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    ROFLCON! ROFLMAO!

    MIT student blogger Snively '11
    bunch of countries just to do this dance" dance. Both the Tron Guy and ... that my entire goal during ROFLCON was to find Leeroy Jenkins and meet ... some random guy. Curious as to why this random guy was so special and
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    First-year learning communities

    process that gets them there.” Once the students work to develop and ... lounge each day really does just create this space where people come to ... . These groups help to provide a close-knit community and academic environment to
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    WISE 2024

    , including the cost of transportation to and from MIT. We strongly encourage students from underrepresented and/or underserved backgrounds to apply ... campus community by working with and getting to know current students and
  • Discover / Learn more

    Books about MIT

    — that much of campus conflict and students' personal anxiety is caused by ... to negotiating with student protesters Mind and Hand: The Birth of ... biogeographical history of the endless cycles of change and reinvention that created
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How much it costs

    shouldn't keep you out. Our goal is to admit and enroll the best students ... [intro]We are committed to helping our students pay for their MIT ... -free. Those who do borrow tend to have debt at graduation lower than the
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    them with energy and enthusiasm. We want students to make decisions that ... , love to learn, and want to work on big problems to make the world a ... your recommenders write—to better understand you and your achievements in
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Early vs Regular

    fine to apply during either cycle. We do not have a preference, and there ... period, devoting more time to each application, and 2) it provides ... apply to another school during Early Action that does have a restriction

  • infinite MIT

    Professor Emeritus Jay Keyser once observed that “MIT is hard to get into, and ... , student adventures to follow—and don't forget to come back and visit ... bloggers are chosen to write about their own particular story and pathway
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Eating at MIT

     approach to housing, we give our students options about where, how, and what to ...  residences that have a dining hall, you must buy into a conventional meal plan and ... meal plan and eat at any dining hall, or you may choose to cook for
  • About

    About MITAdmissions.org

    said, and a blog conversation is much the same. “Once you take out the ... blogs back in 2004, we had to use external hosting and an external domain name in order to do so. Since then, we've built up a following and sense
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    where participants write AIs to control armies of virtual robots and ... January during which faculty and students are freed from the rigors of regularly scheduled classes to do...whatever they want![/intro] [annotation
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    any person, must be safe, and must provide joy or amusement to those who ... technology and guerrilla art. As our blogger Snively once posted, the hacker ... [intro]At MIT, "hacks" are performed by students who safely and
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    energy and enthusiasm. We want students to make decisions that are educationally sound for them to best prepare them to succeed in college and beyond ... ways to define the best, and we think it’s important that young people be
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    consists of several short response questions and essays designed to help us ... makes you "look best," as opposed to the answers that are honest and easy ... four that mean the most to you and tell us a bit about them. Self
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    between when you apply and when you receive your decision? Once your ... 're looking for, but what we want from you, and how much we care about the work ... How it works After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel

  • Explore MIT on your own

    . Academics MIT's academic program is as much about developing new ideas and ... MITx, from Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python and Becoming an Entrepreneur, to Introduction to Biology - The Secret of Life and
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Letters of recommendation

    —when available—a School Profile and letter of recommendation). You will be able to ... like to ask so that they have as much time as possible to write about you ... one evaluation from a math/science teacher, and one from a humanities
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Veterans

    their service, and we are proud to support a community of veterans on ... individual income and assets without regard to parental financial circumstances ... encourage you to share as much about your military experience on the MIT
  • Discover / Learn more

    Newsletters

    [intro]Would you like to hear from us every once in a while ... (prospective undergraduates only please). It's from us(!), and contains information about our admissions process, enrichment programs, and stories from