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  Application season

  

  (partially so I can make everyone call me Dr. Mollie), and I just spent a great ... . Who would have thought I'd need to remember how to do things like ... recommendations. And it's stressing me out like crazy. I had a dream the other

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Two important reminders

  

  the SAT or ACT, 3 SAT IIs: one in math, one in science, and a third SAT ... the June administration of the SAT IIs, if for no other reason than a ... 3 SAT IIs in one sitting, and since this is only a small additional

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Finals™ How to survive AND thrive this finals season?!

  

  [annotation note="I didn't have any <a target='_blank' rel='noopener' href ... .org/blogs/entry/finals-away-from-finals'>Sophomore spring</a> or <a target='_blank' rel='noopener' href='https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/the-final-stretch/'>Junior fall</a> and I sure made the most of the extra week."]5th semester

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 18, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity, Part 2 How your laptop screen works

  

  eyes do. A camera is more sensitive to brights than to darks, so if it ... he's doing is moving his hand in a straight line: up and down, up and ... molecules do a perfect job: they rotate the light wave 90 degrees, so that all

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Latest Innovation at MIT Guest Blog: Social engineering with the Black Student Union's Co-Chair, Rasheed A. '17

  

  , “How are you?” “I’m okay.” “No, how are you doing, really?” After a long ... approaching the issues no one has dared to approach before.  We can take a hard look at many issues concerning the US and the world today and observe a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 9, 2016
• Blog / Announcements

  We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2020–2021 application cycle

  

  a test if you have been using English for less than 5 years or do not ... .[/annotation]  This was not a decision we made lightly. Our reliance on these tests is ... our students, which they do. We regularly research the outcomes of MIT

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 13, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  the Big Rocks are calling and I must go MITOC winter school!!

  

  a hard time saying through words can be said through my Big Rock pictures, which speak for themselves. The Big Rocks have a lot to say, just ... cold, and the way the sun disappears by four bothers me a lot actually

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Colin Webb’s Commencement Speech "We learned, as graduating MIT engineers, that our job is to build bridges."

  

  ? Do you know what message that sends to a student like myself entering a ... A few weeks ago, when I blogged about the commencement of the Class of 2018, I made a note about the address given by Colin Webb, President

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Neil Gaiman: The Liveblog "This is a land of fire and dreams."

  

  to do very often." It's a speech written on the occasion of Schwartz ... against." (If I am doing a bad job at making this sound interesting, the ... know something is Really Important: Now, MIT has hosted a pretty

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Never Calculate without Already Knowing the Answer!” xTalk about the "Art of Insight" by Prof Sanjoy Mahajan

  

  If you've been to a high school math class recently, you probably ... calculator obsession, Sanjoy Mahajan suggests a radical departure from the ... be intrigued. First, a brief introduction. Sanjoy Mahajan is an

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting…the 2008 Brass Rat!!! As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to describe the unveiling…

  

  played a prank on us this year. Actually, the Brass Rat is one of the most ... process.) Every year, a group of sophomores, formally known as the Ring ... working, and like all those who graduate from Tech, has a good tough hide

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 11, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator The very basics, for people who have never used it

  

  thing to do when you open Illustrator is to make a new document. You can ... learn or if you have any questions, I can do a part 2 if enough people ... teach them how to use Illustrator so I've decided to write a blog about it

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • February 19, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT announces new College of Computing coordinating the teaching, research, and ethics of AI across all programs of study

  

  Yesterday, President Reif sent a letter to all members of the MIT ... . He wrote: This new College is our strategic response to a global ... position the Institute for decades to come as a world hub of education

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  “what if I get rejected” for everyone nervous about admissions decisions

  

  there", and then move on because I probably have a pset to do for the ... I'll cut to the chase: it's November, which means that a lot of the ... to MIT, or they already have and now must wait a grueling amount of

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 13, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week in the Life Hello, Google Calendar.

  

  . I ate so much seafood. So much. I'm going to do a lot of writing ... . Monday XFair On the day before spring-semester classes began, MIT held a ... with the intention of dropping a few, if they're at the higher end of

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Lectures I had two ideas for good blog posts, and both were stolen by other bloggers!

  

  Once I was at a fancy banquet-type event, one of the ones where they ... , and then they brought out dessert. And it was gorgeous. A beautiful, sparkling peach, a couple of berries, a needle-thin stick with a pale green

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Not Admitted Students I just wanted to tell you a story. It has a moral, but you don't…

  

  each one of you possesses a talent that will make you stars at wherever you choose to go - even if it's not at MIT. I want to share with you a ... , which is quite cheery in contrast to this blog, but please do realize that

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The waking of all creatures that live on the land Lingering at MIT with my wandering eye. UPDATED, BABY.

  

  possible. On my way home from Europe, I had to use a Swedish girl's scale ... I managed to need so much luggage for a 3-month trip to Germany. Anyway, check back tomorrow for some info on classes and/or a map of MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January in Paris and two weeks of speaking French

  

  in English!) JSF is a really unique program. Unlike IAP Madrid, which I did last year, it’s not a class (no homework—yay!!!). Instead of going to class, we had a packed schedule of walking tours of different

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 23, 2018
• Blog / People & Identities

  what is and isn’t me (rush, part 1) and the somewhat methodical unraveling of self

  

  to be, how do I know “who I’m not?” If you can’t tell, this was a very ... this is a refrain I’ve heard many times from many people at many ... be honest, it’s a message that I completely identify with. When I first

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • October 7, 2025