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FAQ / Life and culture
Did an MIT grad start Khan Academy?
Salman Khan '96 (18 & 6 and Class President!) and MEng '98, started the online learning phenomenon in 1993 when he started tutoring his cousin, Nadia, in math over the internet. By the end of 2006, more -
FAQ / First-year application
How do I fill out the self-reported coursework?
Use your best judgment when completing the Self-Reported Coursework section. We're simply trying to get a clear picture of your academic preparation by subject area—you can't do anything wrong when completing the form -
FAQ / International applicants
What if I’m waiting for my green card?
application process you may send a copy of your green card via the application -
Blog / How to Human
The Lessons I’ve Learned and it only took three full semesters and a summer
physically and mentally. I learned a lot of lessons that have forever changed my MIT experience. This semester I did all of my psets early. I ... to every class and completed all of my assignments on time. Freshman -
Blog / Uncategorized
2.009 LIVE BLOG 2025 w/ Kayode D. '27 and Veronica P. '27
feel appropriate in your mind. Ridonkulous, one of MIT's amazing dance ... is decked out in a bunch of different colors right now, including their ... giant cardboard heads of two of my friends! I've watched my floor friends -
Blog / How to Human
I Can Talk to Anyone perseverating with caution
and all you want to say is “This weather is wild” and “It’s that time of ... time of the semester when [insert vague statement about being hosed].” I ... conversations are a game. There’s a set of rules most people follow in which one -
Blog / How to Human
talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice
about it? This is an image from one of my favorite Twitter accounts ... Memorial Drive side instead of Amherst Alley because I don't quite grasp the ... made a lot of memories together. But I know if they hadn't have tried to -
Blog / Athletics
Nationals! In which MIT XC goes to Iowa
Roughly a week ago, on a Thursday morning, at the crack of dawn, I ... found ourselves, at 6:30AM, at the beginning of the end, ready to make the ... from a state that is also occasionally the butt of jokes so I won't go -
Blog / How to Human
school break thoughts
reality, my heart racing out of my chest, my throat clenched. I don ... many causes I can think of, namely that constant stress of school, of MIT ... up; your quality of work and grades will suffer if you don’t drop -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
I Should’ve Been Working When I Drew These ✨but i wasn't✨
="aligncenter" width="432"] oh my god is one of its arms coming OUT of its pecs?? ok well -
Blog / Majors & Minors
Declared My Major :D aw yeah i'm a College Student™ now
during the spring term of their freshman year. I'm a fairly decisive person ... need for students to understand both the science and engineering of ... a deeper understanding of how the brain produces intelligent behavior -
Blog / How to Money
ew taxes the new zealand government owes me money
taxes, or save part of your paycheck for the government overlords. In New Zealand, this happened as well; they took away roughly 30% of my paycheck -
Blog / MIT Life
How to Perform an Organ Transplant Doctors agree! "This is really the only guide we could find online."
movement Get a U-Haul. A dolly. Quite a few people, at least two of them need to be strong. Coordinate! Don't wait until the morning of to put ... organ donor. If there are too many people to fit in the front of the U -
Blog / Uncategorized
Open Thread: The Final Countdown a noble tradition of posting all day on the internet
noble tradition of infinitely long, rambling, nothing -
Blog / Admissions
Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15
February Updates & Notes Form is an online form that is required of all ... 2 of the application, except that we're only looking for current ... points or use more casual language. This section has a maximum of 250 words -
Blog / Admissions
Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15
that is required of all students (including those admitted or deferred in ... -Reported Coursework Form from the Part 2 of the application, except that we're only ... bullet points or use more casual language. This section has a maximum of -
Blog / Admissions
RA deadline is approaching
break and only a small handful of people will be answering phones and emails. For all of you trying to get your Regular Action application in by ... minute! What happens if some of my school forms come in past the deadline -
Blog / About Decisions
I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill
It's the middle of July, and my brain is so fried I'm punting on a few projects, so figured I'd make myself useful and answer some ... Disqus handles that kind of conversation pretty well now, so we can just do -
Blog / Admissions
Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know
that is required of all students (including those admitted or deferred in ... -Reported Coursework Form from the Part 2 of the application, except that we're only ... bullet points or use more casual language. This section has a maximum of