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• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Doonesbury Follow-up on Alex Doonesbury's college choice.

  

  from the MIT homepage yesterday, the final day of voting. According to ... who wrote scripts (computer programs) to "stuff" the ballot box. It ... , two recent physics-related strips generated a little bit of controversy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes! REX! Politics! Science! (Vlog and a Riddle) You have 2012 jars of 1-kg mollusks, with 2012 1-kg mollusks in each jar....

  

  is happening! Science is happening! And I decided not to twitter ... a riddle for today: You have 2012 jars of 1-kg mollusks, with 2012 1 ... , leaving 2012 0.3-kg resealed mollusk shells in that jar. You need to figure

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Two important reminders

  

  fast approaching. Today, Friday, April 29, is the regular deadline to ... for U.S. students to sign up. Remember that we require, in addition to the SAT or ACT, 3 SAT IIs: one in math, one in science, and a third SAT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 29, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT offer a foundation year?

  MIT does not offer a foundation year program. Students currently enrolled in a foundation year program may apply for first-year admission if ... the country where they study.
• Blog / MISTI

  Salut! A look at Grenoble

  

  Institut Néel, a world-famous magnetism research center situated in ... I get to work with liquid helium every day! It's very cool (...see ... lucky folks get to hear them instead!). We get samples from chemists in

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Soup Dumplings, Fever Pitch Yesterday after work I headed downtown for the evening. First stop was one of my…

  

  story seemed to fall a little flat. And for those of you who were upset by ... to eat. For more blog entries that begin with great food recommendations, browse on over to Mitra's blog (this week: Thai food at Chili Duck

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 27, 2005
• FAQ / Testing

  What tests do I have to take?

  If you are planning on applying to MIT and would like to see our testing requirements, please visit our Tests & scores page.
• Blog / Uncategorized

  [joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT” see kidist's post :)

  

  https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/joint-post-welcoming-you-to-here-at-mit/

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 3, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  present tense “you've got to let go of the fear”

  

  for myself. a friend i talked to about my dreams thinks it's neither ... of myself as a very trusting person. i like to think of myself as ... to see if anyone could talk, or even come over and give me a hug. but

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an unsolicited review of the whitney biennial (not really a review just stuff I liked)

  

  Last weekend, I took a short solo trip up to New York to see the ... it for a minute or two at a time as they move from floor to floor. I ... that spoke directly to a state of being–in stasis, or peril, or

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • March 25, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Quentin Smith Google Quentin Smith '10.

  

  include visits to D.C. memorials, receiving a medallion and meetings various ... permission to do background checks," said Smith. "They cannot guarantee a ... Hollis teen is a Presidential Scholar with a summer job at Google

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Collection of Curious Creatures at the MIT Zoo terrasaurs, quetzals, and portal cows, oh my!

  

  appear that some hackers decided to turn the Infinite into a zoo, featuring ... student groups. I'm happy to report that -- arguably unlike regular zoos -- you will notice that these animals are allowed to freely roam the campus

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2015
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of robotics programs does MIT offer?

  Although robotics isn't a specific department or major, you can find robotics in nearly every corner of MIT. Here are a few examples: Biomimetic Robotics Lab CSAIL MIT Media Lab Edgerton Marine Robotics Team
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blended Learning at MIT benefits of technology in MIT classrooms

  

  to Biology), MITx software registered 3,000 clicks in a given day on ... online learning, improving student performance, and bringing us closer to a ... education through OpenCourseWare. Then came edX, a massive online open course

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  LIFE! is my favorite entry title.

  

  telling me to schedule a makeup exam. But it’s more like this is not exactly ... !!!) multiple ideas to solve a key problem. Yeahhhhhhhhhh--- I don’t like the ... Ahh!!! This blog is finally happening! I think my bio page gives a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating the Moon Landing MIT celebrates today's 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.

  

  , with a special attachment to stick on top of a hose. Some background on ... 's pretty inspiring to see all those folks from the MIT Instrumentation Lab ... (!) talking about their experiences. There has been a lot of coverage of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  My highest achievement at MIT.

  

    [caption id="attachment_104348" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Third to last day of the archery class I took for my final PE ... 's the closest I'll ever get to it.

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2024
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my test scores?

  MIT uses a holistic admissions process, so test scores are just one factor among many for evaluating your preparedness for MIT. Test scores are ... applying to MIT and would like to see our testing requirements, please visit
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  As you know, we had a very competitive applicant pool in Early Action ... . Some of you may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have complicated feelings that you don't know what to call

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  As you know, we had a very competitive applicant pool in Early Action ... . Some of you may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have complicated feelings that you don't know what to call

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2016