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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Course 18 thoughts on being a (pure) math major

  

  has been firmly on the pure math track for a few years and who hasn ... Fourier analysis), one or two seminars (depending on whether you took the ... wanted, and I have definitely changed my mind on this front and come to

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline Q & A

  

  Eastern Time on January 1. *NEW* If you are having trouble submitting ... or mail will not appear as submitted on the ApplyWithUs site. Check ... check this blog periodically through the week, and will be with you on the

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • December 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Tips for the EA deferred send us your FUN form by February 15th

  

  On Thursday, December 15th, we released decisions for Early Action ... would be to send in the FUN form and then focus on anything other than MIT ... . How can I contact the office if I must? You may comment on this entry

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Kevin’s Room Portrait of an MIT Student

  

  they want. Kevin has found a way to capitalize on this freedom to make ... mentally, than the typical college admissions process (you can read more on ... engineering side won out and he’s on track to completing his third year here

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 26, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  . Score 2300+ on the SAT. Earn a 4.0 GPA. Participate in math team ... ’s easy to zoom in so closely on what you do that you never stop and wonder ... -defined impact on your college applications. You can spend all day trying to define

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Be a Blogger 2016! how to be a blogger

  

  for them to ask staff and student workers for clarification on matters ... conspiracy of nerds who write about MIT on the Internet and learn the secret ... like to do, then head on over to Slideroom and fill out the blogger

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 28, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Recapping Trashion 2015 sustainable fashion == trashion

  

  , which are then modeled on our runway. Trashion was founded in 2011, is an annual event run by the MIT UA Committee on Sustainability.   I ... teaches in STS.   Trashion Show 2015 Promo Video from MIT UA on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  A Little INSPIRation Guest Post by Vaishnavi Rao '17

  

  focuses entirely on original research in the arts, humanities, and social ... anything from a song you heard on the radio to a national issue raised during ... recognition on the side!

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 1, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summary of the Semester I'm a senior and it's super weird.

  

  's been going on? I Moved Off-Campus Me - once the frosh obsessed with my ... got back from a year on leave from MIT. I live right near work, and a ... castle I plan on expanding. I want to buy her a crown. Making Time for

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 9, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hogwarts Institute of Technology Except we have 11 houses instead of 4.

  

  mysterious petrifications, Harry and the squad discover a bloody message on the ... the details on the Back to the Future hack and the MIT Zoo hack by ... have since learned much about self-care (more on that later). October

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 1, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Embracing Change How I came to be a cook in a professional kitchen this summer

  

  it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Right? On one hand, there’s nothing ... have to start drinking it in mushy cauliflower smoothies. On the other ... . Everything would be different now that I’d be living on my own, being bombarded

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 20, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Every August a million small moments

  

  the construction at East Campus, when I start seeing more people on the ... when I got 100% on an 18.02 exam. I remember taking medical leave. I ... remember an early morning arriving on floorpi. I remember unpacking in my

  • by Piper '13
  • August 30, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Freshman Application Is Now Live for prospective members of the Class of 2020

  

  ; The freshman application is now live on MyMIT. Our online application ... -250 words each, depending on the question):  We know you lead a busy ... , and meet, the dates and deadlines, get everything in complete and on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 18, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Central Ohio Summer Send-Off Event celebrating the Infinite Connection

  

  The first MIT sign appears on the corner of the gracefully named ... room on that same floor. I saw 2 fellow pre-frosh for the 3rd time at a ... the essential task of refreshing the smoot markings on the Harvard

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2015! TAKE THE PLUNGE

  

  for them to ask staff and student workers for clarification on matters ... conspiracy of nerds who write about MIT on the Internet and learn the secret ... like to do, then head on over to Slideroom and fill out the blogger

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 14, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  You Prep, I Prep, We All Prep How to prepare--or at least, how I did.

  

  school, and my mother and I spent even more hours on even more Saturdays in ... chance before early applications to get my best possible score on each, so ... standardized test on your own--this worked well for many people. If you want to

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 13, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Screw Up Your Username It's time to put down your AOL screen name.

  

  referred to by your username. "In some circles on campus, you may become ... 're still feeling stuck on what to choose, you should know that it's easy to ... on whose behalf you can send mail and of which you are the only member

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 30, 2015
• Blog / IAP

  My IAP Mugs, polymers, cats, and pineapples.

  

  and bartenders at the fancy Craigie on Main restaurant/bar teach MIT ... COMPANY ON THE MATERIALS TEAM!! IT IS SO EXCITING! I AM REALLY EXCITED ... AM SO EXCITED! More on this later :) Cats I have the best cat

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 3, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fifteen Minutes to Clear My Head on my morning walk from Boston to MIT

  

  morning and night, especially when there are dorms on MIT campus that are ... breathtaking: On the front steps of our frat house. Ok, not breathtaking yet, but it'll get there. I promise. On the bridge at approximately 170

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Round 2 less shirts and more interviews.

  

  quickly MIT is zipping on by.   During last year's Career Fair, I ... and beyond. That Friday I woke up extra early (9am lol), put on my ... on business cards, and I even snagged a spot for an interview with AT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 29, 2014