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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Falling in Love with a Language at MIT interviews with two of my inspirations

  

  friends to cover 2 semesters of college Chinese. I had to go and interview ... I met Will and Kristina in very different parts of campus. I was psetting at Next House during spring semester of freshman year when Will

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 10, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  a recipe for making yourself extremely hosed or, what i'm doing this fall

  

  . Concourse offers its own versions of the[annotation note="General Institute ... Before we begin, a word of warning. This blog post is not representative of the schedule of a typical MIT student, nor should it be. It is

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 2, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  22 Hiatus Adventures stories from my time away and my first semester back!

  

  Cambridge in January of 2021, it was the first time since I left for college ... highlighted those changes and sent me off on another period of intense personal ... my blog where I left off — the version of me typing up this blog post

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Beta CPW laser mazes and deep frying

  

  that he offered to share:       Hope to see you both -- and the rest of ... deep fried Bertucci’s Pizza? We will have a selection of the finest local ... read our inaugural Deep Fried Taste of Kenmore Square event hosted by my

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 16, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  choosing the abridged version

  

  . options at the end of my job search i had offers from the following three ... startup, let’s call them G. one of my big regrets in college was not ... in which i document some of my thoughts regarding my job search and

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 20, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope for the Axolotl: On the Amphibian Extinction Crisis Happy Save the Frogs Day!

  

  well. Three summers ago, biologists from the University of the Andes in ... 2007 study by the National Autonomous University of Mexico determined ... According to the 2007 study by the National Autonomous University of Mexico

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Mini-Guide to CPW KAPOW! GET EXCITED!!!

  

  thrilled to meet and host you, Class of 2020! Get excited!!! For the past ... . The excitement of the new Class exploring MIT is extremely contagious ... , many of you may be plagued with logistical travel and planning issues

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Virginia Tech’s Commencement

  

  History at Indiana University, Editor of the Journal of American History ... the face of tragic events, giving those who observe from afar a word for what others should do in the face of tragedy. Whether thinking about

  • by Laurie Everett
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Surprising Research Results The chimpanzee-human relationship, and CEO pay.

  

  Landier of the Stern School of Business at New York University went beyond ... discussed just that kind of research from MIT. The first article, about ... occurred millions of years later than fossil bones suggest, and the break may

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  educational experience. Write that college essay now in a flurry of inspiration ... Dear Applicant to the Class of 2019, The long awaited season of college applications has arrived. Congratulations! You made it. You worked

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Poetry and Physics You don’t have to get theoretical physics to get Frank Wilczek.

  

  of "tickets" to be able to do the thing you want to do, you have to ... change the world. With that in mind I started thinking about The Universe ... age of 53 for work he did at the age of 21, while a graduate student at

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  New York Times, New York Times

  

  Marilee was quoted. Here are those paragraphs: The director of undergraduate writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has also raised ... do our own correlation studies," said Marilee Jones, the dean of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 16, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I may have been accepted to MIT, but I'm getting darned good at failing at other things!

  

  many of you reading this are just going into college, so this advice is 4 ... not know me at all because I wrote blogs back in the dark ages of 2008 ... 'm the author of such classics as That time we streamed a dance party

  • by Snively '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  The Public’s Biggest Fear ...is no longer one of mine.

  

  - he had been asked by the observatory (through the University of ... My earliest memory of making a presentation consists of saying ... and present a new kind of medicine. I have no recollection what my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Houston-area Suburbia kid Makes Trek to MIT Campus Preview Weekend with Mother By: Kevin, '11

  

  I was with the better half of my umbrella that tried to fly away on a quest to Random Hall, where the was word of Truffle-making. When I finally ... more awesome people that spoke less of academia and were willing to

  • by Bryan
  • April 22, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Time To Have A Sit-Down With Your GC. Can we tawk?

  

  interests, hopes and dreams for college. Most of all, be honest about what you ... will in turn tell us. When it comes to the details of your college ... case you didn't know, the GC is the guardian and gatekeeper of the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  Naviance, teachers should see MIT on the list of colleges to which these ... for MIT Admissions. While much of this advice is universal, YMMV1 with ... At MIT, we require all applicants to send in two letters of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: “Nerd Epistemology” with Woodie Flowers from the co-founder of the FIRST robotics competition

  

  broad discussion of the whole universe.  Professor Flowers’ model of ... The Festival of Learning is an annual event organized by the MIT Office of Digital Learning around the idea that we need to bring technology

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bachelor’s & Master’s in 5 Years An attractive option offered to undergraduates in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  

  This will be the first in a series of entries focused on my ... heard that many of MIT's engineering departments have something called the MEng, or Master of Engineering, which is typically a one-year degree

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 15, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have any age limits?

  from high school for a while, we would expect to see the results of your ... documentation. We recommend that nontraditional applicants take some college courses at a community college or in a non-degree program prior to applying