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What does the Office of the First Year do?
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FAQ / Transfer
Does MIT offer transfer credit?
If you're admitted, you can expect to receive credit for subjects of ... your academic record doesn't appear to merit credit in a certain subject ... passing an Advanced Standing Examination. You can compare the courses -
FAQ / First-year application
Will you send me materials/prospectus/t-shirt/pennant?
We appreciate your interest in MIT! We don't send a lot of mail (and we don't send any international mail), but you can sign up for our ... . You can shop online at the MIT bookstore, The Coop. -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
LIGHTS. pretty pretty
Art, special library archives, etc.) Well I’m here to share some photos ... most creative minds. It all culminated this weekend in the light festival ... ado, LIGHTS in the river! LightBridge Liquid Archive -
Blog / Academics & Research
Sixth Sense No, I don't see dead people.
So, less than THREE WEEKS until CPW! All of us in the office are ... coming to CPW and haven't registered yet, remember to log in to your My ... ! It'll be loads of fun, I promise. I thought I'd take a break from -
Blog / MIT Life
Weather Sensitive I know you think that I don't care, but I really do.
So you all know that I come from South Florida. (And if you didn't, then look! You do now!) In Fort Lauderdale, we don't have seasons. Sure, it gets cold in that wet, drippy way that makes you feel like you -
Blog / Admissions
ISEF Review Photos from the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair.
This past week, I went to the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Indianapolis, Indiana. On Thursday, we had a reception at ... , I went out to dinner with a dozen of the 20+ MIT 2010s at Intel ISEF -
FAQ / Transfer
Can transfer applicants submit supplemental materials?
materials can be mailed to: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of -
FAQ / Prepare for MIT
Can you recommend some academic competitions?
It’s great that you’re searching for programs to challenge yourself academically. We have info on science olympiads, science fairs, robotics competitions, and maker opportunities on our STEM programs page. -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Tunnel Adventures We didn't get lost, in case you were wondering.
tunnel hacking associated with MIT's below-ground labyrinth, but so far, I've neither seen nor participated in said activities. Instead, I've mainly used ... to an elaborate system of tunnels that wind under and in between the -
Blog / Extracurriculars
Blogger Decisions Released Many thanks to all of this year's incredible applicants!
So we were a little more efficient this year in making decisions (i ... major in 11 (she writes, "I know that my major is the same as Anthony ... globally. Chris Su '11 lives in MIT's newest living-learning community, i -
Blog / Miscellaneous
World Cup Challenge A little admissions fun during the World Cup.
students, World Cup fever is in full force. I got to watch the opening match ... of MIT students, and I'm looking forward to watching many of the ... . Today, I'd like to kick off the MIT Admissions World Cup Challenge. The -
Blog / Academics & Research
Thanks What is your fantasy class? Vote yet again.
Thanks for all of the advice on my previous entry. I have decided to take 11.025J D-Lab: Development, since I have studied "issues of international development" from an economic perspective in previous courses, and -
Blog / Admissions
Cacti and Ice Cream
Yes, I'm in the American Southwest... Yesterday, I had ice cream ... '11?), Ilang (Wellesley '09) In case you're wondering, here are some of ... Implementation of Gradient-Based Convolutional Neural Networks in Handwriting -
Blog / Admissions
Don’t believe everything that you read
-filled college admissions discussion sites; this one made me laugh out loud: I ... achieve 2 of the 5 you are in. 1. USAMO 2. ISEF 3. 1600 4. 4.0 (unweighted) 5. I forgot what the last one was, but it was some weird national -
Blog / About Decisions
Updates for the Admitted There's good stuff on your MyMIT portal.
have checked in to introduce themselves. Since only admitted students can ... as much specific information as you can; this will help us make your ... Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book your plane -
Blog / Classes
A lively Dead Week what i've been up to
really fricking needed to study. So I put in a load of laundry (a more ... I'm given to understand that at other colleges, students actually get ... , but we still call it Dead Week, and I'd say we manage to cram about a -
Blog / Academics & Research
Fig. 4: Study with me! A semi-productive Sunday afternoon vlog (feat. an hour trying to find a printer)
-of-Semester exam I'm taking the day before I fly home, and 2 session exams in mid ... examinations. Throughout the summer, I'll be interning in the US, and won't be ... write and 2 exams still in August, I'll have to spend my summer continuing -
Blog / Events
Scary Tails and College Essays Three bad puns, two bloggers, one post.
the essay-editing process, I asked some pairs of fresh eyes (in the form ... or three different topics (there was some overlap); in the end, I chose ... , pumpkin drop (pumpkins falling from the tallest building in Cambridge -
Blog / Athletics
Teatro ZinZanni Another trip to the circus -- is my boss trying to imply something?!
's) In the interest of full disclosure, I should report that one of the ... On Thursday, I attended Teatro ZinZanni, "a bewitching evening of ... live music and a gourmet five-course dinner - set in the nightclub of