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• 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 / Events

  How the World Cup Will Conclude Backed by Science

  

  I like to think of myself as a fortune teller. And since predicting a tournament's outcome is basically telling a fortune, I've decided to tell ... , biased by virtue of my being a Ghanaian:     And yes, all

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 30, 2026
• 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 / Community Projects

  cpw is pretty cool tho :D it's not perfect, but it sure is fun

  

  ” is the 3.14 days where newly admitted students (prefrosh) visit mit and participate in hundreds and hundreds of mostly student-run events. it probably involves upwards of 10,000 man-hours to pull off. truly amazing and one of

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 28, 2026
• 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
• Blog / Blog Projects

  slow burn you and the void

  

  morning pale and grey. There are jobs that need doing in the basement by the street, where a massive CNC machine chatters and hums. You’re breathing ... cut look clean.  One piece you cut is fine and smooth, but the next has

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 6, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  WMBR: College Radio at MIT will anyone watch the entire 36 minute video? probably not

  

  even made a playlist before, and my voice isn't really the best for ... member, and was on air within weeks. I've continued to remain involved ever since, hosting my own show and eventually joining student management as

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 15, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finals Week, Minus Finals all the non-academic shenanigans

  

  , so I stayed inside. Then sun came out so my friend Gabi N. '22 and I took a study break and went for a walk! nice weather, viewed from the ... ) purchase their residents breakfast and dinner during Finals Week. So instead

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 20, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  I checked my Timehop today and saw a tweet about how I was stressed ... relentlessly and questioned everything about myself, whether the things I liked and loved to do were likeable enough, whether I was even an interesting

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I’m sitting on a bus and am SO sleep-deprived.

  

  , sat down next to a kindly elderly British woman with a posh accent…and ... , and one inedible snack later, the plane began its descent. Lower, lower, lower, lower, and the tarmac rose to meet us, until WHOOSH. The nose of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You’re Not That Old [by Elise '14] Not having done it before should be a reason to try, as…

  

  [by Elise Ruan '14] Dear prefrosh (and prospies), By the time ... some of you overachievers) to figure out your hobbies and interests. Many ... ’ve spent your whole life being told to try new things and find what you like

  • by ARTalk
  • June 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Psets! This starts out artsy, but I promise it's going to go downhill really fast.

  

  to go off. I go and look at my computer (which is supposed to be my ... 's battery had completely drained. I wait 20 minutes for the shower, and then ... to campus on my way there. And thus began the second of the dreariest

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 7, 2008