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Is MIT a diverse community?
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FAQ / Academics and research
What are GIRs?
the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. During your first -
FAQ / First-year application
How does MIT consider extracurriculars?
live or attend school. Don't be concerned about having a lot of extra -
FAQ / Transfer
How do I apply as a veteran?
-achieving academic high school student before entering the service and have not -
FAQ / First-year application
Does MIT recruit athletes?
your application. Unlike many other schools, MIT does not send "likely -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
The Life Rationing Problem how do you save a life
we choose to harvest was to some slight degree more morally repugnant ... to possess some degree of moral aptitude, and in so far as moral -
Blog / Research & Work Abroad
love in the time of unlimited data against kindness as utility
, but it was offered with such care that in some way I enjoyed it anyway ... productive conversation with someone whose language I don’t speak, or offer ... . Offering cheese because that was all they had for a vegetarian; eating cheese -
Blog / MISTI
A day at Seaborg Technologies interning at a nuclear startup in Denmark
I ordered two big boxes. As the baker filled the boxes, he offered me ... offered everyone baklava. Then I went back to the office and wrote down the questions and comments everyone had. One of my co-workers, Robin, offered an -
Blog / Academics & Research
2 / Keep Calm and Carry On Getting some much-needed vitamin D on the other coast
. I had a full-time return offer expiring within the next week, and ... time to think through my final offer decision. At 11:57pm PST, I [annotation note="More on this in a follow-up post!"]signed my return offer -
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to now and forever
This past weekend, I had two high school friends, Kenneth and Ethan ... school, I felt like Kenneth took care of me and really looked after me. We ... talked about high school people and what they were all up to, a topic we -
Blog / Admissions
Summer Lovin’ Tell me more, tell me more!
school summers, I strongly recommend you to make this summer a meaningful one. Just a glimpse of what I did in high school: Summer '04 - Canada ... see in high school (whilst enjoying the beautiful New England summer -
Blog / How to Human
Flipping Failure an IAP update
undergrad this upcoming school year at MIT, maybe consider applying to be a -
Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]
Letters from the 2023 decisions threads
school, I unceremoniously opened my waitlist decision on my cellphone in ... positivity tonight. Four years ago I was in your shoes: MIT was my dream school ... MIT for transfer or grad school. After my first semester at my college -
Blog / About Decisions
MIT-vangelion (Pi Day 2023) 3/14/23 at 6:28 PM ET
their mouths... if you think about it, this school’s weird in the best and -
FAQ / First-year application
What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?
school can make available to us and consider them in the context of your school, whether that be letter grades, numerical grades, narrative -
Blog / Admissions
Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.
:20 (So ridiculous considering I lived a ten-minute drive from the school), and I started my day. After school, I would normally go to a club or ... internet. The internet can be amazing. I would use the Chromebook my school -
Blog / Admissions
PSA: how to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall
data to the schools where the challenge is proctored to help them ... they can register their schools for the exam. If you're an American -
Blog / Admissions
Answering Your Questions: EA Deadline Week How can we be helpful?
of the deadline. Your school/teachers may submit their materials ... teachers and schools. Your recommendations do not need to be in our -
Blog / MIT Life
An MIT Adventure Life at the 'Tute
immediately sent to NYC to conduct some school visits. I was so nervous riding ... schools definitely made up for my lack of city smarts. When I conduct -
Blog / Events
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