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• Blog / Academics & Research

  A flash of brilliance and answers to some questions

  

  area of pedatrics and i would like to know if and when i apply to MIT ... to medical school" Definitely! A lot of people at MIT (about 10%, I've heard!) consider themselves to be on a premedical track. Many of them are

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Why does my kid have to move again?”

  

  Before I get to the point of this entry, I'll answer a couple of ... prohibited. Consideration should be given to the rights of roommates at all ... ." Viksit, I can't tell you what your chances are of admission to MIT, because

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW LiveBlogging Project A big experiment.

  

  'll need to confirm that you're really who you say you are, of course, so if ... variety of prefrosh guest bloggers during CPW. This has been done in the past with great success, and I'm looking very forward to this year

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist, Etc.

  

  and feeling a sense of closure to the '10 cycle. Congrats to all the members of MIT '10 - and to those who were not admitted to MIT this year, I ... Oh, boy, I feel like I have so much to tell you guys and yet things

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  to tell, and it was one we can all relate to: the story of falling in ... ; To the MIT Class of 2016 and anyone else who was listening, he imparted ... the area. Because of this, she didn't have to spend all day walking

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In the Darkness of the Night one of the strangest things I have ever experienced

  

  had. In lieu of a proper picture, I have made a diagram to try and ... don’t seem to have any pictures of this fabled field, but Mai Chau is a ... good bonfire, our group of five decided to take a look at what was

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Did the quadratic formula explode?

  

  In one of the 28 (and counting!) responses to my last post, Kelly ... of applications I still have to read. The other work (yes, other work ... I have responded to all of your comments and emails (this time, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  applications. Thank you. Again, congratulations to the newest members of the Class of 2024. I'll be closing comments on this post to focus the ... MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2024 are now

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  applications. Thank you. Again, congratulations to the newest members of the Class of 2023. I'll be closing comments on this post to focus the ... MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2023 are now

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  cash, got strapped to a skydiver, and was pushed out of a plane.  It was ... in a classroom with 4 other guys learning the finer points of how to ... things.  By the end of it I was ready and anxious to actually jump out of

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] A Note to the Class of ‘28 by Andre H. ‘24

  

  rendition of this spiel to the incoming class of 2028… still can’t believe I ... the UA, which is our version of student government—“we work to solve the ... got to take part in with some of my Course X family was a Global

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 21, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  wanted to go to college, and I had a few ideas of where I wanted to apply ... factor." MIT was one of the schools I applied to because it was "that ... of my shorts and trying desperately to find a date to prom. Then one

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Overture to the Commencement of a Very Rigid Journey Sam's Mom dubs me Sami-stop-spleening-me!, because I am always spleening her.

  

  Very shortly, Sam's Mom and I will be on the road to Cambridge. So, I ... , otherwise it'd be pretty much impossible to adapt to film. Stylistically, it's pretty close to what I imagined the novel looking like. I'm not impressed

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  list of things that refill my will to live things to do when i don't want to do anything

  

  before we graduated. i haven't talked to any of them in forever and i ... the halfway point of the camp and we were all sad about it being halfway ... from chipotle with the app, i will have enough points to get a free

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 9, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  've ever wanted to get out of the wind more in my life. While my thick, wooly ... sort of study skills. Little did I know that would come back to haunt me ... April in front of my computer and went through the process of telling MIT

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Why I haven’t posted in forever In picture form, no less.

  

  I am taking 5 minutes out of my life just to let you all know why I ... another one. But I've run out of actual lines on the sheet, and had to ... tunnel. The reason all of these things need to be done by next Thursday is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  2005 in Review Being in college manages to teach you a lot of life lessons. Some you would prefer not to learn, but in the long run, I'm sure I'll be better off from it. Here are just a few highlights of what college

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Bill Gates It looks like you're trying to inspire philanthropy...

  

  to look at the work of the D-LAB, Jameel Poverty Action Lab, One Laptop Per Child, or MIT's Public Service Center - to name just a few - for ... Bill Gates was on campus today to speak about the need for innovation

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 21, 2010
• FAQ / Transfer

  Are there other classes I should take beyond the recommended coursework?

  While we can't recommend specific classes, you may want to compare the courses offered at your institution to MIT's by referring to the MIT Bulletin (course and degree catalog). You'll find descriptions of MIT
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  their kids start going to school. Many of them believe that a woman must ... number may be attributed to the fact that a similar percentage of ... ." One of my greatest role models is my mother, who went back to work three

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005