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• Blog / Challenges

  how to get to Boston the VERY HARD way

  

  There are some things that only make sense to you once you're living ... until it was over. Fact 2: my parents would have to quarantine for 2 ... who wasn't related to me for the first time in five months. I still can

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  emails to self & the long goodbye

  

  what a strange feeling it is to be in your last semester at MIT ... on one hand, i am really excited to spend a lot of time on some ... goodbye to my friends. though, a lot of my friends have already graduated

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 27, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Make a (Short) Movie in 15 Days give or take

  

  . Conceptualizing FIRST THINGS FIRST, YOU NEED TO HAVE AN IDEA. 1. Create your ... don’t hate it now that you’ve taken the time to export it. 31. You’re ... you want your scenes to look like, from the location, angles, and

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 24, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?

  disruptions over the past few years. Some of these may have impacted your grading systems. We want you to know that we accept whatever grades your school can make available to us and consider them in the context of your
• Blog / Admissions

  So Long, So Long, Front Foot Leads the Back One Go on, and it won't be too soon...my Texas road trip (Part 1).

  

  . Aside from the cabrito, I didn't really get a chance to have some ... this entire time to help me get from place to place, which has (for the ... ) The highways here have service roads that run parallel to them. This

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Y U NO HAVE ROLLERCOASTER this is why

  

  time, that EC had to get a licensed structural engineer to sign off all of its construction plans in order to obtain Cambridge building permits ... If you weren't aware, REX (Residence EXploration) is going to be in

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  prospective students. The transition happened quickly and I didn’t have time to ... I don’t have to navigate the crush of people during passing time I ... who you are and who you want to be. Embrace your choice: Once you have

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Let’s talk about interviews The ultimate guide

  

  helps if you have things in mind to talk about and can elaborate on your ... you can add some context and details to your application. It’s a chance to tell your story and for us to get to know you as a three

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  means as much as I'm afraid to press the submit button, in order to have my application read, I have to press it. 2. I don't own a time machine to go back in time and correct mistakes or retake tests. 3. A little

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ for Maker Portfolios You have questions - I have answers!

  

  pitch" about your Maker projects. You have a short amount of time to ... an elevator with Mark Zuckerberg. You have a limited amount of time to ... addition to answering questions about your project, you may upload documents

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  E-mail It's like D-mail, only the next letter.

  

  like? Was it as nice as Gmail? It's time for some answers! To check your ... of which you get in May after you matriculate) and you're taken to your ... -mail-related features you're used to, but a lot of people aren't big fans of webmail. Its

  • by Snively '11
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Comments-ment Webcast A few comments on the past week.

  

  cold. I have this secret dream that I will someday be the first person to ... irrelevant to everything I have written so far. Consider this my letter of ... . Life after it happens is at least semi-solid enough to serve on a plate

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 5, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT is live we're ready for you to begin

  

  . You have plenty of time to do this and I think you’ll find the ... for freshman admission to MIT. Many of you may have received a shiny ... ’m looking forward to reading your applications!   

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Personal Projects

  ms paint sidequest by kayode and caleb on a monday night

  

  what Caleb is supposed to be working on.  We currently have only one ... Student Center, and we need to be working.  I’m currently working on an ... about the class in my next blog, to be posted this week, but this is what

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Document Deadline Extended to Wednesday

  

  time to login to MyMIT and make sure everything is in! To recap, you may ... you, you may, in the short run, have your teacher or guidance counselor ... worried! We are here to help you get your information to us. Thanks for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 30, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline Day Happy November 1, Early Action applicants.

  

  mailed materials (e.g. recommendations, etc.) time to show up on the ... substantial time to process all of these forms that come in right at the ... . We have not yet announced that date; please keep it tuned to the blogs

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule 2: Electric Boogaloo the one rule you should not break (take it from me, kids)

  

  ability to do any of these things. you have to make time for your partner ... , and having the majority of your time be consumed by one person is not ... ="exactly 2 years ago to this day. i am the master of eerie timing"]month into

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 23, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part IV This should tie up the loose ends...for now.

  

  who applied for EA got a chance to contact your EC and have an interview ... that you "have to play, to win". ECs can't tell you your chances because ... try to have completed your interview by December 10th if possible. You

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What I just did You'll never believe it.

  

  I also really need to do 2.005 but I only have time to do one, which ... friends care what I'm eating for dinner. Now I have all sorts of time to do ... different types of food you can have brought to you when you go to MIT. I

  • by Snively '11
  • October 6, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  laps in our Olympic-sized pool. You can take your sweet time and do whatever stroke you want; all you have to do is complete the required ... also force you to go to our beautiful gym and pool, and get your mind off

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006