FAQ / Life and culture
What does “drinking from a fire hose” mean?
coursework can leave students feeling hosed. So it's only fair that students must pass a swim test in order to graduate!
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FAQ / Testing
Will MIT accept December testing for Regular Action?
You can report all tests taken through the end of December for Regular Action consideration. We will also accept English language ... submit new results, simply click the "Add new test scores" link in the -
FAQ / Testing
Will MIT accept November Tests for Early Action?
You can report all tests taken through November 30 for Early Action consideration. There will be an opportunity to update us with any test results ... results, simply click the "Add new test scores" link in the application -
Blog / Uncategorized
Jebby Awards 2024: See All the Winners Here having fun with hyperlinks
've watched in 2023. Movies Favorite Movie That I Saw for the First Time This ... idea that Mark In Short was in this. The Movie That Makes Me Look like I ... -called important people in the show business pass out little men and women to those -
Blog / Personal Travel
We Wear Matching Hats Very nearly one year ago, I wore the hat you're all wearing this week.
holiday weekend in New York with some friends. I acquired a real curio of a ... hat acquisitions for others in my party. Very nearly one year ago, I ... . They posted photos of the envelopes in mail bins and I was monitoring Ben -
Blog / Life after MIT
Life slows down a bit – if you let it Fire and hacking has been replaced by housework and skydiving
ranks in Waze), I'm doing pretty well! I summarized my life after school in my last blog post so I'll just do some quick updates this time ... a while. I'm the Lego guy. Sometimes I just grab people in the air -
Blog / Athletics
Hidden Treasures @ MIT: Pistol Think Pistols Are Cool? Wait Till You Meet Mike Conti
First thing I want to do is apologize for not blogging in a while. Life has been... interesting the last few months and I'll blog about everything I learned from it in a bit. For now I want to start a series a blogs -
Blog / Academics & Research
Bryan Owens: Developing bioreactors An interview with fellow blogger, Bryan Owens, to find out more about his awesome UROP…
cultures pieces of tissue in situ. Bryan has been working on two aspects of ... was symmetrical in order to reduce the need for aligning multiple parts ... and examine how changing certain values on the device affect the protein -
Blog / About Decisions
The Check Is In The Mail As you know from Matt/Ben's blogs, the decisions are in the mail, or as they…
As you know from Matt/Ben's blogs, the decisions are in the mail, or as they say in the newspaper business: we have put the Early Action ... this year is 12% down from 14% last year. I know that many of you will -
Blog / Events
When Friday Arrives… A glimpse into my social life, among other things.
Symphony Orchestra, and the Chorallaries were also out in full force. I wish ... four o'clock in the morning Boston time and I'm currently sitting in my ... joys of MIT. In actuality, I have much, much more to say - but for now -
FAQ / First-year application
Do I need a high school diploma to apply?
school classes, a strong academic foundation in high school both improves ... Institute when you're here. For some more information, check out What to do in -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Narrative of Discovery Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson…
Watson and Richard Nixon in it, but at MIT, anything is possible. The MIT ... begins with taking an undergraduate course in molecular biology with James ... that has many twists and turns, including how she went from being "a -
FAQ / First-year application
Do I have to send an official college transcript?
application process will be recorded as "College Transcript" in our database. If ... entered as a supplemental document in your file. Enrolling first -
FAQ / International applicants
What if I’m waiting for my green card?
All applicants are requested to fill out the application with their current citizen status. In our first-year admissions process, you ... resident status. If there's a change in citizenship status during the -
Blog / MIT Life
Thoughts on Snow quick notes from the journal.
waterproof to it as you thought. Silly: how grass looks like a bad shave when ... -brother, hail. Things I'm now very glad I own: (a) hats. (b) scarf. (c). overcoat. (d). sweaters for layering. (e) boots. Things I now wish I own -
Blog / Academics & Research
Hello, strangers. A video, a song, and some doodles.
I... have not been blogging lately. It's too bad, right? Sorry folks, I was just swamped with April, also known as Hell Month®. Please don't hate me! Anyway, I also realized it's been a while since I -
Blog / Academics & Research
Inherent Asymmetry Around.
I'm not going to grad school next year, but I am taking the GRE's in ... at MIT (well, maybe those tricky PRS questions you get in TEAL). I know ... 'd be nice to call it quits after this. In any case, last night, I picked -
Blog / About Decisions
Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.
majoring in Course 4: Architecture at MIT (as you know, I eventually received ... be viewed on MITWorld... look for it there in a few weeks. I'm signing ... Hi! I'm blogging live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl, the -
Blog / Admissions
Open Thread: Admitted Early
YOU! GOT! IN! Come hang out with us in the comments, you all star! And—more importantly—celebrate with your community and dear ones. We ... made it, that mean I made it Everything I had was for the team, I -
Blog / About Decisions
Pi(e) No, not π times e.
favorite pi/pie reference(s) in the comments below and I'll add them in! Do ... Yes, I'll admit that when I first wrote "Pi(e)", I thought of π times e even though I meant "Pi/Pie". Anyways, as Pi Day approaches, I