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• Blog / Admissions

  Two important reminders

  

  sign up for the exam, while Wednesday, May 11, will be the final deadline for U.S. students to sign up. Remember that we require, in addition to ... hope is that everyone can end up at the school that is the best match for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  final exam distributions "mit does not curve"

  

  ", [/annotation] so I've added some here to make up for it!

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2022
• Blog / Events

  RING DELIVERY!!! It's about time.

  

  Last night was ring delivery. A night of pictures, desserts, dressed up classmates, and most importantly...BRASS RATS! As usual, I'll let the video speak for itself.

  • by Celena C. '12
  • May 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow Day? No Way! I'm totally counting down the days until the spring equinox.

  

  As you may have seen from Shannon's blog, everyone at MIT woke up to a rather snowy view outside. Here's what my fraternity looked like: Fortunately for me, my first class on Mondays is at noon. So the roads looked

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  So about those flip flops… snow part deux

  

  See my last entry about No Flip Flops Looks like the snow has finally arrived for real. Woke up this morning to these sights in tree-lined Brookline. This week: look forward to entries on designing a wind

  • by Bryan
  • December 4, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I get on the mailing list?

  We don't do a lot of mailing, but you can sign up for our awesome monthly email newsletter that shares what's happening on campus and—if you're applying—provides updates and tips.    
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can you mail me materials internationally?

  Due to increasing mail costs and in an effort to be environmentally-conscious, we no longer mail materials internationally, and we do very limited mailing within the U.S. You may however, sign up for our monthly newsletter
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things To Do While Waiting for Decisions, Part II Relax! Take it eee-aaa-sy!

  

  . Think up really horrible names for this sequel list. (Return of the Blog ... 's the big sequel to last year's Things To Do While Waiting For Decisions: Things To Do While Waiting for Decisions, Part II! 1. Consider majoring in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Guest Blog: A Guide for the Hopeless and Drenched thoughts from mark '15

  

  Guest post today from Mark F. '15, who was working on this essay for ... to do for the rest of your life. For some, this moment appears ... living up to another’s expectations. No matter the means of inspiration

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 29, 2011
• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 2)

  

  boiling broth for about ten seconds. Pick up some of the dough with the ... warm for up to five minutes until you are ready to eat them. If you want ... dish and add a small amount of salt. Cook on high in the microwave for

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  (An Incomplete Guide to) Summer Opportunities for MIT Students Pantsuits, stress, hyperlinks.

  

  of companies send recuiters to set up booths at MIT. It fills up an ice ... interested); I attended company talks primarily for the free meals. I spent my ... , it dawned on me that I would actually be eligible for many internships

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Events

  My Halloween Costume is Better Than Yours It didn't give me an inflated ego or anything.

  

  dressed up for Halloween...seniors are lame) as.... Trinity, of course ... So a few days before Halloween I asked you all what I should be for ... my dorm just in time for the big day. I dug around in my closet for the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 9, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Killing Time…Not Really guest post by Sheila B.'21

  

  anything lined up. I cursed myself for wandering through Career Fair with a ... waking up at 5 AM for Skype calls thanks to the time difference), began the ... (go EAPS), picking up free swag like Trick or Treat. As friends

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 15, 2018
• Blog / How to Food

  The Starving Student’s Guide to Cooking For Yourself it's easy to ditch that meal plan and save loads of money.

  

  before in my life, and immediately chose a cook-for-yourself dorm.  A few ... standards for "popular demand" are low), is a basic guide for those newbies ... to a restaurant for dinner instead of eating at the dining hall, you

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Get Home from the Airport for Free For prefrosh who are like me and terrified of entering dank underground tunnels they haven’t…

  

  for free like I always do. When I first came to MIT I was terrified of ... through Mordor for free. Turn back around. Ahead of you, another neon sign ... inbound train (currently the train to Alewife). Go up the stairs and turn

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 18, 2014
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What MIT Is Like for Non-Technology Majors a quirk of the institvte

  

  Institute of Tomorrow: They help come up with advertising campaigns for For ... Since its founding in 1861, MIT has been a special place for ... -edge science from the leading educators in our chosen fields for the low, low

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 1, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  lord, it is time for a blog post the huge semester has gone halfway by

  

  truly enjoyed to stay in. As I tried to come up with a few examples for ... ! they are extremely helpful."]S^3[/annotation] that week, looking for extensions on assignments, looking for a way to cling to the raft of life while

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 13, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  so much for taking the time to meet with us. My name is Anna Ho, and I ... in Maryland, building cameras for telescopes. The woman to my right does research on the sun at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope for the Axolotl: On the Amphibian Extinction Crisis Happy Save the Frogs Day!

  

  , and I encourage you to Google and PubMed for updates (and please post what you found in the comments for the rest of us to see). I hope you ... in the mornings before my parents woke up. After my little brother was

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for EA Deferred and Regular Action students your last minute questions

  

  resting up in preparation for all of your RA applications! We will be back ... deferred or those of you still finishing up your RA applications in time for ... mostly closed for the holidays and not accepting emails or answering phone

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 20, 2013