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  I THINK it’s time for a guest blog! WARNING: There will be shameless promotion of MIT TechFair’s THINK competition in this post.

  

  awesome, what's not to love about the combination? So here it is, *groan ... ’t have worked in a lab nor done research to enter. It’s that time of year ... . It meant that I got to work on something that I got excited just

  • by Kate R. '14
  • December 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Astrophotography Courtesy of 12.409

  

  Dear current and future MIT students, There is a class you need to ... : pass, get a D, or fail). You learn the basics of amateur astronomical ... up on the roof (using a telescope to find Comet Pan-STARRS as the sun

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Alum FAQs I'm baaaaaaaaack

  

  'm going to go home and work on a side project, but end up watching House of Cards with the boyfriend on his janky couch that is somehow missing 60% of ... impressed by the amount of integrity with which people try to operate around

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  chasing the aurora a celestial hunt

  

  the beautiful is one I can't pass on. [caption id="attachment_100807 ... tonight, and if my tracker is accurate, we should have a chance of seeing ... this big was 20 years ago! I am going to view it now! ☀️" "This is

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • May 13, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1 Recent questions, answered.

  

  wrote, "I sent in my affirmative reply on March 21st, and have yet to ... is nothing american about me except my passport. I wanted to know ... applying to a school that I already sent the scores to? (of course MIT isn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / En Español

  Fitting in at MIT as a Latino family weekend 2014, day 2 and what I learned

  

  as a Latino. And a huge part of it is thanks to the ardent strides the MIT community takes to make everyone feel welcomed. There are plenty of ... campus to see him. She just didn't feel welcome as part of that community

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 18, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2018
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer, Summer, Summertime "...and this is how i spent my summer vacation."

  

  decided to stay here in Boston this summer which according to rumors is ... So another school year came to a close, and so begins the season of sun and fun. The class of 2005 graduated, and it was really awesome to

  • by Bryan
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  World Cup Finals

  

  staying and practicing. I had an enormous crush on one of their star players ... , I bought posters of him in Little Italy, NY, and even went to an ... had a great career) Which is why I celebrated with a heavy heart

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  vibe check i'm basically living at MIT again

  

  here is almost the same as that of living on our floor of Burton ... , and to go on long bike rides around Cambridge/Boston is absolutely ... pandemic hasn't wreaked utter havoc on the world. Everyone is mandated to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 19, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FASAP [by Maggie Liu ‘12] T-ride + thought-provoking art piece + yummy free dinner afterwards.

  

  —for example, last week a group of FASAPers embarked on a trip to the American ... Advising is actually an academic subject worth 6 units of credit and has ... of the advising seminars offered. The official title is 21M.123 FASAP

  • by ARTalk
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  I've been reading a lot of the comments about the applications that are due on Jan. 1. And while what I'll say now is just my opinion ... to go back in time and correct mistakes or retake tests. 3. A little

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  admission, simply need to move on, acknowledging that enrolling at MIT is not ... necessarily mean likely. The ratio of transfer spaces to transfer applicants is ... admission, there is a bit of role reversal as a new decision date approaches

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  which when completed is the picture of you. There is no bad essay or bad ... one piece of your folder that will cause us to admit or not admit you ... process is that we don’t as admissions officers get to meet each of you

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Democrats, Republicans, sportsmanship, books The unbearable awesomeness of literature at MIT.

  

  sheep, at least one side of which is black." So today I came home and ... DID YOU KNOW? The combined weight of all the termites in the world is ... Scottish sheep are black." To which the physicist replied "No, no! Some

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Most of You Will Be Deferred Option three

  

  left 70.77% of applicants, or 10,673 applicants, to deferral. This is ... th, 2020 Last year, on Saturday, December 19, 2:14 PM CST, I drove to ... 't read the rest of the email. I turned the windshield wipers back on. I

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 6, 2021
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT select students for admission?

  application is evaluated within its unique context. No school, state, or regional quotas are applied; neither is preference given to those with alumni relations. Selection is based on outstanding academic achievement as well as a