FAQ / Academics and research
Is there really a Game Lab?
is to explore, educate, and engage the public by creating
Search
Search Results
-
-
Blog / Hacks
Today is a Super Important Day This is kind of a big deal.
Today is an important day. The end of an era, the beginning of a new ... spirit. Why yes, it is my 19th birthday. How’d you know? While true, that ... living with a faulty internet connection, today is the inauguration of 44th -
Blog / How to Human
is everyone growing up without me? we're only getting older
, dreamy ball gowns. I liked thinking about her wedding, which is happening ... status for a truth is” and videos of ourselves upending a bucket of ice ... this was a good life hack; by befriending people my age (which is easier -
Blog / About Decisions
The Check Is In The Mail As you know from Matt/Ben's blogs, the decisions are in the mail, or as they…
this year is 12% down from 14% last year. I know that many of you will ... selected during Regular Action. Nevertheless, The Nance Effect is a great place to discuss whatever is on your mind. -
FAQ / QuestBridge
What is the MIT QuestBridge Supplement?
Our MIT QuestBridge Supplement is a way for us to gather some additional information on our QuestBridge applicants. For QuestBridge Finalists, our supplement, along with their QuestBridge application, acts in place -
Blog / Personal Travel
Bryan is alive and in Rome Day One In Rome
We got here safely, and we’re having a blast. I’ll write a longer entry when I find free wireless, but right now it’s costing 3 euros an hour and I… -
FAQ / Interview
What if my interview is waived?
. The interview is not a required component of the application, and the -
Blog / Academics & Research
Gerald Fink’s “What Is a Gene?” one of those cool talks that happen at MIT all the time
advertising a guest lecture entitled "What is a gene?" I thought that was a stupid question, because I know what a gene is. It's a piece of DNA that is transcribed into RNA that is translated into a protein. This must be a Hail Mary -
Blog / Admissions
There is still no magic formula ...but there are a few key ingredients
. Conversation #2 (assuming there is an answer to my first question) Me: Does the ... . How am I supposed to know what is most important? Me: You decide what is important and what you would like for a reader to know. Student: Oh -
Blog / Admissions
The Early Action deadline is almost here The only thing scarier than October 31st is Nov 1st (just kidding, no need to…
*Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students. Hi all, Happy Halloween! Tomorrow night is ... November 1. (There is a small amount of grace period for students having -
Blog / Admissions
What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search
country and around the world. Spending time in settings like these is ... salient revolved around the value of higher education, which frankly is only ... believe that their value is manifest or they are simply preoccupied catering -
Blog / Extracurriculars
is leadership the same as management buzzword alert
: how to delegate things. delegate is a fancy word meaning getting someone else to do it. in esp we have a saying, which is "your job is not to do ... reason. sometimes other people are doing the manage-y things, which is -
Blog / How to Human
Navigating MIT is like flying a spacecraft* the most important things I've learned here so far
your vehicle is pointing relative to the Sun, Earth, and other reference ... is one of the most crucial parts of flying a spacecraft, which is why ... over. What you do have control over is your attitude. Attitude is -
Blog / Academics & Research
Sometimes a whale is just a whale Humanities classes make me roll my eyes sometimes.
-cultural medicine and issues of embodiment in post-traumatic stress disorder, is ... . "Sometimes a whale is just a whale," she said. Yup, science majors and ... of discrimination I have ever received as a woman in science is that -
Blog / Admissions
CPW is for Parents too…really!! ...a helpful guide for parents (I hope
For our newly admitted students, the time is rapidly approaching when ... and this message is basically for those hardy souls who have spent the ... to college. But now the payoff has come, and it is time to make the -
Blog / How to Human
Your credit history is too short and other adult things
A credit card is something I, in theory, knew I needed eventually. Apparently a credit score is a thing that people care about here. The thing is ... ridiculous. The going advice is that you shouldn't go over 30% of your credit -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Is This All I Ever Will Be? on friendships
group was now smaller to about 6 of us and it felt solid. This is it, I ... year, I thought to myself now this is it. My best friend is talking to me ... . Which one is the real version? I think. The one that I knew? Or the one -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
who else is watching infinity train?!?! *a fangirling hub that we will update every day this week*
!!! The concept of the show is oozing creativity! Tulip, the main character, is so cool and nerdy! One-One was so funny and such a unique character ... the internet is real!! Because... April 13, 2018 [embed -
Blog / Admissions
The Freshman Application Is Now Live for prospective members of the Class of 2020
; The freshman application is now live on MyMIT. Our online application ... supplemental portfolios, is here. Our essay questions this year are (100 ... early or regular action. The transfer application is not live yet but -
Blog / Extracurriculars
Sleep is (not) for the weak Myth: All engineers are insomniacs
This post is brought to you by the 20 hours of sleep I got this ... holding the PVC pipe like a gun/cannon is THAT creative, but I thought it ... ’t think I’m too stupid. The point here is that engineers need sleep