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• Blog / Admissions

  This Is How I Read productivity hacks, but for reading applications

  

  I really love the "day in the life" posts that have gone up recently ... 'd give you a window into a day in the life of reading applications. We've written countless posts on reading in the abstract: what we look for in your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I My Spanish adventures!

  

  the office, I've already eaten paella and tortilla española, and I know the fastest way to work and what they mean by "la noche madrileña"- the night in Madrid.) So that's the one paragraph summary, but after that I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 9, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Dishwashers, parents, space: what do these things have in common?

  

  This entry was inspired by a Washington Post article about how the use of a dishwasher is the last frontier in an immigrant household, an indication of complete Americanization. The dishwasher is a rare kitchen

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Only You Have The Power Only YOU have the power to decide your own worth. Don't ever, ever, ever give…

  

  I'm still reeling a bit from the last thread, I must admit. Let me say it simply guys... only YOU have the power to decide your own worth ... the power to decide your own worth. Part of resiliency is playing the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  in the prospect of leaving are you proud of the work you've done?

  

  their far too clunky suitcases onto the airport shuttle, I feel a pang of ... the end than I am to the beginning. As I reflect on the fact that I have ... knowing I knew not many other things, only to have the rug pulled from under

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / Visit

  The coolest spring break ever? Visit a College Campus!

  other aspects of our office. As a counselor on the Visit Team, I get to ... thought I’d give you all some advice as the spring break and summer season ... ? Some of you may be wondering, what’s the point of visiting in the first

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 26, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done with the b.s. 4 years of mit by the numbers

  

  is MIT by the numbers (MIT wrapped, if you will)...   5 MISTI experiences I’ve traveled 3 times over IAP, and 2 times over the summer (counting the upcoming one)! 4 times as an instructor/workshop leader, and 1

  • by Waly N. '24
  • May 31, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Tips for the EA deferred send us your FUN form by February 15th

  

  I send? The only "new" thing you need to send in is the February Updates & Notes form. You'll use the FUN form to tell us your midyear ... can send via fax (617-687-9184) or mail. The FUN form is due by February

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Other Side of Fraternities What if. . .

  

  I know that the instant I saved this entry as a draft and it showed up as a pencil on the Entries page it was probably red-flagged by half ... bring the wrath of higher-ups raining down on the admissions office again

  • by Snively '11
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A blast from the past Looking back at things I wanted to do at MIT

  

  I was browsing some of my old blog idea Google docs the other day ... I looked over the list, it sort of struck me at how few of those ... this free time to do more work. That's not the most healthy mindset, I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 9, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s the middle of November. Do YOU know where your Early Action application components are? How to tell if they are missing, and what to do about it

  

  Shortly after 4PM ET we sent out the following email to the ... 't get it, I'm reposting the email in its entirey below. This is also good ... all documents that were sent by the November 1 deadline, and are

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 12, 2015
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I haven’t completed all the recommended coursework?

  At the very least, we recommend you have one full year of both calculus (or higher level of math, whichever meets your ability level) and ... calculus and physics at the college level. Depending on your major, you may
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I submit the MIT application with my QuestBridge application?

  MIT application. We feel that the QuestBridge application provides ... the QuestBridge Match but were not selected as a Finalist, you are still ... application portal. If you are not a Finalist, you must fill out the entire MIT
• Blog / Admissions

  The Adventures of Flat Tim And his admissions officer friend!

  

  Before I started working at MIT, I had never driven on the ... driving on the highway while I was in high school. Living in the Boston area for the past 10+ years, I have had no need for a car and have instead

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • June 6, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Introducing the New 2017 Bloggers Let's get ready to ruuummmmble!

  

  A couple months ago, Petey posted the blogger application, and a few ... shop in Seattle), and I gathered to select the bloggers who will join our Family of Bloogyness this year. 60 entered. 7 survived the The Blogger

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  The Marks of a Student or, let's catch up

  

  silent on the blogs for about three weeks, far longer than I ever want to be away from the blogs, since I'm so accustomed to posting every week ... didn't get to go last year but I really wanted to go this year. But the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 4, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  This post is for the MIT students about to embark on finals week. Maybe you still have seventeen lectures to review and the exam is tomorrow ... power through the final in the morning before crashing (I don't know

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hits from the ‘90s ♪ Why can't we be friends? ♫

  

  absolutely zero of them. Shock, I know, one of the faces of the MIT Admissions office turning away potential applicants, shutting the door in their face and potentially prompting them to not apply to MIT. The truth of the

  • by Snively '11
  • July 2, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  crazy party weekend from 2019 to now

  

  weekend was my last ever cpw, so i decided to revisit some of the same ... cappella concert, is an annual event where all the mit a cappella groups perform for around ten minutes each in high school i watched the ohms sing

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 18, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  rating classes from this semester the good, the bad & the underrated

  

  The semester is over and I didn't go home for winter break because I have so much to do. In the last few months, my writing career got pushed to the back burner so I could survive my classes (four technicals, all

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 26, 2022