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• Blog / Admissions

  Enrolled 09’s: Watch Your Mailbox I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the…

  

  and will continue to do so over the next week or two. By the middle of ... your friend has received his/hers and you haven't, don't be concerned. 2) They are mailed via regular mail for domestic students and via DHL for

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Upside-Down Letters We will get to the bottom of whatever caused this error, that much I can…

  

  inexcusable and all of us are beside ourselves in embarassment and frustration ... be angry with us. I know that it was insulting and made an already-bad letter even worse. I only hope that you can accept our apology and

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  π Day

  

  /14) was also Einstein's birthday, and seeing as I was right next to the ... see some old friends and make some new ones. And, as always, I was quite impressed with the projects and the finalists themselves. I enjoy going to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Status Pic, As Promised Still bearded. 4 days to go.

  

  Ask and ye shall receive! Here's a pic taken this morning that will demonstrate the beard in its full glory: 4 days until mail/shave day. :-) NICE

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Selection Day 1

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... some very difficult decisions, and more to come tomorrow, as we hope to ... -Fair (International Fair), one of my favorite (and yummiest!) events of the year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Busy times

  

  : we're reading applications. Lots and lots of applications. It's been ... 's latest post, followed by some planning for Campus Preview Weekend, and finally a meeting with a student group. And finally, after posting this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome To Room 3-107 Hope you like the new site! It incorporates a lot of your feedback and requests.

  

  and requests, including: Migrated the whole site to a Movable Type ... and comments. Changed the URL to 3-107.com, which is a lot easier to ... # of the office suite I share with Matt and a few other folks, directly

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Branching out

  

  With two Central Meetings down and two to go in the Bay Area, I ... , and I completely missed the presidential debate. D'oh! Tomorrow night ... and also celebrate Sukkot (yes, I know I'm not Jewish, but not being

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2004
• Blog / MISTI

  Vive la France!

  

  I'm about to head off for a two week in vacation in Paris, Rennes, and Bordeaux. In the meantime, you can check out the MIT France Program, one of MIT's awesome international programs. Current music: A.R. Rahman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2004
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Does the transcript submitted on my QuestBridge application count as official?

  If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your counselor/school official, it fulfills our requirements for an official transcript and no further action is needed on your part.
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  What happens if I’m not selected as a Match?

  matched with a binding school and must attend your Match school. You could ... choose to accept the offer, or not accept the offer and apply to other ... and did not match, we already have your QuestBridge application and will
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is Interphase Edge?

  Interphase Edge is a two-year scholar enrichment program that includes an eight-week summer session as well as programming during the academic year to help ease the transition to MIT and to build community among
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does “drinking from a fire hose” mean?

  Getting an education from MIT has been likened to taking a drink from a fire hose—the sheer number of opportunities and rigor of our coursework can leave students feeling hosed. So it's only fair that students
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What are the residence halls/housing like?

  More than 70% of our undergrads live on campus, including all first-year students. Housing differs across campus and we want each student to live where they feel best. Detailed descriptions of the undergraduate residence
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Can you recommend some academic competitions?

  It's great that you're searching for programs to challenge yourself academically. We have info on science olympiads, science fairs, robotics competitions, and maker opportunities on our STEM programs page.
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I take a summer session?

  During the regular Summer Session, MIT offers a limited selection of the subjects available in the academic year, as well as a few subjects designed for special interests and needs of MIT students. All classes are for
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What schools can I cross-register with?

  If you find something that you're interested in studying that isn't available at MIT, you have the option to cross-register at Harvard, Wellesley College, and MassArt.
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can my school counselor find helpful information?

  Thank you for all of the good work you do for our awesome applicants! We understand what a daunting task it is for school counselors to meet all of the different requirements for so many students and schools. We
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is MIT’s mascot/school colors?

  Our mascot is a beaver—nature's original engineer. Perfect, right? Tim the Beaver has been a member of the MIT community for 100 years. MIT's school colors are cardinal red and silver gray.