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• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  how to use them. Professors aren’t as concerned about if an experiment didn’t work, but rather if you understand why it didn’t work. It's not uncommon for exams at MIT to be open book; we don't want to test rote
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  V&Q&A Video, Questions, and Answers

  

  I’ve decided I talk too much. I need to give some other people a ... very appealing. Maggie: I actually had a phase in high school where I thought I would never apply to MIT because I thought I wouldn’t “fit in” to

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Etiquette Workshop: The Keys to Painless Networking Jodi Smith taught the UPOPers the keys to painless networking!

  

  your nametag. 2. Have a good handshake. It shouldn't be weak and you shouldn't break their bones. Hold it for a few seconds while making eye ... As part of the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP), a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Got Questions? I have answers.

  

  . Specifically: finding a UROP for the summer (I'll be working in the Lang Lab ... during CPW writing a live-action roleplaying game for the Assassins ... 's upcoming Spring Weekend Concert (I'm working security :D) playing with

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 23, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Today is a Super Important Day This is kind of a big deal.

  

  , between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.. (For those of you just living somewhere ... Today is an important day. The end of an era, the beginning of a new ... almost a year. Today marks the beginning of a change we can believe in

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  tell me about your research? Al: I’m having a blast! My current ... you think was the best part of your research experience? A: I’m ... prize was a very pleasant surprise. M: Can you give a little bit of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  A Typical Friday Afternoon on a Thursday Honoring the decades old (?) tradition of the East Campus Friday Afternoon Club (FAC)

  

  email from Sherin '15. We definitely had a FAC today. Don't you remember ... forget? Think, Tetazoo, think. Wasn't there a fridge around? Maybe there ... East Campus is unique for a wide variety of reasons. We build roller

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 29, 2014
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  ; together, they constitute an incredible community, each contributing a set of ... of cognition and character. We often say we don’t admit numbers to MIT, we admit people. Yet this isn’t quite true either; we admit classes

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  ; together, they constitute an incredible community, each contributing a set of ... of cognition and character. We often say we don’t admit numbers to MIT, we admit people. Yet this isn’t quite true either; we admit classes

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!

  

  interview soon. If that interviewer doesn’t respond, or we can’t reassign a ... still haven’t heard from us, don’t worry! We got your message but are ... high. (Last week, we were getting over a hundred emails a day…) While you

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From Atlanta I heart Exploding Bacon

  

  inspire students towards a lifelong devotion to science, technology, and engineering. FIRST works something like this: every year, in January, a star ... alliances of three robots each compete against each other on a small, enclosed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps for EA Deferred what to do next

  

  (EA) applicants. There was a definitive resolution for those students ... to wait a little longer as we reconsider their cases in Regular Action (RA). I've had a number of deferred students write in with questions so

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps For the Deferred what to do next

  

  . There was a definitive resolution for those students who were admitted or denied in EA. Deferred students, however, will have to wait a little longer as we reconsider their cases in Regular Action (RA). I've had a number

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Tried to Ford the River Are you even old enough to remember this?

  

  of the Oregon Trail computer game is coming to MIT and giving a talk ... Pika (69 Chestnut Street) I don't know how many of you had the luxury of ... , but I did =) Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it to the event, BUT

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hometown Heroes The first of articles about awesome MIT '09s.

  

  While I'm highlighting awesome MIT '09s... Every summer, community ... 'll highlight it in a future entry! A little background: back in the summer of 2003, the MIT News Office did a series of these articles called "Hometown

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Cómo Elegir Una Computadora Portátil Para la Universidad

  

  sin un sistema operativo. Después de tres días, a merced de How-To Geek ... para prepararme para el examen de certificación de CompTIA A + y clases ... , pero a mitad de costo. Mi computadora portátil me sirvió bastante bien

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 29, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hooked on a Feeling High on believing everyone's in love with me.

  

  I should make good use of the .25 Euro I just spent. So, a blog entry ... with a cliffhanger--Ruth asking about an entry on David Hasselhoff. Well, I was having a lovely dinner of weinerschnitzel (no, really) this

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week of work

  

  Last week was one of those weeks where I had either a test or ... if by correcting our mistakes. It's a nice feature. Tuesday: I had a 7 ... wondering. Wednesday: The weekly 18.310 problem set was due. It had a lot of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Events

  A Night with Cranium Myth debunking and Cranium!

  

  doodles weren't working. In a "Club Cranium" round of Humdinger, Diana and ... MIT: Where we make "nerdy" things fun. Exhibit A: Mystery Hunt Team ... entire weekend was not enough, our recent team party included a night

  • by Bryan
  • January 26, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I apply for first-year admission if I already have a degree?

  MIT doesn't accept applications for first-year admission if you currently hold an undergraduate degree. Students who have already completed a bachelor's degree may not apply to MIT for a second degree in a new field