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• Blog / Admissions

  Turkey Time MIT Admissions will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

  

  documents during this period. If you are a Regular Action applicant and your ... .T.) Chain Reaction What is the F.A.T. Chain Reaction? Better to see it ... a link, which is then connected to another link and becomes one giant

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2012
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can transfer applicants submit supplemental materials?

  There is no expectation for you to submit additional documents beyond the required application. For transfer applicants, we accept a maximum of two additional supplemental letters of recommendation from teachers
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s the FIRST DAY of CLASSES!!!!! A summary of the first half of the day/how I'm feeling, with many exclamation points!!!

  

  Scholars Program at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China (that was a lot of ... (through my resume or in interviews) in a way that is Employable(TM). I do ... since I got back from China. Today, in order to facilitate Better Blogging

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick EA Update A few words about the storm, application tracking, MyMIT, and more.

  

  looking for missing documents until we post a blog entry saying that we have ... to be scanned in and then submitted; there is no electronic version of this form. If you have a recommendation from someone who is not teaching

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  H0sed Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

  

  not truly believe that anyone is a mediocre (in the everyday sense of ... (which was very exciting, by the way - I have never been in a country with ... week to do a pset (or two weeks, in classes like 7.01x (Intro Bio)). But

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did MIT invent hacking?

  American Heritage Dictionary and is included as a unit of measure in Google ... creativity, cleverness, and difficulty of execution. A 1958 prank in which the ... MIT hacking is legendary among college pranks. MIT culture
• Blog / MIT Life

  Return of the Frog Queen Okay, it snowed this morning, end of story.

  

  everyone at MIT is weird. But in a different way. I never thought that the ... is hard enough), a fuel cell that could theoretically be used to power ... like that. Anyway, the formic acid is pressurized, so it goes through a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  VSEPR Google News is the best.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? A jurassic beaver once ruled the riverbank. I've had an extraordinarily busy (and short!) week that I will describe to you all in detail ... proves that even 100 million years ago, the beaver was dominating the area

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Zone Cell Challenge Why work when you can hack other people's servers?

  

  weekend, I took the Zone Cell Challenge. Now, this is going to require a little background. Actually, there's quite a bit of background. Back In The ... (usually seen as the Latin Cerberus), is a protocol for mutual authentication

  • by Evan B. '10
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  intimidating task. But being in China this summer was really inspiring in a way ... , interning in China allowed me to really step back and re-evaluate what I want ... ) in a wide variety of career fields. People are really practical but

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Some Saturday Thoughts a meandering, journal-type blag post

  

  Venting, which I often feel like is a) a little depressing, and also b) not ... write a peppy post about personalities (which is still on the way for a ... -control to only let the emotional floodgates open a little. I apologize in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 11, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science Times

  

  A great article about MIT Professor Erik Demaine in today's New York ... . The intricately pleated sail-like form swooshes gracefully in a compound ... Institute of Technology, is the leading theoretician in the emerging field of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline MIT's regular action deadline is January 1.

  

  such documents (there is a time for this later). Do not worry about ... documents from the applicant. The MyMIT Tracking is up-to-date (while the ... time about documents that are not showing on MyMIT; we currently have a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  who cares about poetry? lots of feelings

  

  Shakespearean sonnets, maybe some contemporary pieces from a brief unit in sixth ... always my first love, and after I won a national prize in tenth grade for a ... by a musician is that the poems turn out quite pretty. The cool thing

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 10, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  a week of summer ft. cafes, lab, and assorted thoughts

  

  morning, again, and lab work in the afternoon. “Work” is a generous term, as ... . One of my advisor’s friends, a PhD candidate, is also an author. I asked ... wind up skipping a day or two, which is why I never plan in breaks; I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 8, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  you want to "keep it real" get an "A" in Calculus. That's hot! Never ... giggles. Do not quote Holden Caufield in your essay. (It's a good way to ... the author how he's enjoying his PG year.) There is no reason to use

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Spring Think Some spring break reflections and thoughts

  

  B. ‘18. I was traveling in a group of five, and we ran into people at ... , China, and Canada many times, and Italy once, this is the first time that I’m traveling to a country that has none of my family members in it

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 27, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision letters mailed

  

  envelope sizes, since I've received a number of questions about this, I can tell you that the Admit Letter is 10" x 13", and the defer and deny letters each come in a standard #10 window envelope (4.125" x 9.5"). The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our mother shoulda just named you Laika! Come on Alex, you can do it.

  

  Bee and have already been first author on a paper in a major science ... Here is something that always makes me laugh: My sister (a Harvard ... of a harsh coughing noise) and "kamber" is really just a weird nickname

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Documents Deadline please check MyMIT

  

  Hi all- This is a quick update for our Early Action applicants ... log into MyMIT and confirm your application tracking is complete. We ... a direct message from us. If you have missing components, don

  • by Kris Guay
  • November 14, 2013