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• Blog / Admissions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT Perfect SAT scores and #1 class ranks are so last millennium.

  

  /astro. We broke up. He didn't get in. He was devastated. You may see where ... a bad score, and there are certainly a lot of people who think you can ... much Law and Order this summer?) In my various unofficial capacities as

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Repainting the Smoots A Wacky MIT Tradition

  

  paint with five other girls in my sorority. Further down the bridge is a ... ’s rewind 65 years ago to when it all began.  POV: it's 1958 In the fall of ... the shortest pledge in the class — none other than [annotation note

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 27, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  YOU GOT IN! It's time to Later today you'll get more information about next steps for admitted students via email and MyMIT. But for now, go celebrate!  

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  YOU GOT IN! Later today you'll get more information about next steps for admitted students via email and MyMIT. But for now, go celebrate!      

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  A short entry about dorm awesomeness

  

  You know what's awesome about dorms? There's a lot of people in them. A lot of people who use iTunes. What happens when you have a lot of people using iTunes on the same WiFi network? Shared libraries! So many

  • by Snively '11
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  With an 8% increase in applications, this year was again the most ... that we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Decisions
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted From The Waitlist? If you were admitted from the waitlist, you should now be able to see the…

  

  If you were admitted from the waitlist, you should now be able to see the Admitted Students Portlet in your MyMIT account. Go sign the MIT '10 guestbook!

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Cacophony of Coats Also, my courseload for this term!

  

  in social situations with acquaintances. Two women waiting next to me ... outside. They established that coats were, indeed, useful to possess in the ... , could be acquired in a variety of stores, some of them nearby, some not

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yes, eat all our shirts! See MIT through the eyes of my prefrosh.

  

  ," which was a little more reasonable. Still, if you're in the target ... your chances of getting to meet me and Mitra! You could see such amazing ... I midterm. Turns out Adam is from Beaver, PA and--yes, before you ask

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 22, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Haunters what it takes to scare MIT students

  

  [annotation note="Freshmen can figure out what dorm they want to live in during ... directors in addition to the one we recruited. And let me tell you, having the ... Preface from Jebby: In addition to participating in Next Haunt with

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breaking Normal From Freshman Spring Archives

  

  skyline, the trip feels routine, normal. I can walk out in my slippers and ... and Fourier Series, and all those things you can do with matrices and ... that I can tailor them to my needs. I might also get a minor in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  of dying in a bingo game. As you might have figured by now, nothing ... , the direction in which a vector points after you move it depends on the ... ) nobody in my family has ever won the lottery, suggesting that my otherwise

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  TESS Science Conference III My first science conference!

  

  Opportunities Program. Undergrads get to participate in real research with ... an exoplanet orbits a star and passes in front, it causes the light ... there could be an exoplanet in that area. [caption id="attachment_102062

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tribute This is not the best joke in the world... actually, maybe it is.

  

  space in a Turkey vs. Spam entry, just in case you were planning to go see ... that I need to have written by tomorrow, I spent the afternoon in the ... was covered in the Boston Globe and slashdotted, MTG had quite a larger

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Get Animated A holiday comic.

  

  Tech, MIT's student newspaper -- you can see those comics and more at Jennifer's Comics. Jen is also a fantastic baker -- if you want to drool, check out Jennifer's Bakery. I hope you have a good Easter, Passover

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 16, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  If a QB applicant is admitted EA/RA, will they receive full financial aid?

  to Student Financial Services. You can contact them at [email protected] if you have specific questions or concerns. ... citizenship. If you're admitted through Early Action or Regular Action, MIT will
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  will unmistably help in my attempts to tame the beast that is MIT. I mean, I didn’t even think I was going to come here in the first place ... “Congrats, Ceri! So you’re going to MIT?" to which I could only respond with

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Mail Date: March 11 Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy stressful time.

  

  As you've probably read via the homepage, Friday, 3/11 is our goal. If that slips for any reason, I'll let you know. Less than a week until I get to shave... NICE Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 5, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m taking college classes, do I apply for transfer admission?

  school and completed at least one year of college. If you're still in high school, you're considered a first-year applicant regardless of how many classes you've taken at the university level.
• Blog / Summer

  SSP aka summer science program aka summer sleep program aka silly science people aka summer solstice…

  

  39 day summer program in astrophysics, biochemistry, genomics, or ... meet people outside of the bubble I was in.  Any fears I might have had about fitting in or finding friends were dashed within an hour of my

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • February 10, 2025