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• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Not Bra-Ket Science Building quantum computers to convince myself that they exist

  

  want to see is something like a person falling through the floor (via ... much like being visited by a fae.) It was too late to add the class at ... what I had to do. Heck, my last name is literally "Qu"! The universe was

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 7, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  长大 on family, thanksgiving, and growing up

  

  , literally, to grow larger. The sense in which 大 is used for ‘large’ here is ... suppose what I’m trying to say is that, in the past two and a half years of ... , in a sense, it is what I would answer to the questions “what is the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 28, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Southern California Fires Our thoughts go out to those affected by the wildfires.

  

  with us when the time is right for you and we'll be happy to work with ... , where every school in the entire county has been closed. San Diego County ... access to the Internet, to your computer and files, and your home over the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2007
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  MIT-Now in Español!

  

  Hola! I’m delighted to introduce the newest page to the MIT ... excited to now launch the MIT Admissions page en Español. On this page, we ... . And we want everyone to gain a deeper understanding of the friendly and

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • July 16, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Year vs. Senior Year The same, but different...

  

  to robotics. Definitely the coolest video we watched in class so far is ... comedian. The room is so large that he has to have a microphone. By the end ... been the same, excitement mixed with terror. MIT is terrific, in both

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Charmed, I’m Sure What I did my 2nd IAP

  

  that two people sat on every step in the aisles. Props to Kevin, whose ... 't write much here. On Friday, I went to Charm School. I had a hard time ... . I learned the charming way to “dab” (not wipe) my mouth. I learned

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

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

  

  !) Question: What is the transition from high school to MIT like? Academically ... the norm. Keep in mind that first semester freshman year is on pass/ no-record. It is meant to level the playing field, so that you will succeed at MIT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  , our primary goal in reading these essays is to get to know you, the applicant. It's not to be wowed, or feel like we need to read the most unique ... planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA decisions to be posted Saturday, 12/19/20, 3:14 PM ET

  

  .mitadmissions.org/apply, click the link to Log In, and then hit “Forgot Your Password?” and follow the instructions. If you still need help after that, feel free to ... .mitadmissions.org/apply and go to your Application Status Page. That’s the same place that you

  • by kellen manning
  • December 14, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  -curriculars, either in an essay or on the application form, try to make it more than a ... schools admit you, you'll go on to achieve great things in life. This is ... have is to be confidently relaxed. I hope that you have gone both through

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The State of Things Deflated, that about sums it up.

  

  BOOM! CPW is now over and dear sweet gummy bear in the sky was it ... building things in East Campus to leading dorms tours to Meet the Bloggers to bouncy ball drop to the academic fair to the CPW festival to the random

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  NSUW Coffee Chat Casual conversations with professors

  

  among "Outstanding Faculty" in the Business Week Guide to the Best Business Schools. Dr. Aggarwal's expertise is in the areas of initial public ... ) event Coffee Chat with Professors. NSUW is a sponsored group of the Sloan

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Making Tracks

  

  the rest of my life is meeting an anxious end. I'm still in the same ... Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the greatest, most profound things ... destiny forward one step at a time. But in a way, the past eight months have

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  I failed the Swim Test! And now you can too!!

  

  one of the shores. The river is 200 yards wide, so you would need to ... ![/annotation] You are required to swim 4 laps in the pool without stopping, with 3 ... ]https://youtu.be/0XfTtIvuWUg[/embed] I’ll be the first to say it: The swim test is

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 26, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Black Lives Matter until they don't.

  

  in a world where the same rules apply to them. This is the same country ... resist the urge to kick them in the face, because violence is never the ... . The food is wildly different. In Nigeria, food is abacha and achicha and

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / Events

  MIT Calling Yo Snively - I lied. There are actually 2 admits in Oregon BESIDES you -…

  

  planning on posting the most common questions, but the truth is the most ... to a mixup with the insurance company; it should be up by next week, in ... in the class, as far as I can tell.. Anyway, it was nice talking to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  happy palindrome week! conventions, patterns, palindromes

  

  -DD-YY[/annotation] means that in America today is 9/10/19, which reversed reads the same, and is thus a palindromic date. It is, in fact, the first palindromic date ... palindromic dates (in this convention) are not entirely rare, this will be the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump News and updates for admitted students from the last few weeks, in no particular order...

  

  . ;-) ------------------------------------------------------- Shameless CPW Plug #1: Meet The Bloggers Want to meet these guys in real life ... action" in response to the fact that certain groups are underrepresented in ... song (Mikey was a Log). This option is clearly superior to #'s 1-3. The

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Final Push Who needs sleep?

  

  This is it, MIT is in the middle of finals week and the final grind ... the material. I've just woken up from a nap, ran to the store, and am ... selection for this particular evening (I tend to listen to the same music

  • by Snively '11
  • December 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales of a College Froshling Okay, so I'm not a frosh anymore. Meh, whatever.

  

  it, which is just as well because I don't know what was going to be in ... available to you (such as living group websites and the Guide to Residences in ... using an algorithm designed to maximize the number of people in their

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 3, 2007