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• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can a QB Finalist that didn’t rank MIT still apply for RA?

  begin a first-year application in our application portal until you have ... If you’re a QuestBridge Finalist that didn’t rank MIT, you are ... you are a QuestBridge Finalist who wishes to apply to MIT Regular Action
• Blog / Hacks

  The Great Dome, Marriage Equality, and a Proud Hack Better yet, all three in one picture!

  

  Dome as a medium of art, commentary, and celebration. The Dome has been ... now here it is, as I found it at 3 AM Saturday morning, just 17 hours

  • by Joel G. '18
  • June 27, 2015
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the MIT motto?

  MIT’s motto, mens et manus, translates from Latin to mind and hand. This motto reflects the educational ideals of MIT’s founders who were promoting, above all, education for practical application.
• Blog / Admissions

  Regarding The Tech Article Some clarifications.

  

  factual errors. In particular this statement: "Although MIT limits the ... all, we don't consider international applicants in Early Action. They are considered in Regular Action only. Second, international applicants

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 18, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  to collaboration: problem sets (psets) are typically completed in groups, and the first year is graded on a pass/no record system. While your peer network is a great source for support, MIT students can speak with
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comodidad y facultad ¿Te asusta postularte en facultades lejos de casa? Entonces, lee esto.

  

  paisajes, los aromas y los rostros familiares a los que estás acostumbrado desde pequeño? Y, principalmente, ¿tus padres lo permitirían? Comencé a ... que sus hijos abandonen el nido para ir a la facultad. Y es una realidad

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • May 1, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Matt McGann ‘00 Name: Matt McGann; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Hampton Bays, NY

  

  about Boston: public transportation (I don't own or need a car!), the ... provide insight into you as a person, treat the interview as a conversation Fun fact about yourself: I'm (very slowly) learning Mandarin Chinese. If

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for those Not Admitted

  With a record number of applications, this year was once again the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting less than 1 in 10 applicants from our amazing applicant pool means that we had to turn away many

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How does MIT help student entrepreneurs?

  and experienced entrepreneurs with skilled volunteer mentors. VMS uses a ... the entrepreneur(s) in sessions that provide practical, day
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can my school use Naviance?

  We prefer that students use our MIT application portal detailed in our Letters of recommendation page; however, we also accept electronic ... , transcripts, etc.) using a third-party service.
• Blog / Events

  MITHenge Blinded by the light.

  

  Every June 21st, thousands of people flock to Stonehenge to watch a ... religious or scientific purposes. Image from the BBC. A similar phenomenon ... occurrence. And voila! It was pretty cool, and I was only slightly blinded

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 31, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Getting Back to Normal ...with some help from Macklemore

  

  It has been a rough couple of weeks in Boston and at MIT.  Wednesday ... at the annual Steer Roast in 1990), it has quite a list of bands that ... 'll take another step in getting back to normal. Tonight is the annual MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 26, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Come to AXO Lip Sync! Come to AXO Lip Sync tonight to see some of your friends... "remember when????"

  

  talents? Do you long for opportunities to support a good cause while being entertained? If you answered yes to any or all of the questions above, buy a ... :30) WHERE: Johnson COST: $6 in advance, $7 at door WHY: To support the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 29, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Thirteen Theses on Wide Tim In a world which really is topsy-turvy, the true is a moment of the false.

  

  aspect of life fuse in a common stream in which the unity of this life can ... , sacredness is held to be enhanced in proportion as truth decreases and illusion ... Society of the Spectacle.' (1967) Unless otherwise credited in-image, all

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tech is Hell we are happy, tech is hell

  

  down in a few moments toward the lower world whence he will have to push ... of that night filled mountain, in itself forms a world. The struggle ... The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 13, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  “It’s all right. It’s just a small pebble in your path. Just a tiny ... be a difficult time for you, but we ask that you converse in the ... thrive, wherever you go; whatever you do. As a wise blogger once wrote

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Events

  MIT Commencement On Friday, the MIT Class of 2005 graduated! It was a beautiful day on Killian…

  

  don't begin until 10am. In the meantime, there's a "pre-game show." This ... On Friday, the MIT Class of 2005 graduated! It was a beautiful day on ... Admissions Marilee Jones! Above, Marilee is preparing for an interview with a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 6, 2005
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  It’s all right. It’s just a small pebble in your path. Just a tiny pebble. The place you want to be is farther than this, right? That’s why it ... happy and never look back. We understand that this may be a difficult

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does my transcript count as official?

  Transcripts must be sent in by your school counselor or another ... school does not have a school counselor, your transcript may be submitted ... submit your transcript to us. Please note: If you send us a copy of your
• Blog / MIT Life

  Psycho kitten, que’st-ce que c’est? Settling a long-standing question in the midst of finals week.

  

  joyfully reminding us that although she had only one final in 7 ... big screen in our floor lounge. Anyway, thanks to the apparent lack of finals in the department of urban studies and planning, she's exploring new

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 20, 2005