FAQ / Life and culture
What other student activities can I do?
what's going on around campus, or check out a list of active groups from the Association of Student Activities (ASA).
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FAQ / Life and culture
Why is it called the Brass Rat?
It's the goal of every incoming student at MIT to get their own Brass Rat—MIT's version of a class ring. The phrase "Brass Rat" is derived from the alleged resemblance of the brass beaver featured on the ring to -
FAQ / First-year application
How do homeschooled students apply?
MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students and these students have been successful and vibrant members of our community. We don ... applicants, like all of our applicants, are considered within their context -
Blog / Admissions
ZOMG CPW! The greatest shopping list ever.
: 7 cartons of ice cream* 3 jars of fudge 3 jars of caramel 3 cans of whipped cream 2 jars of sprinkles 2 jars of cherries 3 boxes of brownie mix 3 boxes of cake batter 3 tubs of icing 4 decorating gels 4 packages of -
Blog / MIT Life
Blog Entry: Recession Edition At MIT, your spoon is too big.
In times of economic crisis, Random Hall perseveres in upholding the traditions that temper the pains of work and study with the welcome relief of ... prepared by a group of residents on Pecker floor and generously shared -
Blog / Events
Fondue: fun and done A break from admissions at the Fondue party.
long Saturday of working to select the class, I hopped on the Safe ... one of the most anticipated parties of the year, a great MIT tradition ... , Eric Klopfer, and Margery Resnick. One of the big appeals of the party -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Activities Midway Each year, MIT exhibits its 300+ student activities. Friday, I checked them out for you.
event that showcases hundreds of MIT's student groups (you may have seen this over at Sam's blog). Of MIT's 300+ groups, approximately 250 of them ... of MIT student activities, courtesy the Association of Student -
Blog / MIT Life
Class of 2010: Wondering Where Everyone Is Living? Find orientation housemates/roommates.
From Star Simpson '10: Nando Paniagua '10 manually created this database of housing info for at least half (so far) of the class of 2010, so that people can find other orientation housemates/roommates. Check it out -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Waitlisted
't accept all of them. We have placed a small number of students on the ... learn more about it, you can read more here. Some of you may feel happy to be waitlisted. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Waitlisted
accept all of them. We have placed a small number of students on the ... learn more about it, you can read more here. Some of you may feel happy to be waitlisted. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have -
Blog / Announcements
New year, new bloggers! introducing the new bloggers for fall 2019
Today is the first day of classes, and, as new MIT students are introduced to the fun of the firehose, we also wanted to introduce our new bloggers to you! On July 1, we posted the blogger application; by the end of -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Waitlisted
accept all of them. We have placed a small number of students on the ... learn more about it, you can read more here. Some of you may feel happy to be waitlisted. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Waitlisted
accept all of them. We have placed a small number of students on the ... learn more about it, you can read more here. Some of you may feel happy to be waitlisted. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Waitlisted
accept all of them. We have placed a small number of students on the ... learn more about it, you can read more here. Some of you may feel happy to be waitlisted. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Early Action: Not Admitted A forum.
There were a record number of applications for Early Action this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a great number of incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an -
Blog / Events
May the Force Be With You Use the "mass times acceleration" wisely my friend.
So tonight, I'm going to watch my friend Timmy '06 and the rest of the MIT Musical Theatre Guild put on Star Wars: The Musical. I'm kind of excited being a Star Wars fan and all. I'll give my review of the -
Blog / Miscellaneous
And here I am!
think my soul is still roaming around the south of France. Anyone have five thousand miles of fishing line and a solid hook? :-) I've long maintained that one learns more in a week of travel than in a month of high -
FAQ / Academics and research
Is Math fun at MIT?
A lot of our students select math as their field of interest when applying to MIT—which is no surprise, since our math department is one of the ... 's Mathematics Department represents a broad spectrum of fields ranging from the -
FAQ / Life and culture
Can I join a fraternity/sorority?
principles of leadership, scholarship, and citizenship, the FSILG Office ... MIT community. The purpose of the FSILG Office is to enhance the out-of-class experience for the students at MIT and be a proponent of the shared values that -
FAQ / Life and culture
What does the Office of the First Year do?
The Office of the First Year supports a number of programs that ... . The mission of the office is to provide excellent services and programs ... the academic success and personal development of undergraduates. Staff