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• Blog / Admissions

  Yes,The New App…It’s Really Here Or Why This Year's App is "Cooler" Than Last Year's.

  

  a lot of time this spring thinking about how to make it more interesting for you and helpful to us. We understand that condensing your life onto just a few pages of paper is tough so we decided to try and make it

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 19, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ancient Chinese secret, eh? MIT researchers discover an uncommon cure for the common cold.

  

  !) of dissolving salt in hot water to make a solution strong enough to taste, then snorting said solution up your nose. Fortunately, prior to ... a friend from high school, who happens to be a pre-med (DING!) at

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some news & notes for the Class of 2011.

  

  'll also try to make some more phone calls next Tuesday) Also, admitted ... for Campus Preview Weekend. Make your travel arrangements now and fill ... once you've decided to come and made your travel arrangements. As long as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  , please be sure to include your name, date of birth, your instrument, and ... 's coaches. Your athletic talents are something unique that you bring to this ... your recommender send this via US Mail to MIT Admissions, and be sure

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Every song I’ve referenced in my admissions blog posts

  

  posts. I made a Spotify playlist if you want to listen to them all: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5wP6Lb5qZ0B9NXAjwsFYyl?si=2c079440422a4f32 I've had to make some substitutions to some songs not on Spotify. Stats This is my 173rd post, so

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 15, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  decided to make a snowman. This is the end result: I know what you’re ... your mind and body. We’re actually recommended to wear long sleeve shirts ... ), because its pretty difficult to make anything out of glass if you don’t know

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline Q & A

  

  trying to finish up all your applications when you'd rather be hanging out ... ! Here are the most important things to keep in mind as you wrap your MIT ... teachers and schools. Your recommendations do not need to be in our office by

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • December 22, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Stress Management @ The MITstitvte What's a student to do when school gets rough?

  

  with your deity/ies. Commune with your friends. Blast music. (or make ... /or insomnia: take a walk outside on a sunny morning to help reset your circadian ... Facebook asking how to deal with stress, and got a massive influx of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer days, driftin’ away

  

  are great ways to spend your summers. Again, I just hope you'll take ... A parent posted a great comment on my last entry, with too much to talk about for one entry (especially since I have a hockey game to play

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life… [Biochemistry] Life as a biochemist at MIT and Cambridge

  

  physics (grading = another great way to make money). It's best to work in ... [by Kathy '09] Hi guys! I'm here to talk about "life as a biochemist, at MIT and Cambridge." I think the best way to illustrate the

  • by Cambridge
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Questions Fall 2007 Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or…

  

  rest of your application is compelling. 7xx will make us confident in ... . Just be sure to include your full name and birthdate. (And I liked your ... the option to choose 'A topic of your choice?'" We find that our essay

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule 2: Electric Boogaloo the one rule you should not break (take it from me, kids)

  

  ability to do any of these things. you have to make time for your partner, which will make it harder to figure your shit out or build friendships ... how to be an independent person in your first semester at MIT is

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 23, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: Tips and Tricks Hitchhikers Guide to Campus Preview Weekend

  

  Here are a few tips to making the best of your CPW experience. Rule #1: If you're paying for your food, you're doing something wrong ... . So keep the cash in your wallet for your MIT sweatshirt. Rule #2: If

  • by Bryan
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Thursday, 12/14/17, at 6:28PM ET

  

  with your MyMIT username and password. I recommend you do this now to make sure everything works for you. Strange things happen to people who ... I've stopped watching this baby lion trying to roar long enough to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 7, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  A Monday in the Life So many to-do’s, so little time.

  

  getting anything done is really just remembering to actually do it, and I sometimes don't ever get past the recall part, so I decided to outsource that responsibility to an app called Todoist. A pen and paper could achieve the same

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  And so it is… Just like the blogosphere said it would be.

  

  website!) After that, my Mom wanted to go [blueberry ... spoiling the movie (because I'm sure you're going to somehow figure out which ... . To kick off my new blog, I thought I'd do some blogging from the road

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Asking for Directions Two weeks of pondering, photography, and prose.

  

  When I applied to MIT, I had a good idea of what I wanted to do when ... intended major. I was reaching for the top -- what better place to study ... , home to some interesting and important transportation research. Visions

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-year Grade Reports And Other Common Questions Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the last…

  

  application. We generally use them to confirm a decision (i.e. to make sure you're ... has not been received, we will personally contact your school to get it. In other words, if we feel that a mid-year report is needed to make a

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  packing for the road looking back on nights that last forever

  

  to be hitting this week. Last night my friends and I wandered from B1 to Skullhouse, for a hospital-themed birthday party complete with bags ... basement. I went to get water and two people were switching shirts in front

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 27, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/14/19, at 12:14 PM ET

  

  .  To check your decision on the 14th, visit decisions.mit.edu and log in with your MyMIT username and password. In order to verify that you will ... to log in with your MyMIT username and password. I recommend you do

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 5, 2019