FAQ / Academics and research
When was MIT founded?
Ok, this is probably more info than anyone wants regarding the founding of MIT, but you asked!
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Blog / MIT History & Culture
She came in through the bathroom window. The greatest construction project in the history of MIT--yes, even greater than Simmons Hall.
...but she won't have to do that anymore, now she can just go in the Infinite like the rest of campus. It's a historic summer at MIT, for facilities has finally decided to recognize the Institute's gender balance with -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Deferred Open thread for deferred students.
In the near future, we'll have some advice here on the blogs for students who have been deferred. In the meantime, feel free to use this forum to chat. -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Waitlisted A forum for students who were waitlisted.
In the near future, we'll have some advice here on the blogs about being waitlisted. In the meantime, feel free to use this forum to discuss anything waitlist-related. -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Waitlisted A forum for students who were waitlisted.
In the near future, we'll have some advice here on the blogs about being waitlisted. In the meantime, feel free to use this forum to discuss anything waitlist-related. -
FAQ / First-year application
How do I get on the mailing list?
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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 / Academics and research
Where can I find info on Aero/Astro?
AeroAstro the oldest and most respected university aerospace program in the United States, and it's easy to see why. They have an Interactive Robotics lab, a Human Systems lab, a Space Propulsion lab—and the -
FAQ / First-year application
Do I have to submit my final grades?
Most students apply to college at the beginning of their last year of high school, so final grades aren't available. Only admitted students are required to submit their final grades. -
Blog / Miscellaneous
MITblogs: The Next Generation Look ma, a hack!
Courtesy of the prospective Class of 2013, I am amused and happy to present eight applicants' humble homage to the MIT admissions website: mymit.info And, of course, where would be without a little help from -
FAQ / Transfer
Can I apply if I already have a degree?
MIT doesn’t award second bachelor’s degrees, regardless of the course of study. We encourage you to apply to MIT as a graduate student. -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Some a capella A concert by the MIT Chorallaries (7 pictures)
office by checking out the concert by the Chorallaries. Hundreds of people have joined me to see MIT's oldest co-ed a capella group (with a nerdy/musical pun name only rivaled by the MIT Logarhythms). [This is my second live -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread for Admitted Students
This was the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute, and you are one of the very few applicants to whom we offered admission. Congratulations and welcome to the Class of 2015! Feel free to -
Blog / Events
Energy Forum Come drink from the solar-paneled firehose. ("Enjoy that metaphor, by the way, because your grandchildren…
scope of MIT energy research, explore how to best match MIT expertise with ... addition to today's forum presentations, though, there are a whole bunch of ... pitch of their clean energy business to a panel of investors and other -
Blog / Academics & Research
Chem Lab Boot Camp!
So course 5 (Chemistry) is doing something cool. Last January, filmmakers followed around the participants of 5.301 Chemistry Lab Techniques as they struggled with the intensive, high stakes world of ChemLab Boot -
Blog / Admissions
Meet the Admissions Officers: Alia Burton ‘05 Name: Alia Burton; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
things about Boston: Museum of Fine Arts; the T (subway) is cheap and clean ... , Class of 2005, Course 1 (Civil Engineering) Favorite things about MIT: interesting and brilliant people; students of every major can take nearly any -
Blog / MIT Life
Ides of March Among other things, I now have the power to kill Macbeth.
Day celebrations, but I'd like you to join me in celebrating the birth of the woman from whose womb I was untimely ripped a mere twenty years -
FAQ / Prepare for MIT
What programs does MITES (MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science) offer?
MITES (MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science) runs outreach programs under the School of Engineering at MIT for underrepresented ... science and engineering experiences to over 3,000 middle and high school -
FAQ / First-year application
Can I take a gap year?
We encourage students to take a gap year to explore and grow. Every year we have a number of students apply to MIT after a gap year and more students who request a gap year after being admitted to MIT. Taking a gap -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Early Action: Admitted A forum.
Congratulations and welcome to the class of 2015! Good job! Go ahead and introduce yourselves :)