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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 does the MIT admissions process work?
the details can add a lot of stress to the waiting period, so we -
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 / 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 / Mailings & Comms
Open Thread: The Final Countdown a noble tradition of posting all day on the internet
noble tradition of infinitely long, rambling, nothing -
Blog / Admissions
Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants
're done.” Don’t think of all the ways you could have made the application, or the life described in it, better. Think of your wonderful high ... productive high school years, congratulations! Your story is now part of MIT -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
SpringFest 2014! Just a quick post about the 2014 SpringFest Concert featuring Capital Cities and Flosstradamus!
It's that time of year again - SpringFest! This past weekend was filled with fun events like the McCormick Hall picnic and lots of energy saving activities. But my personal favorite event was SpringFest's annual -
Blog / MIT Life
Happy Holidays And some final thoughts before the new year
overwhelming, but give it all you got. Everyone’s afraid of failing. In each of -
Blog / Miscellaneous
You’re Still Our No.1 :) less than 2 days left!
decisions, everyone! :D --- WHY ART HISTORY IS AWESOME LIST OF ALL ... !) --- While we are on the subject of speeches - for all to-be valedictorians -
Blog / MIT Life
MITwitter That's possible the worst portmanteau I've ever made.
that aren't worthy of a full blog post (like, for instance, announcing that I now have a twitter account), plus there's a lot of corporate and -
Blog / Events
Commencement Webcast MIT gives me a diploma in T-3 hours...
the last time, I put my Brass Rat on facing up. In a couple of hours, I ... days I'll have had enough time to process all of this, and write -
Blog / Hacks
Hack or Treat A time for tricks.
To celebrate the spirit of All Hallow's Eve, MIT hackers left a special treat (or perhaps a trick) near the Great Dome. I saw the hack ... administrators) dressed up. Walking around campus, I spotted a member of the USS -
Blog / MIT Life
Edmund’s New Toy Guitarring starring eJones
Meet Edmund Jones, a member of the Admissions Office staff (and Sam's freshman year advisor) I ran into him yesterday in Lobby 7, snapped this ... with mother of pearl pickguard, ash body with maple neck and rosewood -
Blog / Admissions
World Cup Challenge Results The answers and winners of the World CUp Challenge of MIT international admissions.
The World Cup Challenge was a lot of fun! No one got a perfect score, but on the whole, people did pretty well. Below are the results, with the name of the country in each group from which MIT received the most -
Blog / Admissions
More quick answers Finaid questions, etc.
Answers to some more of the common questions... ------------------------------------- What's up with the financial aid deadline? All financial aid forms should ... , hopefully allowing you plenty of time to make a decision before May 1. The -
Blog / Admissions
Same as it ever was The more things change...
After struggling to figure out what to blog about today, I decided to see what it was I wrote about one year ago today: For those of you ... applications. Lots and lots of applications. It's been quite busy here in -
Blog / Academics & Research
Ah, those inspirational Germans! The Magdeburg Bridge in Germany is an engineering marvel and an inspiration to all Beavers!
Engineering) but this picture made me envious of everyone who is. The bridge is ... current 4 million tons per year to 7 million tons of goods in 2015. Some -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Help Wanted Calling all artists! Design Mitra's new banner and get profiled in the blog
As part of my desire to make this blog more interactive, and since you readers are so ingenious, I'm asking for your help in designing my ... soliciting design submissions until Saturday, July 9. What is the benefit of