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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Power of suggestion This entry will tell you whether you'll get into MIT or not in two minutes.

  

  the question, "What's the typical MIT student like?" and then they have ... are united by a thirst for knowledge and an indefatigable work ethic ... 's five sororities, and they held a raffle there. About halfway through the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maine, Episode III: Ain’t No Mountain The one with more pictures than text.

  

  On the third day there was abundant sunshine and temperatures were in ... Hampshire with Joe and Joe's Dad. A picture is worth exactly one thousand ... as Ruth's term paper for 17.483: US Military Power. And longer than

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Hosts

  

  (I know that one night, Salvador left around midnight, and I rarely ... and somewhere to stay this weekend. This afternoon, Salvador, Amy and I ... days. If you don't, don't worry: I assure you that you have a host, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 3, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question "Can you tell me why I didn't get in? Why was I not good enough?"

  

  't get in? Will you look at my app and tell me what I did wrong? Why was I not good enough?" Certainly an honest and worthy question, and you have ... -destroyer, so I could just say "you have C's and D's, what more can I tell you

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

  In The Mail Well folks, the time has come. The letters are in the mail.

  

  ... Some admissions officers are happy (Matt)... ...and some are just ... over. Have a great weekend everyone, and best of luck to each of you. :-)

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Stu Saves The Pact God bless Stu's hairy face.

  

  Officer and Director of the Educational Council, has become my new bearded hero. We'll give him a few days to grow and then we'll get some pics up

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  Years Eve! Also, the CSS Profile and FAFSA are about to become available for financial aid applicants (and remember, MIT is need blind for all

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Late Night Thoughts On You Guys & This Whole Process Each of you is going to make the world a better place, whether or not…

  

  I've been thinking about something since I left work today, and felt compelled to log it here before hitting the sack... Please, please, don ... . You are all superstars, truly. And each of you is going to make the

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 11, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection

  

  assure you we'll treat your application with the utmost skill and understanding, and will make the most fair decision that we can. More updates as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  P(Happy Chanukah)

  

  asked of late. I'll address a couple quickly now, and get to some others soon. Katharine (and others) ask if the delay in the deadline will delay ... in the context of the entire application, and would distract the reader

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• FAQ / First-year application

  How much is the application fee?

  available for both domestic and international applicants, and you can request
• FAQ / First-year application

  When are decisions announced?

  Decisions will be released mid-December for Early Action and mid-March for Regular Action. We'll email instructions for accessing the decision letters as soon as the official release date(s) and time(s) have been
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How does one attain a Pirate License?

  arrrrrrr! Come to MIT and earn your Pirate Certificate. All MIT undergraduates must complete eight points of physical education classes to graduate—but students that complete courses in archery, pistol shooting, sailing, and
• FAQ / First-year application

  May high school juniors apply?

  their high school curriculum and feel ready for college. We have a lot of ... . You can fill out our Tell us about yourself! form and you will be added
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Eating Disorder Awareness Week – The Secret I Kept by julia p. '24

  

  and I am a physics major in the class of 2024. This week is eating ... is an issue that I am passionate about, and I really appreciate the ... that would likely never happen, but at the time, it seemed so real, and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 23, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Three things I didn’t learn from class behold, the listicle

  

  saw that a motor drives up and down. You hold a piece of wood and push ... a knob to raise the handguard, turn the machine on, and push ... a picture so i went to wikipedia and i saw this picture and thought it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 26, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to miss deadlines at MIT Policies for late assignments, and ways to keep your grades afloat when life inevitably happens

  

  can't tell if I love or hate. I’ll be working on the problem sets and ... workload is super intense, and my brain can only take so much abuse before ... and rewarding, but doing them takes forever and routinely costs me sleep

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • October 12, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  ring and bright black and pink hair. i'm applying EA to MIT and i was ... process, and want to learn about the important things that make you you. As ... meeting and learning from all sorts of different people. And certainly, if

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 4) notes from the last day

  

  This is the fourth and last part of a series, consisting of a lightly ... , and part three. Hour 70: 7:50 AM PST, January 6th, 2023 location: just outside of Winnemuca, NV train: #5, one hour and 58 minutes late

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 14, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  just one more gnome game it will fix me

  

  . Google Gnome Game and its consequences have been a disaster for my productivity. I wake up and play gnome game. I finish writing up a proof and give ... after posting, it is now 3582 4389 IM GOATED), and my backward record is

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 4, 2025