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• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-year Grade Reports And Other Common Questions Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the last…

  

  selection, when it will be too late for them to make a difference

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  IAP, and trivia answers IAP begins tomorrow.

  

  : 1. In order, what were the five most popular home states for admitted

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)

  

  . Sam offered to dispose of him for me. Hmm, urinal or toilet

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Should I include my ethnicity on the MIT Application? As a minority, how many times have you heard some off-handed comment about someone of…

  

  . So why then do we ask for this information? Simple - it helps us to

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sid Puram – Polymer Microspheres Sid Puram UROPs in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer…

  

  For the past four years, Sid Puram has had a UROP in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer microspheres that can potentially be used to develop a cancer vaccine. Genetic

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question "Can you tell me why I didn't get in? Why was I not good enough?"

  

  of spots for roughly 8x qualified people, and decisions are made. We do

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  things i’m thinking about a brief series of incomplete thoughts

  

  of my freshman year. The prompt was to write for ten minutes about MIT ... , except for the fact that it's a lot more applicable to real life. I

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • January 7, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  I’m still reading applications 5 years later...

  

  most about reading season is how it robs me of the ability to read for ... for more socializing friends, reading more novels, and getting more

  • by Jeremy W.
  • November 28, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Untitled Pigeon Post 🐦💕

  

  . I learned how to identify them based on their coos alone; for some ... friends for my birthdays and Christmas – plush toys, 3D-printed figurines

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / Residential Life

  who started the fire? (not clickbait) playing detective

  

  For the last few years, I've been living off-campus in a house full of other MIT undergraduate women. We're part of MIT's FSILG (Fraternity ... , short for Women's Independent Living Group. Last summer, there was a fire

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 28, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Iron Mask what i learned from MF DOOM

  

  from him over the last 17 years. For those of you trying to figure out ... equipped with backstories that served as foundations for his work. Besides

  • by kellen manning
  • January 2, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  History of the Brass Rat with pictures of the bezel design from 1930 to today

  

  peculiarly our own. The beaver is noted for his engineering, mechanical skills ... spent a lot of time closely inspecting and growing a deep love for the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  dreams happen. For me, "being an architect" was not my childhood dream, or ... would tell my freshman self to explore more and don't be rigid for

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  forward to lots more puzzles over the next few weeks so thanks for sharing

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Mechanics of Blogging How do I do it?

  

  like SecureFX and WinSCP. We're also responsible for knowing enough HTML ... brand new admissions post is on the front page for you all to read.

  • by Snively '11
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Can You Save the World’s Oceans? Who, me? Yes, you.

  

  verbal final presentation is also given to a panel of specialists (for this ... did for the last eighteen years of my life - and it really gave me an

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Open-Ended Question Why I chose MIT ... twice

  

  reduce the need for organ transplants by understanding the etiology of ... this is the place for you. I think in some respects you have to be a car

  • by Bryan
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This one goes out to the parent Fire! (she's comin' down on her own, now)

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The city of Portland, Oregon was named for Portland, Maine. What a coincidence that Matt's entry on thanking parents came on ... like! I've been on grad school visits for the past 3 weeks, which are

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!

  

  semester I applied for and joined ESG (Experimental Study Group), a freshman ... day; my TAs bring ice cream and order us Thai food for late-night study

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  you choose to take. For example, to fulfill one of your physics ... , there is something for everyone. Don’t worry about not finding friends

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007