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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  . As I write this, it is one month to the day since I took my 7 ... it got to the point that, by reading the first sentence of a practice problem, I would know the answer because I had done that question several

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FASAP [by Maggie Liu ‘12] T-ride + thought-provoking art piece + yummy free dinner afterwards.

  

  the college application process was over, all the complications in life ... regular 2-hour weekly meetings during the Fall term. Compared to Traditional ... congregates people who are interested in the subject or are interested in

  • by ARTalk
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tech Nomads Four MIT students are spending the summer racing 8000 miles across Europe. Find out why.

  

  "The mother of all adventures, the Mongol Rally is an 8000 mile dash across пњљпњљ of the earth's surface in cars that most people consider underpowered for doing the shopping. We have no entourage of support vehicles

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Formula SAE: A Turbocharged Experience Join the MIT Formula SAE team to design, engineer, and build a small formula-style autocross…

  

  compete against 130 other vehicles from universities across the country? If ... UROP, offers an exceptional opportunity to apply concepts taught in the classroom to an exciting real-world project. The purpose of the competition

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Radio Nerd Shenanigans i wrote this in october and forgot to post it oops

  

  *the footnotes are my current self doing commentary* :p   “hey ... manual. I took the test, got my license, and joined a local [annotation ... days[/annotation], everybody had a radio. they would order pizza on the

  • by Anika H. '26
  • February 25, 2023
• Blog / Events

  CPW 2008 @ MIT – Awesomeness Guaranteed (Guest Entry) On things that other colleges (namely their dean of admissions) will never letyou do.

  

  the best college events in the nation—Campus Preview Weekend at MIT ... about the school that I’ll be attending in just a few short months. My ... ;class="photo"> Um… Speaking of pictures, I apologize in advance for the poor quality

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of UROPing in few words

  

  The first month of the year is a beautiful time for students here: no ... interests. Back in high school, I was really interested in the art of turning and pressing paper down for three key reasons: 1.) I liked the Course 18

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What MIT Is Like for Non-Technology Majors a quirk of the institvte

  

  [annotation note="In fact, MIT in the early twentieth century was often referred ... a fatal loophole in the founding charter, that you can actually study ... here follow the path of least resistance and attend the Massachusetts

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for transgender students in light of the military ban and our ROTC program(s)

  

  In late August, the Trump Administration issued an executive order banning the recruitment of transgender people to the military. While the ... of uncertainty and consternation. I write today, as I have in the past

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 3, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  aeroastro privilege all-expenses-paid tour to seattle and los angeles

  

  to the AeroAstro Centennial (which closed with an Elon Musk Q+A). We get access to our own machine shop, laboratory, and lounge in the basement of building 33. And this year, for the first year ever, the Aero

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Awesome Biology UROP: florescent plants, genomes, metabolomes, big data, puzzles + more! Bonus: A VIDEO!

  

  endless memorization and quickly change the topic. But to me, Biology isn ... majors: 6-7, 7, and 20. I am fascinated by the workings of complex systems, and I love using big data to look at the "big picture". Because of this

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am Treasured :) Graduate school visit #1 (Updated)

  

  Mission Log 3042007 It's 6 o clock in the morning, and I ask myself ... onto the floor below without awaking my roommate. I put my contacts in, and stroll down the stairs and ask myself the second big question for

  • by Bryan
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Cancer Research The history and future of cancer research at MIT.

  

  The MIT homepage has a great spotlight today about the Institute ... school, for more than 30 years MIT has helped shape the field of cancer research, from the isolation of the first human cancer genes to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  I got the urge to write this short story about 2 days ago. Then, I decided to kind of throw most of my writing rules out the window and have ... , shall we? *** Teddy Purdue had much reason to be nervous. The confluence

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

  Out and about in the fog at the edge of the world

  

  I like standing at the edge, stopping there and looking down at the valley till my breath comes back. Feeling the world come to life. Seeing the raw scale of man fill my view only when I choose to see it. Seeing

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • March 13, 2025
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  my STORY of helping Wyoming students shoot for the STARS get it? do u get it??

  

  the Grand Tetons[/caption] This spring, I had the chance to reconnect ... made the journey from a rural upbringing to working at selective institutions, I often wondered how to give back. In Fall 2023, I joined the

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Online Learning Ecology in The United Kingdom An xTalk on Amazing Programs and FREE Resources

  

  Technology-enhanced education is changing the lives of millions ... Surgical Sciences Masters degree? Now you get it online from one of the best universities in the world. Are you worried that you have no qualifications to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Guest Post] A Whiff of Nostalgia Amidst the Scent of Youth by Daniel Barkowitz

  

  For the integrity of alumposting, I'm pasting Daniel's bio from 2009 (when he last blogged for MIT Admissions) as a brief intro: Daniel is the ... 15 years of experience in the financial aid and student financing

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  a night in hannover one of the most chaotic travel experiences of my life

  

  were there for my dad's work) and chill on the beaches of Chalkidiki. I had a great time, the scenery was gorgeous, the food was delicious, and ... particularly interesting story, though the photos are really pretty. [carousel

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 13, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  up, down, and out some moments from the last month

  

  up. In the past month, there have been moments when hope and joy have surprised me; where, despite the odds, my heart is full to bursting, bringing ... 'm over the moon right now, this good thing just happened. But it is odd to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 5, 2021