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• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply as a permanent resident?

  there is a change in your citizen status during the application process, you may notify MIT and send a copy of your green card via the ... a U.S. citizen if you currently hold a United States permanent
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Poetics of Place Snippets from my "Critical Writing for Designers" course at school down the street

  

  of tea, all that, as it is both a writing class and (kind of) an ... this building, which is a machine at rest). It is a warm day cooling ... curves down into a gentle landing and the view is of Harvard, green grass

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Chalk of the Week chalk art at the welcome center

  

  wondering how large of a range of places people are coming from to visit the ... 't know what to put that day, but I was surprised by how much personality ... Archive is such a good series, but there are so many good books that I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 27, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  19 Summers AHH I'm getting old :(

  

  impending school year; the end of August is coming up soon (how is this ... that I made faces like this is further evidence that not much has changed ... to do justice to this in a few sentences, but I'll try. This is an

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 12 Step Plan don't pack too much, you probably wont use half of it anyway.

  

  MISTI and my buddy Chandler is doing a missions trip through Breaker of ... transit is usually an adventure (and sometimes a dangerous one so be careful ... 're gonna need these.  The last one is a bit negotiable. You may have

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 25, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  It’s Nice to Meet You Finding my confidence through inline skating.

  

  hard to feel like you’re making any progress at MIT. A lot of progress is ... realized that the responsibility of a teacher is about guiding those who can ... nervous as a first-time instructor, nervous that I’d be able to show her how

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • March 29, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  News bites from the Institvte A taste of what's happening around campus.

  

  After a ridiculously awesome weekend in New York, I’m home for Spring Break. Clearly, three days away from the Institvte is too much for me, and ... professors have created a software tool to model interplanetary supply chains

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 26, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Countdown to Burnout the clock is ticking

  

  you have to do is reach the end and rest your legs for a while. For an ... with a series of shorter sprints in between. MIT is one of those four ... without warning. Sometimes after a long, hard semester, all you can feel is

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST fun And now...the much anticipated (but never duplicated!) photo-filled account of the coolest robotics competition ever!

  

  to see ya around at CPW, Laura. I wonder how much of a chance I'll have ... of other plans but am coming to CPW. Is that much of a big deal? Nope ... . In early January, a challenge is announced to the teams at the kickoff

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  all time ever does is pass and all i ever do is remember

  

  my life. because the reality is, there's not a lot of new and exciting ... ?" "oh, you know," i say. "the usual." every week is a cycle: lectures ... . i tend to end my posts with a vague statement of hope, and this one is

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • April 14, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  was born as a tradition at MIT. Yes, the ring is known as the Brass Rat. Why? Because it is made of gold and features a beaver on the front. Why ... hand): Which Rat is your favorite? [updated from a previous entries

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Falling in Love with a Language at MIT interviews with two of my inspirations

  

  to sound more authentic was definitely a big factor. How much Chinese ... and Kristina display so much enthusiasm for a foreign language, I feel ... surprise at how much I knew. But after coming back from that 2 week trip to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  transition from high school to college can be a tricky one, but you were always there for me**. Like a rock. Or that piece of paper I accidentally ... someone new. Having taken sophomore standing****, I’m technically not a

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Advice

  The Art of Juggling please take away my balls

  

  though it is definitely not normal to cough that much. I wasn't giving ... much, but it's a start. I've capped myself at where I am. No more time ... 'm anxious I just swear and groan a lot. Caroline is just pure anxiety and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 23, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Writing code, making models, reading, buying comic books, eating brownies, playing Guitar Hero 3...

  

  a bridge or oil well was under too much pressure before it fractured ... 've pretty much given up on the first one at this point (I am a shameless comic ... memory phenomena emerges. We want to find how simple may a system be so

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hilarity with Jeremy "Hi!" *awkward silence*

  

  appreciated until a few days ago - namely, how MIT ends up attracting some very ... I wait a million years I'm not going to have very much junk." "This ... something else is actually a different object." "Don't worry, it will get

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  fragments instead of blogging (for a whole damn month), I...

  

  Bombergiving is a potluck event and yearly tradition of [annotation note= "we ... lovely. it reminded me how much i love the people on my floor and how ... dance with when i was in high school, so having a dance community is

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 16, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  can aggressively remind you of how awesome a person you are, and how the ... bad? I’ll give you an analogy: MIT is, as I’m sure you know, hard. A ... uncertainty, in itself, is psychologically agonizing. Patience is a rare virtue

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  About Tomorrow Good Luck Tomorrow!

  

  high school as much as you can, a ton of stuff is going to happen in the ... that you accept and move on with. Getting into college is a big deal, but ... around this time. I can hardly believe how much has changed in just one

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does my school submit recommendation letters and transcripts?

  profile, and a letter of recommendation). MIT's recommendations process is ... competitive applicants will provide one from a math/science teacher, and one from a humanities, social science, or language teacher. We also require