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• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a driver, I’m a winner Things are gonna change, I can feel it.

  

  doing now that I've won this most presitigious of awards? Sitting in lab

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  I've been lucky enough to be able to enjoy autumn in New England recently. For those of you in regions that do not have four seasons: autumn is a wonderful time of year; the air is crisp, the foliage is exploding

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  4 8 15 16 23 42 If you already know what those numbers mean, this entry is for you.

  

  peeps come up with. In the meantime, do you think the numbers are

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken with my head cut off What I've been up to since last Friday. In case you want the Cliff's Notes…

  

  think that at other schools, maybe athletes don't have to do silly things ... sore and threw my neck out of whack trying to do this (as the one on the ... before I graduate... basically this means I have a lot to do in a very

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  September Questions Omnibus 2 Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers!

  

  journey. We do our best to make it worth your while, including staying after ... . How do the 2 programs (RSI and KVPY) compare in terms of chances for ... Picture? ALso, do you accept optional references and some projects I have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  selective college or university? How hard can it be? All you need to do is ... the class. ADMISSIONS 101 Can they do the work here? Will they thrive academically? Do their grades and scores support this? If you answered yes to all

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regional Meetings begin Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida are first up.

  

  do!), you'll be able to check your name and go in; if you haven't, we ... discussed. How do you apply for financial aid? Should you apply for it? What ... open Q&A. We'll take as many questions as we can and do our best to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  testing requirements FAQ. I hope it is helpful! Q. Do you prefer the SAT or ... 't English. What are my testing options? A. You have two options. You may do ... an international student, do I have to take the TOEFL? A. No, we do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  An Interview about the Interview Remember: questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as [your] heart.

  

  't. 1. With whom do you interview? You'll interview with an MIT alum, otherwise known as an Educational Counselor (EC). 2. Where do you interview ... interview. 3. How do you schedule an interview? You will receive your

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime and the living is slightly less difficult than usual MIT = Masochists in Training

  

  to write essays about what you do in your free time -- they really don ... crazy because I really like what I'm doing, and I like it when my hard ... body is whining about the mountains of work we have to do; some

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I started a joke… ...that started the whole world crying.

  

  this puppy by adding 25 to both sides." "Let's do a rigorous proof of the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  the fact that today's society pressures applicants into doing things ... activity. Do you think I'm overreacting to have found this a bit appalling? I ... we do not make assumptions. Maybe it's because we believe so strongly

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sam Videos Hurry, read this entry before Sam comes back from Maine and forces me to delete…

  

  Allow me to combine Bryan's impressive video posting initiative with Sam's undeniable nerdiness and my own insatiable appetite to document ridiculous things my friends do. Here are two videos from freshman year that

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer ... students do. But that's not the case; admissions is a year-round job, and while we're not doing any admitting over the summer, there is still a lot

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Letters Are In The Mail You are an incredible group of people, both academically and personally.

  

  room in the Institute for all of you, I really do. I'm off to enjoy a

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2004
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I’ve completed more than 2.5 years of college?

  do not include any college completed while still a high school student.
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the Infinite Corridor?

  The Infinite Corridor is MIT’s spinal cord. Many of our departments, classrooms, and labs radiate from here. Whatever you do, stay to the right when traveling the corridor and note that pedestrian speed increases dramatically
• FAQ / International applicants

  What is the Secondary School Report?

  The Secondary School Report Form is designed for U.S. school systems but may be adapted for international school use. Many international schools do not calculate GPA, class rank, and other statistics, so your
• Blog / MIT Life

  Noise and time chaos and peace in a silver package

  

  . What I didn’t realize was that, in the process, I forgot to do things for ... interested in, you can find a lot of people doing things around it. For me ... . But in doing so, I was losing out on a lot of depth. This semester I

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • October 15, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  coming off the path is anyone there?

  

  time to find myself. I've felt a certain kind of pressure to do something ... 't really know what I'm supposed to be doing at points in time or where I ... school, it's felt like I've been on a fixed trajectory. I do well in middle

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 30, 2023