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• Blog / MIT Life

  Poetry Prescriptions Things I've Made and Consumed. Sophomore Fall, All of It.

  

  for you to drink. There are men in top hats playing carols on trombones ... Scene: Monday night in a green boarding house. Poetry books, cookie ... lively murmur and a beat in the background. IAP is one week in. I spent

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates Miscellaneous Admissions Office updates.

  

  A few quick things today: We have admitted 16 transfer students for ... 're waiting for a reply. Ditto on the comments/Questions Omnibus. It's still quite busy here!It is Finals Week for students at MIT. Good luck, everyone

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 25, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I submit the MIT application with my QuestBridge application?

  know in advance. Learn more about this process here. If you applied for ... enough information for us to evaluate students for admission. However, you ... that did not rank MIT, but you would like to apply for our Regular Action
• 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 ... Baccalaureate, A Levels, French Baccalaureate, or CBSE, which are required for
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Home is where the Heart is visiting my grandparents

  

  China for the first time in 6 years this summer. Although 9th grade of ... , bringing just a few clothes for the week, we brought 8 suitcases in total ... caught my sister throwing them some bombastic side eyes for their tastes in

  • by Anika H. '26
  • August 4, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2016 FAQ

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... use your QuestBridge application for that. In the Part 1, when you come ... in November/December/January. Am I still eligible for the Match? A

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… You don't need to take up the crumhorn to look "different."

  

  , anyway. The interview is simply a way for you to tell us in person. Some ... point of these meetings is for us to learn about the things that interest ... are also a good chance for you to learn more about MIT from someone who

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  applying sideways, beyond admissions a rendition of Petey's hit blog

  

  outlines for how to get into MIT are do well in school, be nice and pursue ... so focused on scolding myself for not knowing them in the first place ... odds of me getting in panned out, and in some wild reality I actually

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 22, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining at MIT How to not starve

  

  fundraisers in Lobby 10 Making good friends who cook for themselves Creating a group and cooking for yourselves on rotation Free coffee in select ... Psi, cooks its own meals on weeknights, and in return for helping cook

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Roman Life A.k.a. not-Greek life.

  

  fact, one reason for our choice of picnicing in Sandwich. It had nothing ... in that one, want to write about it?) four or five days early for ... glassblowing demonstration and so decided not to hang around for another one in

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Interview I think that I forgot to tell you about that

  

  broke the ice. We both felt very silly for meeting in Canary Wharf. I ... -way presentation. In a two-way conversation, for example, you can ask "and how about ... their interviews conducted in Starbucks). My advice for the MIT interview

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  of ads looking for long-term roommates (I have places to be in the ... When you are at school, the whole world seems to exist in its own ... on in the world, only able to scan the New York Times every couple of

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  Two Years and how it's changed me

  

  the first place, I decided to stay. I lived in East Campus for a year ... . For what it's worth, my significant other Joanna lived in Fifth West ... In my first blog post ever, I wrote about my first three weeks at MIT

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recollections of a Stranded Traveler IHTFP: I Have To Find a Plane. In the meantime, I reflect on happier interpretations…

  

  , revealed that “Maxwell's Equations in a Vaccuum” is an esoteric euphemism for “Fruitcake that will sustain you for two days in case of a nuclear attack ... face made for a virile sensory cocktail that stayed in my nerves

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 23, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: What do those ROTC kids do during summer…? guest post by Karen C. '20

  

  responsible for training and evaluating over 100 cadets in their transition to ... glider on the South Island for a week through Youth Glide New Zealand. In ... , and the occasional puppy labs. For several of us, there’s so much more

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 23, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Meeting Michel Gondry Six MIT students and one Academy-award winning director have dinner in New York, and none…

  

  you should all sign up for) and the rest of the time participating in ... script is still in its early stages; even so, I'm so excited for its ... there in the first place. My bucket sort of exploded last Saturday - and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lego Heroines interview with the amazing Maia Weinstock!

  

  South America, but she managed to squeeze in some time for an interview ... Apollo guidance system, for the first mission in 1969 and then also the ... Ideas competition, let me fill you in. MIT’s very own Maia Weinstock

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  didn't get in: I have a story for you! And hopefully, it'll make you feel ... , and revised, revised, revised. In order to compete for scholarships ... with friends. In the end, I didn't get a nomination spot - and for about

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  !! Get involved! In high school, I tried robotics and science olympiad for ... As a freshman in college, one of the most important things I do is reflect on my experiences here at MIT. How am I doing in my classes here

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 2 Slowing down time in the Land of Enchantment.

  

  cracker jacks and funnel cake for the first time. I fell in love with green ... Frisbee game. I was in a wheelchair for a day. Then on crutches. I learned ... trembling in the road for fifteen, twenty minutes, convinced that I'd broken

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010