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• Blog / Challenges

  Immaterial Girl in a Material World There is an imposter among us

  

  says you’re in the EECS department – is that true?” another asked during ... appendix for a more detailed account. The TL;DR is that I needed a major ... the year when CPT is allowed to take effect at MIT. Because of this and

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • November 1, 2022
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview process?

  . Interviews are not a required part of the MIT application. While we try to ... not able to offer interviews to all applicants. If your interview is waived, it will not put you at a disadvantage in the admissions process.
• Blog / MIT Life

  Look as good you will not Some summer reading for the nerds out there. Which means all of you.

  

  enough to appreciate it. Not that everybody at MIT is a Star Wars fan. I ... imagine "casually drinking" from a flask is one of the less threatening ... you, or do you wish me a good morning, although it is obvious I'm not

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  September Questions Omnibus 2 Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers!

  

  Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers ... is that like, overdoing it and being pushy and generally not ... you see fit; on the online application, the "anything else?" question is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Visiting the Museum of Science science is cool

  

  lights that shine through the paper[/caption] Minecraft Kid (not an exhibit ... the Museum of Science in Boston this past Sunday. I love museums, and since the last time I went to a science museum was in eighth grade, it was

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 27, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  unknown. The purpose of the Pass/No Record period is not so much academic ... , who wrote about it here. This is the best tool to plan your academic ... available for all GIRs. Lastly, Interrogation of Upperclassmen is the #1 way

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Last Five Days aka How I Spent My Summer

  

  families preside over moving cars. Over the plains, the sky is visible in all ... effortlessly. Maybe the answer is in setting the stage early. Here’s what I did ... scary and awesome! On that note, my favorite website of the summer was

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 11, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Cassava Connection Part 1 of a series, starring a man, a plan, and a root vegetable.

  

  note, I know that this is not really out of the question; this is not a ... “Nobody is going to do it, if we don’t do it.” The room is quiet ... others that don’t. The discussion is so long, that students’ come and go

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 2, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Memories I know this feelin', yes I know it very well (Thutmose)

  

  blog readers have also struggled with. Do you stop visiting the website ... you all. When I left MIT in 2018, I "graduated" with the first class I ... college counselor to give the same advice I loved to give on the blogs. Each

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Communication Intensive Jumping on the semester-in-review blog train

  

  , not about the “at MIT” part.) As part of MIT’s general institute ... to their majors. The requirement’s purpose is to make us more effective ... . After all, semiconductor physics is the domain of 3.033 (electronic

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 4, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is my spork.

  

  spork is titanium, light, and little. But what’s not little is the ... There are many like it, but this one is mine. My spork has been high into the mountains, across desert islands, into Stata Cafe, and

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 20, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  $100 Laptop Unveiled Inspiring!

  

  is one of the most inspirational projects I've ever seen. It makes me so proud to be at MIT. According to the project website, the ... , 1 Megapixel." The plan is to initially roll out the computers in a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Open Sesame…Ring. RFID magic + a ring = wearable CharlieCards

  

  Ring Theory, at their website. Isn't technology cool? That's the kind of ... The future of, well, pretty much everything seems to be coming to us ... -- I made a point of eating at five Chipotle locations that I had not

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  we are twins … but ARE OUR AGENDAS?!? (not clickbait)

  

  , was probably *the* hardest semester I’ve had and that is very much ...   Allan: These are the little notebooks that literally organize our entire lives (at least during the semester). Lots of people use

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 23, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  opened the webpage which told me whether or not I was accepted. You would ... . I’ll make food. I’ll plan next week. I’ll think, wow, how is the ... as a freshman in high school. She is me at the core. She is enough to

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• FAQ / Interview

  What if my interview is waived?

  interview will be waived, and your application will not be adversely affected. The interview is not a required component of the application, and the ... Counselors all over the world, we may not be able to arrange an interview for
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn Questions Omnibus Answers to questions asked in my blog's comments. And there have been a lot of…

  

  , and lasted over an hour and a half!" I'm not sure what the problem is ... really mean anything and will not help in the admissions process. Is this ... has not been received. I was wondering if this is normal, i

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Events

  look at the stars hacking mit, six months at a time

  

  of it. The legacy of HackMIT is not something pre-professional — we ... classes. This is not a post about the value of intellectual discipline; what ... am now the director of. HackMIT is a club that helps facilitate

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  An Origin Story Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the Jinchūriki

  

  , I had nothing to do. Quick aside: The next revelation I had is why I think the question of “what do you do for fun?” is one of the most ... I felt the sudden urge to write something tonight. I wasn’t sure what

  • by kellen manning
  • January 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP reveal!! it's like a gender reveal but important

  

  some point, and January is just too dark and depressing for me not to ... lab (running the code, making the graphs, etc. etc.). This last part is ... AHEAD[/annotation]⚠️⚠️   The crux of the project is something that

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 11, 2025