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• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can a QB Finalist that didn’t rank MIT still apply for RA?

  reached out to us via email. Once you have reached out to our QuestBridge team, you will be asked to create an MIT application account and submit ... , and they will receive directions on how to submit their letter. We also
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Where is the banana… ...and why is that man chartreuse?

  

  even pants - but glasses and an innate moral compass to discern between ... . ARTHUR: We just... pointed it at his neck and told him to travel covertly ... ... we had to destroy it. PIERCE: (shocked and horrified) You did what

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers I know an atomic particle's speed, AND position!!

  

  email me and I'll get to it when I can. Please put "Question about MIT" in ... huge variety in what people wear to class and to what extent people care ... dress shirt, tie, slacks, and a coat to class. But that's certainly not

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Goodnight Moon Or: The Senior Who Desperately Tries to Put Off Bedtime By Saying Goodnight to Every…

  

  I really ought to be well-rested if I want to be up and ready to stuff ... universe, and everything. If it were up to me, I’d sleep at least 9 hours ... getting my work done despite drooping eyelids and an intense desire to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  Taking the L: Part ✌️ My goal was Heaven anyways.

  

  had so much work to do, so many Psets and readings and labs to do, and ... ’t see any way to keep going. I have so much to do, and I don’t have ... , and want to blog a bunch! Maybe I have a seasonal writer's block

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 13, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  join a special program to study in France and get a side of buttery ... ’s easy to zoom in so closely on what you do that you never stop and wonder ... implement this is up to you alone, and your implementation changes over time

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To Defeat the Huns ...as Hamsika said, there's major business to get down to this semester.

  

  distracted than in AP Bio, and I myself more buckled down to memorize details. But speaking of which, I think I’m even more excited to see how MIT does ... yesterday, and to be honest, I was a little bit unpleasantly surprised. It

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 3, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Lament for CPW (Guest Entry) Of lanyards, Capture the Flag, and headwraps.

  

  on campus—and there shouldn’t be any reason for me to like it this much ... utilized. I tried as much as possible to hide and ignore my newfound ... aid appointment and head back to Vassar St. and their parked car. A

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  know how many students remain on the waitlist, and how many we wish to ... means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your ... on the waitlist to complete the waitlist reply form once you know all

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  My Life Is In Shambles… … and that’s ok

  

  (primarily, sleep and food deprivation). I was trying so hard to hang on to control, and a facade of ‘togetherness’ that I felt unable to communicate ... casualness, that I had slept 4 hours the night before, and would have to avoid

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 26, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on the question “where are you from?” and the answer: neither here nor there. alternatively, about being a missourian.

  

  to answer and ask the same set of questions: what’s your name? where ... now I've learned to say “I'm thinking 4B and 15-1” so I kind of sound ... [/annotation] in something else I dunno — and preemptively held it up to anyone I

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  DRAW TIM (the beaver) behold the artistic talents of MIT staff

  

  -insignificant amount of energy for me to psych myself up enough to interact with a large ... -y meetings, and I've introduced different friend groups to each other and had ... at once or staggered throughout an event, you can have people share and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 5, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Playing Doctor… Are people REALLY impressed by big words? You be the judge.

  

  files at the moment and I'm too lazy to really search for them, so I ... decision to take the EMT class offerred through MIT Medical and MIT-EMS. This ... and everything, I'll be able to join MIT's EMS squad for the spring

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  the perfect choice doesn’t exist not the same river, not the same you

  

  the embodiment of my resume, and copy-pasting the same application to ... note="and yes, that's a reason to be honest in your interviews. being ... onsite for widget went much better. in both onsites i got to talk to an

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 22, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1

  

  that tennis takes a lot of time and i wont have much time to work on ... see the various dorms and what life is like in them. Does he have to ... Harvard and ask to be released from the deferral agreement to apply as a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  leaving home, coming home I jump from the train, I ride off alone // help me hold onto you

  

  " over and over. If necessary to lighten the mood, finish with one play of ... here and there when it was absolutely necessary to confront something ... pack. I put on Taylor Swift and by chance the first lyric to the first

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 25, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  , though, and there are very few people I'm willing to sing in front of. Late ... hear me sing, but they're listening to me sing, and judging the quality ... , saying "hey Anna, remember how fun Annie was? Remember how much you love to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How the Career Fair saved my summer And forced me to try something new

  

  InternshipPlus requirements. I felt very much like a rookie, and didn’t want to ... , and now I was forcing myself to chart a new course. Interestingly, I ... opportunities. At first, this sounded simple enough to me, but once I arrived at

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  , and how many we wish to take from the wait list. How many people will ... means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your ... wish to remain on the wait list or not. Once it’s live, we

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  , and how many we wish to take from the waitlist. How many people will ... the waitlist and as many as 78 students. However, it's impossible to ... really like you, and you do not need to improve on your application. You

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014