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• 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

  

  ; back to 2014 for my post on how I read applications; Nisha's post in 2018 ... ...solved what used to be [annotation note="Last year, I made an offhand reference ... with some of the current bloggers in our messenger chat, I emailed the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  here’s your reminder to follow @tinycarebot automated reminders to care for yourself

  

  .    One question we are often asked at this time of year (i.e. right ... : Network Cultures, which I taught this past fall (syllabus). The purpose of ... ,000 people as I write this blog post. I personally have found it really helpful

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 4, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dream Machine Wooden slabs and oil paintings

  

  ‘18 and I moved into Dream Machine, a cozy double in the third floor of ... for us, since I didn't know the first thing about wood, drywall, or ... a loading dock nearby. I’ve had the good fortune of never having to

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  A Little INSPIRation Guest Post by Vaishnavi Rao '17

  

  In the midst of a whirlwind-like semester I promise to eventually blog about, I had the chance to connect to Vaishnavi at one of the ... . *** Q: Tell me a little about yourself. A: I’m Vaishnavi, a junior in

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 1, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants

  

  application finish line. After that, refer to 1. But for now, here is what I can recommend (and here’s what I said last year): Write your essays before ... like? What is this application question asking? When can I visit? What is

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Hacks

  Hackapult Sieges The Dome

  

  On Friday, September 4th, I arrived in my office shortly after 7AM. One of the lovely things about my office is that I have a window under ... and settling into my morning routine, I looked, as I so often do, out

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Finals Week at MIT Free food, procrastination, cats, free food...

  

  as we passed it around. They say it sounds better in French - but I didn't understand a word of it. I guess it sounded pretty? Another ... wonderful. Yesterday she made chili, and tonight, we had Jambalaya! I'm going

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 19, 2014
• Blog / Events

  It’s Almost Here! The sun? Orientation? Only time will tell.

  

  I think the last time I saw the sun was Saturday. In a strange turn ... contained once Orientation starts this weekend. I remember my Orientation very well; I had just come back from FLP (Freshman Leadership Program), a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Scott ‘13, Cory ‘13, Edner ‘13, Jeremy ‘13, and Bee ‘13 The penultimate in a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  determination and a good sense of humor," he said. "I was very happy to write letters of recommendation for them for MIT, and I know that they will do ... runs a little deeper than in many of the other kids that I have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Money! Money! Money! Life is like monopoly, except you're not a pewter Tophat and it costs WAY more…

  

  that I won't even dwell on except to say that personal finance WILL ... (after a wordy introduction). It's about personal finance and some tips I ... 's some tips and ideas I've come up with or gathered from various sources to

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My first real internship

  

  "Blowing up the alamo into pieces then hiding out in the mountains", I admire ... 're pretty good at reading titles. If you guessed I'll be working at Los Alamos this summer and I'm currently looking for an apartment somewhere near the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for the Class of 2013 The "Next Big Mailing" is on its way out, and with it lots of goodies…

  

  almost here! Because I care about you, here are some tips for choosing an ... first & last names are short).Characteristics I don't recommend ... our waitlist this year. At this time, I don't have any other information

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The School of Architecture + Planning What happened to "science"? "Engineering"? "Technology"?!

  

  might know from the handy banner above, I am a Course 4 (Architecture) major. I have recently completed my HASS Concentration in Course 11 (Urban ... '; this is the one I'm studying. It is a joint program between Course 4

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday Only a few more days of waiting...

  

  being completely awol from the blogs recently. She's right, and I ... applications and selecting the class in committee. This time next week I'll be ... shortly thereafter. I'm pleased to let you know that we're on schedule to

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come Together What do you believe in?

  

  hall, and there was a line at the door. I hope you get the idea. He's kind of a big deal around here. Then one day there was this: I had a dream that I met a girl in a dying world. In it was embedded a set of

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Combining the Arts and the Sciences Some of the best science writing is happening at MIT. Find out how to get…

  

  . Last Thursday, I attended a Science Journalism panel sponsored by the MIT ... science journalist. I went there just to get a feel for what a career in ... . I chose to concentrate in Science Writing. In Spring 2006, I took an

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 21, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  MIT – Problem Sets = IAP! Today marks the beginning of IAP 2007.

  

  dizzying number of activities to choose from. For example, I could ... Whew, I’m exhausted even thinking about it! In all seriousness, this IAP I will be... - Working on my UROP in the BioInstrumentation Lab

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Alia Whitney-Johnson: Making a Difference in Sri Lanka Alia Whitney-Johnson, a Junior studying Civil and Environmental Engineering, spent three weeks teaching the art…

  

  foreigner who did not even speak the language. “I wanted to remedy this ... each other. How we did this without words is beyond me, but I will always ... Sinhalese, and I would start imitating them and we would all laugh.” But when

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reischauer Scholars Program For those interested in Japan or international relations.

  

  have fantastic-looking hair all the time? Me too. I have a real entry on back order (in my head, since it got DELETED), but I just wanted to let you guys know about a program that I participated in back in high

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  I've been promising an entry specifically for homeschooled applicants ... the MIT Admissions homepage. That page will launch soon, and I ... ball rolling a bit, I hope. MIT has a long history of admitting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006