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• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I submit the MIT application with my QuestBridge application?

  that did not rank MIT, but you would like to apply for our Regular Action ... know in advance. Learn more about this process here. If you applied for ... welcome to apply to MIT through our Regular Action cycle using our
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Boston, through the lens of my children Visiting Boston at 37 years of age was ...

  

  . Now, after a day of driving, a day of playing, and a day of science ... hours of driving, four nights in hotels (the cost of hotels in Cambridge ... session. Here I am with 3 hours of sleep and 50+ hours of stitching. By

  • by Snively '11
  • October 19, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a compilation of creative projects creativity? at MY institute?

  

  and a half classes that fell under MIT's broad category of [annotation note="MIT students are required to take a variety of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences classes, including one from each of those categories

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 16, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All The World’s A Stage On theatre and artsy stuff

  

  Wednesday the Eleventh: Instead of growing up with boy bands and ... became friends with a bunch of theatre kids and was thrown into their world as a set designer for my sophomore fall production of The Crucible, and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 22, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Sacred Space and why it matters to unplug once in awhile

  

  heating up the front seat of my compact car. I was drinking an ice coffee and listening to one of my favorite programs on public radio and the ... for all of us in this technological age to occasionally turn off our

  • by Kris Guay
  • April 11, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Survey says… A LOT of freshmen report that they were leaders in high school!

  

  A lot of comments from my last entry touched on the leadership topics ... . Thanks to those of you who read and commented! I then realized I shouldn ... last November. According to this survey, 85 percent of freshmen said

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / Personal Projects

  I painted my door! and it only took 2.5 years

  

  that added another degree of freedom. I tested out some options on the ... knows how many times, and each one has a story, whether it's that of the ... at the start of my sophomore year, the door was not only blank, it was

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 19, 2022
• Blog / Events

  MIT Can Talk! Bon appétit!

  

  round, it was a crystal clear 50 degree (Fahrenheit, of course, for the ... comfortable standing in front of an audience and trying to convince them of ... 4-5 minutes to engage a panel of judges (representing all 5 academic

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  describing the entirety of my visit, you can check out Mitra's entry on the ... New York at 11:00 AM. Of course, the Fung Wah Bus Company hurriedly ... their website, but I'm not good at this kind of thing anyway. Anyhoo, four

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The middle of the semester I'm kinda over this workload

  

  like I’m on top of my work and can keep everything under control. This semester I loaded up on project classes. All three of my technical classes ... uncharacteristic amount of work. So what ended up looking like an average semester is

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  with many of the parent events during the weekend it makes sense for me to offer some tips about how you can get the most of your time on ... Much of Boston and certainly the ladies in the sorority house where I

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Oh the Places You’ll Go! Did you know Dr. Seuss was a SigEp?

  

  . booyah!). And yet, now it's all over. I've completed all of my science ... way through the mandatory science classes, completed dozens of psets ... The land of 85% humidity, cheap food, and scooters that can

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other Side from prefrosh to cpw chair

  

  offer. And in the midst of all of that, take some time to get to know the ... hustle and bustle of the street had a certain magic to it. The cars were ... (earlier than me!). She stares outside of the window, amazed by the scene in

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Three of a perfect pair Biking! Clothing! Exploding! A day in the life.

  

  University of Georgia t-shirt. Unfortunately, it only takes a moment to crash ... I did three things on Saturday, and each one of them rocked. Better yet, each one of them rocked in a different way, kind of like a charity

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i (kinda) studied for finals brought to you by "a PNR mindset"

  

  If you are reading this, it means I am successfully on my way out of ... would be a D or F). There are a few existing camps of advice on how to ... without the risk of failure Above all us, every upperclassman has one piece

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 22, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  of you who applied Early Action have received your decision, and those of you who applied Regular Action have begun your anxious waiting ... general. A lot of you talk about getting into MIT as though it is your goal

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Trains Make Me Think Of Bringing the focus away from miles and minutes - and onto more enriching things

  

  This summer, I'm working part-time at the Division of Student Life ... does add up to a substantial amount of time. The commute starts pretty early. For the first leg of the trip, I hitch a ride with my dad to his

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 12, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  About Tomorrow Good Luck Tomorrow!

  

  be occupying many of your minds, and so I'd like to offer some brief ... miserable here. If it's not for you, it doesn't make you any less of a person ... much promise you that. Those who aren't offered admission won't be upset

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blast From The Past: Garage Hero! Turn your Guitar Hero controller into a MIDI Garageband device.

  

  earth, or at the very least when Facebook didn't yet offer photos or ... me thinking. So I spent the better part of a month trying to figure ... a Guitar Hero guitar (that's the point of Guitar Hero), and if anyone

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 24, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken Burrito for the Lab Rat’s Soul Because a personalized blog entry is just like five dollars.

  

  Market in three weeks and the shelves of my formerly bomb ... that the lady in front of me in line was paying in cash, I decided to ... delight. I repeatedly and very awkwardly offered to pay her back, take down

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 14, 2005