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• Blog / Advice

  everyone* knows each other sin limite/ebony affair/cpw psa; class of 2030 discord plug

  

  networking on the Class of 2027 Discord server before I arrived, so I had a few ... friends, many are acquaintances. Furthermore, MIT has several programs for ... had a brief conversation there lol"].[/annotation] It's an uncomfortable

  • by Victor D. '27
  • April 9, 2026
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Above MIT The sky's the limit.

  

  not several thousand feet in the air staring through a camera when I ... ;   Here you can see a good portion of west campus. The tall building ... ;   Really a view of a huge chunk of campus, but let's focus on the

  • by Piper '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Results from the Photo Scavenger Hunt On the bright side, there's alt-text!

  

  Much like the luminiferous aether theory, the Photo Scavenger Hunt seemed like a good idea at the time, but the results were sparse. The two ... --though if Schrodinger is to be believed, before posting the entry, I was

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 27, 2009
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  Model (IGSM), a linked set of computer models designed to simulate the ... You may! Understanding the complex, long-term changes in our land ... comprehend agriculture, energy needs, trade, and finance—along with the
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tunes of the All-Night Tool Just a little night music from me.

  

  a few of the top hits on my playlist right now. Some of these are old ... pretty good for helping me stay up. :) Enjoy! REM: King of Birds Stars ... [/embed] Dragonforce: Through the Fire and the Flames Mokoma: Takatalvi (Liz '11

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MITblogs: The Next Generation Look ma, a hack!

  

  Courtesy of the prospective Class of 2013, I am amused and happy to present eight applicants' humble homage to the MIT admissions website: mymit.info And, of course, where would be without a little help from

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 11, 2009
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do I complete the visa section on the application?

  Only students who currently hold a visa complete this section of the application. The International Students Office assists all admitted students through the visa application process in May.
• FAQ / First-year application

  Is it ok to go over the essay word count?

  We require applicants to follow the word limits provided on the application. Your information will not be saved if the responses are too long. You may have to "play" with your thoughts and sentences a bit to meet
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  . For example, a lot of people I live with really like climbing ... remember I promised you a food coop post. Its coming, sometime, I swear!) The ... Peer pressure gets a bad rap. Since elementary school you've been

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Go Sox!

  

  when the Sox won, a massive crowd of people left Burton 3rd and went down ... I'm not a big sports fan. Never have been. Nashville doesn't have much in the way of good professional sports teams - it's mostly the

  • by Evan B. '10
  • October 25, 2007
• 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 everyone how the World Cup will conclude. Please find the scientifically

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 30, 2026
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How does pass/no record work?

  Here's something else to love about MIT! The first semester at MIT is graded on a pass/no record basis: if you pass the class you get a ... of A/B/C. As part of the flexible pass/no record grading option, you
• FAQ / International applicants

  Do application materials have to be in English?

  All application materials must be in English. You may have a professional service or a teacher in your school complete the translation, but you can't translate the material yourself. If your teacher translates
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  that time of year… ...when every day feels like 48 hours instead of 24. When's summer?

  

  on a loop:   You are in the front yard of your aunt's house ... rest are her sisters, The Little Sisters of Jesus. Askale is a sister of ... from the garden. It's the chickens, under a coffee tree, next to it, an

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  A Day at the Beach: Quick Trips From MIT The ocean is only a short train ride or drive away!

  (or going to college) in the Boston area is a real luxury because the ... train or a ferry. This means that the trips wind up being really ... Growing up in the Midwest, my "beach" experiences consisted of the

  • by mitblogs
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Stressful Times in my opinion, the best advice, ever.

  

  well I needed to do on the next exam to get an A in the class. I thought ... " is honestly the most you could ever demand from yourself. It's both a ... I'm going to confess something. A bit more than two years ago,  I

  • by Ana V. '15
  • December 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Professor Creates DEATH RAY! I'm not making this up.

  

  Syracuse from a Roman siege by training a mirror (aka Death Ray) on the ... Each Wednesday, The Weekly Dig (my favorite rag) hits the newsstands. It's generally a mixture of pop culture and local political coverage

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I Scrapbook Sometimes Stickers!!!

  

  paper and give it a try. And if it isn't for you, well, I'm always taking ... post, but I did not get to post about any of my own pages. Here is a look ... obsession with stickers. Sorry the pictures are so blurry! Lighting is

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 17, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Quick Update My neighbors are celebrating by firing guns in the air which is not conducive to…

  

  , good luck, and feel free to email me at the address in the banner. Have a ... can hear the pings of bullets landing in the street. As long as the electricity is flowing and the guns are shooting, I'll be awake in the basement

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  And Then There Was One Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor.

  

  Folks, it is a sad, sad day in the MIT Admissions Office. Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor. His face is as smooth as a baby's, as they say. Which leaves yours truly as

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 31, 2005