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• Blog / Events

  “It’s just so effortless!” Apples and ziti and pies, oh my!

  

  eating to be done once I woke up, though! Right after hearing the Apple ... entry about Halloween, you need to give me a truly awesome costume idea so ... for me while we sampled some AppleBake treats: I'm ashamed to say that

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 28, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a February Updates & Notes Form (FUN)?

  completion of the second quarter. Your school does not need to mail your midyear grades to us. Students simply list their grades on the FUN Form ... opportunity for you to update us on anything important that has occurred since
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what’s in the box? why is spring cleaning a common phrase but not fall cleaning hmm

  

  another two hours. once i finally mustered up the willpower to get up, i ... i haven’t had the heart to throw out, and since today i really needed ... other stuff. so this may be a little late. im too lazy to change the rest

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 1, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christmas in February Shiny new toys MIT gave me this semester

  

  never quite materialized, I still got to experience Christmas in February ... ) and definitely does not look suspicious at all. So let's open it up and ... Instrument Design). Still, I think it's amazing how much physical equipment I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 14, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  8.021 and my favorite moments the class that taught me to love physics

  

  loved this class so so much and wanted to ~ memorialize it ~ in some kind ... phone useful or necessary so he didn't see the need to own one "I got ... , the professor, Joseph Checkelsky, has so much personality and makes the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 17, 2020
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  life lessons from my internship career choices moving forward

  

  't the kind that I'd be able to apply for on Linkedin. Free stuff does ... love dearly, to learn as much as I can and take pride in my achievements ... didn't quite stir up the spark of wonder that MIT offers. Much thanks to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  feels left out. "We need every member of MIT to feel welcome, not just ... we talked more, I was surprised to find that Abigail's position, once a ... testament to this need comes from a story that Val, a freshman here who

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2020 if you read even one of these i will be happy

  

  the jump, ask yourself: "Why does this thing I'm writing have to be a ... excellent sequel. It's clear that the sport of football needs to change. And ... affairs, and is swiftly ruined." Hard to say much more without spoiling it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 23, 2020
• Blog / Events

  To go home or to stay home Homesickness never hit...but I'm still thankful to be in L.A.

  

  eating way too much free food, I had no time to pine over being away from ... I gained by moving to MIT is so much richer in a lot of ways than the ... . I’ve enjoyed myself so much meeting so many friendly, down-to

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for Seniors From me to you. Why? Because I care

  

  your plan, you need to take a DEEP BREATH and know that you CAN and WILL ... . This year, I travelled to sunny Southern California. I visited high ... south as San Diego all the while attempting to hit as many points in

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  students have sent their replies, colleges will determine if they need to go to their waitlist or not, and if so, how many students they need to ... this post will be helpful. How does the waitlist work? We are aiming

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for the Waitlisted Some (hopefully) helpful questions and answers for waitlisted students.

  

  they need to go to their waitlist or not, and if so, how many students they need to admit. At this point, colleges will begin admitting students ... this post will be quite helpful! How does the waitlist work? We are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Champagne, pistols, and my new UROP blogging in a power outage. that's hardcore. though anna beat me to it.

  

  .  siRNA does this by binding to and destroying mRNA molecules before they ... Building.  That's because those nocturnal diurnal (what's the term for "does ... Green Building - then you know the world's about to end. Yes, ladies and

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Small Victories The view from a month into MIT

  

  Hello (again) World! My goal to blog once a week has sadly failed ... go to. It's now evident how much MIT throws at its students. I'd be ... the future. There's no need to be too stressed. 3. Remember that a life

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making the hard decision a couple of brutally honest stories from friends here that had originally wanted to study…

  

  honest, I was pretty scared to write this blog post. So much so, that I ... state how much that experience meant to me. It was as if I had been ... cried. To art school, I got rejected once (I applied secretly and was

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 17, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I GOT TWENTY DOLLARS IN MY POCKET (because I got a press pass to SpringFest 2013, of course. photos inside!)

  

  't mind too much - the concert was dedicated to the memory of Officer Sean ... As Matt wrote earlier, today was SpringFest 2013!  Or, to put it in ... that the MIT Admissions Office does not endorse the use of dope.  Unless

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Construction Thoughts on a major.

  

  , yet. Anyway, what does this all come down to? The reason I enjoyed ... *Ahem*. When I applied to MIT, I put down on my application that my ... to do) was mechanical engineering. I liked to build things and create

  • by Cam T. '13
  • December 26, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  TESS Science Conference III My first science conference!

  

  conference, and that I got my registration fee waived, I was stoked to go ... training after an eon as I write this sentence, so I need to add some code to ... Opportunities Program. Undergrads get to participate in real research with

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  I Feel *a* Last or at least, I'm trying to

  

  does somehow. Song: Burned Out by dodie. The camera cuts once more to ...  rough semester. Like, an "Oh no what if I need to use all four Pass/No Records ... need to push through another semester and exceed my own expectations for

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 22, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing Two New MIT Students… ...classes of 2026 and 2028 respectively.

  

  you know I recently added a new member to our family. Miles Nathaniel Nance made his way to the world on January 11, 2006 at 10:40 pm. My wife tried valiantly (15+ hours) to deliver naturally. Considering his size and

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 14, 2006