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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Perspectives from Deutschland Ich bin Anna und ich studiere Astronomie!

  

  University of Marburg. In the morning, I will walk for twenty minutes to my German language class, down a steep hill with a beautiful view of the Altstadt (Old Town) and the 14th century Landgrave Castle. Then I'll pass the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Do most students complete a UROP?

  The opportunity to get involved in research as an undergrad is one of ... MIT students participate in the UROP program at MIT. Many of them will ... sustainable technologies and solutions for problems in the developing world
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-MIT prep How to prepare yourself for life at MIT -- hint: watch Chappelle's Show. Everyone else…

  

  an episode and missed most of their references to it; the most notable ... ) with these instead of Arabic numerals. If you don't know them, the party ... trekking to an Athena cluster in the middle of the snowy night (uphill both

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline

  

  above and beyond what we had originally anticipated). We're aware of the ... , and will post more details in the next few days. As previously posted, most MIT staff are out of the office today and tomorrow for the holiday

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • December 31, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy New Year! A look back at 2006 and ahead to 2007

  

  the year of YouTube, iPods, gas for $3.50 a gallon, record-high temperature, Wiis and PS3s, the World Cup, penguins and pandas, eight planets, and changes of power on Capitol Hill. At MIT, we learned more about

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 2, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  This is the way…to check your decisions

  

  log in using the same username and password that you use to sign into ... dragon, or intergalactic radio broadcast. However, following the release of ...  I — the small adorable telekinetic green alien child writing this

  • by The BlogChild
  • March 10, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Laundry Lists And other things. Okay, so just the list.

  

  Tuesdays and Thursdays) after a term of never having to get up before ten is ... , but so it goes. And now, more isoclines! Next entry: pictures of Senior House. And by pictures, I mean photos of murals and my friends

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  Years Eve! Also, the CSS Profile and FAFSA are about to become available ... With the Regular Action deadline just days away, I want to wish all the best to the regular action applicants in finishing up their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2004
• FAQ / Interview

  What if my interview is waived?

  interview will be waived, and your application will not be adversely affected. The interview is not a required component of the application, and the ... Counselors all over the world, we may not be able to arrange an interview for
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2010 Apply...if you dare!

  

  of other people around the world, and Be comfortable with, or willing ... /Writing Experience This is your "portfolio", and is the single most important part of ... in the sun for the last two days, and when I got on it to ride to work

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  A Continuing Experiment in Cooperative Eating or, every food picture I have ever posted from pika

  

  The streets are paved with slush, everything is cold, and my pajamas ... of the week's events; read/watch this if you want to know more about ... ; chocolate-coated candied orange peels (and the preschool next door)  

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A Round Two Answers to some questions

  

  Street. Me? asked: How about sorbet and the such? Most of the ice cream ... course where they sit in and evaluate the class to make sure that it is ... knowing absolutely no computer programming besides the rudiments of html

  • by Bryan
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  response and the essay has served its purpose. Lots of bloggers have posted ... to begin thinking and planning ahead of time, which I respect and value ... you. Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it. (100

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  whiplash feelings from yesterday

  

  to welcome and onboard the incoming class of 2027. you feel ... think about some of the people you met in your travels and wish you had ... freshman year. you feel SURPRISE upon trying the food and realizing that it

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 30, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Athletics When I picked the topic for this entry, I was cheerleading at an MIT basketball…

  

  gyms and free practice hours for members of the teams). We have an ... stringent about tryouts and cut quite a few of the people who try out. If you ... of sports at MIT, and a lot of ways to get involved with physical

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline MIT's regular action deadline is January 1.

  

  The Office of Admissions is currently closed for the holidays, and is ... deadline fast approaching, I'd like to use this entry to answer some of the ... . And below, I've provided answers to some additional FAQs: The deadline

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  3D Ping Pong Quantum Mechanics (Or why the sciences here are even better than you may think)

  

  of the room and find a seat, you hear a hushed anticipation that swells ... people ushering you inside; the person nearest you hands you a pair of ... doorway and enter a room that has been engineered to optimize the room

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  , cofounder of Lingt and inventor of the iDoor, which I lived behind one summer ... freshman year), none of the good shops are available after midnight. My ... slowly that I had to really simplify the rig, which ended up consisting of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for September imagine a movie montage, but for politely asking teachers to say nice things about you

  

  We're big fans of Spotify here on the blogs and have been for awhile ... about how much much she loves Spotify; and Abby's post about the blogger ... -inducing chance you might get sued for tens of thousands of dollars for the effort

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happiness in threes

  

  the city today, and I was proud of myself to discover that I actually have a pretty decent idea of where things are. The highlight of the night ... , that's right, we saw a modern, Spanish interpretation of the Oscar Wilde

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 14, 2008