MIT Admissions

Hello! It is currently September 19th, 2026, which means it’s the first day of HackMIT! What is HackMIT? Well I’m so glad you asked! HackMIT is one of the world’s largest hackathons⁠01 this is directly from their website btw , and it takes place right here, on MIT’s ...

About a year ago, Ellie posted a blog about what I thought would be my (first and) last year of Mathcamp⁠01 Canada/USA Mathcamp! It’s a math program for hi...

After 4 years of undergrad at MIT, I’m back for an MEng (our engineering masters program) and I feel ancient. I first stepped foot on campus in 2022, and now there are class of 30’s. By the time they graduate I’ll be practically prehistoric. Being old doesn’t automatically make you wise, but I’d like to think I have a little bit of wisdom to share. Note that this is mostly tr...

despite getting to campus over two weeks ago, my classes only started today. ??? what was i doing for all this time ???⁠01 this is something i ask myself, too

there’s a bunch of things – resident exploration (REX), floor rush, frat rush – that all seem to mix ...

It’s 2020. I am sitting in my room reading blogs from MIT students about classes they’ve taken.

It is 2023. I am sitting in my room reading blogs from MIT students about classes they’ve taken.

It is December 2025. I am sitting in my room, crying after getting my admissions decision, and reading blogs from MIT students about classes they’ve taken.

It is Se...