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• Blog / MIT Life

  Who’s that new kid? ANOTHER one?? Are you KIDDING me?! She doesn't even fit on the page!

  

  Is this thing on? Um, okay. Some of you are probably like me and come from one of those families where you are the only one who knows how to turn on the computer, change the height of your mom's office chair

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Sneezes a deep and in-depth analysis of an everyday occurrence

  

  conform to the average pari-sneeze*** head tilt angle of 35.74 degrees, I ... .” Every sneeze is different. Degree of head or body tilt (before and during ... is around the time of winter break. I chose to spend my break at home

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • January 15, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  /math wise my high school only offers a couple of course (all of which I have ... other blogs. I do read all of your comments, and even if I don't respond ... personally). Read on for lots of Q & A. Before I do that, though, I'd like to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  *waves goodbye* Homeward bound

  

  in, I always thought of MIT graduates as geniuses. These people went to ... to have achieved genius status. I've got a lot of ground to make up ... , more than I probably realize. So, while I may not think of my self as a

  • by Snively '11
  • May 19, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007: Where even your smallest part matters The 2.007 competition has come to close!

  

  humanities, and only one graduate ball represents the coveted MIT diploma. Basically, this class was one of the reasons I came to MIT. Most (maybe all ... engineers, and there are a lot of us! Since February, about 150 mechanical

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  state of business, stress, and exhaustion; swamped and overloaded with ... a firehose. Here's a quick look at my calendar and a recap of the past few weeks.   WINTER BREAK It's been a whirlwind of events

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  us managed to receive our diplomas after 3.5 straight hours of pouring ... number of reasons (including MIT’s amazing financial aid offer), I arrived ... don’t think “being an alum” will hit me until it’s the first week of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  watching the '13 college results this year. In one of my very first blogs on MIT Admissions, I wrote about what I thought was the "secret" of college ... hundreds of people who had since became my classmates and my friends, and now

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Onto the next world! a stupidly long metaphor

  

  metaphor. California feels like the first world of many on this long, long ... In this past semester, the definition of "home" changed a lot for me ... we mellowed a lot over the course of college. "I like this Cami," my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Things That Are Awesome (And have been keeping me from writing recently -- Sorry!)

  

  program because it offers a way to cap off a lot of theoretical learning ... Science) at MIT, I am able to stay on to complete a Master's Degree. The M ... courseload. This puts them in position to finish all of the requirements for

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 1, 2009
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won't have any impact on your chances of admission.
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Winter Through the camera lenses of people who don't have winter

  

  ; While heading back to my dorm, I ran into Kevin. The both of us being from California, we were ecstatic and decided to go grab our cameras and take as ... inside a picture... The Alchemist! We saw tons of bunnies in Killian

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 13, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  regarding course offerings and suggested paths to degree completion. Most at ... offered by the department; some go beyond and add explanations of what the ... through certain sections of the cataloged offerings in 2, 6, 16, and various

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Teacher of the Year MIT's notable alumni include amazing teachers.

  

  complete revamping of the district's course offerings. Congratulations, Mr ... I've discussed a number of famous and notable MIT alums here, but I haven't talked about any MIT alumni K-12 teachers. A number of my friends

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  November Questions Omnibus 1 As usual, Q & A.

  

  're professionals! Victoria wrote, "Just one more question: I found a tidbit of ... the middle of early apps) where I can find more information? My book is ... ?" I think you mean the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Christy ‘13 The first in a series of articles about students coming to MIT in the fall.

  

  , like Californians (California, of course, is our largest represented ... a series of articles about incoming MIT students. These articles ... , and the students are going to be great members of the MIT community. A

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Seventh Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 4PM on 01/09/06.

  

  mit domain (mit.edu), but please don't email me with any variations of ... -by-case basis, because until I'm in the committee room with the rest of my ... of the entire applicant pool - I honestly don't have any idea what your

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  set on pursuing a degree in course 16 (aero/astro engineering). After a ... classes were just so-so for me. At the end of last spring, I made a major ... ) program. This has been one of the best decisions I've made in the past 3

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  screaming a mood board

  

  handed me a degree progress sheet that showed I was four electives short of ... 've got interviews happening in California from Thursday through Tuesday of ... stressful experience of my whole time at MIT. It turns out that there's more

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Totally awesome Incoming GEL students win big in the OnStar Student Developer Challenge

  

  that work great rather than offering a whole array of less robust ... April, a group of four sophomores, who are all incoming GEL students, won ... -recognition application, EatOn. This program helps drivers choose restaurants by offering

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 21, 2011