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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On the Scattering of Senior House or: How I Learned to Start Worrying and Acknowledge the Bomb

  

  when it came to housing. I didn’t go to CPW, I didn’t look around at ... stairs. It was beautiful in a way that I can’t really explain. Anyway, I ... , I got the impression that Senior House was a failing dorm (it isn

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 12, 2017
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  adjective to describe the same adjective. That's how much it blew the mind ... -enviable genetic makeup is devoid of lottery-winner DNA, and (3) I've heard that it's statistically improbable to win things that aren't in cereal boxes. Well, it

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Re-introduction A summary, for those of you just tuning in.

  

  . Is that true? Yup, that's how it happens. And every year, some kid who ... today, I am very tired and want to crawl into bed. But I thought, since it ... full name in it like I did last time, thus enabling every internet

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  area around MIT is like..and how safe it is. And Jonathan Foley wrote ... there's one thing I don't want to do after getting home late, it's study ... opportunities. 3. I felt that it was a good idea to get out of Ohio and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT’s COVID-19 precautions and their impact on admissions relevant news and next steps (updated 4/14); new blog posts below 👇🏼

  

  the form but don’t know how to find it, please email [email protected] from ... you are enrolled. You may find it useful to do so for your own learning ... for AP, IB, transfer, and ASE credit, and are updating it as events

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 6, 2020
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How many Nobel Prize Laureates are affiliated with MIT?

  MIT is affiliated with 104 Nobel Prize Laureates. You could be taking a class with one of the 12 current Nobel Laureate faculty members at MIT very soon!
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I get on the mailing list?

  We don’t do a lot of mailing, but you can sign up for our awesome monthly email newsletter that shares what’s happening on campus and—if you’re applying—provides updates and tips.…
• 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 / Prepare for MIT

  How do I apply to the Women’s Technology Program?

  WTP is a women-focused program aimed at empowering students from groups that are historically underrepresented in engineering by providing a rigorous four-week summer academic experience that introduces 20 high school students…
• 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…
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT through QuestBridge?

  QuestBridge Supplement, and they will receive directions on how to submit
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply as a permanent resident?

  All students must complete the MIT application with their current citizenship status. In the MIT first-year admissions process, you are considered a U.S. citizen if you currently hold a United…
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a non-traditional applicant. How do I apply?

  There are many applicants to MIT from many types of backgrounds, and while we consider them all in their context, we need to know some common information about them. So,…
• Blog / Challenges

  长大 on family, thanksgiving, and growing up

  

  meal. It was a way of giving the graduate students, many of whom had all ... on our refrigerator, listing all the dishes that had to be made. It ... like turkey and [annotation note="or, as it was always written 'meshed

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 28, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Life, IHTFP, and Everything answer: 42 (and snow!)

  

  The first sentence is always the hardest. At MIT, however, it came ... wandered into a tiny park. Its swings, benches, and lounge chairs stood ... steps away. I felt a surge of excitement then. It remained with me weeks

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Summer to Remember – Interphase or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Institvte!

  

  grades where life is at its best. Where one stays up until 4am, not out of necessity but out of enjoyment, and wakes up when it can no longer be ... hours a week, I never lost that boyish charm when it comes to the two and

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / Events

  In pursuit of freedom MIT might not be free, but plenty of things are.

  

  (which I didn't do anyway, so it happened). “Whatever for?” you inquire. “Read the next sentence,” I respond. Thanks to FASAP (which gives its thanks to MIT funding, which gives its thanks to my tuition), I and my

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  17 Days "Hey baby, I motion for an one-on-one unmoderated caucus!"

  

  planning to draft an entry on November 7, but I had to call it off because I ... . It wasn't deliberate in the beginning but I wrote the third entry ... class during the term, it generally gives you 2 points and lasts for one

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Friday liveblog Let's see how long I can keep this up...

  

  surgeon. 9:28am: A parent's question: "How important is it to choose a major ... did it! Her colleagues were incredulous. "'How did you do this? We ... freshman year to make it easier to make the choice of major. It is diffucult

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2007
• Blog / Residential Life

  four ways to unstrip a screw tΞp work week tales

  

  It's work week at [annotation note="pronounced 'Xi' like the Greek ... Ξp is what it sounds like: a week dedicated to working on the house.  t ... self governance and full ownership over their living space, it's no

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 3, 2023