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• 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 evaluated alongside other components of the application such as curriculum
• Blog / Advice

  Advice I give others that I don’t follow myself (yet)

  

  ’re fine. Most of the time, the factors are beyond your control, and it isn ... has to be perfect. Sure, quality beats quantity, but the quality of your ... early, write often, and prepare to throw most of your ideas away

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  Most delicious deliverables ever Also, I'm not having a bad hair day. I'm having a bad hair fortnight.

  

  . The women's track team had a baking night where we made one of our ... that's just an effect from the hardened frosting!By the end of IAP, I ... an hour of free time between the end of a long run and a rehearsal

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Odds ‘n Ends There's a video. And a SONG. Your lucky day.

  

  something from last year (20.111 Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 26, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Snowpeople & a hammershark more post-blizzard sights around campus --

  

  A couple days after the blizzard, I walked around campus and took some quick shots of all the snowpeople-and-other-things in sight. They're all pretty cute, but the hammershark is definitely my favorite. c

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 15, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Conner 2 Trip to the North End Bother bother bother bother

  

  A bunch of people from my floor decided to go to the North End to get pizza and pastries the other night. I didn't feel like writing about it so I decided to just film it instead. I present to you, what it would

  • by Snively '11
  • February 1, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Lost, Hosed & Confused I got hacked today.

  

  a brief nap in the student lounge off of the Infinite Corridor. When I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  We’re Bringing What Back? I don't think so.

  

  up this morning excited to verify the existence of this thing you call

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 4, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Apple Sculptures The Caltech Cannon and soft core porn

  

  I'll admit it -- the "soft core porn" reference in the excerpt for this entry was pretty cheap... but it worked, you pervert. Here are some of the sculpture entries for Burton Conner (my dorm)'s annunal Apple

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Contest Continues Contest wrapup.

  

  So in response to the death of Pluto as a planet, I am undertaking a campaign to revise the mnemonic and change history books with YOUR HELP Here are the finalists. Cast your vote for your favorite! A. My Very

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What do you want to hear about?

  

  I would like to post more entries this summer, but this is an MIT blog and I'm in Switzerland. I could ramble philosophically about MIT life - I've certainly done it before - but a lot of my big rambles have

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Vindicated! And the summer of FREEdom begins. (Pictures added)

  

  I'm in Boston until the end of next week for some meetings for the Committee on Academic Performance, but guess what, NO PROBLEM SETS! And thus, when you don't have psets, you go to concerts right? How about free

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American Idol? What's going on with American Idol?

  

  Tomorrow is my last final! Hurray! In the meantime, I was just surfing the web (read: procrastinating) when I came across an American Idol article. So, I watched season 1 and some of seasons 2 and 3, but I have

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Awkward Moment A little anecdote.

  

  Now I have a lot more stories where this comes from... Tuesday, I was walking down the Infinite with my advisor where SAVE (Save A Vital Earth) was promoting an energy campaign titled "Do It In The Dark." As part of

  • by Bryan
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Bryan is alive and in Rome Day One In Rome

  

  We got here safely, and we're having a blast. I'll write a longer entry when I find free wireless, but right now it's costing 3 euros an hour and I have a lot of emails to respond to. (Thanks for all the emails

  • by Bryan
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Newsflash! Guess what!

  

  continue the streak of awesomeness through the 8.02 exam tonight. =/ And if

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Sunday Everyone Go read Marilee's post... NOW.

  

  have done so, and have decided not to do a post of my own, because you

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT is fixed! The deadline for EA has been extended to November 5 due to the recent MyMIT…

  

  November 5. Good luck to those of you who are finishing up your early apps

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2004
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit a creative/maker portfolio as a QuestBridge applicant?

  QuestBridge applicants submit portfolios using the same system that all other MIT applicants use. Portfolio submissions are not expected nor required. To learn more about the different kinds of portfolios you can
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is Weekend Immersion in Science & Engineering?

  WISE (Weekend Immersion in Science and Engineering) is a three-day experience for rising seniors to learn what it is like to be an MIT student. The program is completely free, including the cost of transportation to