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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vote for Ksplice! MIT's spirit of entrepreneurship and collaboration in action.

  

  to post the voting link for him, I asked him if he actually thought it'd be effective. To figure it out, he compared data from when I posted the ... that data, I knew it was more than worth my while to write up a short

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  International Men & Women of Mystery

  

  international students we are allowed to admit each year, it is better for us to ... are completely knowledgeable of your situation is to tell us about it in ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  For those whose applications have been interrupted by disasters and disruptions providing what information and comfort we can

  

  ’ll waive it. There is no benefit or advantage to applying to MIT Early ... MIT is a part of the same world it is disrupting. Whether you want to or ... , and civil unrest around the globe, just to name a few. This is, alas

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 29, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i rode a train across america it took eighty-five hours

  

  scope out the lounge for fellow passengers to chat with, but it is mostly ... ’ll then ride the Capitol Corridor to Santa Clara. Maybe it’s a foolish ... Solnit would write about green. Is it the color of lushness? Is it the

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PE classes are…great!? catch me at the 2028 summer olympics

  

  's surprise and curiosity to how it worked. The rules are as follows: 4-year ... of 11 to get points. Varsity Athletics: A year of competition is 4 ... outside of MIT, so how "traditional" it was is beyond me, but I enjoyed the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 3, 2025
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit my official transcript to MIT as a QuestBridge applicant?

  If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your counselor/school official, it fulfills our requirements for an official transcript and no further action is needed on your part. If you did not submit
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 A Questions Omnibus is a post where I answer your lingering questions left in the…

  

  can list all AP tests that you have taken/plan to take, even if it is ... sometimes it is not possible to take advanced-level coursework. In my high ... interviewer have told us, it is my job to summarize your application on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  a peek in a week of my summer trying to enjoy it while it lasts

  

  earlier than when it's due/next one is released, but psets are hard for me ... all-nighter once to fix my sleep schedule, but it stayed that way only ... is that they create a comfortable space to ask questions, which has

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 30, 2020
• Blog / How to School

  Today Was A Long Day and it's not over yet.

  

  forth between lab, eating lunch in 5 mins, barely making it to the dining ... what Afeefah, we're going to go to my favorite place on campus. It always ... of things to do is completely checked off. Or someone reminds me to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Big News The next chapter in the life of Ben Jones.

  

  don't really know how to write it. There are so many things I want to ... always be the city I love more than any other. It's a lot to digest, and it ... , it needs me - in many of the same ways that MIT did four years ago - to

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates 2013 things that are happening

  

  *Correction as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic ... latter of these changes is always accompanied by questions, so I wanted to ... guide to submitting letters of recommendations, as it answers most of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  "yield"), we admitted 1554 students. However, it isn't possible to exactly ... waitlist. How many people will you admit from the waitlist this year? It is ... students from the waitlist. So, it's hard to know how this year will look

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting How about 'em EA decisions?

  

  nervousness. Slices of optimism. Slices of pessimism. It really only added to ... timer ticked its way to less than 30 hours, my palpable fretting grew a ... or brush it aside, it’s easy to get bogged down in the details from

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Diabolo, Pandora, and Bad TV Shows You figure out what they have in common, 'cause I sure as heck don't know.

  

  that show is reaching its limits. Hopefully I'll be able to get around to ... more time to do some blogging! Here is a random smattering of things I ... with it is the audio ads (which will occasionally play between songs

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • June 22, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  September Questions Omnibus 2 Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers!

  

  application. Is it okay if I send this as a reply to question 14. P.S. Do you ... Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers ... driven/flown a long way to come to a meeting, I hope it was worth the long

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Pieces Check your application tracking.

  

  . This is a good time for you to check your application tracking on My ... will not look at your application unfavorably because it is missing an ... able to evaluate it before selection committee begins. The best way to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  I’m Poor!!! But I don't have to be!

  

  . This turned out to be a good thing because it made the summer pass by ... the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program is an awesome way to earn ... even available, but it's a quick way to earn some extra cash without

  • by Snively '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Testing the Waters There comes a time in every man's life when he has to make a choice.…

  

  to partake in. All of the dorms have their own unique feeling to it, so it's absolutely possible to find the right one for you (mine is ... , and pick someone to live with. It's a pretty flexible system, unless you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Restoring Sanity… and Fear And love of cats.

  

  make your flight. Even though it’s rush hour, the Silver Line to the ... don’t have any carry-ons, the guard who is supposed to simply check to ... ! Louder!” Either way, it was quite amusing to look at the signs. If you

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Half Harvard, Half MIT My schedule this term is split down the middle. Like the movie Grindhouse. Or Korea.

  

  and as easy as it is to get there, though, at times it can feel like I ... only is it a pretty big line to get in your head, a lot of the times I ... popped, it's been feeling pretty starchy as of late. Going to Harvard as a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 29, 2008