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• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I don’t have a school counselor?

  . Because school systems vary outside of the U.S. and many international ... you submit the results of any external examinations, such as ... school counselor letter is not a required part of the MIT application; it
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Spring Think Some spring break reflections and thoughts

  

  continents and are born on a third. Much fewer speak all the 3-4 languages of ... B. ‘18. I was traveling in a group of five, and we ran into people at least one of us knew left and right--students going to London, Iceland

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 27, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  why i chose mit the paths not traveled

  

  break of eighth grade, and my family was on a vacation visiting the East ... 's been a decade, and only brief snippets of that MIT still remain in my ... of the job prospects (or lack thereof) for an English major. And if I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 21, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I failed an exam last week and it will be okay

  

  the class assuming a 0 on this exam, and I might. I make a small list of ... asleep mid-exam; and, as a result, because I left most of it blank. cue ... , with about twenty minutes left and a blank exam in front of me, and then

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  will validate years of hard work and sacrifice, and set you on a new and ... and get letters of recommendation. (By the way…I’m writing this on the ... of recommendation and proceed to your personal statement, where you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  didn’t curl around any familiar-feeling patch of cotton, but on something ... of Ted’s living room. The bottle of water was still on the table, and ... decided to kind of throw most of my writing rules out the window and have

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

  A Brief Retreat How a short trip to Block Island left me revitalized

  

  nice chair out on the deck, enjoying the taste of iced tea and the smell ... Freshman year has come and gone; three more years of MIT separate me ... any excuses, I've been looking for ways to recharge myself and face the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 31, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds VII: Decided? T-minus one day until the reply form postmark deadline.

  

  questions! I'm happy to do answer questions, and most of the bloggers are on ... questions, and be honest with your answers: What kind of a school do I want to ... a lot of surfing on each school's web sites to gather as much

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP reveal!! it's like a gender reveal but important

  

  mentor, and I'm the only person responsible for actually doing any of the ... differently, and see if I can see any of the original color). I will also start ... , I sent in a bunch of UROP applications on [annotation note

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 11, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sabar drums, Rwanda, and the C.I.A Can you guess what all this stuff has in common?

  

  and music. We've been studying the "griot" people of Senegal lately, and ... there) I think it's safe to say that there is a lot of stuff that goes on ... there, and I couldn't resist taking a picture of their booth. They

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Español Foreign Languages at MIT

  

  direction. We are only on chapter two of Crónica de una muerte anunciada and ... spring break light reading about a French serial killer and the birth of ... memorizing facts and equations (I recently memorized all of the world capitals

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 23, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not my college essay It's Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty.

  

  , and walk past a large chunk of Boston University. On the plus side ... of soup), social life, free food hunts, and a dumpsterload of potential ... , potential applicant, have an even heftier dumpsterload of extracurriculars and

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mathematics for Computer Science – “Top 10 Proof Techniques NOT Allowed” 6.042 has been a very engaging and entertaining class thus far.

  

  because of cyclical reinforcing feelings that math became uninteresting and ... ". If any of those words gave you a giddy feeling, you should absolutely ... gives only the case n = 2 and suggests that it contains most of the ideas

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 12, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  culture within culture i moved to east campus

  

  explore EC. at the end of it, four new Bombers were placed on my floor, and ... wanted to meet new people; i was deprived of doing so in a pandemic and ... . cooking for myself, on the other hand, is easy, fun, and just better for my

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 15, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reflections from the “other side” of the desk Even when you are gone, you can't really get away

  

  that MIT is a dynamic place and that any new member of the community ... Kendall/MIT stop on a daily basis, and I no longer spend my days with the ... quirks and eccentricities are an important dimension of who they are, and

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Lie la lying down Sometimes there are perks to attending a school with a notorious reputation for producing stressed…

  

  advance. (Be sure to stop by and see if there are any open spots if you ... week. They will not always be on Tuesday so that those of you who have commitments on Tuesday nights will be able to take advantage of them. I will

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  10 Fun (and REAL) Facts About MIT! Incredibly Correct Facts about MIT!

  

  its contributions to the fields of science and technology. But do you ... yourself down into a terrarium and make yourself the leader of a mini alien ... humming and even doing a little jig in front of the Borderline murals. Even

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 1, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  tick tick tick and the euphoria of it stopping

  

  . Any time of day I walk through campus—like the rare and dreadful 4am ... ’t understand anything on a deep level in any of my classes. I could, but I simply ... this club? Why am I doing… any of this??? tick I can’t get peace here. I

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 16, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  The real O.C. Travels in Southern California.

  

  life of an admissions officer on the road can be hectic, and sadly we do ... (home of UCLA) for a quick email check and boba, followed by a sit ... crowd of lively juniors and seniors in the school theater. Friendly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Attack! My war diary.

  

  and happy New Year! There's a new kid on the blogs, halfway through the ... aren't expecting. I plan on doing a bit of that myself actually, so ... is that it's really too cold to go outside and play for any significant

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2008