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• Blog / Challenges

  speculation also a post about touching grass

  

  questions is to just go with your initial instinct instead of trying to ... to theorize about what you would do in certain situations or how your body works or how you respond to specific emotions, but most of your

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 19, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  College Application Anxiety what if your biggest fear is getting *into* MIT

  

  possibly getting into not only MIT, but to any rigorous, awesome school ... you feel like you're not actually the right fit. To know that you have MIT in your sights shows that you must believe in yourself to some

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Electrophoresis Boogaloo What it sounds like, plus some brief things that came to mind

  

  you're likely to have a decent amount of separation in the bands you see ... guess they're just not trying to let us get ahead of ourselves, since ... myself: I'm being really ambitious about all the writing I have to do

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday (in Snaps) and my longest Snapchat story ever

  

  :02: T-2 mins… Time to get calculator, pencil, eraser, periodic table ... to get lunch. Run to Masseh to get food to-go. 13:57: Run through the Infinite, weaving through people to get to Building 66. 14:05: Made it just

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Seattle The siren call of real adult life

  

  of getting to them without a car was too high. I've found that the ... a masters and/or PhD and go into industry research. I would get to ... get *accepted* to these programs, and would be in school for another

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  dance dance revolution lessons from ddr

  

  faster, i’ll have less time to react to each one F: i don’t think your problem is not having enough time to react to the arrows. i think your ... climax that it’s interfering with your ability to read the arrows, and if

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 30, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Speed Walking literally and figuratively

  

  beyond the *literal* shuffle-shuffle-i'm-so-cold-and-need-to-get ... speed up a little, 1.5x speed online lectures to get through them all, go into a sprint, run from the student center with your lunch in hand to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 11, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  all this time, I never cease to be thrilled to get to finally meet all ... Services so you can stop in and get your questions answered. On Thursday and ... supplemental forms are due, how to pay your balance, how to find on

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fifth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to blog comments from the last month.

  

  very beneficial to helping the committee understand your experience and ... . If your application is deferred, we will want to see your mid-year grades. Your school yould sent them to us as soon as possible, as we begin

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Events

  This Particular [T-] REX Tuesday (No actual tyrant lizards in this blog post.) Frosh come chill with me!

  

  when I ran REX events (still not). This year I get to experience R ... observe and absorb my and your experiences and fun to compile a project that ... with my Legos; when it comes to you, you should explore all of your new

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 1, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Answering my own questions My perspective on the MIT student mentality about working hard.

  

  lab or get a paper published in a top journal. I have to admit this ... you get very used to working together and helping other people think ... has helped a little. Aditya is right, it's hard to get straight answers

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  say that Nate Silver is as close to a rock star as you can get in the ... winning: "I didn't f--- this up!  Now I get to troll Politico ... baseball to politics was like) "If you're making a true prediction, you're

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On sleep There's nothing certain in this world but sleep and taxes.

  

  thing, you're talking to someone who loves sleep. Sleep and food are two ... it is possible to get an adequate amount of sleep at MIT, as long as you've figured out what you need to do in order to get that amount of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  DOFMH A sick day from work, where "sick" means "I wanted a day off"

  

  hooky more than I ever did. But when your mother is begging you to call in ... for snickerdoodles at LaVerde's, and they needed to get baked -- I find ... grade teacher) used to encourage me to occasionally take a DOFMH -- day

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Little Rectangles Thoughts from Junior spring

  

  need to find a way to understand. Freshman Taylor did not get this at ... to get there in one step. I felt so far behind and I was mad at myself ... , “What can I do today to get just a little better today than I was

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Ali Khademhosseini: Building tissues, cell-by-cell Khademhosseini, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the joint MIT-Harvard Health Sciences and Technology Program,…

  

  genuine interest in your studies and hard work will enable you to get ... found in your body. Khademhosseini is applying his micro-scaffold to grow ... . Just like humans, cells develop in response to their environment; a heart

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Splish Splash ♪ ♫ great programs at MIT and beyond!

  

  from "The Physics of Singing" to "Build Your Own Solar Rechargeable Lamp ... never even considered or known to exist! If you're in high school and feel ... students everywhere can get a chance to get mindblown by the awesomeness that

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 19, 2011
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit my official transcript to MIT as a QuestBridge applicant?

  If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your ... transcript and no further action is needed on your part. If you did not submit an official transcript with your QB application, you can request an
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates With one week until the deadline, answers to frequently asked questions.

  

  allow you to preview your application as a PDF. This PDF is exactly how ... MIT as a school to receive your scores directly or we will not receive ... note that you do not need to express mail or overnight any part of your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  's most amazing ways to get involved with international development. Last ... entire grade) and get a final grade based on that, or choose to get an ... grade? Sometimes, it's an opportunity to do your very best.

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013