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• Blog / Admissions

  Two Sides Of The Coin… For Us Too Watching the people who didn't get in receive their letters is as heartbreaking for me…

  

  I posted a version of this as a comment in the last thread, but ... time, I don't want you to think we're just happy for the people who got ... that's not something I would say just for the sake of saying it. Don

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  What do you do for fun around here? What,this isn't fun to you?

  

  in the eye and saying "What do you do for fun around here?" It caught ... (which I've traded a few sleeping hours for at market price) surrounded by ... video of it. I think it's a pretty good peak into the sorts of things a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Set Your Alarm for CPW 2019 i'm entirely serious

  

  out if MIT is the right place for them. This amazing blog post by Yuliya ... excellent time! The one thing her post is missing is a section called "how to ... other side of the door was a person with a clipboard. "Your friends called

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • April 10, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  This One is for the Families… ...but applicants can read it as well...

  

  September they reminded me to take a moment in my discussion each day for the families since this process is a tough one for them too. I took that to heart ... for the student. They are in a sort of limbo. This one requires a couple

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 12, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Guest Blog: A Guide for the Hopeless and Drenched thoughts from mark '15

  

  guidance, and guidance you’ll receive. Hope: A Guide for the Hopeless and ... to do for the rest of your life. For some, this moment appears organically in the form of a hobby, or perhaps an inspiring book. Others may

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 29, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  lord, it is time for a blog post the huge semester has gone halfway by

  

  extensions on assignments, looking for a way to cling to the raft of life while ... , so having to sing alone with a piano accompanist for the first time in ... singing at 9:30 AM, but I love it a lot, and the music we had for our

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 13, 2021
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I’m waiting for my green card?

  resident status. If there's a change in citizenship status during the application process you may send a copy of your green card via the application ... All applicants are requested to fill out the application with their
• Blog / Advice

  Music for Pre-decisions De-stressing manifesting calm and cozy vibes to get you through it

  

  Waiting for college decisions is difficult. Trust me, I've been there before. This is a collection of songs that helps calm me down before going ... was waiting for decisions back then. Hopefully, this playlist will help

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 8, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  the future of DACA and, as a result, understandable concern for our ... legal advice they need.   The MIT Mission, which is a touchstone for ... As many of you know, there has been a lot of uncertainty in the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I’m a first-year college student?

  Yes, because you finished high school and will complete two terms of college by the time you enter MIT in the fall, you are eligible to apply as a transfer applicant. You're not eligible to apply as a first
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  (Sean) and thank him for giving such a helpful presentation at the AAAS ... the LHC for a while, and makes it clear from the start that his office ... people haven’t noticed. To be fair, he’s a name rather than a face for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  a night in hannover one of the most chaotic travel experiences of my life

  

  the research group I'm working at for MISTI has a [annotation note ... stride. In retrospect, I am a little furious at the airline for not ... for a hotel overnight, and then spend the following morning exploring

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 13, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  Keep Holy the Month of IAP For It Is a Time of Rest

  

  , and scripts.mit.edu, a web hosting service for the MIT community ... less accomplished that, with a few exceptions. So, "what I did for IAP" is a fairly short list. One of the bigger things I did was teaching an

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline-time Questions Omnibus Answering all of your questions. See you in 2007!

  

  rewritten the optional essay for my application and I just can't get it to a ... the school was closed for the holidays. I study under a British system ... at mit dot edu. 5. This sounds like a great topic for the completely

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2006
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT have a Financial Aid Calculator?

  We have two calculators. The MyinTuition Quick College Cost Estimator provides a quick estimate based on six questions. For a more in-depth review, the Net Price Calculator will help you learn your eligibility for
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.

  

  To go along with Chris' entry about excitement for the unveiling of the ring, here's a bit of history and background. Each class year at MIT officially gathers three times -- once, at the beginning, for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Community Projects

  Jalapeño Bacon Mac and Cheese for the Homeless starting a campaign larger than myself

  

  many other people were willing to do the same. About a month ago, while ... socks and gloves to the new shelter for every pair bought through our ... campaign to feed and clothe the homeless. Even students on a budget are

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 10, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Even More for Admitted Students: Share Your Story Another open thread for '11s.

  

  't been thinking about it. Literally, the thought hadn't crossed my mind for a month. I was barely reading the blogs, just trying to get two ... . Then I did a victory dance. (Scared the crap out of my dog, too.) When

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Who You Vote for May Not Matter that you vote most certainly does!

  

  That you vote most certainly does! The following is a guest entry ... so low that casting a vote is a waste of my time. But what if the value ... office hours. As an urban planning student, I had learned a bit about the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 13, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind” ...the cow jumped over the moon....

  

  To celebrate the anniversary of the first manned moon landing, Google has a new site up: http://moon.google.com. If you zoom in close enough, you can see what the moon is made of ;-) (thanks to diana for pointing

  • by Bryan
  • July 20, 2005