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• Blog / Admissions

  Open Forum Monday Let's make a list of questions that you feel you REALLY need answers to ASAP.

  

  Today's post is a bit different from my regular posts. As we get closer to application deadlines I know that your anxiety level is on the ... is it important?   Are MIT interviews at all like the one in

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Welcome 2014s!! :) See you in the fall!

  

  finally made the decision on matriculation! For all of those that replied in the affirmative, congratulations! You're in for one heck of a ride. ^______^V but don't worry, you'll be in with some of the best company you will

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT recruit athletes?

  MIT is one of the top Division III athletic programs in the country. MIT is always looking for students-athletes. Almost 20 percent of undergraduates play at least one varsity sport. If you're a prospective student
• Blog / Events

  Women’s Week 2005 Learn about both the mission and events associated with this year's week-long promotion.

  

  knowledge - everything from "Name the top 3 reasons a condom breaks" to "How ... 's Week 2005 November 5th-10th "To promote a model of femininity that ... -1pm, Hotel @ MIT The UFLC will be a forum for active student leaders

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 9, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How can I get a course catalog?

  MIT has an online course catalog called the Bulletin that provides details about MIT, the campus, and undergraduate programs, including requirements and course descriptions for majors/minors.
• Blog / MIT Life

  Terrible Traffic Don't even THINK about bringing a car to MIT

  

  Once upon a time, in a land far far away (called New Jersey), a young ... bike which only takes him about 8 minutes (if there is no traffic). In ... . In the words of the incomparable sage of Long Beach, Snoop Dogg "He is

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 13, 2010
• FAQ / Interview

  How am I assigned an interviewer?

  After submitting your application, you will be notified if there is an Educational Counselor (EC) available to conduct an interview. If an EC is available, they will reach out via email to schedule an interview
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yet Another MIT 2010? Alex Doonesbury needs to choose a college.

  

  In the comic Doonesbury by Gary Trudeau, the character Alex Doonesbury is still deciding on colleges: RPI, Cornell, or MIT? Now, her college decision is up for a vote (aren't you glad all college decisions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is Interphase Edge?

  Interphase Edge is a two-year scholar enrichment program that includes an eight-week summer session as well as programming during the academic year to help ease the transition to MIT and to build community among
• Blog / Events

  Thanksgiving on First East – Team Bemis makes hand turkeys!! (For justice and the greater common good.)

  

  , the steps involved in making a hand turkey are as follows: 1.) Stock up ... operations in the kitchen all day. The preparations moved along like a well ... REALLY bad. Oh by the way every hall in East Campus has a kitchen. Because

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trading Room

  

  -of-the-art trading room ever built on a university campus. Identical in every detail to ... emerging from our research, it is also a classroom for teaching the people ... , whether you're a major (or double major) in Management Science, or taking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  All Applicants Can Now Apply For Either Early or Regular Action MIT Admissions announces a policy change allowing international students access to either Early or Regular…

  

  I wanted to let you know of a change in the admissions process for the forthcoming admissions cycle. As you may know, in the past ... . There is no preference in our process for early applicants. We use the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  A Parent’s Perspective (Guest Entry) A Parent's Perspective of MIT

  

  place in Geneva with the particle accelerator that might create a black ... bar variety, but it is the thought that counts!) of course the crowd in ... who, like me, has had to drop a child at a large state university in a

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hey look, I’m famous…or something

  

  Hey, cool, my column's in the Tech! See? My column was a response ... just heard Kim '04 in the hallway saying that Clayton '08 was chasing a ... you don't know them? It's a very odd feeling. I'm still at the point

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  waking up in the morning after a terribly stressful week to a new hack by ... This semester has definitely been a rough one, especially around this ... have not read the series, but I am aware that this movie is supposed to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Rejects, I feel your pain! I've never been stung by a bee, but I imagine it felt sort of like…

  

  clingy on one person/place/thing. I'm in a relationship at the moment ... not a big picture make. In other words, there's a bigger world to enjoy ... getting into any school. But even in that case, all you can do is be

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 19, 2010
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  What happens if I’m not selected as a Match?

  be matched with a non-binding school (MIT). In this case, you may ... send you an email in early December asking you how you would like to ... All QuestBridge College Match results are announced in early December
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Missy Cummings on The Colbert Report At the end of the interview, she and Stephen face off in Rock 'Em Sock…

  

  female fighter pilots. She flew the F/A-18 Hornet. At MIT, she is the ... (pronounced kohl-bair rə-por – the t is silent in both "Colbert" and "Report ... Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 28, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  when I get a chance, but in the meantime, this is a good time to talk ... . But I do think that there is a bit of a stigma about such plans in many ... submit a proposal beyond "lying on the beach," but often little more is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You’re Still Our No.1 :) less than 2 days left!

  

  , this is a great commencement speech. So is this one. --- So it's a week before spring break. I'm super stressed. I don't know what is going on in ... in the blanks. And my history classes cheered me up. :) BUT LIFE IS

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 12, 2010