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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cultura MIT students use online collaboration with their French counterparts to learn about each other's cultures.

  

  in the other country. It's interesting to see the different sorts of things that come to mind when we think of a "good job," for example, in comparison to what comes to the mind of a French student. We consider these

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 30, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit my final grades?

  Most students apply to college at the beginning of their last year of high school, so final grades aren't available. Only admitted students are required to submit their final grades.  
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT of the Late 1800s, According to the Students snippets of history from the first 10 yearbooks

  

  , reaching out to nations all over the world. By 2015, 9.77% of the ... 't have a cohesive campus until 1916, much to the lamentation of some ... to the 24 courses now), choices were hard. Here are some words of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 27, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  to guess. Sometimes it is hard because you have a lot of stories ... college application essays, this is a great time to revisit some of the ... of speech which you are used to seeing in print. Never use a long

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two Cool Projects

  

  In this second-to-last entry, I want to encourage all of you to check ... Kendra Johnson '09, Sacha Yaku aims to empower the women of Santa Ana, Ecuador through the sale of their jewelry and ceramics. It is analogous to

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Tale of 8 Instagrams Low resolution, high flavor

  

  can change from pleasant to ominous in a matter of minutes. And that ... Once upon a time, I developed an Instagramming problem and started to Instagram everything, including the view of the Prudential building in Boston

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Sorting Hat of Sorts Where you live may be one of the most important parts of your time here…

  

  there so that the freshman can get the best idea of where they want to ... on that in a minute) you're bound to find a group of people with whom ... lifestyles. Residents of Senior House seem to have a really strong bond with

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  To Those with Dreams Deferred in which Selam of Pi Day Past rants about how things are arbitrary

  

  Aquarius or Year of the Horse is Not Important and you don't need to base ... minutes seeing a window to the outside world, one of the scientists wished ... analagous to January 24th, the 24th day of the first month. You know what

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / Events

  total eclipse of the cruft

  

  of others, I traveled to northern New England to see the total solar ... here are some of those who responded to me. Michael C '16 Here in Dallas, the cloud forecast was looking gloomy all month and up to the morning of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice

  

  made a lot of memories together. But I know if they hadn't have tried to talk to me, none of that would have happened. I never was good at ... 're also full of experiences and unique insights that the world wants to hear

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  on in the world, only able to scan the New York Times every couple of ... of MIT’s willingness to pay for you to travel) including England ... of ads looking for long-term roommates (I have places to be in the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  the above sentence of a college essay that thankfully never made it into ... travesty of a sentence last year.  I still make lame over-the-top metaphors ... .  But primary sources are so hard to find, right?  Right? Michael

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum

  

  There were a record number of applications for Early Action this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a great number of incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2009
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Why is it called the Brass Rat?

  It's the goal of every incoming student at MIT to get their own Brass Rat—MIT's version of a class ring. The phrase "Brass Rat" is derived from the alleged resemblance of the brass beaver featured on the ring to
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  like a tourist" guide is not to stand around like a moo cow in front of ... refer to rooms within buildings by their numbers. It's kind of bewildering ... very rarely have to go outside again until you need to go home. Most of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Something is coming, part 3… And the anticipation builds!

  

  To begin, add to Next, mix in a little of this (slightly nsfw for about 3 seconds) Now, put Jess and I in charge, give us a couple of months to stir, and what do you get? Wait and see! (no spoilers in the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays! The bloggers' holiday pic.

  

  Just a quick note to say happy holidays from all of us to all of you. We hope your vacations are fun and safe, and that your 2006 is super. :-) P.S. All questions to date have been answered in the previous entry...

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I already have a degree?

  MIT doesn’t award second bachelor’s degrees, regardless of the course of study. We encourage you to apply to MIT as a graduate student.
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ides of March No longer MIA.

  

  This entry brings to a close one of the longest periods of blog ... , but we are finally beginning to see the Class of 2010 truly take shape ... honored to be a part of the selection committee for the Research Science

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Seasons of Spam Next up: a Nostalgic entry about my frosh year. After Finals. Maybe.

  

  cans of Red Bull. In tooling, in frats, in lectures, in hacks. In ten ... spam. Seasons of spam Seasons of spam Ten thousand thirty-two hundred eighty semi-hours Ten thousand thirty-two hundred emails to read Ten

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 16, 2008