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• Blog / About Decisions

  Another post from Marilee A note from Dean Marilee Jones.

  

  "Whaaat? The letters were postmarked when?" by Marilee Jones, Dean of Admissions at MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The decisions are in the mail They're on their way...

  

  The postman departs with the last of the decision letters, at 1:52pm EST.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The sky is falling! Either a huge cottonball just exploded or it's snowing.

  

  And so it begins. The first snow of the term has arrived. Kresge in the snow! Later that cold October evening, the snow turned into rain.

  • by Bryan
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken with my head cut off What I've been up to since last Friday. In case you want the Cliff's Notes…

  

  hours of cheerleading camp and practice. Thanks to some amazing coaches we flew in from Texas, we now have the beginnings of a competition routine ... bodies. One of our flyers, Ami '06, looks like a leopard because she has so

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Home! I'm back in the US after three weeks in Asia.

  

  the swing of things tomorrow. It will be a little strange to be back ... the new application season for the Class of 2010. My first Admissions ... will include a brief recap of my time in Asia, a Questions Omnibus, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Classes

  

  Nicole R. asked: "What have been some of your favorite classes at MIT ... ?" Good question! First part first. Some of my favorite classes at MIT, from a variety of departments, have been... 9.00 Intro to Psychology (Fall

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer, Summer, Summertime "...and this is how i spent my summer vacation."

  

  So another school year came to a close, and so begins the season of sun and fun. The class of 2005 graduated, and it was really awesome to see some of my friends celebrate the completion of four successful years

  • by Bryan
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Spreading the word Yesterday, new father Ben and I did a presentation on blogging for the annual conference…

  

  the annual conference of the New England Association for College ... . Hundreds of guidance counselors and admissions officers from across the northeast arrive for the NEACAC conference. In the first session of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Feedback

  

  For those of you who attended: How was it? What was your favorite part? What would you tell those who couldn't attend?

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Do I have to submit a math/science recommendation with my QB application?

  MIT strongly recommends a letter of recommendation from both a math ... Bridge applications without a humanities/social sciences/language teacher letter of ... letter of recommendation, we strongly recommend asking one of your math or
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Koch Institute?

  Institute (NCI) designated Cancer Center, is a state-of-the-art cancer research facility as well as the hub of cancer research on the MIT campus ... -faceted group of investigators is at the core of the Koch Institute’s mission to
• FAQ / Visit

  How can I contact the Registrar’s Office?

  The MIT Registrar’s Office provides registration status for enrolled students, college transcripts, and other official forms and certifications.
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT recruit athletes?

  MIT is one of the top Division III athletic programs in the country. MIT is always looking for students-athletes. Almost 20 percent of ... interested in playing varsity sports at MIT, you should contact the coach of
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are Psets?

  psets. Problem sets are the backbone of our teaching in many subjects; for many, problem-solving is the essence of the MIT education. Faculty vary as to the portion of course credit derived from psets. In some cases
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the MIT motto?

  MIT's motto, mens et manus, translates from Latin to mind and hand. This motto reflects the educational ideals of MIT's founders who were promoting, above all, education for practical application.
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I play football at MIT?

  ever! In front of an enthusiastic home crowd on Senior Night, the MIT ... garnered a lot of press from coast to coast, with announcers pointing out that most of the team members had a better chance of "owning" an NFL team
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does my school submit recommendation letters and transcripts?

  MIT requires letters of recommendation from two teachers. The most ... profile, and a letter of recommendation). MIT's recommendations process is ... section of your application. We will also accept letters and materials
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Communication Intensive Jumping on the semester-in-review blog train

  

  ’ve written everything there is to write. I am never writing another word of ... , not about the “at MIT” part.) As part of MIT’s general institute ... writers and orators. A large part of that comes from exposing us to new

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 4, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Links Sent to My Group Chat from the past month

  

  I'm a group chat kind of person -- I really am bad at individual ... controversial, I send to my group chat. Here are some of those things. December 1 ... Tok describing the sluttiness of sweaters for my friend Julian '23 Cami: This

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2022
• Blog / Events

  MIT Mystery Hunt is happening! watch the kickoff at 12 PM EDT today, 1/15

  

  part of the winning team last year. Here's an excerpt: A puzzlehunt is a series of puzzles, but what exactly a puzzle is is kind of hard to define ... in order to do it. Puzzles have some sort of answer, which is usually a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 15, 2021