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• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I defer my enrollment?

  If you're admitted to MIT, you may defer enrollment for one or two years. After confirming your intent to enroll in MIT's first-year class ... at MIT to enroll in courses at another college or university.
• Blog / IAP

  MIT – Problem Sets = IAP! Today marks the beginning of IAP 2007.

  

  Whew, I’m exhausted even thinking about it! In all seriousness, this IAP I will be... - Working on my UROP in the BioInstrumentation Lab ... (it’s like OpenCourseWare but for lab work. I’ll be blogging about it in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  12 / Let’s try law school What's a computer scientist doing in DC?

  

  -to-day lives, I was interested in exploring how I could use my background in ... , with a focus on privacy policy. I was actually studying in Switzerland ... important?[/caption] Hello, hello! I finally have WiFi (most of the time), a

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 2 A recap of three incredible days

  

  Stewart (I just couldn’t resist putting this one in =) ): We attended a ... Bryant Park have in common? Besides all being located in New York City ... College Women competition. In three action-packed days, we met over 160

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Bookends and every time / i leave this place / i'm terrified, terrified

  

  Five years ago I wore a barong and sablay. In my high school ... , I talk about Diana's Baths, a series of waterfalls in North Conway ... . I had my first day of classes in MIT. There's this saying I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 2, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  Start shaping up in January! I like.

  

  Despite the constant intrusion of multivariable calculus, I think I’m in love with IAP. The recurring theme seems to be: Things get thrown ... “go with the flow, ride the wave of life” mentality is so fulfilling – I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Whatever, this week rocks MIT students gripe a lot about homework. It's not all they do though, thank god.

  

  'M IN IT FIND ME (you won't be able to, so here, I'll just tell you: I ... I have nothing but analysis left to do for the last Junior Lab experiment for the rest of the week. I went to the gym today, I'll probably go

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Shakespeare Ensemble This ain't your AP English class's Shakespeare.

  

  and I went to see the one of these 50 student groups in action ... ). I also loved how the director, Kellas '10, used color as a reflection ... One all-too-common misunderstanding I've encountered about MIT is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP 2006

  

  fields. (I put network in quotation marks not because I don't think it's a ... company in midtown Manhattan. (Am I supposed to capitalize "midtown," New ... living. Mmm, I can go running in the park if it's not too snowy. Someone in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  It happens to Helen Life is just a series of awkward moments sometimes.

  

  naked in the Z Center. But yesterday I saw another professor naked in the ... 't say anything like, "Hi Professor, I really enjoyed your class in ... subtleties of group theory in a rigorous yet accessible manner." But, well, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Undergraduates by Major AND Professor Auroux. Don't miss it.

  

  sentences like "I have 6.001 in 10-250 at 2:30, then my Course 9 UROP in ... in the Physics department - Course 8 - is called 8.971. Here's how the ... Auroux, who is a simply outstanding professor. I was actually IN THE SAME

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 28, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Want To Play Music @ MIT? (informally, that is.)

  

  to college - I played solo in coffeehouses, as half of an acoustic duo in auditoriums, as part of a band in various bars & clubs. I sang ... When I got my first guitar at age 3, I immediately began dreaming of

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Stomp the Yard, MIT style The Divine 9 and NALFO organizations on campus

  

  created an organization that would not only serve as a voice for women in an ... I am sure that many of you have read blogs about Greek life from some ... community. In fact, the first sorority ever founded at MIT was the

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • January 26, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Day 7: Philly Part 4 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  At the end of my last entry, I was sitting in the Tampa airport ... landed in Philly around 10PM. After getting my luggage, I took the shuttle ... . You're in spot A-12." Okay, I thought. A midsize instead of a compact

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  their hotel early (today or tomorrow would be very smart). I highly ... the Medical Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book ... transportation) of MIT -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Past, present, and future

  

  years from now, so some of you might have a vested interest in knowing ... summary of the report (only 11 pages) can be read here. I anticipate that ... , especially among the undergraduates. Already a couple of the talk lists that I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  time in Cambridge where I can always find: interesting people who share ... University for two years and then my degree from Harvard Extension in Art History Favorite things about MIT: Personally, I love all the stereotypical

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spotted: A Brass Rat in the Wild? Is this an alumnus hacking McDonald's, or McDonald's hacking MIT? I can't tell

  

  . This is the first rat I've seen in a commercial, though. And it leaves me ... Early this morning I got a text from my friend and former student ... minute into the video. I generally listen to Jeremy, so I did. That's when

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I Climbed a Mountain Today there's always gonna be another mountain!

  

  this long hiatus, I've been back in Taiwan (for 3 weeks!) catching up on ... , there's no time for puzzlemaking in MIT usually). Then, I returned to ... weeks. I'm working in Oakland, at an Asian health center there, serving as

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  have no real interest in MIT from applying (the ones who do not wish to attend but just want to see if they can get in). How do I know if I should ... Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. As a matter

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007