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• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  traditional streets of Chengdu... are not statues! ;P Moving on... the real ... appointment. The landlord is kind of sassy. She owns both apartments on that ... . That's all for now! Most of the group I'm working with have gone on a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX Sneak Peek A teeny tiny sneak preview of BC REX. I mean really. It's basically useless.

  

  Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, all the way from Madrid, Spain, I bring you: a totally useless sneak peak of Orientation. This is ... director of MIT-Spain is in Madrid, and all of the interns are meeting for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 31, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  A Fool’s Holiday How MIT celebrates April Fool's Day

  

  cluster. From the MIT Hack Gallery: On April Fools Day of 1998, hackers ... . The School of Engineering will be renamed the School of Imagineering and ... here. What are some of your favorite April Fool's pranks?

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Born Under Punches The heat goes on, which is nice, but so does classwork.

  

  from a list of 12 diverse pieces for our project on improvisation. I ... ," depending on whether a person is eating (essen) or an animal is eating ... parties, a floor-sponsored trip to some island in the middle of Boston

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 19, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Decisions

  

  We've come to the time of year when many of you readers will find out ... . The whole college application process is one of back-and-forth decisions ... your talents to go on to do wonderful things with the education and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Do I have to submit a math/science recommendation with my QB application?

  MIT strongly recommends a letter of recommendation from both a math ... Bridge applications without a humanities/social sciences/language teacher letter of ... letter of recommendation, we strongly recommend asking one of your math or
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT recruit athletes?

  MIT is one of the top Division III athletic programs in the country. MIT is always looking for students-athletes. Almost 20 percent of ... interested in playing varsity sports at MIT, you should contact the coach of
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does my school submit recommendation letters and transcripts?

  MIT requires letters of recommendation from two teachers. The most ... profile, and a letter of recommendation). MIT's recommendations process is ... section of your application. We will also accept letters and materials
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  letter of recommendation. This in general would not need to be on an MIT ... I've been getting a lot of questions about supplemental material. None of the below is required or even expected. In general, you should

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Toons and Tasty Burgers adventures in chalk and tasty-burger-tasting

  

  is an amazing mural on the wall of Samuel L. Jackson from Pulp Fiction ... ...later! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11/10/2013: The burgers were fairly tasty. On a scale of 1 to 5, where ... /Magnetism, hard mode) exam last Thursday after getting 9 hours of sleep on a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Snowmageddon Infinite amounts of pancakes, international adventures and poutine, and icy apocalypse preparation

  

  working on a bunch of cool video projects while more relaxing things like catching up on my movie/book/TV show list fell by the wayside. Not to mention ... of the dorm occasionally. So without further ado, here are some other

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Happy Birthday, ‘Murica! (Even though Boston celebrated Independence Day Eve)

  

  On this day celebrating eagles, barbeque, and the adoption of the ... of town couldn’t reschedule their road trips on such short notice. We ... of thousands of onlookers died down, the police loudspeaker came on and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  sundays in the parks with friends a post title based on a musical based on a painting

  

  . [carousel image1="57835" image2="57836" /] On the other side of a gnarly ... , instead of continuing on to the Common, we headed back to MIT over the ... of downtown Boston. I knew that this semester would be particularly

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 15, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Premed and Me (frankly speaking) MIT is hard, but MIT premed doesn't have to suck. Here's why.

  

  of my peers in AP courses rendered decisions on relative competence on the basis of at least 2-5 points on a test or exam, or whoever pulled ... that unfolded right after your graded work landed on the desk in front of

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 29, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Freshman App Questions We're happy to help.

  

  Application section of the site. I am happy to answer your questions (that aren't already answered on the site) about the MIT Freshman ... 's on your mind?

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  Lost, Hosed & Confused I got hacked today.

  

  who ends up with the proverbial "Kick Me" sign on his back? Well, that ... a brief nap in the student lounge off of the Infinite Corridor. When I woke up I found someone had put this sign on me: LOST, HOSED &

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Newsflash! Guess what!

  

  'll actually get to be a real, certified EMT. Plus, I got an A on the paper I wrote for my HASS on Tuesday. Today is an awesome day. Hopefully I can continue the streak of awesomeness through the 8.02 exam tonight. =/ And if

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Twenty thousand paper cuts and twenty thousand leaves

  

  going okay. Not as good as I wanted them to be, but I said I was on top of ... myself in the bottom of a big canyon, lying down on cold sand, staring ... 'm tired of skating from week to week, telling myself that I'm on top of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Redesigning a hall logo: 4.500 part 1 4.500 part 1

  

  cons of the symbol, and improve on it throughout 3 iterations. I chose ... capital E on top of the bold, rigid 1. The two typefaces complement and ... Rhinoceros, learning how to use AutoCAD took a bit of time. Eventually I

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 27, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m so ill. like, in the bad way

  

  obvious drawbacks of being sick, it's impossible to catch up during the ... yourself healthy. Take this advice from a hypocrite. At the end of freshman year, I somehow managed to come down with a strain of the flu that left

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 20, 2011