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• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Do I have to submit a math/science recommendation with my QB application?

  Bridge Finalist, you will be able to add the recommender information to your MIT QuestBridge Supplement, and they will receive directions on how to submit ... recommendation, but if your application didn’t include a math/science teacher
• Blog / Hacks

  A couple of hacks from a couple of hacks CPW tends to bring out the best work from the esoteric pranksters

  

  opportunity myself. That's an easy thing to forget when you've got your head ... staring wide-eyed with smiles plastered on their face being carted from free ... for me, seeing all you guys excited to be here and the prospect of

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  'm going to school in Boston remark on how cold it is, but the most jarring ... % worth the effort to try to get to know your roommate(s). But my freshman ... scary to realize that I was relying on other people for my happiness. How

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  11 Reasons Why Senior Haus is Awesome Twelve, if you count me once living there. That's pretty awesome, right?

  

  you're here! There's way too much stuff to do, and it's not a true MIT ... , and I would love to meet you, so please come visit while you’re here! I ... What up, y'all? I don't go to MIT anymore! ...okay, so I work here

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  ; Congratulations on your game crash! I guess we’ll pivot to talk about the tournament ... score is up to 611,986"]477,000[/annotation] on Tetris.com? Pretty good ... ; Back on topic, what does it mean to crash Tetris? Tetris is marketed as

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2020–2021 application cycle

  

  continue to focus on you and yours, and know that we will be there to help ... I am writing to announce that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ... transfer students who aspire to enter MIT in 2021."]coming application cycle

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 13, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor Ernesto Blanco: A Lesson in Creative Engineering "Science and engineering are like two sides of a coin, where the value of the…

  

  vertebrae that give structure to your neck and can be destroyed by the hit of ... to this area, though you can die instantly from such an injury. On a ... and easy to use, so it cuts down significantly on suturing time and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 28, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the luxury of bad art nothing but the truth

  

  story ended up winning a national award, and I flew to New York City for ... Recently, I’ve been trying to record music. I have a mic setup thanks to the rap class I’m taking this semester with Lupe Fiasco; my living

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 11, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Eating Disorder Awareness Week – The Secret I Kept by julia p. '24

  

  normally ate, and started to have a fixation on eating “healthy” foods. This ... foods that I used to enjoy, and I was starting to have anxiety attacks on ... welcomed in robotics. 10th grade on the other hand led me to a particularly

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 23, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  Africans@MIT: The Accra Experiment This week in the series: a Ghanaian research initiative by a dedicated MIT senior

  

  went on to describe his ongoing project in Ghana. He also shared with me ... documentary, and was inspired to act quickly. Except that, initially, Emmanuel ... scientific thinking, in addition to the emphasis on entrepreneurship. There

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 8, 2018
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  recommendation from people who can write well on your behalf, or to at least have ... compellingly on your behalf, whether or not they have taught you the most ... knowledgeable letter on your behalf. A few sentences at the top of a letter
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My schedule .

  

  thing you learn at MIT is how to manage a heavy courseload. The last thing you learn at MIT is how to manage without. I believe this. If you're a ... lol, it's good to be a senior. 3:30am MANDATORY EDIT: In all

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 16, 2009
• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 2)

  

  green onions on top of the soup (to your bowl, not to anything you’re ... I don’t get to make much during the semester, except on slow weeks or ... cranberries. Cook on high for five hours or on low for eight hours while you’re

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Making the Switch: Chapter 2 Making new friends at MIT

  

  family/friends aspect and making new friends =)" Moving away to college for me was something that I looked forward to and feared at the same ... room and leaving a few posters on the wall. I was going to college. I

  • by Bryan
  • April 7, 2007
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. However, we did place some students on our ... waitlist - about how our process works, what you need to do if you are still

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. However, we did place some students on our ... waitlist - about how our process works, what you need to do if you are still

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Vindicated! And the summer of FREEdom begins. (Pictures added)

  

  an "answers to your questions" entry on Friday, so if you have any ... Committee on Academic Performance, but guess what, NO PROBLEM SETS! And thus, when you don't have psets, you go to concerts right? How about free

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  More about Residence Based Advising Still have questions about RBA?

  

  , including one where you get to build furniture for your room (a picture of a ... . On top of the movies every week, MIT gives RBA groups a lot of money to ... seminar also serves as your freshman advisor. This way, you get to know the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  finding meaning at the end of the world i alone determine my destiny

  

  , this weekend, working on a puzzlehunt, from 6 pm on friday to midnight on ... prepared to spend my whole weekend on it. and yeah, i had an awesome time. i ... have a reason to be worried about not finishing my psets on time. last

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 1, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobody’s Got No Class! I was browsing through the MIT Course Catalog, and thought these classes looked pretty thought-provoking.

  

  only to classes that were offered this fall.) Feel free to add your own ... 9.22J A Clinical Approach to the Human Brain (New) (Same subject as ... .017 Urban Space and Society (New) Units: 3-0-9 Focuses on how the spaces of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 6, 2005