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• Blog / IAP

  The most wonderful time of the year No, not Christmas... IAP!

  

  , or I won't go on the June degree list!) And so, in my last IAP, with ... -do lists and I accept the fact that I sometimes have to do schoolwork on ... classes I take and the more I pile on my plate, the higher my grades are. I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Disappearing (or life goes on) .

  

  last few years to come back and say a quick and proper good bye. I ... finish them up in a timely fashion, and now it's just way too late to go ahead and publish them. It's been a real pleasure, and great privilege. If

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 6, 2009
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of study abroad programs are available?

  Italy, France, or Hong Kong? MIT International Science and Technology ... Interested in studying abroad for an academic year in the U.K. or a ... spending a summer in China or heading to Spain during the month of January
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Psets from hell Sometimes learning can be painful

  

  down anything relevant on the page. This, as you can imagine, is a little ... 's, double 5's on the AP (Physics C is actually two tests: Mechanics and E ... .02. On the other hand, I did not-so-well in calc and got a 3 on the AP Calc

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  1st Year at MIT Everything there is to know about my first year here

  

  small group, and the third on Friday going to large group. From time to ... on what the religious groups are or what it is like being Christian on ... and into the next year. I have a ton of plans to make sure you guys know

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 28, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Watch the Tea with Teachers Video Series! and learn about the wonderful students behind it

  

  series and the experience of being on the TwT team, in the words of the Tea ... on open team positions at the bottom of the page. Everything written ... we record, edit, and release on our Youtube and Facebook pages. We hope

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 24, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  College Application Anxiety what if your biggest fear is getting *into* MIT

  

  -chris-peterson-and-scrambles-his-brain-to-send-the-acceptance-magic. Fear ... get in— I completely understand the fear and anxiety that comes with ... . Unless you are an international Olympian at being Kanye West (or uh, at

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / Events

  The View From the Other Side of Hell If MIT is a 400-meter race, am I really at the beginning of the home…

  

  nap on the beach and on the drive back, I remarked, "It's so nice not ... get to know the tools that they'll be working with later on, but I think ... the third floor somewhere on MIT campus, frantically studying for my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 24, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  College Admissions and the Public Interest

  

  Stu, and on many other people in our office too. The book has been out ... the identification of, and reliance on, fundamental principles: children ... In 1966, B. Alden Thresher, an economist and the first ever Director

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  setting things on fire and playing with flames

  

  the Thistle" and "The Horror and the Wild" by The Amazing Devil. https://youtu.be ... different times in the same week—twice for classes, once for a club—and each ... , and training for months, I learned to befriend the flame. Similarly, I

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 18, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘How to College’ Masterpost A comprehensive guide for frosh, from all corners of the interwebz.

  

  can’t wait to arrive! Remember to be careful around the muggles when ... ! Please be aware that some of these links are from tumblr and other such ... , etc. I feel that it’s important to have knowledge on how to be safe in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  . The semester is really underway now, so that means tests and psets and ... . On Friday, I went to a MISTI-Spain information session. The MIT International Science and Technology Initiative helps students find ways to study

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Letters from the 2023 decisions threads

  

  decision on equal terms, the institute and myself, with nothing to lose. Your waitlist decision gives you exactly that: the opportunity to be on ... applicants with those who aspired to join the Class of 2027, and to add to our

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Doonesbury Conclusion Official Doonesbury news.

  

  , humorous, and convincing posts on our Blowback page, all making the case that ... trail and probably didn't expect the hack to be as successful as it was ... on the updated version of his hack site, "only keep one instance of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The State of Things Deflated, that about sums it up.

  

  stay awake and died. The next thing I know I'm being woken up by my ... BOOM! CPW is now over and dear sweet gummy bear in the sky was it ... , shower, dress, and stumble back into my room. I check my e-mails, surf the

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  bucket lists, grocery lists, and a li(s)tany of other things this is actually just an excuse to make people list-en to me talk about minecraft

  

  wouldn’t be able to sustain the fall damage, and I’m scrambling, clambering ... my to-do lists and ideas on one Notion page instead of haphazardly ... play darts or be a proficient harpist. Whether it’s the mess on my desk

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • November 3, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Go, ninja, go. A four hour tour of Boston, with Gilligan, and the Skipper too.

  

  in the gorilla suit jumped in, and I said, "Come on, Mitra, we can ... -page paper on the evolution of hominid bipedalism for AP Bio, and so I ... on the front page of The Tech. It was kind of cathartic; I was a chunky

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 24, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my test scores?

  evaluated alongside other components of the application such as curriculum, grades, and other examinations. Test scores are not the single factor that ... our Tests and scores page.
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  : 2011 and 2008.) On the Class of 2016's list, number 82 tells you to Hack ... : Be Safe – Your safety, the safety of others, and the safety of anyone ... : It's a hack! The Olympic Rings appeared today over Brigg's field, and

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps for EA Deferred what to do next

  

  otherwise, the decision would be different. I understand this ambiguity can ... kind of complexity. My advice would be to send in the FUN form and then ... on this entry, and we'll try to answer new questions over the next

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2015