FAQ / Prepare for MIT
Will I receive AP/IB college credit?
in high school, for your sake and ours.
That said, MIT does not
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FAQ / First-year application
What are my chances of admission?
As much as we love formulas, you’re not going to find one here! We get a lot of requests from students asking what their chances of admission are. We couldn’t… -
Blog / How to Human
love letter to the ‘tute miss miss miss
for 3 semesters (i guess, this does not necessarily imply an ending, but it sort of does. and regardless, it makes me feel Old). i also had to ... sense, it does feel like an end. there is something so beautiful about -
Blog / Academics & Research
How to train your sticking-together rock I am so happy that "computer" is not a no-no word today
! How does a computer work? I like to think of a computer as a big house ... even push other rocks away. Why does this happen? And where does this sticking-together force that we can't see come from? To answer -
Blog / About Decisions
why i chose mit the paths not traveled
honestly, does the distinction even matter? When I was in my late teens ... stellar humanities program (which, by the way, it does) or a vague gesture ... , MIT does admit a lot of really smart, hard-working kids, and thus I -
Blog / Advice
21 i don't know about you but i'm feeling 21...
added happiness. Neither does scrolling on social media. Keep the people ... thought through a pro/con list about this). External validation does not and should not define my self worth. And yet, it still does. I’m working -
Blog / Academics & Research
The First UROP Initiating a Life of Research
, how the heck does one actually go about doing this? To my luck, the ... and Hydrothermal Liquefaction. So how does it all work for a Freshman ... -seen-on-tv product that actually performs like it does on TV. I learn at least two to -
Blog / MIT Life
Hilarity with Jeremy "Hi!" *awkward silence*
, but it does keep our attention. And it makes for a good blog entry ... ...whatever, right?" "This feels better though, does it not?" "Here I'm just using ... does make sense. It doesn't make sense for other reasons, but that's a -
Blog / Admissions
This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.
process should be about one thing only: finding the right fit. Does that ... necessarily. Does it mean that there's only one perfect school for every ... . Again, does that mean there is some "ideal" MIT student, and if your son -
Blog / Admissions
Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.
record, since these are fairly common questions. They asked, does MIT have ... ? The answer to all of these questions is yes. Does MIT have a football ... does that mean we don't have school spirit? Oh no. We've got lots of -
Blog / MIT Life
Questionable Views Questions and views, and questions about views. The views are not necessarily questionable, although you…
" .. does the room have to b self coloured or can u paint funky pics all over the walls?? Does burton conner hav a nice view? say.. of the river ... of silly- if you've already painted the walls, what difference does it -
Blog / Admissions
EA Deadline: Your Questions [Updated] With the Early Action deadline fast approaching, I'll try to answer some last minute questions.
in each section. Anurag asked: "I was wondering why does MIT, with its ... applicants? If not, then what purpose does this serve? [...] If MIT is my first ... applied previously to MIT does not by itself impact your admission. It is -
Blog / Admissions
Ask me anything about portfolios Go ahead—don’t be shy!
to you? Does the work in your portfolio help us better understand your fit with the MIT community? Does the work featured in your ... . What if I like to sing stuff/build stuff/draw stuff just for fun? Does -
Blog / How to Food
rice cooker cooking or, how to cook for yourself with zero skill
is not expensive. It does not take a lot of space. And it cooks such a ... . Good enough that I ate it for two days. Does it look good? No, but who ... . Ground beef, and peas, and rice. Does the recipe have a name? Nope. The -
Blog / Academics & Research
Home sweet violet capital of Ohio We didn't see a stuffed whale, but we did see a bunch of primates. Nonhuman…
has trouble understanding what one does on a vacation to the beach.) No ... and gets told "Design something that does x", and so that's what he does. And if he says, "I designed this thing that does x better than the last -
Blog / Admissions
March Questions Omnibus 1
'd like to ask: if somebody does not give an interview does it reduce his ... mail. The situation you describe does not sound credible for regular ... journal gaurentee admission" The short answer is, no, it does not. For a -
Blog / Miscellaneous
I’m Not Normal About Friends (Part 1) i lost six nights of sleep to perform amateur data analysis on a sitcom
even does? I split my results into two parts. This post is Part I, which ... three questions. How many times does each character get to speak? Who ... on average? How much does a character tend to say? What does this say -
Blog / MIT Life
Senioritis We'd fight for a cure if we weren't so lazy.
other questions, as always, please feel free to ask. Does it cost extra ... muscle. It does cost extra money to stay in the dorms over the summer. Where does one buy MIT textboooks? The Coop definitely sells textbooks -
Blog / Challenges
emails to self & the long goodbye
something. what does it mean to create something, what does it mean to live a life, and what does it mean to say that you have done so well? these are -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
a lesson in the feminine arts aka mfa boston and a rant on enjoying art
), the exhibit does a really good job of pacing the paintings and providing ... mustn't know either. Where does the deep and philosophically valid Dali being, and where does the bizarre and preposterous Dali end?" This kinda