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• Blog / Academics & Research

  (An Incomplete Guide to) Summer Opportunities for MIT Students Pantsuits, stress, hyperlinks.

  

  essentially look through the listings and decide on three to apply to. If you ... . But many don’t. A lot of the due dates are rather early and can fly past ... , you can contact the MISTI staff about being part of the program. As a

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  predict the turn of events by fiddling with a can of Budweiser and pacing ... can of Budweiser on an adjacent wooden table, accepting the cup of water ... worst. Imagine it. And I bet you, you can convince yourself you’ll be fine

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hydrate Happy Sent by the magic of mobile technology

  

  revolution and its consequences...[/caption] If you were lucky enough to be ... is usually that the other water dispenser on my floor in the office is ... noticed the random QR code that appears on the touchscreen interface. Scan

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • July 3, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding Time for you know, things that aren't psets.

  

  super worried about adjusting to classes and being able to keep up with the pace of the content that was being fed to me. Turns out, (for me ... before hand. I'm as scheduled as I possibly can be (which is not a lot

  • by Joe B. '18
  • October 4, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  's weird to think that next year, my friends will be scattered around the ... grappling more and more with the notion of leaving. so much is up in the air ... to New York City with me. there's also the fact that I'll be in Africa

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• FAQ / Testing

  How does MIT consider test scores? Does MIT Superscore?

  We require the SAT or the ACT from first year and transfer applicants ... the most recent admissions year, visit our Admissions statistics page ... (including future sittings) of the SAT, ACT, or English proficiency exams on
• Blog / Events

  A Break from Break I went to the Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference at Yale. And I'm blogging about…

  

  conference. I had neighbors on the same floor. 419 to my 421. And quickly we ... movie to see and finally went to the Cinema on Temple Street. Sunday was ... 's Physics and Chemistry laboratories on the infamous Science Hill. It felt

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…

  

  Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions ... horror movies. We can watch the first 5 minutes of any horror movie and ... am here, ready and willing to be the poster child for "people who get

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  ms paint sidequest by kayode and caleb on a monday night

  

  Hallo!  My friend, Caleb M. ‘27 and I are currently in the MIT Student Center, and we need to be working.  I’m currently working on an ... all of the coding and i can do all of the blogging :[]  ] We both

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s the big deal about 40^2?

  

  moving on to the more important parts of the application -- that is, who ... makes a big deal of the student's "scoring the magic 1600 on the SAT." Now ... impact on me that the student had "the magic 1600." Yes, scoring a 1600 is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 20, 2004
• Blog / Life after MIT

  It’s been a long road… ...gettin from there to here

  

  Distance Medley (a 5K, a 10K, and a half-marathon, put on by the same ... starting to be on the radar of people I knew. But there’s a pretty clear ... (they/them or she/her), class of 2007 and one of the earliest MIT

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  51 Things I Want to Say to 2022s one senior's autumn thoughts

  

  ’d stand behind them and learn little. But as the semester went on, I ... the class. Whether you get 91% or 20% on your first exam (and I ... -off for an A might be 90%, or 70%, or lower, or higher, depending on the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  how not to be a mathematician on taking time & not running away

  

  nothing is impossible (and in some ways, it did that for me), for the most ... in any of the math clubs, and barely made any friends in my math ... because of it, and for the most part, our conversations were sanitized of

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 15, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  How To Fumble Your Way Through MIT and Still Turn Out Pretty Okay Step 1: Fumble. Step 2: Turn out pretty okay.

  

  , compassionate human being who plays well in the sandbox with others and is ... help me out on the whole "Sage And Wise Lessons" front; I worked there ... was born on the day I got into MIT. He's a child with feelings and a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Almost Famous You probably think this entry is about me.

  

  , focusing on both the overall winners and the performances of MIT runners. Now, they could have used this picture on the front page... ...which depicts ... 's ultimately better for society that they put a picture with me in it on the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If the roots are imaginary, then the dots will be blue… Diff EQ what now?

  

  imaginary, then the dots in the applet will be blue." (Draws dots in orange on ... dosage then you'll be dead, and the differential equation we just spent the ... white and nothing will be intelligible." "Let's see if we can factor this

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 21, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  Wiimote Fun in Spain What I'm actually doing with my time over here, when I'm not learning Spanish insults…

  

  myself, and the people who admitted me to this place. So, the background ... Science and Technology Initiatives) is the umbrella organization for a lot ... the bright idea that they should join forces- and MISTI was born. They

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  letter to my 2023 self from: 2024 janet

  

  're stupid and get drunk on the berries they eat and fall off the trees ... . These moments will stay with you as you live on, and the journey forward ... also observe that this is supposed to be a letter from 2024 janet and it

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 2, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts On The MIT Interview ...from the perspective of an MIT interviewer.

  

  't be summed up on a few sheets of paper. And I get to meet lots of young ... a trick. And check out the thoughts on the interview posted by Matt ... was easier to get into MIT than it is now) and have insights into the

  • by John DeTore '80
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  't as difficult as I thought it would be. Just pay your rent on time and ... instructors who would be jumping with me and holding on to me during freefall ... .  The instructors just hold on to you and give you hand signals to help

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012