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• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2016-17 Application Essay Questions For those of you rarin' to go.

  

  different ways, from tackling the world’s biggest challenges to being a good ... this post by Petey, this one by Krystal, and this one by Chris S, among

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • July 26, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  how appreciative they are of our efforts. MIT’s mission is to use ... and test scores to demonstrate their ability to handle MIT’s rigorous ... admitting students with strong academics who are aligned with MIT’s culture

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Final Presentations Live Webcast Project Engineering Processes aka The Most Fun A Course 2 Major Can Have Without Their…

  

  It's that time of year again! Final Projects Time! Finals Time! Sleep Deprivation Time! I'm using so many exclamation points because I ... feed here: @009minions Here's an interesting blurb from the 2

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 7, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summary of the Semester I'm a senior and it's super weird.

  

  since I sprained my ankle(s). But about eight minutes. I love it. My cat is happier than ever, and I'm with my good friend, Dan S. '17, who just

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 9, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Reuse Poetry Giving things away

  

  ice melt It’s a 50-pound bag that’s about half full.   A red

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 13, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  self-assessment, re: playwriting notes on taking playwrights' workshop this semester

  

  difficult, but I now know that it’s possible—and I would say, even necessary ... feed it to another person. So here’s to writing more and writing often

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Grads Design the Jolt Sensor to help high school athletes detect concussions better

  

  distribution. "This is the product that I wish I had growing up. And it’s the product that today’s young athletes need. I want to make sure that nobody

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 2, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Guests on The Colbert Report All the MIT guests Stephen Colbert has had on his show.

  

  the original SPECTRVM article. Plus, you 2018's have housing decisions ... of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by MIT’s Office of

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Time I Underpacked a trip to Istanbul, courtesy of MIT

  

  in units of XBox 360s (a trip to Istanbul? that's like, 9 XBox 360s

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 25, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Released TODAY @ 6:28 p.m.

  

  's what you need to do: (Deep breath again) At 6:28, or anytime ... . Congratulations to the Class of 2017. I wish all of our applicants well. It's

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 14, 2013
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  On Tortillas and Community An update from a year and a half ago.

  

  myself, “Well that’s something, ain’t it?” I quickly called my parents and ... think it’s the other way around) and she was telling me she would be

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sleep is (not) for the weak Myth: All engineers are insomniacs

  

  This post is brought to you by the 20 hours of sleep I got this weekend! Wait, that’s a normal amount of sleep to get? Missed that ... completely worth it! Thus, I think it’s safe to say that I do my best to

  • by Stanley G.
  • October 24, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds of Summer What've you been listening to lately?

  

  unapologetically blast some 90's Mariah Carey in my car, but if her jamz don't float ... is also the kind of song that makes you want to go back to the 90's

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 30, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Total immersion An MIT-Italy student finds her way around Rome

  

  Rachel Foley Junior MIT-Italy Program Internship: ENEL ThIis post was first published on Rachel's Incredible Italian ... be applied to. I think that’s one of the greatest strengths of

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in My Summer Life Starts at 5 AM, ends at 10:30 PM, and go-go-go in between.

  

  currently failing miserably). p.s. I've been spending way too much time on ... camp for kids of cancer patients, with chapters all over the U.S.) this

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 15, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  screennames to be in touch with fellow MIT 2015s! The MIT Reply Form: As soon ... 're making the best choice for yourself), or to request a deferral/gap year(s

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And the End Closes In My last semester as an MIT undergraduate

  

  this is the first that doesn’t seem like work. That’s not to say that I ... people’s HASS requirements), but there is just something about taking

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Greetings from Honduras: D-Lab students in the field D-Lab students Chelsie, Miho and Nina report from Honduras

  

  phase (it skinned the tips off of one women´s fingers!). One of our ... . There´s not much that we can do about the machine, but we are

  • by OEL
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing documents! FAQ: What happens if part of my application isn't showing up yet?

  

  The most popular question in all modes of communication -- blog comments, emails, phone calls, owl post -- this week has been, where's my stuff? (Or, "OMG I sent my stuff before the deadline and it's not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  Adventures with Miracle Fruit The lemons had a meaty flavor that should not have been there.

  

  The berry of the West African Synsepalum dulcificum (miracle fruit) bush has been popular in the United States since the 70s for its temporary effect on taste. The berry’s miraculin glycoprotein (3

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 12, 2011