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• FAQ / Transfer

  Am I eligible to apply for transfer admission?

  MIT welcomes a small group of exceptional transfer students every year. Successful transfer students come to MIT from many backgrounds ... non-traditional pathways.  Unfortunately, we are very limited to how
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  here i go again i have watched Mamma Mia! seven times this year

  

  titled "THIS MAN FLEW TO JAPAN TO SING ABBA IN A BIG COLD RIVER." The story, [annotation note="to be honest the story seems a little too convenient for me ... , of course, was a fantastic idea that had to be encouraged. And, what

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 9, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Short, Sweet, and to the Point: MIT in five senses or less (Guest Entry) Hear, See, Touch, Smell, and Taste MIT

  

  attempt to personify a big, philosophical theme into a “smell” ... was a ridiculous amount to see and take in. I could sample any color or ... kind of place where I want to be: a place where you take your talents and

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do you live in Zambia? Malawi? Ghana? If you could send me some African dirt, that would be amazing! (And illegal. But…

  

  -Lab to my schedule. This involved dropping a few other activities of minor ... to make a strong brick using pressure instead of heat. Also, the bricks ... Interlocking Stabilized Soil Bricks. Basically, it's a machine that applies some

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 11, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  I was looking at the calendar a few days ago and thought to myself ... to fly by for no reason at all - but I also know people that run like a clockwork, having time to study, hang out, and do a ton of activities at the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Human Factor And String Theory Two links to start your weekend.

  

  links to tide you over: First, The Human Factor is a video that MIT has ... Board Conference with a gazillion other admissions professionals. Things are pretty busy by day, but at night we've been heading to this sports

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Ring delivery! Saturday night was Ring Delivery!

  

  Here is my delayed entry on Ring Delivery!!! (To learn about the ring, check out a previous entry). It was held at the Boston Public Library, which I had never been to before. Here are some pictures: As you can

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Two Sides Of The Coin… For Us Too Watching the people who didn't get in receive their letters is as heartbreaking for me…

  

  I posted a version of this as a comment in the last thread, but decided to blog it here as a real entry so that more folks would see it. I ... /she doesn't make it. In no way am I comparing my feelings to those of a

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• FAQ / International applicants

  What is the Secondary School Report?

  ) should submit the SSR to us along with your required official transcript, a letter of recommendation (if available), and a school profile (if available ... The Secondary School Report (SSR) is a form that provides the
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking in with EA Applicants because I just saw Chris' post, and you probably did, too

  

  . Sometimes, students here live for weeks on a deadline-to-deadline schedule, so ... ’s hard anywhere to achieve your dreams. It’s going to be a tough ... archives to the posts from mid-December. There's a post every year for EA

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 8, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  all the classes I didn’t take you seem pretty unsure for a girl so in love with her major

  

  invention of new molecules from thin air. I also like to think of Hydrant as a ... sculptors claiming that their statue lies inside a lump of marble, waiting to ... their keyboards.  It's also a little disappointing that, to choose one

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • April 14, 2026
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  soulsearching / coding in which i ramble about careers

  

  've been here for more than a month, I wanted to check in and find out how ... too. Why did you decide to do a master's? Xian: The main reason is that ... days, is what I want to do after I graduate. Lillian: You're a senior

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  What We Did In High School pls don't be as stressed as we were

  

  , we went to this panel and met Lauren there, and asked her a question ... specify what you contributed to). We’ve chatted a couple times with Lauren ... . Eventually she became a mentor to us, and now we're just really good friends

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • July 11, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  it’s getting colder and i’m getting older on fall, friendship, and growing up

  

  ="course 6 (EECS) has a nice program that allows you to work towards your ... want to do. In a way, things do feel a bit lighter though. I’m only ... on my research and to [annotation note="to be a teaching assistant

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / Community Projects

  [guest blog] y(I)APping nothing crazy just another IAP blog

  

  the blogs and imagining a future in Cambridge—having the opportunity to ... and earth science, so it was refreshing to take a break from math and CS to revisit that passion. Over the fall semester, we organized a two

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 13, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  finding good what i look forward to

  

  on the quiz -- for reference, I got a 0 on last quiz. I began to ... this to a student. Perhaps they should change that. It is now Friday ... in it other than venting. So I wanted to make a blogpost to counteract

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 4, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  making dumplings jiaozi / guotie / gyoza /

  

  dough-snakes into pebble-sized dough nodules use a rolling pin to ... to a pan and putting the dumpling in make sure to cover the pan so ... boils again, then add a splash of cold water to stop the boiling wait

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 19, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi(e) Day: The Baking Of created with love (and pies) by the bloggers

  

  the tense scene. In slow motion, Tim waddles over to a table full of ... camera around to show Tim's MIT shirt as everyone runs into a pie ... . We had a lot of cleanup to do... The geese on Killian helped! For

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  the morning. If you haven't been to college yet, that might seem like a ... to my first class at 10:00, that's a pretty big switch. Just pointing ... student named Ilana, was all too happy to help me find Eduardo - a post

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Reliving the good ol’ days Tombs, Smurfs, and Halloween

  

  ' days of my childhood all in ways related to MIT. Exhibit A: TOMB ... Barracudas anyone? So I got to go to Tomb last Friday for a friend ... used to watch Smurfs as a child; I even had the video game on Atari. OK

  • by Bryan
  • November 3, 2006