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• Blog / Admissions

  Order of Operations In what order should your application be submitted?

  

  in either order. One related question is, what if I plan to take ... Recently, I've been getting a lot of questions like, "Can I do my interview before I submit my Part I?" and "What happens if my teacher

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  quiet moments out in the rural English countryside

  

  this summer, i’m living in a small, cozy house out in the medieval ... city counterpart in Cornwall. you may be wondering why i’m here. i ... , and so much more. anyways, i work in development engineering, where we

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Procrastination For Finals 2 T minus 53 hours...

  

  I've got a pocket, got a pocketful of orgo I've got a pain and I know that it's all mine, oh, oh oh oh Do all I can but I keep on getting ... grades Take me away, warm summer days I've got a pocket, got a pocketful

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding a Second Home love is where you least expect it

  

  the time, I couldn’t exactly understand what was happening in my ... found my home in a place I’d never even bothered to consider before. Now ... live in Senior Haus. I have found a community of people who are so

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  warm day in Boston today, I still had applications to read. However, I ... 'll go bed after I put in just one more piece, I promise." It's not a ... take breaks from reading so I used one of them to take a quick walk

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  snapshot of the last two weeks picture of my brain

  

  ALBUM: i like it when you sleep for you are so beautiful yet so ... civic media THING I SAW: data visualization by web du bois THING I MADE: this twitter bot about the supreme lizard THING I READ:  machine

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a college student’s life My life consists of library visits and pizza delivery, because I'm totally original and stuff.

  

  America, or something. In other news, this is what I see when I log in to ... residence in Massachusetts. All I had to do was bring a credit card statement ... So the other day, I was totally out of food. Like, completely. I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Entrepreneurship invasion I love it when students start useful companies.

  

  So yesterday, I'm in my office trying to catch up on email when a student who I haven't seen in a long time stops by my office. In the process ... it was awesome. They're in beta now, so if you run Windows (I don

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Update We plan to release Early Action decisions on Monday, 12/15.

  

  days to come; thanks for your patience. In related news, I can announce ... on Monday, December 15th. In the next few days, we will send EA applicants an email on how to access the decisions online; I will also post a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  I feel the need, the need for speed!

  

  on a lot of wooden coasters. I've been on the Beast, in Ohio, which is ... -lit underground tunnels. Superman was so imposing that, as we waited in line and I ... Yesterday, I got up early, despite having gone to bed late the night

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Massachusetts: The Geek State I less than three (

  

  UROP. As I work from home. In the third geekiest city ever, mind you.) ... The Forbes blogs broke an interesting story early last week that I went absolutely nuts over, and I'm so glad to finally have enough time to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 7, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  MIT folks and wherever else MIT folks. I bet one of you is in space ... wasn't given a ticket to Commencement. So I went with my friend in the ... ability and built-in memory. I know, because we have tested it and retested

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Boring Friday Night (guest post by Nina L. ‘19) Familiar inbetweens. Taking breaks. Things that aren't (all) sleep and studying.

  

  EC and I walked back to MacGregor, where I pecked at work in my room ... .004 and my UROP code. I spent a lot of time in MacGregor last weekend ... Last Friday night I came home from lab, took off my jewelry, wondered

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Right NOW Making Things

  

  made a list in my head of the things I've made in the past few months ... gentle reminder to myself. I've been deliriously happy at this school, in ... Yesterday I met with Ta-Nehisi Coates to talk about writing. I

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 2, 2013
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a high school student taking college classes. Do I apply for transfer admission?

  If you are still in high school, you are considered a first-year applicant regardless of how many classes you have taken at the university level. The transfer application is intended for students who have
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  would like us to call you—preferred first name. Preferred first name is the name we will use in all official print and email communication from ... may use your preferred name or your legal name in communications
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the ... incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. For those of you who ... civil and friendly in our community.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the ... incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. For those of you who ... civil and friendly in our community.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Narrative of Discovery Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson…

  

  Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson and Richard Nixon in it, but at MIT, anything is possible. The MIT ... begins with taking an undergraduate course in molecular biology with James

  • by Laurie Everett
  • February 1, 2007
• FAQ / Transfer

  What does MIT consider for transfer admission?

  , competitive applicants typically have a 3.5 GPA or above, and mostly As in math ... on your major, you may have covered more ground in one science ... would bring something unique and special to our community.