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• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  it is helpful to you. Q. Do you prefer the SAT or the ACT? A. We ... do not have a preference. You should take the tests for which you ... category, we will use the test which makes you look best. Q. I am an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You stay classy, Sam… TA, go! At MIT, I live in a basement and I don't get to watch Desperate Housewives.

  

  . Sorry, Sam's Mom, the Mediterranean complexion you gave me will go to ... going to be on Sunday nights, and one of the TAs wrote this apologetic e ... since I've already had to break out the long pants and awesome jacket, the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  This…Is…BLODGEBALL! Everything and anything you ever wanted to know about us.

  

  edu. Not going to lie, folks. Being an admissions blogger is the bomb ... 's okay to go off the well-planned path (though not exactly in the way Jenny ... awesome gig. Now I'm going to be even more self-absorbed and obnoxiously

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for those Not Admitted

  With a record number of applications, this year was once again the ... applicants from our amazing applicant pool means that we had to turn away many ... category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for those Not Admitted

  

  With a 17% increase in applications, this year was once again the ... applicants from our amazing applicant pool means that we had to turn away many ... category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2009
• FAQ / International applicants

  What is the Secondary School Report?

  The Secondary School Report Form is designed for U.S. school systems but may be adapted for international school use. Many international schools do not calculate GPA, class rank, and other statistics, so your
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Whoa…You’re Old Bryan returns from the crypt of grad school

  

  that the life of a graduate student is not as exciting as an ... disguise...kind of) and still have managed not to pull an all-nighter (for ... classes because I couldn't decide from the syllabi which class I wanted to

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Manolis Kellis: Combining computer science with biology An interview with Manolis Kellis, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, who was honored as one…

  

  camaraderie, and the ability to be in the middle of everything. After all, he ... , outlook for the future of genomics, and pressures of living up to the hype ... family to France and eventually arrived in the U.S. in 1993. Manolis, his

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I Climbed a Mountain Today there's always gonna be another mountain!

  

  language to know in the States, due to the amount of Cantonese immigrants ... 'm off to explore the countless restaurants, cafes, hole-in-the-walls that ... located strategically to get maximal sunshine exposure in the afternoon =p

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  's something to avoid if you can. It's unlikely to be the difference between ... thought I'd give some tips on how to avoid simple spelling errors. Most errors I see are not in the essay portion. People are pretty good about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Follow Me: A Video Tour of Campus in which you get to hang out with my friends and walk around MIT through…

  

  they were at the time. It's not meant to be a professional tour of MIT ... allergies and how to pronounce the word "Stata". If that sounds like a fun way ... have the video for you. Our goal was to make an accessible, virtual tour

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 23, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On my way…

  

  cancelled. I will now be getting home almost 4 full hours earlier than I ... , and I have a few things to finish up here before heading home for the ... Turns out that Anthony isn't the only one who loves Amtrak. I called

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Put a Ring On It 2013 RING PREMIERE!

  

  somewhere? And the 8 ivy leaves (haha, get it?) our beaver happens to be ... who don't: the MIT class ring (a.k.a. Brass Rat) is not only one of the ... walked to our classes this morning, we saw the following, sitting demurely

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Newly Admitted Student Events… ...coming to your neighborhood.

  

  . Beginning Saturday MIT alumni from around the world will host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of 2015. If there's one in your ... home of a Kansas City MIT Alum for a lovely Sunday afternoon. Be sure to

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Don’t Read This if you Already Go to MIT My life is good and I get plenty of sleep. Please don't hate me.

  

  The shadow of my plane, surrounded by rainbows Lately, life seems to be going my way. Case in point number 1: As I was returning to Boston recently, we flew through a cloud-bank and I was able to take the crazy

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 22, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Long weekend It was a looooong weekend.

  

  paean to the MIT long weekend. The abundance of long weekends is one of ... note about the last entry. Many people noted that my boyfriend is not actually a very good case for an entry with the title "How to do everything

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2011 Closing Remarks and Variety Show Singing, dancing, juggling, and more!

  

  examples of a cappella.) Kim actually used to be in the Chorallaries, and I used to be in the Logs (back in our undergrad days). These are, of ... Admissions Officers will give some closing thoughts, and there will be 7 really

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  The future of, well, pretty much everything seems to be coming to us ... evidence, witness the burritob0t, one man's attempt to use technology and ... had to admit that, yes, this was now the coolest thing I know of that

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  my freshman year playlist 2/3 of a year in 25 songs

  

  May. the rules for adding to this playlist were very limited—i mainly ... are memey, some will make me cry as soon as i listen to them, but all of ... !! by the Vengaboys — one of the floor lounge BANGERS that will always

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 21, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Zone Cell Challenge Why work when you can hack other people's servers?

  

  to program a Turing machine - it's due Thursday. Or the revision of my ... design I'm going to write up). Or either of the psets in my other two ... tend to suck. Like, not just your average suck. They tend to really suck

  • by Evan B. '10
  • March 17, 2008