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• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  peer network is a great source for support, MIT students can speak with Student Support Services (S^3) if they're having issues with their workload ... uncommon for exams at MIT to be open book; we don't want to test rote
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What are the housing/dining options?

  you live, and each living group is a community with its own distinct culture and traditions. MIT housing is guaranteed for your entire ... choose to join a conventional meal plan with access to dining halls, or you
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline Q & A

  

  materials after the deadline. We are much more flexible and understanding with ... -14 days for the processing of all submitted materials. Items are not posted directly to your MyMIT account from Naviance or the ApplyWithUs site

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • December 22, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Distance and Displacement "how are you swamped if it's only been a month?"

  

  (like this class that rhymes with "hate no fun"). This past fortnight ... . The walk from my dorm to anywhere with food or classes is generally ... little to show for it-- I always end up back where I started. (Maybe bike

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 26, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Global Languages Freshman Learning Community engaging frosh done right

  

  I'm the undergraduate assistant for a Freshman Learning Community ... pandemic, with discussions of how policy implementation is influenced by ... for) beforehand and followed Dr. Jaegar's instructions in their own

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 6, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  , here's a shout out to the Lego Lab for being cool enough to work with ... how 18.01 is a prereq and 18.02 is a co-requsitie for 8.02. Since I ... "usually fail." So I switched to 7.012 (which isn't as fun, because it's not

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Please Stop You're hurting the wrong people.

  

  's, pretending to be "YJ" and others, please stop. It's one thing to mess with me or Matt - understandably, we represent MIT, with which you are obviously disenchanted. But messing with other applicants is simply not fair

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How does MIT help student entrepreneurs?

  and experienced entrepreneurs with skilled volunteer mentors. VMS uses a team mentoring approach with groups of three to four mentors sitting with
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 1 The next entry is for the kids...

  

  . I am giving you a hall pass for this blog entry. This entry is for the ... ! For the last six months I've spent time in cyberspace talking to your ... themselves with extraordinary grace, intelligence, maturity and savvy. Even

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  with my admissions colleagues and the incredible alumni who interview our ... for me when I was a freshman and when I came to work at MIT it became a ... being connected to MIT has provided for me. But most of all, I miss

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  This One is for the Families… ...but applicants can read it as well...

  

  congratulated for that. With your help they are ready to enter college in the fall ... September they reminded me to take a moment in my discussion each day for the families since this process is a tough one for them too. I took that to heart

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 12, 2009
• Blog / How to MIT

  Forget your plan for a minute The beauty of collage

  

  ) some advice for how to quickly finish his art notebook cover project ... see what happens. “Just see what happens, Mom? I have a plan for this ... undergraduate working towards a BFA. Looking back, that’s a nice metaphor for what

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Friday morning potpourri in lab How MIT's campus makes me happy to be alive. Also stuff from Adam.

  

  have no classes on Fridays (except for a 7.28 recitation to which I have ... I've done this year really matters for my next steps -- graduate schools don't ask for mid-year reports or expect that you'll keep your

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  ,[/annotation] you’ll receive an email with details on what’s next, so be on the look out for that. In meantime, enjoy the moment and celebrate, because it

  • by Decisions
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist and transfer: quick update No decisions yet, but some notes & reminders.

  

  I know that with all the hubbub for admitted students, some of the ... can admit. For now, we are waiting to see how many of the 1597 admitted ... MIT, you should stay in contact with us. I'd recommend an email, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Susan Hockfield’s Private Concert La la la la la la la laaaaaaa!!!!

  

  Yes, we are this cool. We perform our drinking song, in capes, for our president. Also, last year, the Marching Band was a bit more ... shatter a light with his sousaphone. Oops.

  • by Snively '11
  • April 12, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds It's crunch time for college decisions.

  

  With 10 days to go until the May 1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time as any to the students who are still undecided: How can we help you make your decision? What more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties MIT alumni-hosted parties in your area.

  

  host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of ... your MyMIT portal for the locations and times for these events, and for a ... . Meeting location: the beautiful home of an MIT alum. Tuesday Miami. With

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Citius, Altius, Mens et Manus In the words of a great woman, "Yay, a hack!"

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The United States won 9 gold medals in the most recent Winter Olympics in Torino. ..and many thanks to Joe '06 for showing up with this photograph at 6:30 in the AM. Bigger? Even bigger

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Events

  About Some Activities (ASA) More tangents than a trig test (~11 pictures)

  

  Another group with which I'm involved, the Association for Women Students ... Mechanics (Physics) lecture with Sam '07 freshman year, and in which I heard ... room, MIT Lecture Series Committee (LSC) shows movies every weekend for

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 5, 2005