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• Blog / Announcements

  A special announcement about SAT Subject Tests MIT has made the decision to no longer consider the SAT Subject Tests

  

  research has shown these tests, in combination with a student’s high school ... curriculum. While we know these tests are not perfect, they do provide an informative and consistent measure of a student’s academic potential in a world

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 20, 2020
• Blog / Summer

  The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]

  

  yet.  So now I know I need to make a change. But how? How do I get out ... a lot! So much so that when my friend offered me her ticket for the Cambridge Half marathon last fall, I accepted. But first, I went on a run

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 11, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reference Frames Vision - of the present and for the future - is powerful

  

  memory. Set a reference frame there for now. What do you see? In one of my ... that step. Do this a lot. As you go, notice how those dreams morphed ... disconsolate if you didn't. It's a time to speculate on what you'll do next, and

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 19, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  old east campus working through feelings caused by news

  

  having a nice, productive discussion, emphasizing things that we can do ... for a lot of things i've been doing; that maybe it's not out of actual ... four months ago i made a post about being back in east campus saying

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Pros and Cons, as Told by Residents "because EC is home 400ever"

  

  foof reading a book, I could do that too without any judgement. There ... cool things they're doing on display and exaggerate them - there can be a ... East Campus has a reputation. It's known as the mysterious and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 20, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  asked, Do you really think the area around Cal (Berkeley) is "a little ... come retrieve them.) The Campus Police seem to do a very good job of ... (supposed to be) studying for a 9.24 (Diseases of the Nervous System) test

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / Class Projects

  What I made in my documentary class three videos and many, many lessons

  

  friends, and then it hit me. I could do a portrait of one of my friends, and thankfully Bukunmi was happy to do it. I had a preliminary meeting with her to ... a point of view on an issue; etc. I didn’t know what I wanted to do my

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • January 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons from Loomis and Whitney a math month post

  

  just a second), but let's take a breath. What did we do? Well ... )}$, $\mathbf{1}_{\pi_{yz}(A)}$, and $\mathbf{1}_{\pi_{xz}(A)}$. What can we do ... maybe I will later this month/semester we will see). But this is a post

  • by Paige B. '24
  • April 23, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memory of a Greatly Beloved Establishment rip the stud subway

  

  bite of a spicy Italian sub, I would do anything - including trudging ... My fellow readers of the MIT Admissions blogs, a great tragedy has ... Dunks? Without a question, the only place the Stud has left to its name is

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life as a Physics Major- Research and Junior Lab(Part 2) Long and verbose. But I hope you find time to read it.

  

  perhaps a history class. I'm leaving some time to do work for the non ... A month and a half ago, I posted the first part of my series introduction to physics@mit. This entry has been a while coming. I started

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 1 Zumba and putting pants on in lecture

  

  the music, but would have to do a lot of gesticulating. We would ... original story, so I decided to write a post with both stories and hold off ... happened that eclipsed both stories. At this point, a post with all three

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 15, 2013
• Blog / Advice

  a love letter to rice cookers and a recipe

  

  our old rice cooker. Yes, a rice cooker.  [caption id="attachment_55827 ... [/caption] This rice cooker holds a special place in my heart compared to our other ... family a few weeks after we came to America. At this point, we didn’t have

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  some work done. Desk is such a great job--basically getting paid to do ... [by Kathy '09] Hi guys! I'm here to talk about "life as a biochemist ... difference is to give you a portrayal of what a typical day is like in both

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

  the art of trying new things exploring new clubs, making new friends, and doing the things i was afraid to do

  

  fact, do have personalities outside of academics and studying. Just a ... outs and do's and don't's of being a panelist. Week 3: panel I ended up ... they're doing somewhat okay. We all have a messenger group chat together

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  d-d-d-d-drop date late is good sometimes

  

  paper and do that pset when you have a puppy to play with. Thanksgiving ... .[annotation note="This is a joke. Please don't do this."]Drop all your classes ... so that I could go home for less than a thousand dollars. The fried

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To D or not to D? MIT's Design Lab is tempting me.

  

  plastic bags to do this? 2) A Bicycle Trailer -- A previous D-Lab student ... I included this picture in a previous blog. I was tired of working ... related to MIT. Going to Honduras was a sort of Grand Finale to a class I

  • by Kim D. '09
  • February 17, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Adventures in Italy, Part 1 Chi, chi, chinotto

  

  do so left me wondering the entire trip what was Chinotto. (A lot of ... Rome So my spring break trip began in a sudden blur of things. My day ended at 11 on Friday after my last class and I had only 28 hours to do

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come in, we’re open

  

  until we have actual work to do. We have a nice view of Burton-Connor and ... moving is very difficult for me due to a) impatience, b) anal ... in A-Entry for the summer -- actually, strictly speaking, I had been

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Likelihood

  

  some other top colleges do." For those of you not up to speed on what a ... " letters, or handwritten notes from admissions offices complimenting a ... why likely letters aren't a part of our process is that our process

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The ratio of people to cake is too big.

  

  !, 2003 (this puzzle, instead of a word answer, has an image for an answer. It goes out to Meder! Solve it to understand why...) Today was a ... during the "reading season." A reading day is a day that we admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 13, 2005