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• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  he/she applied to? (I've gotten some pretty interesting responses from ... -minute lecture on all the finer points of your research (I've found that a ... make it into MIT because I've missed the interview deadline...) - don

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Four years, four summers The stuff I've been up to every summer at MIT.

  

  this summer, I've done six Western blots, two HEK cell transfections, twelve midipreps, and about five zillion other things -- I've been pretty busy. I've also, of course, moved into a sweet apartment, graduated from

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Dorms: Burton Conner House Why is BC awesome? Because three bloggers live there. Plus, lots of other stuff too.…

  

  it, but I've definitely not studied for finals by playing game after ... music rooms for resident use. I'm not remotely musical, so I've never been ... sense of style. I've chosen some pictures to show off some of my favorite

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Joint Blog] What It’s Like Studying Design at MIT Recounted by two seniors

  

  .5 years that we’ve been here, we’ve seen design classes, programs, and ... direction. In my experience, every undergrad I’ve met in the design program ... excited for it—I’ve wanted to take it ever since my freshman year. 4

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • February 4, 2026
• Blog / Challenges

  confronting the self i am the captain of my soul

  

  it'd be a good idea to try to write a blog like this, when you could've ... point? you should've just stopped bothering. failed the first time, more ... . cj: nightmares, alone, i could've handled. i mean, i dealt with those

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 30, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  summer 2021

  

  For the past seven weeks I've been living in Honolulu, Hawai'i with ... from our house. It was some of the tastiest pho I've ever had. I found ... for a couple years. I've realized that while computer science is fun and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 5, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  where is south dakota again? and other fun questions for your south dakotan friends

  

  first. She said something like, “Hey, you’ve got to apply. You’ve just got ... we, in fact, exist. Christian: I’ve been able to successfully convince ... ?"]every single little thing you’ve never wanted to know about South Dakota

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 3, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 2 The deadline is coming!

  

  I've been feeling guilty with these questions piling up so close to ... Tech isn't too far down the list, I've noticed that a lot of applicants ... problems I've seen since coming to America were regular AP Physics problems

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 A Questions Omnibus is a post where I answer your lingering questions left in the…

  

  Essay word limits? I think I've written essays which show me as an ... consider the opportunities and resources you've been given. Here are the ... hometown)? A finnish MIT student I've been emailing with told me he never had

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: REGRESSIONS a documentary on MIT, and why it's so important

  

  me want to go here, and the community I've found has been the most ... I have all stem from the community I've found, the community ... , both before and after the release of Regressions, I've taken every

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 12, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 2 Wow, lots of questions to be answered...

  

  a small portfolio of photographs I've taken. Should I submit an ... Alvin wrote, "Hi Matt, regarding research, you've answered part of my question before. But let's say the research that I've done isn't original

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  blogger wrapped 2025 and taking part in tradition

  

  minutes, top 6% of listeners. "context: I've been a legitimate #swiftie ... ’s ok. i’ve been listening to them since i was 12 💀" Ellie: Pyotr ... after last year's disaster (just kidding, Andi. Not your fault), we've

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • January 1, 2026
• Blog / Blog Projects

  how to be a microcelebrity or micro-microcelebrity, or micro-micro-microcelebrity, or...

  

  microcelebrity of your dreams. Meta, I know. For some background, I’ve barely ... also get good clarifications on the ideas because you’ve put your ... things, and things expand to fill the time you give it. I’ve been doing

  • by Janet G. '27
  • July 18, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Joint Post] Interviewing Two MIT Physics Heroes An Interview with Two MIT Physics Professors that are Departing from MIT.

  

  physics -- just do that.’ So, I've been here a long time,” Peter said. Peter ... programming in the context of his other two passions. “So I've written code for ... then asked both lecturers what career they think they would’ve pursued in

  • by Richard O. '28
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I chose my classes A graduating senior's perspective; results may vary

  

  the most challenging class I’ve ever taken) but four years of MIT ... good way). It’s one of the reasons why I’ve written so many blog posts ... numbers can be biased, but they've been mostly reliable in my experience

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  italy research in pompeii

  

  . It was one of the most interesting classes I’ve ever had, getting to ... well. The ground is warm and the air refreshing. I’ve caught myself ... I’ve had better potatoes in my life. The language barrier was

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 18, 2024
• Blog / Events

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

  

  is my goal to beat it. Recently, though, I’ve gotten into watching ... would’ve been like 7 or 8 back then. But then we get to classic Tetris ... about 4 months ago, I think, so I’ve been sort of gradually planning it

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  it’s always day 1 a meticulous account of my last first day

  

  -level course on the subject last semester. I take notes anyways; I've switched ... whatnot. The professor, who I've had for some of my other classes in the ... don't have a dinner break—I've got something from 5 to 7, and from 7 to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 7, 2023
• Blog / MISTI

  Do Welsh Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? teaching kids robotics through GTL Wales!

  

  aside their pride to form a UK team, they might’ve stood a fighting chance ... following competition, but that would've been pretty much impossible if ... , American media has such a large influence on British children that they’ve

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 6, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  everything, all at once thoughts on science, ambition, and obsession

  

  approach to work, science, and passion. So, I've spent the summer mulling ... . science as obsession I've recently started listening to this podcast ... is a fundamental part of their identity. This is what I've been scared

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 2, 2022