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• Blog / Admissions

  Hello, Goodbye, Hello!

  

  up on first impressions… I’m constantly in awe at how different someone ... last August … wondering how I felt a year ago … so somehow I ended up ... THERE WILL BE LOTS OF CHANGES. New People. Places. Psets… HA. Really I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2007 Numbers, numbers, numbers.

  

  Probably the most popular questions asked at any information session are statistical. What is the average SAT score? How many students were admitted Early Action? Luckily, I can refer most folks to our website, where

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT: Round 2

  

  . So cherish it while you can. For me, I don’t anticipate staying in the ... maybe some engineering problems). While I can’t say that I’ve personally ... an around the world experience, but in the end, I just couldn’t stay

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Blogs Featured in NY Times "[N]one of the [other colleges'] blogs match the interactivity and creativity of M.I.T.'s, where they…

  

  when I felt like I didn't really fit in at M.I.T.," she wrote. "I nearly ... deprivation. I was bored out of my mind." Still, in other ways, Ms. Chinea ... the closest you can get to living in the Internet," and Ms. Chinea

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Events

  some food around boston plus a random ski pic!

  

  . Like, I can't tell you how many kimchi fried rices I've eaten in my life ... as I can before I guaduate. So far, I have been doing okay but could ... so I hear: I've yet to go) but it's good in a pinch and when you

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 1, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  i’m back .gif not an undergrad, not a grad student, but a secret third thing

  

  ="attachment_83349" align="aligncenter" width="300"] in case i get a new avatar, i ... -fi so I could take video calls for my new job (which I had already started ... in the in-betweenness of young adulthood. As we drove away, I felt

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I request a fee waiver?

  We understand that paying college application fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for both domestic and international applicants, and you can request one in the Fee Waiver Request
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  Did you know that you can't double-major at MIT? Okay, I'm just ... , because I should be listed as a year 3 student with a second major in VII ... . Personally, I came in with a meager 27 units of credit (and didn't pass out of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What Is an MIT Community? ...a personal experience

  

  limited example of my hall, I will do my best to explain how. On First East ... (Course 18). I’ve sat transfixed in random places in the hallway many times ... Institute in this post, and will return to the topic in more detail soon. I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Lax bros and their workflows

  

  . Sydney: I started playing lacrosse when I was in fifth grade and have been playing ever since. I didn’t always know I wanted to play in college, but when the recruiting process began, I quickly fell in love with the idea

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Semester of poetry

  

  grows as I bounce off ideas and memories. In this initial phase, I can ... somewhat crowding the stage. In highschool actually, the professors I liked ... an exercise in building up a gradual picture of how people answer

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • November 24, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT’s COVID-19 precautions and their impact on admissions relevant news and next steps (updated 4/14); new blog posts below 👇🏼

  

  updates from us! April 3rd, 2020 Prospective students In our last update, I ... accommodating as we can under these conditions. In recent days, we have received ... Last night, MIT announced new policies and procedures in response to the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 6, 2020
• Blog / Community Projects

  Moving Out, Up, and In Expanding, now in three dimensions!

  

  Wallet receipts in my inbox, I’ve spent an average of only $4 per day on ... squash, football, or chess - people who can play Set faster that I can deal ... to major in anything evenly divisible by three. I am not making any of

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  art in burton conner making do in a non-mural building

  

  years of involvement in Burton Conner government, I've seen how staunch administration seems in their decision to oust murals. I did, however, get a ... put back art is key in ensuring that dorm space can be utilized as much

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 5, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Reek Week Updated 8/3 to include pictures of Gilroy garlic ice cream.

  

  , we can smell the garlic. Love is in the air, and it doesn't smell good ... for free. The happiest (and stinkiest) I've been in years. Eating ... . The Crest bus has stations for you to brush your teeth. I say, "When in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / CPW

  I’m nervous to meet you A letter to the prefrosh at the dawn of CP*

  

  filled with all kinds of MIT students in the line up! I think I can speak ... because how would I ever make friends in college if I didn’t meet people ... CPW, so I have absolutely no clue how this event’s supposed to go, even

  • by Powers '23
  • April 17, 2020
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  in the big, wacky, comfortable chair called IAP. Sandwiched between the ... to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of personal and ... almost any form, from how-to sessions, forums, lecture series and films, to
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.

  

  , for the unveiling of the class ring. The design process begins in ... lucrative ring contract: 90% of all students will purchase the ring in a ... each year of prime MIT ring-buying. Using imagery representing events

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Years of the Rat More about MIT's famous class ring: the "Brass Rat."

  

  the unveiling of the class ring. The design process begins in freshman ... contract: 90% of all students will purchase the ring in a typical year; one ... prime MIT ring-buying. Using imagery representing events from their first

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  the summer before senior year you've changed...

  

  seniors in high school. I am now a rising senior in college. It's crazy how ... songs. I learned 3 things. The Girl described in "Girl All the Bad Guys ... school and growing up, I thought I should write a bit about how different

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 9, 2019