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• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Up To Date! Tracking your application.

  

  have received. Now we're really ready to read applications! This is a ... wait a while longer before having it evaluated to give you time to send ... , so as long as you get us the copies in a timely manner, there will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 17, 2006
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  to schools in the U.S., but almost one-quarter of MIT's applications ... comfortable evaluating your application in context. A committee of experienced ... limited to): the IB, A Levels, the French Baccalaureate, and CBSE. Your
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a driver, I’m a winner Things are gonna change, I can feel it.

  

  and organizing data to send to Andy in Switzerland so he can keep ... competition for me in the field of SPAM. Here's my award-winning speech. "My ... whole brevity thing." This is sure to be one of the prouder moments of my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  It’s Nice to Meet You Finding my confidence through inline skating.

  

  she was in tears, unable to do a move called the pivot. And I was ... . As a way to be a positive force in their community. As a method of ... When I introduce myself in new groups, a lot of times I bring that up

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • March 29, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Guest Post] A Day in the Life of a Clown College Student by Joy X. Clown College ‘29

  

  ’re due to pass by MIT in a few months on our way to West Virginia ... year, I received a letter in my mailbox that would change my life forever ... application to a “Clown College” on CommonApp. Perhaps those car insurance

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two quick items from the web Anthropology of War and Peace, and a ton of snow at Chi Phi.

  

  substantial entries to come this week): First, I saw a link on a military blog (Naval Open Source Intelligence) to a relevant MIT OpenCourseWare course ... as a class which "examines war in cross-cultural perspective, asking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Decisions Are Not In The Mail Bad language on MyMIT.

  

  fixed in a few hours. Sorry for any confusion! Ben ... Hi folks, I see in the comments from my last entry that MyMIT is telling people that decisions have been mailed. I've asked the tech folks to

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  grad school vs. undergrad should you MEng?

  

  fellowship. In particular, we have the 6-A program, which allows you to intern ... everyone to write a thesis, which usually means working in a lab and gaining ... major.) To graduate in a timely manner, I had to take four computer

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 9, 2023
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of student support services are available?

  something going on in your life, you feel too ill to take an exam, you ... Being a student at MIT can sometimes feel like drinking from a fire hose and Student Support Services (S3) is available to help you manage
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Down to Business 'Tis the eve of a new semester.

  

  semester. I loved biology in high school - mainly because I had a great ... may have heard of. Towards the end of the year, we also got a chance to tour an MRI lab and take a look at the psychology in movies like "I am

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT of the Late 1800s, According to the Students snippets of history from the first 10 yearbooks

  

  relevant to students in 2016 A.D.): Lastly, here is an 1895 ... committment to diversity. In fact, as early as 1917, the Boston Daily Globe reported that "few, if any institutions, in the United States have a higher

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 27, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  I will try to make a difference in the world within my field. Then I ... applications to a Rhodes district. There are 16 districts in the country, and you ... ’ll try to address them in my next entry. And finally, I’d like to extend a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Looked outside my window, and what did I see I probably shouldn't be surprised, but I am.

  

  impossible to try and capture it all in a blog. Never fear though, I'll figure ... to draw some pictures to factor out a few thousand words. ... This is probably one of the last things I was expecting to see when I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Circus School Mitra flies like a trapeze artist; fruit flies like a peach.

  

  I am a very lucky duck, and was treated to an afternoon at the San ... tower of Mitra. Hidden talent #73: Having a thigh that appears to be ... , we climb a tall ladder and stand on a tiny platform, where we get

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Super Adventure Club In a little while, I'll be gone.

  

  there for a cheese croissant and a large tea before my 6:40 AM train to Philadelphia. After a 6-hour nap, I'll wake up in Philadelphia and prepare to ... recklessly complaining, but here goes: Today I had a to-do list of 23 things to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  meal. Polaroids scattered in a half-packed bed room. Late evenings spent ... ’ve spent the past fourteen days traveling back in time to the blissful years ... , my sedentary lifestyle has resulted in about a five-pound weight gain

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m supergirl and I’m here to save the world My day, being thought of as superhuman, and answering several questions.

  

  efficient way to get into a lab. 6. In response to my entry on Adam's and my suite, Anonymous asked "You're allowed to live in the same room as a ... , since it wasn't a very full flight and I had a whole row to myself. 7

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Tried to Ford the River Are you even old enough to remember this?

  

  of the Oregon Trail computer game is coming to MIT and giving a talk ... I will be at a formal on the 33rd floor of a building in downtown ... playing this game in elementary school on those good ol' 3.5" floppy disks

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Random’s 13th happy birthday random hall!

  

  excursion to Lobby 7, stands in a circle, and performs the birthday dirge. I was actually in the middle of giving a tour of Random to a friend when I ... a dorm to me -- it's a living space that houses some of my most

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Beginning of the End & the end of some beginnings

  

  in three or three-and-a-half years, four years feels just right to me ... together to finish my degree. In fact I can proceed at a comfortable pace. I ... .... Being a second-semester senior in college sure feels different from being

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 1, 2010