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• Blog / Admissions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT Perfect SAT scores and #1 class ranks are so last millennium.

  

  /astro. We broke up. He didn't get in. He was devastated. You may see where ... a bad score, and there are certainly a lot of people who think you can ... , precisely, one goes about getting into MIT. My first response is generally to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections and Decisions Take advantage of every opportunity you can

  

  many, many times that college is where you will find yourself, but I don ... again in a couple of months. If you didn’t get the answer you are looking ... interact with. No matter where you end up, be sure to take advantage of

  • by Becca H. '12
  • December 20, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  're getting to campus. If you're arriving by air, you can take the airport ... ! Anonymous asked, "Hi, Mollie! How did you and Adam get matched up with your ... ? And how did you get to be hosts? Are all the bloggers automatically

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Getting Help @ MIT by Warren K. ’27

  

  . Something I wish someone would have told me from the start is: you can’t even imagine the kind of support you’ll get. You don’t need to know what to ask ... the South. On campus you can find me creating stuff in one of MIT’s many

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 17, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  . I had the control over where I ultimately enrolled. I hope you can ... and you control two of them. You really can have a great deal of ... with the results. You decide where to apply and, ultimately, where to

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Get to know Tim the Beaver! Tim shows off some moves at an MIT men's ice hockey game

  

  siezed the moment. To the 2016ers, here's what you can expect when you arrive on campus in a month and a half! Get pumped!

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • July 10, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I get on the mailing list?

  We don't do a lot of mailing, but you can sign up for our awesome monthly email newsletter that shares what's happening on campus and—if you're applying—provides updates and tips.    
• Blog / How to MIT

  You oughta know Answers to many, many questions.

  

  one major, it's not as difficult -- you can pretty much plan on taking ... can take in one semester without breaking your brain. You're welcome, of ... you want to soldier on, though, you can just look at the degree

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  how to get to Boston the VERY HARD way

  

  There are some things that only make sense to you once you're living it, that you can't understand until they happen to you. And then there are some things that, even while they're happening, you can't begin to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  You only got in because you’re a… how to cope when good news unexpectedly gives you the blues

  

  social implications of getting into colleges. It's such good news, you ... you get in but your friend doesn't; or when you get in, but your arch ... where I was applying, and then I didn't get in, everyone would make fun of

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 16, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spring Break post

  

  many opportunities in life to not get in to someplace where you wanted to ... ...I can empathize with the applicant pool. At least you guys get to see ... Hi, readers. Congrats to those of you who got in. I remember when I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 29, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ST PATRICKS DAY RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  

  birdIt's ten o'clock before I say a wordBaby, I can never tellHow do you ... gets done, but you worry some, I know But who wants to live forever, babe?You ... TSAI wish I could go along, babe, don't get me wrong You know you

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 17, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  you can’t be everything to everyone you just can't

  

  you just can't. you actually can't. you can try but you can't. last ... time i kept thinking, wow, maybe i could be working on puzzles. and you can kinda see the pattern. on one hand… puzzles! this is a part of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Guest Post: Being Trans at MIT

  

  events where you can get together. "It took a while of poking around ... communities where you feel like the main educator. "Even MIT can be rough. Not ... the one that was assigned to you at birth.) So we know highschool can

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 16, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  With Apologies to Dr. Seuss why MIT is amazing, a la buzzfeed

  

  a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind. You can get so confused ... have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself any direction you choose ... 'll decide where to go. (flickr: Dan4th) You'll look up and down streets. Look

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  why do you do what you do do androids dream of electric self-awareness

  

  he'd rejected all of them. "I really can't say," was his reply. "It ... 't want to admit. After all, these decisions can be very personal, and the ... virtue, however, is a contradiction: you're selfishly claiming to be

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  you get if you’re under 18). I only briefly skimmed the JOL part of the ... road test after returning from the trip. As you can probably tell by the ... are many of them missing road markings (so it's hard to tell where you

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading folders A little bit more on evaluating applications.

  

  this on the Part 1. Where are you from -- a big city? a rural farming ... recommendations. These can be extremely insightful. The teachers that you've chosen ... . The stories they tell and the words they use really can help us to get a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I don’t like SPAM! Technology to the rescue!

  

  I know you’re already thinking to yourself, “Where is Dave going to ... much to bear. You can relax, because today I’m taking the high road ... be able to comment, but you can always email me). * True story

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 6, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find info on Graduate Admissions/Masters/PhD?

  The Office of Undergraduate Admissions handles first-year and transfer admissions. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department