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What student disabilities services are available?
MIT is committed to the principle of equal opportunity for students with disabilities. Our objective is to ensure that qualified students with disabilities receive equal access to all of the Institute's programs -
FAQ / First-year application
Can my school use Naviance?
We prefer that students use our MIT application portal detailed in our Letters of recommendation page; however, we also accept electronic documents submitted through Naviance, SCOIR, or other methods. Regardless of -
FAQ / First-year application
How do I request a fee waiver?
section of the application. MIT practices need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver will not have any negative impact on your chances of -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Waitlisted
A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn’t accept them all. We have placed a small number of students ... —if you look beyond the thing you're waiting for—it can also be full of -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Adventures in Time Travel (in the Library)
afternoon. This is the weekly magazine The Nation. This is the first half of ... ’s observations on climbing plants and the similarity of their strategies to those of climbing animals. There are also new recipes for poisons, thoughts -
Blog / Academics & Research
18 and Counting Congratulations, Professor Diamond!
ago now (goodness, I'm old). And it's the age of many of our excellent applicants - meaning, all y'all! It's also an excellent number of years for MIT. Howso? Well, 18 is the number of years in a row that the Nobel -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Coffee Talk Random things I love about MIT #1
One of the things I truly love about MIT is that you never know when ... modular design, scalability and the potential and weaknesses of ... hundreds or perhaps thousands of years, rather than the 10s of years in -
Blog / Events
Lea-der! Lea-der! Bat-man! ...I mean, Lea-der!
aura of professionalism, grace, and personality whether she’s reporting on the economy or having fun on “The Today Show.” She’s actually one of ... me is the fact that the granddaughter of a Japanese rice farmer can fit -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
We’re #1! What's the emoticon for oversize foam hand?
few theories as to why we elbowed our way to the top of the list ... of the Institute, so you might want to check out the MIT Blogroll ... . Get the inside scoop before it hits the pages of "Wired." TechTV: Did -
Blog / MIT Life
Things That Are 20 DID YOU KNOW? 1988 was a leap year.
* Sonny Bono (of Sonny and Cher) being elected mayor of Palm Springs ... . * Super Mario Brothers 3. * The death of Richard Feynman (abdominal cancer). * The time it took for Billy Mitchell, father of three and president of a -
Blog / Personal Travel
Bloggers invade LA What should Sam and I do in Los Angeles? Suggestions welcome
When I woke up this morning, I made myself my typical bowl of Kashi ... the last bit of my milk, which may have been a problem tomorrow ... city of angeles. Man, I love it when vacations line up with food -
Blog / MISTI
Bonn, Games, Bonn Wherein we teach the world the true meaning of democracy.
DID YOU KNOW? The 17-year life cycle of the cicada is a natural ... itself after about four uses, I have only a tenuous grasp of personal economics, therefore I try to take the bus home every day instead of waiting -
Blog / How to Food
Recipe for Fun Learning how to cook is as easy as 1..2..3!
A couple of you asked for the recipe for my plantain crusted salmon ... sides of the salmon with salt and pepper. In a blender or food processor ... desired "crush factor." Lightly coat both sides of your salmon filet with -
Blog / Events
There is such a thing as a free event Collegefest is going on this weekend, go get yourself some free junk!
Another busy week of classes has come to end! To celebrate, I went ... lot of free food (ice cream, hummus, coffee, cannolis, etc.), free stuff (water bottles, tons of t-shirts, posters, CDs, etc.), free manicures, free -
Blog / Admissions
Off to Southeast Asia Even Admissions Officers get to take a vacation sometimes.
Today, I leave for three weeks of vacation in Southeast Asia. Nominally, the purpose of the trip is to be in Malaysia for a (Malay) friend ... 'm pretty excited about all of those places. Should be a great trip. While I -
Blog / Admissions
International Selection Day 1
*Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... a selection committee meeting: it was the first day of international ... conclude selection of the international class. Relatedly, I had a great -
Blog / Admissions
Selecting from 10,439 applications and a dozen ties.
year. It's another strong applicant class. The reading of domestic (US ... action) for the MIT Class of 2009! Selection committee will continue for about a week, and the process of selecting the Class of 2009 (including -
Blog / Admissions
First read
Welcome those of you who have just joined us! I encourage you to read ... gather for our meeting to get us prepared to read your thousands of ... makes a good summary of an application. I just finished reading and -
Blog / Extracurriculars
Why Apply? Putting your hat in the ring if you're not so sure
myself to you. The ghosts of Uncle Labs and Beatriz have haunted me all ... radar (or I've created the perfect search terms to draw you here or one of ... -lovers). Since I've become a member of the MIT community, I've found the