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• FAQ / Life and culture

  What do you mean by “MIT Speak”?

  MIT uses numbers for everything. You could be in 10-250 taking 18.03, which is 5-0-7, for 6-2. At MIT, all of your friends would understand exactly what you're saying. (You have to enter "MIT Code" in the ask field
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I submit a maker portfolio?

  The Maker Portfolio is an opportunity for students to showcase their projects that require creative insight, technical skill, and a hands-on approach to learning by doing. Members of the MIT Engineering Advisory Board
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the campus life and culture like?

  It would be impossible to tell you about campus life and culture at MIT in just a few words, so we're going to have to send you to another page on our site—hopefully, you'll get a feel for the vibrancy of our
• 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 / 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 / First-year application

  Where can I find admissions statistics?

  If you're looking for admission statistics that's a good sign because we love stats too! You can learn the number of applicants, admitted students, and SAT/ACT score ranges for admitted students on the Admissions
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do I complete the visa section on the application?

  Only students who currently hold a visa complete this section of the application. The International Students Office assists all admitted students through the visa application process in May.
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can you mail me materials internationally?

  of awesome stuff happening at MIT!
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT have a Financial Aid Calculator?

  financial aid and estimate your out-of-pocket expenses.  
• FAQ / Afford

  What is need-blind admissions?

  MIT's need-blind admissions process ensures that you will not be disadvantaged in the admissions process because of your financial need. Our admissions process is need-blind for all students, foreign and domestic.
• Blog / Challenges

  Yeah, I’m turning twenty, it’s terrifying one year of mit

  

  trailers are right in front of Medical, and the line went in front of and ... long all day. Maybe it's because the tests of the five thousand or so ... , where they scan my ID, ask me for my last name, my date of birth, my phone

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Personal Projects

  [Guest Post] How to Write a Chess Variant Website in Six Months protochess.com: the chess website that lets you make custom pieces and boards

  

  more context (the "real" story, if you will). One of our close friends ... surprise him out of nowhere with his newly found skills. This has been a ... evolved into a larger research expedition of creating a chess engine and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Honse. Nnnyeeeeeeiiiiiigghhhghhhghhhhhh!!!!! 🐎

  

  those of you who don't know, this is what a pony looks like: [caption id ... out and start selling glass ponies in the streets of Venice. [image ... of Monster with Reese's Puffs every morning for breakfast (can and all

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  sticker stories adorned on my water bottles

  

  slipped out of my backpack on the plane...silly me. I checked my location ... there. Unfortunately, I have no intentionally-taken photos of it, but I did manage to find the bottle in the corners of old photos! Pardon the

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 24, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  (Not) Home for the Holidays a very late Thanksgiving post…

  

  flurry of many things, but second most importantly, it’s been a flurry of ... ="108229" /] In honor of holiday meals at home, I want to share a holiday meal away ... 12-person feasts on random weekends in the middle of the semester (very

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2025
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  We require letters of recommendation for our application. We strongly ... of recommendation from different academic areas of study, we understand ... of recommendation. In some cases, you may ask a teacher who you
• Blog / Uncategorized

  dumb little poems and such emotional support procrastination

  

  vanish from my todo-list i’m getting tired of fourier transforms these ... the mud so concerned about right and wrong The giver of permission ... the echoes murmur louder Get up and fight me Are you afraid of your own

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 7, 2023
• Blog / Residential Life

  four ways to unstrip a screw tΞp work week tales

  

  to [annotation note="what sounds like an incredibly draining week of ... and slander your peers) in hopes of securing a bid (an invitation to ... Charles River on the north and the glittery high rises of Back Bay Boston on

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 3, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  things that are golden, part 2 a zine carved out of pink erasers

  

  ="aligncenter" width="507"] specifically from the tree in front of Walker Memorial ... ![/caption] text for accessibility: yellow aspen leaves the liminality of public ... rides This iteration of "things that are golden" was inspired by

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 20, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Every song I’ve referenced in my admissions blog posts

  

  By my count, there are 61 times I've referenced a song in one of my ... there's an average of one song every 2.8 posts. The song mentioned the ... . Of the 57 distinct songs, 41 are in English, 14 are in Tagalog, 1 is in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 15, 2023