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• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Wrapup Final thoughts on Campus Preview Weekend 2006.

  

  For those of you who attended: How was it? What was your favorite part? What was the biggest surprise? What would you tell those who couldn't attend? For those of you who couldn't make it: What would you like to know

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Spring Break! A little guessing game.

  

  At approximately 9.30 pm on Thursday night, Spring Break will begin. I leave for (blank) on Saturday. Anyone want to guess where I'm going ... for Spring Break, I'd definitely be down there working on 2.007) Hint #2

  • by Bryan
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  So I'm about to cook a turkey for the first time in my life, but before I foray out into the world of basting and boiling, I wanted to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to you all. And just remember had it been for

  • by Bryan
  • November 24, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I request a fee waiver?

  We understand that paying college application fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for both domestic and international applicants, and you can request one in the Fee Waiver Request
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Solar Car Pulled Over The MIT Solar Car Team got in a little trouble.

  

  place in the 2003 World Solar Challenge in Australia - for a spin on Mount Auburn Street when a state trooper pulled them over for not displaying a ... . For the record, it also looks a little like a stealth bomber.   My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline Day Happy November 1, Early Action applicants.

  

  app (or take it to the post office for postmarking). I am pleased to see ... submitted both their Part 1 and their Part 2. Thank you for not ... 'd like it to. We're reading for content, and we're used to seeing the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of Class Sick.

  

  violently ill the night before. I don't know how or why it happened, but for ... neurobiology lab for not pre-registering for it before July. Normally, you pre-register for fall classes at the end of spring term, and pre-registration is open

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Admissions Decisions Available Online MIT Regular Action admissions decisions are now available at https://decisions.mit.edu.

  

  exclusively online. To reiterate: don't wait for decisions to arrive via email ... year, we received 15,661 applications for admission, a record number for us and a 17% increase over last year. We admitted 1597 students for an

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action A summary of this year's early action admissions process.

  

  international students.   This year, we received 3493 applications for ... to regular action for further consideration. I am often asked why MIT's admit rate for early action is so low in comparison to the admit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarships

  

  for the past few months. First, for some students, there are early ... complete. And finally, there's the scrambling to apply for scholarships. Scholarships are nice. They provide you money for college (offsetting your Self

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Dang Right, We’re Cooler Than You On the eve of Decision Day (D-Day), I bring you three things that adds to…

  

  offense, but the spring weekend performers for the last few years have kind ... speak for himself: "You wanna go to Harvard? I wanna go to MIT. You ... ." Just watch the video - it speaks for itself. A big thank you to all the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coffee Talk Random things I love about MIT #1

  

  waiting in line for some iced tea this morning the two architecture students ... called transparent concrete. It's really only semi-transparent (for now ... findings, creep could be reduced to the point where concrete could last for

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 13, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy New Year! A look back at 2006 and ahead to 2007

  

  the year of YouTube, iPods, gas for $3.50 a gallon, record ... libraries to understand cancer and disease, studied addiction, made plans for a new graduate dorm, pioneered a center for synthetic biology

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 2, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  A quick plug

  

  for some of the hacks, since the last time I went to the site. Well done, folks! For the curious, there are other sources of information about ... fondness for, among others, the Wright Flyer, which happened during my

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist ... has a reputation for being stagnant or tense or squandered time, but it ... an open forum to talk it out. For right now, we just ask that you give

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist ... has a reputation for being stagnant or tense or boring, but, if you take ... too. For right now, we just ask that you give it time and have a little

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does my transcript count as official?

  school representative to fulfill our requirements for an official transcript. This applies for high school and college transcripts. If your ... transcript while we are waiting for your official transcript to be submitted
• Blog / Hacks

  The Great Dome, Marriage Equality, and a Proud Hack Better yet, all three in one picture!

  

  For those of you who didn't notice, the Supreme Court of the United ... hacked for the anniversary of 9/11, the Olympics, the Red Sox, the Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Relay for Life, among countless others. And

  • by Joel G. '18
  • June 27, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pick My Halloween Costume! Mm, crowdsourcing.

  

  I feel like dressing up for Halloween this year, but I don't really feel like finding a new costume. Fortunately, I already have a bunch of ... blog (and a penchant for adverbs). This calls for crowdsourcing

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What Am I Forgetting? A helpful guide.

  

  I'm leaving for Boston tomorrow this morning. As most of my friends ... simple. Now if only it could help me wake up in time for my flight.... (Also, hi! Yes, I'm alive - Sorry for my absence. Summer stories - and

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 25, 2009