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• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  On election day Practicing an applied civic education

  

  candidate or party, it allows us to take public positions on policies that ... on everything. As the election nears, it is important to acknowledge ... about how media and politics shape each other, but also to have a group of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 3, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Update State of the mail, application numbers, and more

  

  year. Your updates: We've been getting email updates from some of ... provide your updated grades since you have applied, and to mention other ... would instead include these updates in your Midyear Report. The MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Start of Something New Please forgive the High School Musical reference.

  

  . After what seemed like forever, I arrived on the MIT campus, duly deposited my belongings in McCormick Hall, and proceeded to video-chat excessively with friends I’d already begun to miss. I haven’t had much time for

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  How do I apply to the Women’s Technology Program?

  students to Mechanical Engineering (ME) through hands-on classes (taught by
• Blog / Events

  DEALicious in which i counsel an FPOP and come out with free candy. also how to…

  

  crazed passion for what you're working on. (Note: if you have any specific ... resources are open to freshmen, whether you're vaguely interested in business or you're working on your fourth company. A great takeaway I got from

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  Normalisation, created by BBC journalist Adam Curtis. While on a gap year due to COVID-19 ... , making predictions on what it would say about MIT and how positive or negative it would be. On May 1st, I went to the screening with almost 20

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 12, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Do These Numbers Have in Common? 7, 8, 12, 17, 18.

  

  . I guess you'll have to come and see for yourself! (or get 5's on ... seeing the decision reflecting on your journey to where you are. After that ... blog on this! So check that out. The other thing I forgot to mention in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New York City in which i go to work on some days and eat lots of cheap food…

  

  . I take every chance I get to try new places for dinner. Otafuku has a ... pored over whatever I could find, usually defaulting to MSNBC or CNN to educate myself about anything that might be relevant to my 12-year-old self

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Photograph-athon Because anything can be a catchy title if you add -athon to the end!

  

  had the tact to resize their photos to something on the order of 10^2 by ... Photo Contest, in which I objectively judged photos sent to me by CPW attendees based on their representation of MIT's revelry in unjaded vitality

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Emergency Application Extension for students affected by the storm

  

  area vulnerable to the storm. Heavy snow, catching on leafy trees ... , because they haven't been able to work on them with the power out. While I ... of your personality are you most proud of, and how has it impacted your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  also want to evaluate my choice based on how it will impact others and ... I've officially been on my gap year for a week! To begin my gap year, I left my home on Long Island to go live on a Christmas tree farm with

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Julia’s Day Out Almost 10 things I've learned since living in Boston

  

  advice is to say you don't watch sports or say your favorite team is any ... like there is never enough exploring of Boston to be done, so be on the ... It was so exciting to be able to welcome the 1000+ adMITed students

  • by Julia Potts
  • April 11, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  EA Blogger Application Decisions The results are in.

  

  I just want to say on behalf of the committee that we are truly impressed with all of the applications (and there are MANY). Your collective ... what you actually came here to get: the results of the EA round. For a

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Belated Guest Entry by Carin '13 - a little late perhaps but incredible nonetheless

  

  with her roaming all over London, getting all paparazzi on palace guards ... :) ~*~ This IAP I went to the Philippines with Yuri ’10 and Anita ’11 to work on ... develop project ideas for MIT students to work on. We spent most of our

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 2, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  chasing the aurora a celestial hunt

  

  [/annotation]raved over the aurora: Professor "Sorry to bother folks, but given how many ... ™ who were also trying to book cars. Literally every rental lot on campus ... to have friends eager to go on excursions like these. At 12am, Isaac

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 13, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Parental Advice Sometimes you just need to get out of the way

  

  unconventional.  You don't have to look any further than how I parent to really get ... .  He always eats his vegetables now. Try as I may, to put my kids on the ... their college destination. As such, the parent wanted to know how best to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The fight’s begun but not yet won me vs. vista

  

  they keep the licences. Installing MATLAB on your personal computer ... what's next? Well, I'm back to where I started the day, sitting on my bed ... resource right at my fingertips. You see, MIT offers free MATLAB to its

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Freshman Application: Live on Monday The MIT Freshman Application will go live tomorrow (Monday) on MyMIT.

  

  accepted students Regular Action December 10: Last day to contact your ... , you must list MIT as a school to receive your scores when you take the ... The MIT Freshman Application will go live tomorrow (Monday) on My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  Reno, and took a drive downtown: I drove on to my meeting with the ... , I learned (the hard way) how not to pronounce "Nevada" (hint: it's not ... , members of the MIT Varsity Football Team have gone on to such accolades as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Every song I’ve referenced in my admissions blog posts

  

  substitutions to some songs not on Spotify. Stats This is my 173rd post, so ... – How to Save a Life and Reese Lansangan – No Snow, both mentioned 2 times ... I feel about the song. 5. The Fray – How to Save a Life From had i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 15, 2023