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• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I list standardized test results?

  If you are planning on applying to MIT and would like to see our testing requirements, please visit our Tests and scores page. You are not ... you submit the application, you are still able to add them by following
• Blog / MIT Life

  40 Hours in Cape Cod Take note, I typed this entire post with a broken shift key. Please appreciate the…

  

  horror novel ghost town, a la Stephen King. (Sentences like these are why I ... McDonald's where a group of high schoolers laughed at me and my intro

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 27, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Hospital State of Mind The things I hate about being stuck here

  

  and doctors are nice and have your best interest in mind. But hospitals ... and cat socks yesterday. Here are some more terrible things about ... know that you are stressed out and medically decapitated. Yes, I did mean

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2015
• Blog / Hacks

  CPW 2008: The Hack Edition What!? Already!?

  

  day and already some strange things are appearing around campus. Have ... easy, knowing that if ever we are threatened by the undead, we have a convenient and easily accessible form of defense. Some are oblivious to the

  • by Snively '11
  • April 10, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain the context of my grades/scores, and/or provide additional information?

  On the application, there are designated spaces to provide additional context on how the pandemic or other circumstances may have disrupted your ... would be helpful for us to know about your circumstances, you are welcome
• Blog / Admissions

  Fantasy Feast Fantasy foods and costumed friends.

  

  Yesterday evening Random Hall residents prepared a CPW fantasy feast. Below are some of my beautiful costumed friends and some of the food they ... six photos immediately below are apple swans, treacle tart, almond honey

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi Day, Tau Time As the admissions decisions approach...

  

  60 Minutes?) What do you think?  Are you sold on Tau?  Or are you a Pi

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday! (a.k.a my first video blog) vlogging? MEAT CAKE!

  

  Hallo blogger faithful! Undoubtedly you've noticed that the times, they are a changing. The air is crisp, the trees are ebbing into their autumn palette and just as winter comes every year, so too do birthdays

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 30, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  first borns. The topic in question? Bathrooms. Apparently bathrooms are a ... the bucket! First, the biggies: 1) The bathrooms are coed 2) The ... away! Oo la la! There's a slight caveat though. Those 6 inches are

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Cross-Cultural Conference

  

  I'm going on a cross-cultural conference/retreat tomorrow. 2006 is the first year they're holding this event, so I really have no idea what to expect, but here are some of the topics they are planning on

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  material unless the application did not sufficiently show who you are. I hope ... send in a CD recording of you performing (cassette tapes are also ... . Your musical talents are something unique that you bring to this process

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  In The Mail Well folks, the time has come. The letters are in the mail.

  

  ... Some admissions officers are happy (Matt)... ...and some are just

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit a creative/maker portfolio as a QuestBridge applicant?

  QuestBridge applicants submit portfolios using the same system that all other MIT applicants use. Portfolio submissions are not expected nor ... are available for any applicant not able to cover the submission fee.
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab?

  The Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) was created to coordinate and promote water and food research at MIT. MIT’s efforts are aimed at a future in which the world’s water and food needs are
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can anyone join the Experimental Study Group (ESG)?

  -based classes designed for students who are interested in taking an active role in ... 25–40 upper-class TAs serve as the program's instructors. Academics are
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What support is available for LBGTQ students?

  housing for LBGTQ underclassmen at MIT. LBGTQ@MIT and G@MIT are positive ... students and interested MIT applicants, and MIT's You are Welcome Here
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How does one attain a Pirate License?

  fencing are granted pirate status with a tangible certificate. Blogger Abby ... status. “The courses are cerebral,’’ said Carrie Sampson Moore, director
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Walk down CourseRoad Lane A boulevard of broken dreams and dropped classes

  

  thought I’d do here. The first CourseRoad I made was before freshman year ... . The first one I actually made looked like this: Which, in true MIT

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 24, 2015
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  A Year away from home An intro video rant to my time in China

  

  [embed]https://youtu.be/8xZxxz0hObc[/embed] Hey Guys 新年快乐！！！！ Happy Lunar New Year!!! I finally made it around to making this video about my time in China. If you can’t tell, I decided to do this video in Chinese

  • by Ben O. '19
  • February 5, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Winter Through the camera lenses of people who don't have winter

  

  the time we made it back to dorm row. But never fear! There’s some hope

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 13, 2016