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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Exponential Decay This entry probably isn't about what you think it is.

  

  Than A Job If I didn't post one of your favorite entries, post the link ... Amazingly, I've been an admissions blogger for a bit over twelve ... most individual entries have a relatively short half-life - that is, the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What should I be doing now? Tips for regular and early applicants.

  

  your interview has been waived, don't worry about it, we understand that we can't be everywhere!] *Even if you are applying elsewhere via an ... MIT. If you qualify for a fee waiver, please request one. Requesting a fee

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  miserable and magical oh, to feel moved

  

  be cringe, and be myself, and care a little less about what i don’t (or ... something isn’t ~a big deal~ in the long run, doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be a ... everything is a big deal.    wouldn’t it be heartbreaking if at the end

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 3, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Under Water catch your breath

  

  England Aquarium. It's really nice, but it isn't a "get lost in the silence ... , which is honestly an okay ratio in my opinion. Especially at a school ... a really good time with friends. I went to the movies, I waded in the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Musings on Colorful Balls (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ramya '14!

  

  Weekend, but you're wrong. CPW really means "4 days of Pure aWesomeness." (The C didn't want to join the little acronym party, because its still hanging around campus. It'll probably never detach itself from the Pure a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Interview Deadline Approaching! It's time for applicants to contact their local MIT representative.

  

  intended to be overly formal. You should dress nicely, but you don't have to wear a suit or ball gown or anything like that. The interviewers won't ... are conducted in your home area (not on MIT's campus) by an MIT alum, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Way We Live Saunas make me think

  

  Do you ever feel like you can't do just one thing at a time? These days, I can't watch TV (a real TV) without internet on my lap. I can't ... less than 10 dollars. The entrance fee also came with a set of cotton t

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Soothing Words About Deadlines From Joanne Cummings She's both the director of the freshman admissions process *and* Evie's mom, so you know…

  

  right off, don't panic! A decision on your application will not be made if ... This is the time of year in which people start worrying a great deal about deadlines. Rather than give you my own "don't panic" advice, I

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Order of Operations In what order should your application be submitted?

  

  Recently, I've been getting a lot of questions like, "Can I do my ... parallel. That is to say, order doesn't matter. (All of this assumes you have registered for MyMIT, which, if you haven't yet, you should do as soon as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  Another hack Snow and hacks and exams.

  

  Responses to Comments: A: Hey Laura,stupid question : I just wanted ... require, but im taking AP stats and AP calc ab. I guess this doesn't really ... more cool! Haven't you ever read Mollie's favorite column in the Tech

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  New York Trips that we went on with Arts Scholars!

  

  One of the groups we are a part of is Arts Scholars. This is a group ... events and is a great way to join an artistic community at MIT!  One of ... didn't get to go on the New York trip that year, but we did every year

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 5, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lego Heroines interview with the amazing Maia Weinstock!

  

  If you haven’t been following the results of the most recent LEGO ...  recently won (!!) with a set of extraordinary women in NASA. Maia is currently ... accounts, so if you ever find yourself laughing at a funny MIT tweet, you can

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finding a job at the National Institutes of Health A guide to getting a job at the NIH

  

  Human Genome Research Institute? Thanks a lot for your help." This is an ... complete a Senior Research Project and I thought it would be neat to do my ... Program (SIP) application (which includes 2 recommendations, an essay, a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Emilienne: The Sophomore who does brain surgery Emilienne has been studying the brain through her UROP in the Fee Lab.

  

  Emilienne, a sophomore studying Biological Engineering and French, has had a UROP in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences department since ... a time where she can “focus on pursuing research questions which

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  More than 9000 reasons not to groan at my poor usage of outdated memes. ALSO, CPW!

  

  saw that I wasn't a good fit for Olin / probably not going to go, and ... admitted who don't mind the expense of traveling to boston for the weekend in ... asked me "would you like to be considered for a spot, or have you made a

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Spring 07 Ending MIT with a literary bang. Can you hear it?

  

  Here's what I'm taking this term: 21L.471: Major English Novels ... a week (~20 people, discussion class) fun fact: Professor Lipkowitz ... a week (~20 people, workshopping class) fun fact: "Diaz’s 1996 book

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Fall 06 The inside scoop on all 54 units I am taking this semester

  

  Here are the classes I'm taking this term: 14.05: Macroeconomics ... . Requires a 20-page paper on the economics of long-run economic growth. Professor: Peter Temin format: two 1.5 hour lectures a week, one 1 hour

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Cancer Research The history and future of cancer research at MIT.

  

  assembled by a process called mRNA splicing; Pioneered the understanding of ... The MIT homepage has a great spotlight today about the Institute's contributions to cancer research. I'll reprint it below: Even without a medical

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Consilience From college essays to a Medieval Studies @ MIT Colloquium

  

  In 10th grade, I read a book by the biologist Edward O. Wilson and ... got to MIT, however, consilience took a spot on my mental shelf, where ... class, Professor Bahr passed out a poster advertising that month

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paper Planes You ask, I answer

  

  Here are a couple of other good questions that I have been asked by applicants. Maybe they will help you too. If I didn't address your question in this blog, shoot me an e-mail and I will try to get it answered in a Q&A

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 18, 2009