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• 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…

  

  the end of your sophomore year. If you failed the FEE, you're required ... FEE gets you out of the CI-HW part, leaving you free to take just a CI ... terms, was the class I was looking forward to the most. The problem

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

  Dear prefrosh, a letter to you

  

  me? how hard is MIT *really*? i dont know if i'm smart enough to go ... are going to be constantly filled with stress. I had a prefrosh ask if ... because they know you can handle the rigor and are up to the challenge. And

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 25, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT is just another place An article from The Tech - MIT's school newspaper

  

  order to be happy. If not, why did you come to MIT in the first place? MIT ... without coming to MIT. It is the drive for knowledge, to be surrounded by ... !) - published a letter to the editor from Folkers E. Rojas on February 28th that I

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  . So if that sounds distasteful to you, then maybe it would be better to ... be sure, Nozick was not the first to advocate for such ideas, with ... coercion to be applied legitimately to them. Otherwise, the governed people

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Closer Calls and rising unease

  

  turning to rubble. So, even if it’s for a moment, look at the light, and ... with my mom when my dad, who had recently traveled, called, wanting to ... , and second by the distance. We worked ourselves into a frenzy trying to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 28, 2014
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can I apply if I am undocumented?

  Yes! Undocumented and DACA applicants submit the same application components and go through the same selection process as all other students. For those students who face financial barriers, we offer fee waivers on our
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit a creative/maker portfolio as a QuestBridge applicant?

  . The deadline for QuestBridge applicants is November 1, and fee waivers are available for any applicant not able to cover the submission fee. ... required. To learn more about the different kinds of portfolios you can
• Blog / MIT Life

  The summer begins…

  

  Now that I've completed the FEE, it's time for the math diagnostic. I ... like summer has actually begun... and it's time to enjoy my last months at home with friends and family before heading to MIT. I'll be leaving

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 2 The deadline is coming!

  

  , unfortunately. Calling the Admissions Office may be able to provide more context ... anyway that I can now submit the application fee instead. 60$ may be a ... reached by now. Will my application be adversely affected if the scores dont

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 30, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  relearning what i know now or: hi, i learned wrong my entire life.

  

  't know if I can. But maybe that's just me being me again: too lazy to learn ... that my work ethic is going to be the thing that dooms me, and now I just ... time here at MIT that when the moment comes when I need to be on my own

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 22, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Getting Help @ MIT by Warren K. ’27

  

  folks here aren’t used to failing. The biggest highlight of my first month ... the break. When I return to MIT next semester, I'll be doing it knowing ... A thank you to all the supportive faculty & staff at the ’Tute

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 17, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  71 or a 99, it will be exactly the same. If you receive a failing grade ... smart enough to be here. And while I do see validity in these questions ... find yourself in (not just "am I smart enough to be in it"). Allow me to

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  SUMMER ROSES stop and smell 'em

  

  like the world is your oyster. If you’re willing to put yourself out ... now. And while it still feels insanely weird to be moving so slowly, I’ve found myself with a lot of time to “stop and smell the roses.” There

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 25, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT is hard and I still don't know what I'm doing

  

  of this is a lot. It would be one thing if I just had to handle ... myself be bad at things, even if it sucks in the moment.   The only ... , despite it being less relevant to the career paths I see for myself. Course

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 12, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Touring an IS&T Datacenter, and How My Dad Crashed the Internet I promise they're related.

  

  empirically. It didn't make it to Interop Atlanta.) Ascend got the contract to ... mindless procrastination something cool from MIT. Also, I'll be telling the ... managed to crash the Internet. I don't want to lead with that story though

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 2, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Way We Live Saunas make me think

  

  showed me...it might be time to pencil in some downtime. Although the ... to the jimjilbang, happy to be sheltered from the brutal winds of ... nothing. Paying to relax and get pampered may be on the calendar for the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Some notes for applicants Thoughts for both EA & RA applicants.

  

  application. And if you qualify for a fee waiver, your family needs the $65 more ... Applicants Schedule your interview now.* The deadline (December 1) to schedule ... need to have submitted your application Part 1 by the time you interview

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paper Planes You ask, I answer

  

  ...Referring to the application fee:“Full name of the applicant must be on the money ... like. If the project that you want to discuss relates to your major ... recommendation, etc.). To be very honest with you, the quantitative factors are

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 18, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Upside-down and Reversed: Photography at MIT [by Biyeun Buczyk ‘10] I came to MIT thinking I’d put art aside for the…

  

  be surprised if they occupied a third of the floor space. Looking for digital equipment? You might want to check out photography at The Tech. If ... ), but depending on what you want to do it might be worth it. The VAP

  • by ARTalk
  • March 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life and Learning in the Other Cambridge

  

  examiners, who are an anonymous group who set the questions to be examined at ... supervision system is considered to be the highlight of the Cambridge ... are more likely to engage in the contract of learning Of course an 8

  • by Cambridge
  • May 8, 2008