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• FAQ / QuestBridge

  What is the MIT QuestBridge Supplement?

  , our supplement, along with their QuestBridge application, acts in place of the MIT first-year application. QuestBridge Finalists that ranked ... Bridge Supplement. If you are a QuestBridge Finalist that did not rank MIT, you can
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview process?

  held in person whenever possible, however you may coordinate a virtual ... . Interviews are not a required part of the MIT application. While we try to offer as many interviews as we can, we have limited availability and may
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  getting in the way of their schoolwork. ... to collaboration: problem sets (psets) are typically completed in ... peer network is a great source for support, MIT students can speak with
• Blog / IAP

  Just 5 Days Left! Mystery Hunt begins in 5 days.

  

  of them survive with a foolproof strategy? If you're interested in ... inspired courtesy of my friend Pete: 100 folks are caught on an island by cannibals and put to the following challenge: Each shall get one hat of either

  • by Bryan
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Scootah Hockey a sport of tradition, friendship, and raw athleticism

  

  butt on in PE class. Each player was also gifted a weapon of pure magic ... felt aches in muscles as of yet never discovered. The revelry continued ... Saturday came the last playoffs. In a heartbreaking turn of events, we were

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 13, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sigma ChIgloo MIT Fraternity brothers engineer a 10 foot igloo while relaxing in Maine

  

  . Here's (most of) what happened As I was assembling this blog post, my ... of 8 feet, we found that almost 13 cubic meters of snow were used in ... tetherball in two feet of fresh powder Peter '13 smiles as he (as it appears

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • March 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Turkey Time MIT Admissions will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

  

  to answer questions in the comments of this blog entry in the meantime ... " in honor of the 14-line poetry form and the 14th annual F.A.T. event ... Happy Thanksgiving! The Office of Admissions will be closed from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2012
• Blog / Events

  What’s on your mind? As for me, my hair feels normal again.

  

  surprise that I plan on spending most of rush hanging out at Random, with a ... living group and club we've got. It's an exciting time, and now... now I ... previously learned that the east side of campus has an unusually high

  • by Piper '13
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  11,231 Applications

  

  means that the MIT Class of 2010 will be among the best ever. I'm excited ... Today's issue of MIT's student newspaper, The Tech, accurately ... committee). While the article (as Ben has pointed out) contains a number of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  No Touching one plane, two planes, red plane, Corn Dog

  

  demographic makeup of the competition. "I forgot how much of a sausagefest DBF is," said one of our upperclassmen. "I think we're the only team that ... the hangar for some more tune-ups and adjustments in anticipation of our

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 11, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Fun With Photoshop Do you have mad Photoshop skills? Show us.

  

  Things are still pretty crazy around here, so until I get a chance to post, I'll keep you entertained with the following. As you know if you follow Matt's blog, my colleague Joanne's dog Evie is somewhat of an office

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Everybody’s Reading Applications!

  

  school; she works in their admissions office. As it turns out, I had just ... It's definitely the busiest time of the year for application reading ... entries recently to keep folks entertained and informed). While I was busily

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Update: App Tracking & More All of the mail has been processed, and MyMIT Application Tracking is up-to-date.

  

  . If they need another copy of the evaluation form, you can get a PDF ... for EA applicants; the current status of your application is now shown ... a good time for you to check up on the status of your application

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  My Talk @ Maker Faire a bit about how we see, select, and support makers

  

  month, after our first year of having a Maker Portfolio, I gave a talk at ... month Ceri blogged about the MIT Maker Faire. Earlier this year Dawn and I ... students at MIT, and next week she and I will be presenting about our Maker

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2017 By The Numbers with apologies to iron maiden

  

  distinction, but an important one in understanding the agency of admissions ... contributed by MIT Institutional Research to the Common Data Set (i.e. what powers the US News & World Report and other rankings systems). Now, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skullhouse CPW chicken waffles fire smores volcano steak shake

  

  Independent Living Groups) in general put on a lot of events to dispel the myths ... Vesuvius, not to be confused with Mount Vesuvius in Italy, is a blend of myth ... the best steak in the world, guaranteed or I'll give you my diploma

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 13, 2017
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA Decisions to be Posted Tuesday, 12/16/25, at 6:28 PM ET it's that time of year again...

  

   logistically prepare yourself, I recommend you practice logging in now so you don’t run into any ... don’t want to be. Until then, I hope you try to immerse yourself in ... passes. I'll see you on the other side of decisions!   

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 9, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Let’s do a puzzle. Ready to flex some cranial muscle?

  

  beginning of the evening, she showed more interest in descriptions of the ... descriptions of the saints (ex. "saint killed in battle", "saint doves as weapons ... , frequencies of different letters in the English language, alkaline cleaning

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holmstrom, et al.

  

  On Friday, I attended a Undergraduate Economics Association(UEA)-sponsored lunch with Professor Bengt Holmstrom, the head of the MIT Economics ... to take in life, and how we should do things that we like, not

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Trendy Reif Strikes Again this time with the ALS bucket challenge.

  

  all of the action. Someone was in front me but he was crouching down so ... the back of every school event while silently staring at everyone with looks of disapproval. Except they're not like that at all. They're vibrant

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 26, 2014