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• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Will I receive AP/IB college credit?

  Standing Exam (ASE) to test out of it. It's essentially like sitting the final before the class begins. If you do well you get to keep your grade ... MIT doesn't require applicants to take advanced courses beyond what
• Blog / How to Human

  staying in touch people are great <3

  

  reluctant to initiate the last one since i was SO comfortably slumped in my ... i'm not going to whip out a checklist to keep track of the friends i ... i'm taking this course called "The Science of Well-Being" on Coursera

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 12, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Review of “Shopgirl”

  

  to see "Shopgirl," a movie based on a novella by Steve Martin. Claire ... watch the fluorescent lights but not to actually go inside because tickets ... the audience can't help but be a little disturbed by the obvious age

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Splash 2018 Learn about anything and everything!

  

  teaching high schoolers about any topic they want. To give you a sense of the ... called "Intro to Game Development with Love <3". As the title suggests ... the things that isn't suggested is that it's also an intro to

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 4, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Flies And I lose track of it

  

  (wonderfully blogged last year by Michael) is tonight. ‘Tis the season for ... random leaves ended up in this picture. It’s really cool to see the wind ... up on work/sleep/fun/etc. Personally, I seized the opportunity to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 26, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LIGHTS. pretty pretty

  

  Light Drift (Those orbs in the river actually correspond to orbs on ... As you may or may not know by now, this past semester has been a flood of celebrations - all to commemorate MIT’s 150th year. These

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick update

  

  lots of calls today, with many references to my blog. Below are the FAQs ... don't have to send in the midyear report? A. No, you must send in the ... significant updates will be reviewed by an admissions officer. I'm trying to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  are buzzing... the semester seems to be in full swing. This semester is ... : you have the flexibility to try different majors while at MIT. Granted I would suggest doing your exploration closer to the beginning of your

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Applying Sideways (in Chinese) 橫向申請 / 横向申请

  

  —  should think about the process of preparing to apply to MIT. Since that ... traditional Chinese characters, in the hopes that it might be more accessible to ... : Traditional / 橫向申請 by Catherine Mao Simplified / 横向申请 by Alice Thank you to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Inherent Asymmetry Around.

  

  I'm not going to grad school next year, but I am taking the GRE's in physics this saturday. Few things I'm doing to prepare for it: sleeping < ... . From what I hear, MIT students tend not to do as well on the exam as they

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  Parental advice, revisited… a self-referential throwback, that is somehow, still relevant

  

  , and the positive developments attributed to “getting out of the way ... select the right summer and enrichment opportunities to best position my ... , I responded to one such inquiry with the following: While there are a

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Colin Webb’s Commencement Speech "We learned, as graduating MIT engineers, that our job is to build bridges."

  

  of 2018, I made a note about the address given by Colin Webb, President ... , I’m shook. To me it’s quite clear that MIT is the place that makes ... that the world is a very big place, and in order to change the world, we

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back in MD Summary of the end of the year, and a look ahead to the summer.

  

  I subject my body to can be justified by the increase in ... single, and I do not have to use the Saferide or MBTA. Yes, I am home ... sitting in the storage room, waiting for me to find in the fall. I gave

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Engagement Party Salsa dancing with Benjamin Franklin and Optimus Prime

  

  MIT, and at first I was going to spend the weekend in NYC, but then I ... figure. Not only did we have to figure out who the person was, but also who had submitted the name. Add to that the fact that some of the people who

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Play it again, Sam You wouldn't be saying that if you were in lab with me.

  

  get at MIT, with all the work they have to do? Well, yesterday I broke ... moments of panic, I had the sense to reach in and rip it out with one clean ... get to pass 6.002 for one. But you also get music. Sweet music. I was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  As The Saying About Assumptions Goes… Assume = Ass + U + Me.

  

  "just to get into college" instead of encouraging them to follow their hearts and true passions. I mentioned to the group that at MIT we look for ... in order of priority). (We'll pause here to clarify for the record that

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  the last several months, as you have been waiting to find out your ... Saturday morning Columbia science program. I took the city bus to my public ... will soon experience: the chance to learn with - and from - students from

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where are you going, where have you been? Prelude.

  

  is startled. I'm sure. But I'm going to do it anyways. I've lost the ... incredibly good) Short Story, the context of which has absolutely nothing to do ... the title because it's beautiful. It's ambiguous. And it pertains to

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Defying Gravity

  

  sweat* I know you are counting down (consciously or unconsciously) to the hour of the decision release. Many of you will be glued to your computer ... abroad, the greatest lesson I have learnt and want to share with you all

  • by Linh V. '13
  • March 12, 2012
• Blog / People & Identities

  what is and isn’t me (rush, part 1) and the somewhat methodical unraveling of self

  

  raised to stand by my beliefs; the things I think to be true about life ... , however, the important thing to note is that for the past two years, I have ... ) meant something vastly, vastly different than it seems to mean for the

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • October 7, 2025