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• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Videos Over the Years The 90s were, uh, different

  

  before, and you can see a more complete history here, but I thought it'd be ... , have some things not changed...) Our first video that I know of was a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 14, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Inherent Asymmetry Around.

  

  knowledge of a broad range of topics, it will be unlike any test you've taken ... , doing well on these GREs is more a matter of pride than anything else ... all the physics I learned freshman/sophomore year, starting a week ago

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / MISTI

  misti musings sugar, spice, and everything nice

  

  fit can solve almost all my problems, which is a neat trick to have up ... eat honey straight out of the jar since it’s mine- I can use a cup twice ... day and exercise whenever I can. I should invest in a water bottle and

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 28, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t stop me now! I am a satellite, I'm out of control.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? According to the MPAA, the 1995 Mel Gibson classic "Braveheart" is "rated R for brutal medieval warfare." By the time you read this ... take a cab, and a jar of vaseline to prevent chafing. That seems like

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  2006 Already?!? Back to work tomorrow... wow do vacations go fast!

  

  real holiday falls on a Sunday. So you should be able to submit stuff today as if it were still 1/1 - and no, you won't be penalized for being a ... 'll know more when the 'Tute officially reopens tomorrow. Hope you all had a

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection notes A brief update from selection.

  

  announced on the blogs when we mail the decisions.Selection time is a very ... how things are looking here. Admitting a class is hard work, full of ... A few notes from selection: No decisions are yet final. We are still

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Collection of Curious Creatures at the MIT Zoo terrasaurs, quetzals, and portal cows, oh my!

  

  There was another hack on campus this morning! This time, it would appear that some hackers decided to turn the Infinite into a zoo, featuring ... -- you will notice that these animals are allowed to freely roam the campus

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2015
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I request that my scores not be considered after submitting my application?

  Scores cannot be redacted from applications after they have been submitted. We encourage you to look at this blog post to better understand the rationale and details of our testing requirement.
• Blog / Hacks

  Get Your Wii On. A Dome Hack!!!

  

  itself hacked. Photo Credit: Eric Schmiedl More photos can be found here ... back to one of my favorite video games from when I was a kid, Zelda! The symbol is the Triforce symbol. From zelda.com The Triforce The holy

  • by Bryan
  • November 19, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Reunion Weekend MIT alumni return to campus.

  

  catch up and celebrate. Reunion Weekend is a very exciting time here! I actually was out of town this weekend, so I can't blog about the Reunions. Instead, take this time to read up on a few MIT alumni that I have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/15, at 12:15 PM EST

  

  Hi Everyone, Early action committee is almost over! I never knew I ... be posted ONLINE: On Saturday, 12/15 at 12:15 PM EST. You probably knew that by reading the title of this blog. But you also need some

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 10, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Redesigning a hall logo: 4.500 part 1 4.500 part 1

  

  4.500, Intro to Design Computing, my favorite class this semester, is a design class with a project every week. The first four projects ... Rhinoceros, learning how to use AutoCAD took a bit of time. Eventually I

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 27, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  ’m trying to figure out if I can be a grownup and still like comic books. Life ... then make it even better. About a tenth of Random Hall is currently ... class is a prerequisite for almost everything else I want to take

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer & the Coming Commencement stuff and things.

  

  location was a blessing. Yesterday, it was so hot and today, it is so cold ... , yeah, kinda, I can't wait. I simply can't be cynical about a thing like ... freshman year, stayed on campus, that is, working with the LIGO burst team

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures of me

  

  . This is actually a good pic, though I bet my mom would disagree (she was ... One of the requested entries a while back was for me to post some ... "Gentlemen's Club" 19th birthday party, which is why I'm dressed up. July '05

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 4, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does “drinking from a fire hose” mean?

  Getting an education from MIT has been likened to taking a drink from a fire hose—the sheer number of opportunities and rigor of our coursework can leave students feeling hosed. So it's only fair that students
• Blog / MIT Life

  Needles That was anticlimactic.

  

  up. “Is this going to hurt?” I said. “No,” he said, “it’s a marker.” He ... next two where the first two should have been. Greg picked up a needle ... horribly in a Mathcounts competition, so my mom and I decided that I should

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Alternative Transportation Fast ride in a short machine

  

  naked velocity. It's dark and the asphalt is a gooey chocolatey blur ... -crushing death is sitting somewhere with me in the toddler basket of a supermarket ... recoiled along a vector perpendicular to Massachusetts Avenue as I gripped

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 2, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Multi-Day Weekend at MIT

  

  Now that CPW is over, things are a little less hectic around the ... ) in Phoenix next month (more on that to come). This weekend is a four ... from admitted students (do you have any? Leave them in the comments

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT if I am not selected as a QuestBridge Finalist?

  If you applied for the QuestBridge Match but were not selected as a Finalist, you are still welcome to apply to MIT through our Regular Action cycle using our application portal. If you are not a Finalist, you must