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• Blog / Admissions

  New Server As of this afternoon, mitadmissions.org is living on a new (and much faster) server.

  

  a forthcoming software patch should (hopefully) fix that. I think the ... Hi folks, As of this afternoon, mitadmissions.org is living on a new ... . I'll be back with a real entry very soon! Hope your summers are going

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 30, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the softest members of MIT Video Game Orchestra we

  

  it's one minute before the MIT video game orchestra spring 2026 concert, which both Victor and I play for!! watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/fBTr1-t82vM?si=EOV6VSJNJHrtabQG I'm taking the rest of my precious time

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 10, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  we do some memeing around these parts memes i've made so far on campus

  

  I love memes. I can't help it—I'm a Gen Z'er, so I grew up on the Internet with meme classics like Nyan Cat and Gangnam Style. Memes play a ... ="aligncenter" width="225"] i flipped a bunch of magnets upside down at the MIT Coop (if

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 23, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Where Have I Been? Oh, what a bad blogger I have been.

  

  directly to our site; and Mirat Shah, a junior who is studying abroad via the ... Oh, what a bad blogger I have been. I was lamenting to Matt last week that I haven't had a chance to think up any good entries - sorry guys

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 23, 2007
• 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 preparation by subject area—you can't do anything wrong when completing the form
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  , depending on the purpose. For example, Student Financial Services will use ... out those fields on the application. This is important so that your ... the name we will use in all official print and email communication from
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  This year well over 18,000 students applied to MIT, the most in our history.  Because of the incredible size and strength of the ... students on our waitlist. We will have more information for waitlisted

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It Ends Tonight, It Ends Tonight On this evening / I give the final blow...

  

  .111 pset. One all-nighter. Wish me luck. ;) The semester is really coming to ... (after I'm done with the exam and the two psets I have to do after the exam) to update this entry with an account of my academic adventures for this

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  11 / senior spring almost there

  

  to set the mood: episodes - mishegas here are some photos I took on a warm sunny day warm sunny days were rare this semester rainy, cold days made it more bearable to hole up in the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • May 23, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  Quick update from SB Where it is not below zero.

  

  In Santa Barbara right now, where I'm soaking up the sun and just getting some R&R before the new semester. This IAP I have just been up and down the California coast visiting friends and family. I worked last

  • by Celena C. '12
  • January 8, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tunnel Adventures We didn't get lost, in case you were wondering.

  

  to an elaborate system of tunnels that wind under and in between the various buildings that make up the campus. There's been a long history of ... spontaneously take a trip to Harvard Square. We used the tunnels to make our way

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Please Read This Regarding the mail screw up.

  

  want to spend a lot of time on the boards and the blogs, but a guy can ... . The first thing my colleague did when Mail Services called him was to ... it to the front page so more people would see it. None of this makes it

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Decisions Released Today

  

  An update for our transfer applicants: Emily Sheldon, who coordinates transfer admissions for our office, will be emailing all applicants ... students are some of the very best MIT has to offer. I highly recommend

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  Who will have access to my application information?

  At MIT, we hope to get to know you better through the application ... limited data with other offices at MIT for administrative purposes (for example, the Registrar’s Office and Office of the First Year) and with some
• Blog / Community Projects

  MIT DDR Tetris on 6-foot LED Matrix "We did this because we were bored." -- Russell Cohen '13

  

  both, on a 6-foot tall LED display, thanks to three bored MIT students. Burton-Conner Tetris Battle (Burton Conner is the MIT dorm that is home to the creators) is now all over the web, having been covered, among other

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  How Are You? because it's not just a simple question

  

  a “how’s it going?” But more so than ever, I’m trying to make the ... ’s nothing better than having a true heart-to-heart with the people around you ... Life is busy at MIT. Most of the time, our schedules and motivation

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 19, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKMxRBYQs5k Feel free to drop a note yelling in the comments below, but also, and more importantly, remember to go celebrate and be happy with your loved ones.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN!!! Feel free to drop a note yelling in the comments below, but also, and more importantly, to go celebrate and be happy with your loved ones.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  3 Things We Don’t Remember Enough About each other

  

  about - academics, career, finances, etc.- so much so that the relationships we have or can have in our lives should be a means of support rather than an additional stressor. Sometimes, the way we perceive other people

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Laptop There should be a special place in hell for laptop thieves.

  

  dammit, my laptop and camera got stolen out of my room. Campus police has been thusfar unhelpful as usual in locating the perpetrators. These entries might take a lot longer than I thought. Gotta start over. Good thing

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 25, 2009