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Blog / IAP
Canceled? HOW COULD THEY!?!?!?!
MIT gives students the month of January off, it's something they call the "Independent Activities Period," or IAP. Turns out, due to budget cuts, it's been canceled this year. http://iap.mit.edu/ [please note -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Poetry and Physics You don’t have to get theoretical physics to get Frank Wilczek.
can do anything" or the world is open to you, and then be told that ... wait your turn or become a certain age before you can do anything, like ... a good joke or two. He shares Einstein's favorite physics joke with -
Blog / Athletics
Video: New Zigzag MIT's podcast takes on athletics on campus, and more.
watch the episode, click here or on the video image below. Enjoy! -
Blog / Academics & Research
It’s alive! I built a little car.
For better or worse, my 2.007 car actually drives. It's not quite as cool as Melis's, but it will do. Pictures and reflection about the design process tomorrow, once I actually finish designing and building it -
Blog / Miscellaneous
The question thread
Hi guys, I gather that you either have gotten or are soon getting your decision letters from MIT. I'm sure you've got a bunch of questions, so I'm making this the question thread. You ask me a bunch of MIT -
Blog / Admissions
Please Stop You're hurting the wrong people.
To the person who keeps posting hurtful things to my blog and to Matt'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 -
Blog / Admissions
Stress
parents reading this blog, is there anything you'd like me to talk about, or -
FAQ / First-year application
How does MIT select students for admission?
The selection process at MIT is holistic and student centered: each application is evaluated within its unique context. No school, state, or regional quotas are applied; neither is preference given to those with alumni -
FAQ / Life and culture
Does MIT have a first generation community on campus?
The First Generation and/or Low Income Program (FLI) is committed to building a sense of community among first generation MIT students, faculty, alumni, and staff, and raising awareness of their unique experiences -
FAQ / First-year application
How can I explain my special circumstances?
your school, community, or family, and any other information that you -
FAQ / Life and culture
How do I contact a current student?
MIT doesn't provide names or contact information for current students. To learn more about MIT from a student's perspective, please spend time on our site learning about academics and life at MIT. Through our -
FAQ / Academics and research
How good are the academics at MIT?
homework, or psets, in MIT-speak. For any given pset, you likely won't be able to do everything on your own, so you'll find (or make) a few friends ... graduate from MIT and go to work at a Fortune 500 company or a nonprofit, or -
FAQ / Academics and research
What type of robotics programs does MIT offer?
Although robotics isn't a specific department or major, you can find robotics in nearly every corner of MIT. Here are a few examples: Biomimetic Robotics Lab CSAIL MIT Media Lab Edgerton Marine Robotics Team -
FAQ / International applicants
What if my country has a different academic calendar?
high school or wait until they graduate. We suggest students apply to university -
FAQ / International applicants
Do application materials have to be in English?
All application materials must be in English. You may have a professional service or a teacher in your school complete the translation, but you can't translate the material yourself. If your teacher translates -
FAQ / First-year application
Can my school use Naviance?
We prefer that students use our MIT application portal detailed in our Letters of recommendation page; however, we also accept electronic documents submitted through Naviance, SCOIR, or other methods. Regardless of -
Blog / Admissions
Your February Notes and Updates Form every applicant needs to do this
admitted or deferred in Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the ... after grades are available for the fall semester or second quarter. (If ... grades are released, OR by February 15th, whichever is earlier. The form -
Blog / Admissions
Ask Me Anything or discuss anything. or whatever really. what i'm trying to say is: open thread.
for the next ~12 hours or so I will try to answer any question you ask below, about admissions or anything else really. You can also consider it ... , or watched. It's a holiday weekend, and I think most of our American -
Blog / Admissions
A Q&A for Deferred Students
EA pool that ended up getting admitted. It could be more or less this ... underlying benefits or disadvantages in already having your application read ... possible after completion of the fall semester, second quarter, or first