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• 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
• Blog / Admissions

  More than 9000 reasons not to groan at my poor usage of outdated memes. ALSO, CPW!

  

  Hi, prefrosh! I assume that the bulk of our audience right now is students who are thinking about joining the class of 2015, and/or those ... , cats and pictures thereof are the Supreme Currency of These Here

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 4, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s not all happy I know, shocker!

  

  of image concerning my life at MIT: While true some of the time, I ... really want you guys to like MIT and appreciate all the things it can do for you. Hot dog contests, Toy Fair, snowball fights, the Ig Nobels, and

  • by Snively '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Life On Mars and by "Mars" I actually mean "3AB, Simmons Hall."

  

  love Simmons. I like being able to come "home" at the end of the day and ... When it comes to housing at MIT, you've got quite the array of options. You want to explode things and paint crazy murals on the wall

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Thoughts In which I didn't try to acquire 50 different company shirts

  

  talking about the massive quantities of free stuff (water bottles, shirts ... throughout the Z-Center. This year, I didn't succumb to the frenzy of: This ... tried to approach the career fair with hesitant optimism and figuring out

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 21, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Kim Affair It's been fun, guys.

  

  the free food, and the best of luck to the Class of 2010. I'll miss you ... [ETA] THIS ARTICLE IS NOT TRUE. It's a joke created by The Tech. Please don't think that the Admissions Office would EVER do something like

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 1, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  are you stressed/anxious/ [emotion] about finals/decisions/[noun]?  here are some adorable dogs. also, me as james bond.

  

  beginning, and would not mind getting a cut of the stock. But maybe anonymous ... , I'm in front of the camera for once! and to alleviate any concerns, we ... innovation might just be for you: That's right, for the low price of free

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 13, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Engineering Poetry we do that.

  

  terrific and horrible rumble of thunder as you open the door and sweaty ... proof of MIT students and poetry: "MIT is the place in which we learn ... The last post I made was about my summer, and I haven’t even written

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  activity list, list of honors and awards, self-reported coursework form, or ... look at it yourself. Here is a non-scientific list of the most commonly ... [independant, 6% of the time] calculus [calculous, 2%] honor roll [honor role

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008