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• Blog / Academics & Research

  goodbye, thoughts; welcome, semester tfw classes are my saving grace

  

  get used to this new paradigm. IAP was as fun as it was tumultuous. I ... I've never been so excited for a semester. I'm taking classes that ... , so I'm not frazzled like I was last fall. I feel like I'll be able to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 19, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Toy Story Turns out toy design isn't all play, but that doesn't mean it's not fun!

  

  began to make such an awesome toy. Well, we began the design process by ... 't finish our toy 10 minutes before we had to be there for presentations ... Llama to make what we like to call: The Equalizer. -Cue awesome sound

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 25, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  - remember that we have no quotas for majors, which is why you apply to MIT ... go for MIT interview?" Eric responded that it would be a good idea to ... wrote: "I think I'll ask the admissions office to consider me for

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Sentimentality a.k.a. Why I'm So Glad I Picked MIT.

  

  desperately to curl up in a hole and wait for time to just pass me by. When Camp ... it quits. Accompanied by two friends, I made my way back to Mc ... an ungodly hour for me to still be awake. When I have three tests in

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  The Lessons I’ve Learned and it only took three full semesters and a summer

  

  afternoon. It was too late for 14.02 but I couldn't let that get to me. I ... and I'd be working for three to four hours on a single problem on each ... me to take a step back and get an overarching view of the material to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questionable Views Questions and views, and questions about views. The views are not necessarily questionable, although you…

  

  means people are forced to "crowd" a room by turning a double into a ... of their time to repaint the room for the next year. Other than that ... sticking my head out there to get a better camera angle. As you can tell

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  remember me on family

  

  wanted to stay in southern California for the sake of my grandfather, out ... to visit me in Massachusetts for "when" I got into MIT. He knew about ... . I never expected to get into MIT, honestly, and I chuckled a bit

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 1, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cancer on my mind Wait, shouldn’t that be Carolina?

  

  Cancer is on my mind lately. I know how to have fun, huh? But maybe it's because yet another good friend of mine just had surgery for ... Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT the other day. I could

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 18, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  liquid nitrogen and everything else 🐸

  

  get quotes from car rental companies, how to organize spreadsheets ... give you the categories of ten articles for you to guess. Catfishing was ... an unsustainable rate. It can be hard to mark time at Mathcamp. For

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 9, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  faith in the future

  

  . Untethered by the wants of anyone else except for myself. I imagined a life of ... to experience and I learned so much in this relationship. But for now ... The more I try to push it I realize gonna let go of control In my AP

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  . What score should I get on the TOEFL? A. TOEFL is the one test for which ... for Early Action, you must complete all of your tests by the November ... you are applying for Regular Action, complete your tests by the December

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  – not just for Campus Preview Weekend, but to start your academic and ... ; because you want to get away from your parents as soon as possible, start ... besides, what else would you do to prepare for that promising future you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates 2013 things that are happening

  

  latter of these changes is always accompanied by questions, so I wanted to ... their letters must be on school letterhead and signed by them to be accepted. One question we sometimes get is about cover sheets for letters of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 17, 2013
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Koch Institute?

  develop new insights into cancer, as well as new tools and technologies to ... The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, a National Cancer ... scientists, clinicians and others, to bring fresh perspectives and an
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  time, because parents think that's what they need to get into college ... comments that entry received: "So, what can our students do to get your fair ... sometime the only) option for students looking to be challenged and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  deconstruction end-of-semester atmospheres

  

  back across the bridge to get my haircut, and read half of a woodrow ... and rigid. when i got back to campus i felt my new hair and looked at ... dinner and started looking for classes to take next semester.

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 17, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  About That Email an error, and an apology

  

  admissions cycle: a list for admitted students, who receive updates specific to ... preference to no longer be emailed by us (by marking messages as spam, by ... up-to-date. Usually we do this by deleting and remaking lists. However

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 5, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Into the Unknown with bravery

  

  out what to do after we graduate.  It’s scary.  For the past couple of ... for the reality where maybe we won’t get into grad school, and maybe take a gap year, or scramble to find a job. We didn’t get to participate

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Dance ‘Til You Drop 53rd planning a 53-year old party i've never even been to

  

  so many alumni came back for dtyd L, but boy do i wish i was there to ... . For DTYD L, literally hundreds of alumni flocked back to MIT to ... 50, but it was still pretty stressful to plan for someone whose only

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 3, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Process of Psetting And the technicals of technicals

  

  The imperative of an Admissions Blogger is to write about life and ... last four whole days) has been consumed by psets, it seems only appropriate to blog about their culture. Q: What is a pset, and how to do you

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 23, 2015