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• Blog / Admissions

  Campus visit, revisited In which I dissect the campus tour/ info session and forget to clean up afterward

  

  group also picked up whatever viral assemblage has been partying in my lungs lately. Circumstances are ripe for a brash inbox reorganization- as ... that MIT is about 50% Asian. 11:30: I met Mace (short for MeiHsin), the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 14, 2009
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT require standardized tests for transfer applicants?

  We require the SAT or the ACT from first year and transfer applicants. Please visit our Tests & scores page for more complete details.
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory?

  The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT focuses the talents of a diverse array of brain scientists on a single mission: unraveling the mechanisms that drive the quintessentially human capacity to
• FAQ / Testing

  Will MIT accept December testing for Regular Action?

  You can report all tests taken through the end of December for Regular Action consideration. We will also accept English language proficiency test scores for RA applicants through the January test dates. To
• FAQ / Testing

  Will MIT accept November Tests for Early Action?

  You can report all tests taken through November 30 for Early Action consideration. There will be an opportunity to update us with any test results that become available after you submit your application. To submit new
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s happening at the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies?

  At the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, MIT, the Army, and industry partners work together to develop technologies that advance soldier ... -use applications for ISN-derived technologies for firefighters, police officers
• Blog / How to MIT

  Expanding on Pass No Record It's not so much a time machine, as it is a dodgeball cannon!

  

  , in each of these topics to choose from, but that's for a later entry ... , because it was P/NR and I ended up passing the class. The same with math and ... 'm better now for the relationships and other experiences I took advantage of

  • by Snively '11
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  21W.762 Poetry Workshop some poems from the class!

  

  Fredlund (Sestina) The Earth Is Round for a Reason (or haven't you heard ... have never seen before, amidst staring at my reflection for 21 years. it ... -- one ready to metamorphose into a butterfly the other ready to cocoon for

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 22, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are the deadlines for first-year applicants?

  deadline for Early Action is November 1. We accept test results from any test ... new test scores” link in the application portal. The deadline for ... scores for RA applicants through the January test dates. If you receive new
• Blog / Admissions

  Two Sides Of The Coin… For Us Too Watching the people who didn't get in receive their letters is as heartbreaking for me…

  

  then lobby hard for him/her in committee, it hurts like hell when he ... time, I don't want you to think we're just happy for the people who got ... letters is as heartbreaking for me as any acceptance letter is happy. And

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Make a (Short) Movie in 15 Days give or take

  

  [annotation note="for example: a close up of Character B as they say something ... that my exposure was off for the entire process, and my film was nearly ... more modern tech in the form of a Canon 70D. For our final project, we

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Give MIT Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences a Chance Yultide Day 5

  

  Yultide (credit to the bloggers for the awesome name). Today is Yultide Day ... , Described by a Frosh," and Day 4 - "MIT for Book Lovers ... had to give up my interest in mathematics. I simply applied it to other

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 31, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Good Will Mystery Hunting 63 hours of puzzle solving: a classic part of the MIT experience

  

  Virginia, the most important city in the world that night for all I cared ... hyperenergetic refueling station for the 2009 Mystery Hunt team members as we ... explicable context. For two protein-deprived days, I had lived off the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  academic masochist. Wait, what's that? You like doing all that work for ... have a chance a college. In the end, it's what you did for the love of ... good at this in high school (doing what I love, not working for The Man

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two answers on a Saturday night Because SNL's a rerun and we just finished our movie from Netflix

  

  the pre med office for more info. For my part, I'll say first that MIT ... -- the acceptance rate for MIT kids at the top several medical schools is ... MIT education is a strong positive for a medical school applicant, since

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  : Now, for a PSA. MIT Libraries is the collective organization of 8 ... , hence the title, and is in room 10-500. For those of you keeping track ... room is good for doing work. You can hear a pen drop. And it's pretty

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is the Sloan School of Management for undergrads, too?

  prepares you for your next step, equipping you with the tools you need to
• Blog / Admissions

  Sunday night is the deadline for Early Action (EA) Here are some things we want you to know

  

  November 1. (There is a small amount of grace period for students having ... Nov. 1 deadline. Please allow five days for the processing of all ... your application. Again, please allow five business days for processing

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall 2024 🍂 aka, things settle down.

  

  appreciated the grading scheme for the class—fixed grade cutoffs with 20 “extra ... extra credit project for this class, I attended a panel where I got to ... ="attachment_112262" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] an assignment for 21W.744

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 21, 2025