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• Blog / Admissions

  Red Bull Gives You (Paper) Wings airplanes, astronauts, and austria: a monday night boston qualiflyer

  

  sometimes say that I judge people for a living. While I had no formal ... time now, and it is the task for which I am paid; I am basically a ... Women in Aerospace Engineering (WAE). WAE is a student group that, through

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 8, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  things that are golden, part 2 a zine carved out of pink erasers

  

  @cactuscloudart's pink eraser carvings! I already had printmaking tools from a ... ="aligncenter" width="507"] specifically from the tree in front of Walker Memorial ... ="aligncenter" width="507"] imagery borrowed from Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 20, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Sunday night is the deadline for Early Action (EA) Here are some things we want you to know

  

  scores from ACT will reach us in a few weeks, in plenty of time for EA ... ;please email us with a copy of your scores from the sections that have been ... November 1. (There is a small amount of grace period for students having

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Early Action deadline is almost here The only thing scarier than October 31st is Nov 1st (just kidding, no need to…

  

  that you wish to change from EA to RA. Financial Aid is a different ... November 1. (There is a small amount of grace period for students having ...  MyMIT account from Naviance or the ApplyWithUs site. Materials requested through

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 31, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi Day, Tau Time As the admissions decisions approach...

  

  , check out this video from Vi Hart: (Did you know that Vi Hart is Khan ... 60 Minutes?) What do you think?  Are you sold on Tau?  Or are you a Pi

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Odds ‘n Ends There's a video. And a SONG. Your lucky day.

  

  ! Yay! And I made a video for you guys. Double yay! And I pulled out something from last year (20.111 Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 26, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ecosystems And Web Sites A science question & general check-in.

  

  This is really, really cool. (Link stolen shamelessly from Riley.) Except tell me, you science experts - how does an ecosystem with "fantastic ... ? I told you guys - I'm not a science kid. Hook me up. In other news, I

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 15, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Christmas with the McGanns

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. Two nights ago we did our traditional decorating of the tree. Just 2.8 miles from my house (according to Yahoo! Maps) is the famous Big Duck, which

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2004
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s the Deshpande Center?

  The Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation provides grants and resources to help MIT faculty and students move their ideas from the lab to ... researchers to make a difference in the world by developing innovative
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT prefer public school or private school?

  MIT receives diverse and interesting applications from students in every type of school: public, private, religious, charter, and home school ... MIT. Matt McGann, former Director of Admissions, wrote a great blog
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I fill out the self-reported coursework?

  Use your best judgment when completing the Self-Reported Coursework section. We're simply trying to get a clear picture of your academic ... , which must be sent to us from your school to verify your self
• Blog / MIT Life

  farewell, first semester p/nr-ing just hard enough

  

  /NR, so I’m a long way away from becoming the capable student I envisioned ... [/annotation] helped free me from quite a bit of stress and tedium, which I’m thankful ... wistfulness. It occupies my thoughts as a mere figment of my past; when I think

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 19, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s Pi Day, Pi Day the infinite is alive with the buzz of drones, and the 2020s bake pies

  

  around, from which I graduated with honors and a great research background ... learned something from your interview(s). If you were a qualified applicant ... a good fit for you. You will grow from that experience and from other

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What Is an MIT Community? ...a personal experience

  

  ) from a Course 2 (Mechanical Engineering) major. Our neighbour from Course ... awesome it is to build a solar car from scratch, and how we should ... sit together in a darkened lounge and watch shadows of Jupiter’s moons

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Life + Sciences = Life Sciences

  

  /CogSci majors. Speaking from the perspective of a Course 7/9 (Bio and Brain ... researchers and scholars from other schools; take a look at the MIT events ... a low GPA stop you from coming here!

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fariborz Maseeh Hall The Phoenix Group would rise from the the "ashes" of Ashdown...

  

  Here's the story: Long ago, in a land far far away (far from Hawaii at least), there was a magical dorm where hundreds of grad students ... from the the "ashes" of Ashdown and create a new vibrant generation and

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 18, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  This week has been a battle for all of us – I just finished my Multivariable final this morning; let us waddle in the Aftermath for a little bit ... should proceed college admissions from here on, what other applicants are

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  the theme from Dragon Zakura, a famous Japanese drama from 2005. The ... , English...etc. that's different from traditional instruction. It's a very ... just realized that you can take the Tech Shuttle straight from Kendall

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  from a Music teacher attached in pdf format. In the body of the email ... recommendation form from the application; a separate sheet of paper is most common. In general, third recommendations from a teachers do not provide much

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  Junior Year Sticky Notes mainly thoughts on post-grad life & friendship

  

  good things about it from upperclassman.   The other class is a restricted elective that I get to pick from a relatively long list. In total ... lucky to get a few interviews from industry companies. [carousel image1

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • April 3, 2026