowned. Covering everything from ocean engineering to aeronautics, there's something exciting going on in every department, lab, and classroom. There's way too much to
• Blog / Admissions

  MTB Party Pic & TechTV CPW Coverage Some fun ways to remember the weekend...

  

  Hi folks, It was truly AWESOME to spend lots of time with all of you ... Bloggers party. If I shrink it down to fit here, you won't be able to ... update before I depart for a few days of vacation... First, a big thanks to

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Freshman App Questions We're happy to help.

  

  MIT Freshman Application is available at MyMIT. The Early Action deadline is November 1, and the Regular Action deadline is January 1.You can ... Application section of the site. I am happy to answer your questions (that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a non-traditional applicant. How do I apply?

  decision about what letters of support to send for review is left up to the ... There are many applicants to MIT from many types of backgrounds, and while we consider them all in their context, we need to know some common
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ming-fai Fong- Designing an intelligent walking “toddler” robot After learning to sit, bend their knees, squat, and stand, babies can finally gather the…

  

  are equipped with muscles that they need to walk, all they need is a ... she is working in a cognitive science lab. She came to MIT to do ... years here. Ming says that doing research is the best way to learn and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life as a Talent Scout I could be the next Randy Jackson.

  

  , Battle of the Bands, I went to check out a potential band for the ... the Cheesy Tots. I don't even want to know how many years of my life I scraped off with that one. I soon arrived at Harper's Ferry to a packed room

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selection? They're selecting the earlies...

  

  telling you not to worry, to think about other things, to just trust that it will all work out -- yeah, right! I know you're going to be thinking ... I can't believe it. It's been a whole year. An entire year. They

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 3, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 1 Two MIT students were chosen as Glamour's Top 10 College Women

  

  philosopher. It was great to meet such accomplished young women. And then ... was that picture that ultimately made it into the magazine. Needless to say, it was an extremely fun weekend! I got to meet a group of inspiring

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 9, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Challenge A little admissions fun during the World Cup.

  

  students, World Cup fever is in full force. I got to watch the opening match ... Challenge is meant to be just for fun, and an interesting way to see just how ... of MIT students, and I'm looking forward to watching many of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  When I’m Home Did you enter the PE lottery yet?

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The first time I ever went to New York City it was to ... , there's nothing like coming home to a pot of boiling beef stew and this ... Thanksgiving. I spent most of it watching Food Network and The Jeffersons on TV

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cambridge Traditions and 5 Course Meals

  

  so we had to explain it to him), Formula 1, and other life in Cambridge ... first day of the term where all the first year students to the university ... to a really nice dinner with the fellows (mostly professors) of the

  • by Cambridge
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT (Maker) Women Rock We are what we celebrate

  

  that has always resonated with me is that "we are what we celebrate." Celebrity is fundamentally heroic; even our most tragic celebrity narratives (#winning) still construct the archetypes we pattern ourselves after. This is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 23, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  Caltech, Bring IT on Just some harmless rivalry...

  

  From the Caltech homepage: Caltech Pranked by MIT Today MIT pulled one over on Caltech today. MIT students stole a 130-year-old, 1.7-ton cannon that has been on the Caltech campus since 1972. It now sits in a

  • by Bryan
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  ITS SPOOKY SEASON (complete) A spoopy piece of content every day for the month of October.

  

  It will usually be a meme but maybe I'll find an article or something idk. Thanks Jessie for this idea 10/1 10/2 10/3 10/4 10 ... /30 10/31 ITS HALLOWEEN [video width="640" height="800" mp4="https

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 31, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Two opportunities for high school students And you don't have to live near Cambridge, MA this time!

  

  Cambridge to participate. This time around, however, SWE is holding an ... ://swe.mit.edu/highschool/exploringmajors.php This year the date is set for Sunday, November 18, 2012 from 2:00 to 4 ... Hi prospective students! I’m writing to tell you about two events

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 28, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Admitted Student Gathering Thank you MIT Club of Northern NJ for throwing a great one!

  

  person...and to stuff my face with the alumni's homemade desserts! It was ... forward to doing it again for the MIT Club of NNJ's other events ... to Admitted Student Gatherings, social events for mingling with other

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  Just thought I'd reiterate, for anyone who's applying to MIT this ... ), that I feel your pain on the application deal. I'm applying to graduate ... deal of my downtime at the lab today studying for the GRE, and it sucks

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 7, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  must invite you to their lab to engage in research. If there is a ... An Exchange Student enrolls at MIT to take classes as a non ... Scholar Program, which enables current graduate students to enroll at