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• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Applicants should submit this form ASAP, by February 15th.

  

  completion of the fall semester or second quarter (if your school uses a ... schools do not provide any midyear grades, homeschooled students, and students already out of school. You do not need to have a hardcopy of your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Indra Nooyi presentation A presentation from Indra Nooyi, President & Chief Financial Officer for PepsiCo.

  

  This afternoon I went to a talk on Diversity in Action by Indra Nooyi. She spoke at Sloan (MIT's school of management) as part of a series that will host the following speakers later this semester:

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 28, 2006
• 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 / First-year application

  Do I have to submit my final grades?

  Most students apply to college at the beginning of their last year of high school, so final grades aren't available. Only admitted students are required to submit their final grades.  
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is MITES Summer?

  MITES Summer is a rigorous six-week residential academic enrichment program for rising high school seniors—many of whom come from underrepresented or underserved communities—who have a strong academic record and are
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is MITES Semester (formerly MOSTEC)?

  MITES Semester (formerly known as MIT Online Science, Technology, and Engineering Community, MOSTEC) is a six-month hybrid learning STEM and college preparation experience, free of charge, for rising high school seniors. The
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do homeschooled students apply?

  , which includes schooling choice, family situation, geographic location
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blended Learning at MIT benefits of technology in MIT classrooms

  

  in an Institute-wide effort to translate traditional course offerings ... by offering more course options online. For example, 8.S05 (Special Offering of Quantum Mechanics II), usually a fall course, can now also be

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 23, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  . How many people are on the waitlist? We offered 722 applicants ... colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from another college ... waitlist. Students who accept this offer will "unenroll" at the first college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some reflections Post decisions, a few thoughts.

  

  decisions, and I wanted to take a moment to offer a few thoughts, and to thank ... realization that MIT offers the type of education that the leaders of our world ... with a strong humanities program that offers appropriate context, you

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 29, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Writing Science Fiction [by Susan Shepherd '11] Writing takes time, but fortunately MIT gives you good excuses to…

  

  . Even more fortunately, MIT offers a wide variety of courses ... also offer classes on genre fiction and science fiction, taught by an MIT ... . Since we offered constructive criticism in a round-table format, every

  • by ARTalk
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  . How many people are on the waitlist? We offered 454 applicants ... offer of admission from another college before May 1, even if it means ... begin admitting students from the waitlist. Students who accept this offer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for the Waitlisted Some (hopefully) helpful questions and answers for waitlisted students.

  

  . How many people are on the waitlist? We offered 739 applicants ... date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from ... from the waitlist. Students who accept this offer will "unenroll" at the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Parliamo Italiano! And some other languages too.

  

  's selection is pretty limited, but the classes are still great. (We only offer ... Italian is offered, and only over IAP.) The very first humanities course I ... whole selection of other materials in each of the languages offerred, can

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!

  

  learning community that offers all of the core classes in smaller classes. It ... classes are offered exactly the same as the regular material learned in ... biology professor's Kitchen Chemistry seminar offers baked goods every other

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Women Rock All sorts of folk, and folk songs too.

  

  socioeconomic diversity. 75% of MIT students graduated from public high schools, a rate that is much, much higher than many select private schools, and even a good deal higher than many state schools. Additionally, 15% of MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading folders A little bit more on evaluating applications.

  

  the US Census' American FactFinder. And what kind of high school do you go to? a huge public school? a tiny, rural public school? a religious school? a private school? or maybe you're homeschooled? Your high school

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity, Part 2 How your laptop screen works

  

  molecules do a perfect job: they rotate the light wave 90 degrees, so that all ... light is rotated a bit, but not the full 90 degrees required for all of it ... light the full 90 degrees.) G: 50% (all of the green subpixels are letting

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Mandatory: MIT Mid Year Report What you need to know.

  

  or second quarter. (If your school uses a trimester schedule, please ... report, you should still complete the Midyear Report. Your school should ... that there is also an option in the Report for students whose schools do

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Profile On The Web: Can It Hurt You? Responses to questions on Facebook and other internet profiles and how they can affect college…

  

  A rising high school senior who is currently in a prestigious summer ... in general?) Do you believe someone could be rejected from a school ... happen? I have heard of other schools using information found online to

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 11, 2006