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Can I defer my enrollment?
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FAQ / First-year application
How does the MIT admissions process work?
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FAQ / First-year application
How do I fill out the self-reported coursework?
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FAQ / International applicants
What if I’m waiting for my green card?
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FAQ / Interview
What if my interview is waived?
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Blog / Announcements
MIT EA Decisions to be Posted Tuesday, 12/16/25, at 6:28 PM ET it's that time of year again...
announce that Early Action decisions for the Class of 2030 will be released ... moments of joy and curiosity, rather than being consumed by the Waiting of ... passes. I'll see you on the other side of decisions! -
Blog / Internships & Externships
soulsearching / coding in which i ramble about careers
: That's good. CJ: But I've also been thinking about a lot of questions ... . Xian: I realized that, after talking to the rest of my team. There ... , the thought of doing this for years and years after I graduate, you know -
Blog / Challenges
living away from home lessons learned
I've had my fair share of time with roommates and friends in the past ... townhouse in the suburbs of northern Virginia. There were five of us in total ... luxurious apartment in Somerville, Massachusetts, two of those friends the -
Blog / How to Human
The Lessons I’ve Learned and it only took three full semesters and a summer
physically and mentally. I learned a lot of lessons that have forever changed my MIT experience. This semester I did all of my psets early. I ... to every class and completed all of my assignments on time. Freshman -
Blog / MIT Life
Food, glorious food In which I learn that Simmons Dining is not, in fact, the best that Boston's…
do! So when Aiden posted his tier list of MIT's dining halls and rated ... "] Map of restaurants I visited over the week.[/caption] Day 1 (Saturday ... custard" (from the drinks menu, which turned out to be just a bowl of corn -
Blog / Challenges
you can’t be everything to everyone you just can't
friday night was the beginning of teammate hunt, a puzzlehunt written with some excellent puzzles. it's written by teammate, and i know lots of ... around for a few more hours until the end of the party. and when everyone -
Blog / IAP
As the City Slumbers thoughts while walking in a park
kids at the playground, and a trio of middle school boys in neon orange ... it, and a tall, steep slide with no railings, a relic of past building ... back in high school had emailed me out of the blue and offered to catch -
Blog / Athletics
Nationals! In which MIT XC goes to Iowa
Roughly a week ago, on a Thursday morning, at the crack of dawn, I ... found ourselves, at 6:30AM, at the beginning of the end, ready to make the ... from a state that is also occasionally the butt of jokes so I won't go -
Blog / Academics & Research
What can you do with a bad grade in quantum? What is my life going to be? (Avenue Q, anyone?)
through some possible courses of action, and settled on: moping. First, I moped alone. During this period, I decided that the responsible course of ... January 4, when I returned to campus after winter break. *The TA of the -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Untitled Pigeon Post 🐦💕
”, my life would change forever. People say that this type of media, a ... , heavens forbid, the MIT Admissions Blogs, but cases of nonfiction books ... illustrations of the common feral pigeon on the page. I’d never realized the -
Blog / MIT Life
I get a temporary cat and it comes with occupational hazards
quite a bit of time in Ilani’s room. For the summer, though, PUF was ... -side lounge and kitchen. PUF spent the summer enjoying a variety of activities ... I don’t consider it enough of a sit. 4. snuggling in weird positions -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
I Should’ve Been Working When I Drew These ✨but i wasn't✨
="aligncenter" width="432"] oh my god is one of its arms coming OUT of its pecs?? ok well -
Blog / How to Money
ew taxes the new zealand government owes me money
taxes, or save part of your paycheck for the government overlords. In New Zealand, this happened as well; they took away roughly 30% of my paycheck -
Blog / Miscellaneous
quarantine throwback i present to you my early april 4 am thoughts
blog, you know it’s been kind of weird lately. Life was cancelled, people ... meant I have housing at least till the end of the semester, so I didn ... could write about how much I long for the usual hustle and bustle of MIT -
Blog / Announcements
Fall 2020 Transfer Decisions Are Now Live may the 4th be with you
process can be a difficult experience. For those of you who were admitted ... the best of luck wherever you go, and whatever you do.