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• Blog / About Decisions

  random thoughts about choices why mit? why not mit?

  

  i thought mattered to me turned out not to matter as much. there are ... 're going; you only need to know enough to decide. ... say mit is only as hard as you want it to be. that is a lie, but so is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 29, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  (Q & A)^(n+1)

  

  do not need to have your scores at MIT by January 1st. We will have ... unanswered questions, let me quickly answer them before heading off to the ... grading system it would be unfair on me to compare my grades here to those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 31, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done with the b.s. 4 years of mit by the numbers

  

  and my 238 units past the GIRs, 180 of which I needed to graduate o ... good. Pretty much anyone could go to a tournament to see what it was like ... .   4 PE Classes taken So to graduate at MIT, you need to take 4

  • by Waly N. '24
  • May 31, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  thank you notes before i go

  

  my comfort zone. For teaching me to relax more once in a while, to ... talking. I'm going to miss you so...so..SO fucking much, but I will ... me how to make dphie a home: I love you. I miss you all so much. I will

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  from The Nance Effect. As hard as it is to believe, even I needed to take ... insight, wisdom, humor, patience and dedication. Much to my surprise this ... handled yourselves when responding to the "Deferred" and "Welcome MIT Class

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  apply to MIT as a transfer student (you unfortunately cannot apply for freshman admission). You will need to provide your college transcript, and ... to the same places as me... does that make a difference? And I wanted

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2017 FAQ You've got questions, I've got answers

  

  Part 1, when you come to the application fee, choose the fee waiver option. There is no need to follow up by mailing a fee waiver to us. Q: I ... applying Early Action. You do not need to complete the Part 2 (essays

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  the first two years). In the case of the PE requirement, you’ll need to ... transferred to its lower-level version. If you’re unsure whether you want to ... makeup work. Generally, you won’t have to make up much, since transitioning

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  classes are hard but i’m sure you knew that already an academic case of murphy's law

  

  two and a half weeks after the semester had started. I felt the need to ... deserved to fail: it hurt so much to know that in terms of what will show up ... ; otherwise I wouldn't have needed to prove my capabilities to myself or anyone

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 29, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  Here's the thing about me: I'm naturally an introvert. Talking to people In Real Life has always kind of freaked me out to some (albeit small ... based on how familiar with the person I am, how much I know about the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Me Anything! Responses life and admissions

  

  , you will also need to apply for financial aid, and the decisions for ... behind and need to negotiate an academic accommodation. But even with all ... Thursday, 10/26, 7-9pm EDT. That's over now, but you're welcome to email me

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Parafilm Effect The center cannot hold... unless you stick it together with Parafilm.

  

  . Why? Because they don't really need to focus on marketing or anything ... DID YOU KNOW? John Stamos, better known to millions as Uncle Jesse from Full House, was once the touring drummer for The Beach Boys? What

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 11, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  Our applicants come from all over the world and from many different educational backgrounds. You should choose a college that will offer rigorous academic coursework, but, more importantly, that will…
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  AFROTC = stress, and why that’s okay Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps: "what do you do every week?"

  

  we needed to go pick up, so on top of having a lot of responsibility ... helpful to be able to practice handling stressful situations in a controlled ... myself, traveled over to Hanscom Air Force Base (about a 30 minute drive

  • by ROTC
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Becoming a better programmer and why i'm excited about software engineering

  

  into the internship. But one thing I didn't expect to learn much about ... need to think about what each word means, and how to arrange them in a way that's understandable. Each word is made of sounds. I need to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Days in NYC

  

  although much of the criticism does raise valid concerns, the IRS is adapting ... imagine. (Not to mention my gas stove, which I don't know how to ignite ... , etc. The project I'm on deals with mutual funds. Since so much of what

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  And miles to go before I sleep. Here we go again.

  

  long night ahead of you." Great. The thing is, I know how to handle these ... to be an admissions blogger read, Once, years ago, there was a Great ... day. Time and time again, a younger version of myself began to nod off

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I will, I will set this schedule on fire This has been a long time coming. Text- and picture-heavy! Link- and acronym-happy! Take it…

  

  'll simply give you a link here. 4) Humanities and the FEE. There isn't much ... way, since you need to take two of them and they should be completed by ... FEE gets you out of the CI-HW part, leaving you free to take just a CI

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  January Questions Omnibus 1 Some questions answered.

  

  you school does not follow the US school system do you need to hand in a ... ." And Anon wrote, "Does anybody knows if I have to send the Mid - Year ... !" Only students in American schools need to submit the Mid-Year Grade

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  my gap year of nothing and everything certainly something

  

  the COVID-19 situation was being handled much better than in the states ... trips unless we needed to: renewing our passports at an embassy, competing ... The idea of taking a gap year, like to most, initially terrified me

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • December 26, 2023