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• Blog / Blog Projects

  For the next two weeks we will all use fewer words here

  

  It is a New Year now and I hope it is good for you. Ten years ago ... students who went to this school in the past and used to write for us, could ... different. From 1/15 to 1/31, the people who write here may write only using

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 15, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  #scretious and bunnies!

  

  way to describe it is as the new cultural phenomenon. It is a word ... to 2005. Here it is used again in a rather informative 2006 blog post ... outside MIT is its substantial population of bunnies. This was brought to my

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 11, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Eye Of The Storm Reflections in the brief moment between the last hours of selection committee and the release…

  

  -decision-release onslaught of comments. It's eerily quiet, which is both nice and unsettling at ... my colleagues are still asleep - they deserve it! I'm sitting here reflecting on the class we just admitted and feeling incredible about it. We

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  More IAP updates

  

  have a new battery, and their robot is fine, so they should be good to go ... all-nighters or close to it. I remember what that sort of thing was like ... with a friend and her roommate to celebrate her birthday. It was cold and

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  XREG

  

  how easy is it to set up?" MIT has cross registration ("crossreg") with ... it. Crossreg is made easier by the transportation between the campuses ... applications as well as giving a presentation on MIT & admissions to a group

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  TESS Science Conference III My first science conference!

  

  Space Research, and it's one of the coolest things I've gotten to do at ... methods that scientists use to detect exoplanets is the transit method. When ... coming from the star to the Earth to dip, which is a possible sign that

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  years that she pioneered her role at MIT, "It was important to justify the ... geared toward LGBQT students and their allies. "It's been really cool to ... major, believes this is because there's still a lot to do. "Even within

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

  So You Wanna Be A Blogger? The post that (hopefully) answers all of your questions about the selection process for admissions…

  

  , and second, it will allow us to cover pre-orientation/orientation from ... ) responding to this prompt: "At 4:42 PM EST, an aardvark sprang from its burrow ... aardvark, where is the banana and why is that man chartreuse?" Answers to

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Future of Work How can people and computers be connected so that—collectively—they act more intelligently than any individuals,…

  

  whose central goal is to address the question: "How can people and ... of people in hundreds of different professions from hair dressers to Hollywood directors to auto mechanics and constructor workers and teachers

  • by Laurie Everett
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About the MCATs All about the MCATs and what you need to take to prepare for it!

  

  and Ben), the first step to getting into medical school is submitting an ... it would be really difficult to sit still for 8 hours (yes, the test ... .091 because it covers pretty different information, though Sadoway is the man

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  starts tomorrow. It is always wonderful to see so many parents on campus taking part in events that will help them to know what MIT is like, just ... will. That said, it's important to check in occasionally so I'd suggest

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A blast from the past Looking back at things I wanted to do at MIT

  

  reality is that I still don't physically have enough time to do all the ... only problem is that they’re all in Japanese and take me eons to read ... had enough time to learn it on my own. I still haven't gotten around to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 9, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Show In Town [by David Freilach, Guest Blogger/Assistant Director, LVAC] ARTalk guest blogger David Freilach checks out the…

  

  freedom. Perhaps it is analogous to the way we at the MIT List Visual Arts ... to be honest, it was because I live around the corner and had been ... outside. It was tough to see how they would be finished by opening night

  • by ARTalk
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision Day Eve Your questions as the May 1 deadline approaches.

  

  've already said NO to MIT: Thank you for having applied; it was great getting ... Tomorrow is May 1, otherwise known as the Common Reply Date. This is the day by which admitted students need to let colleges know their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2013
• Blog / Advice

  an essay writing journey one of my MIT essays, as told through revision history

  

  intangible as it is, it inspired me to expand my own horizons to limits ... it is! I’m still impressed with high school senior me for being able to ... you are probably thinking that it’s way too early to be thinking about

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  bumpers a revelation i had while bowling

  

  ." It is relevant to point out the following: I was the youngest person ... might be wondering: but Rona, is it really better to forgo bumpers and be ... my seven a.m. flight to DCA, which is one of three airports that serves

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 2, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy This Week: Week 1 Spider-Man, Nina Yuen, and More!

  

  (I realize this was a few weeks ago but it's still making me happy), thanks to ... finishing The Wise Man's Fear I decided to pick it up and enjoy the beautiful ... artist Nina Yuen. I can't put my finger on what it is about the videos but

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  , and it is. As a matter of philosophy, we have typically preferred to ... decision has been made with care, and it is final. I know this can be a difficult decision to receive, but trust me: it works out okay in the end

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  it is final. I know this can be a difficult decision to receive, but ... like a large number, and it is. As a matter of philosophy, we have ... lot of effort for all of you to apply to MIT. It's an honor and a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests of the non-standardized kind Stop thinking about the SAT and start thinking about 18.01!

  

  extra time.) Still, it's not like the test is going to say "Refer to pg ... will learn at MIT is not a collection of facts, but how to think about ... student here, learning how to think is still the most important thing anyone

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 12, 2005