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  Application Tracking now available You can check the status of your application components now on MyMIT.

  

  . MyMIT Application Tracking This is a good time for you to check up on ... Transcript, Evaluation A, Evaluation B, Testing Requirements (we should have ... worry. We do not assign blame on why we don't have it, we just know that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of School Fall term classes began today at MIT.

  

  felt a sense of accomplishment like never before, and I knew I was ready for whatever else MIT would throw at me. I like that MIT doesn't just ... human genome, teaches Biology; a the beloved Don Sadoway teaching

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I Know to Be True Introductions and peanut butter Oreos

  

  . Today, I am eighteen years old. I've been at MIT for a month. I don't know ... A few years back, I began keeping a tab of life's certainties ... butter to any meal qualifies it as a meal of substance. Sure, it might not

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • September 29, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Another FAPtatsic Start we're juniors?!

  

  some mistake here ... someone pls correct us in the comments ... we aren't ...  again as counselors for a week-long, arts-focused, pre-orientation program for incoming ... waayyyy too many FAP jokes and puns. And after going through this program a

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 20, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I would like to find an astronomer to talk to No admissions. Just good writing.

  

  I just returned from a week's "vacation" with family and friends. I put "vacation" in quotations not because it wasn't wonderful - it was ... certainly not forgotten. I've got a blog post in the works about how to write

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Fall Formal My Saturday evening.

  

  cancer, and otherwise having no fun at all. I know this is a common ... same thing. Fortunately for all of us, MIT has a remarkably strong ... with your problem sets for the week (or even if you aren't...) and are

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 8,9,10,11,12: PA, NJ, and Home! Part 5 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  to one another, so sticking the Masterman visit in the middle wasn't ... the shots, not the traveler. :-) I got to see a lot of the city that ... better and this was a great way to begin doing so. So that was Monday

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  , like Reid Barton or Laurel Yong-Hwa Lee. But you probably don't think ... and Senior House. Big Jimmy was a legendary figure, someone I only met briefly but who many of my friends counted as a confidant and friend. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Men & Women of Mystery

  

  international students.   I've been promising a post about international admissions for a long time, and (finally!) here goes. First, an important definition. For purposes of MIT Admissions, an international student is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  doesn't teach you in a class) A coach (who is not also one of your ... recommendation -- one from a math or science teacher ("Evaluation A") and one from a humanities teacher ("Evaluation B"). If you are applying this year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2018 Graduates from MIT

  

  community, each contributing a set of rare skills and perspectives while ... , of course, remarkable intelligence.   a younger me, with some ... will be honored by speakers, recognized by faculty, and handed a well

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Awesome Robot Competition? LIVE?? Check out the 2.007 Final Robot Competition! LIVE May 12th/13th!

  

  class and plan to write a longer blog about our experiences, but we couldn’t ... final robot competition, where students for a single-run showcase on Monday to earn as many points as possible, and a top 32-robot single

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  An MIT Adventure Life at the 'Tute

  

  : had never seen a taxi, had never been on a subway (except for the one at ... really get a sneak peek at the life of an MIT student. These students have ... really are! I don’t think I can do my students justice by just talking

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s snowing, and “It’s Raining” K-Pop and Prof. Henry Jenkins.

  

  up in applications that I didn't read Sunday's New York Times, usually ... labeled the Korean Justin Timberlake and the Korean Usher, is a serious and driven performer (with washboard abs, winsome looks and a Gene Kelly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Events

  My Kind Of Party Consider this your first frat party.

  

  , then you're correct. So this past weekend, my fraternity hosted a party, a soiree if you will. I think the only crazy part of this party might ... semester, our chef, Karen, who is a trained pastry chef, makes some of the

  • by Bryan
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Spring Weekend Concert Announced: Fabolous and Lloyd Banks

  

  , where a national musical act performs on campus. The headliners for this ... Fabolous from his songs such as "I Can't Deny It" and "Breathe," and you may ... in Boston, it's pretty exciting to have an awesome concert a minute

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The DHL Fiasco I really want to thank those of you (you know who you are) who turned…

  

  Hi folks. Hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was good until the DHL fiasco, but thanks to many of you, that was a lot better than it ... , maturity, and common sense. For those who don't know what happened, someone

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  As you know, we had a very competitive applicant pool in Early Action, and unfortunately we could not accept all of them. If your decision was ...  complicated feelings that you don't know what to call; that's okay too. We have posted

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  As you know, we had a very competitive applicant pool in Early Action, and unfortunately we could not accept all of them. If your decision was ...  complicated feelings that you don't know what to call; that's okay too.    

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  For applicants affected by natural disasters

  

  ’s understandable that there’s a lot on your mind right now, and the last thing we ... Admissions officer available to talk to you and figure out a way to make sure ... application fee poses a financial hardship, we’ll waive your fee. Just call or

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 25, 2017