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• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  ) pressure to make the most out of that last summer before college. To explore ... forehead stitched. My grandpa was in surgery. My uncle was in physical ... . The six weeks I spent on bedrest before heading off to college forced me

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New ZigZag and more A new episode of MIT's video podcast, and Susan Hockfield speaks out on energy research.

  

  concentrations. The university research community has embraced these challenges ... MIT, from the University of Michigan to the University of Texas to ... gallon. The tireless enthusiasm of students is one reason universities

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Fair Season

  

  night, I took a Zipcar up to a college fair in New Hampshire. I'd say the ... , students may apply to do a study abroad exchange with the Delft University of ... college fairs (one each day through Friday), spend Mothers Day with my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.

  

  college admissions process is spooky and mystical, presided over by ... conference of the Overseas Association of College Admissions Counseling (OACAC). The conference was held at Washington University (where former MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Making your college decision May 1st! Have you decided?

  

  "[In many ways, picking a college is a lot like marriage: the ... Keuhne (professional golfer who attended the University of Texas) Right ... League school, a college with easy access to a beach, or one with a top

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  things I think about coming to college is complete freedom in learning to ... , I still have to be back latest at home around 9 or 10. In college, you ... coming to college. Sometimes I look at the people who manage to do 3452

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A follow-up

  

  calculus, people whose schools didn't offer physics...obviously the people ... taking 18.01 (Calculus 1) and, say, 8.01L (Physics 1 at a slow pace, for ... school to get admission in 1 of the best college like MIT. Do you think

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We’re #1! What's the emoticon for oversize foam hand?

  

  MIT was named the most visited college/university web site by 4 International Colleges & Universities, a higher education directory. I have a few theories as to why we elbowed our way to the top of the list

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 29, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  ;What if instead of doing well in the int'l physics, maths and other ... achievement as the int'l maths/physics olympiads?" Shashank Sheshadri wrote: "Apart from all those physics and math int'l olympiads

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  College Application Anxiety what if your biggest fear is getting *into* MIT

  

  Physics) you might be caught at some point, post acceptance giddiness ... only do so much as a high school senior and almost-college freshman. But ... believed that getting into a dream college was a binary decision. I believed

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being at college MIT, specifically.

  

  I live in Massachusetts. I am a freshman. I am in college. I go to MIT. Even though I have been repeating these phrases over and over in my ... classes translate to– Multivar Calculus, Physics: Classical Mechanics

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 15, 2016
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25

  

  , Brown University, Colby College, and Columbia University in the City of ... universities with support from Columbia University and Colby College. Counselors ... We’ve been busy at the STARS College Network at MIT! This past year

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have required classes or language requirements?

  classes but consider an ideal preparation to include calculus, physics ... and IB coursework as college level and the highest level of rigor in
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions ...and happy thanksgiving!

  

  . ------------------------------------- Shuja wrote: "Is it ok if my MV Cal and Physics C grade reports are in by ... average score of accepted students for the Math Level 2 or Physics Subject ... @mit.edu. ------------------------------------- a1228w wrote: "In my physics honors class last year, we only covered

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  highlights: high points of a virtual fall Part 1 of a fall semester recap

  

  consistently fumbling up work. This included my 4 "main" classes, ES.801 (Physics ... specifics, I did 12 psets for ES.801, which was Physics Mechanics, and did 9 for ES.1801. Almost all of my physics psets were the same length, while

  • by Waly N. '24
  • February 2, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  dear past me stay kind

  

  (my guess: when I finish my first year of college?) but I thought I ... [annotation note="University of Minnesota Talented Youth Mathematics Program ... sign from the universe that fencing just wasn't for me. I emailed my

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a physics major (for now) feeling scholarly, part 2/2

  

  I expected: I’m still focusing on physics, CS, and earth science ... classes. This was very much supported by the physics and CS classes I took ... its utility for physics and CS. I suppose I still don’t, since I’m not

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 26, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Engineering Digital Communities reflecting on the start of the zoomester and the months prior

  

  imagining a sample day at my future college. At that point in time, I had no ... of that sort, but I could imagine how the start of my college life ... ™ University, I do not have dorm-mates, nor have I seen more than a few pictures

  • by Waly N. '24
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Skating or School? Why not both?

  

  went back home just once since I left for college. On the other end, I ... , choreography, travel, competition expenses, physical therapy, and the bills pile ... school. Training is hardly enjoyable physically or mentally. School is hard

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 21, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  Bridge College Admissions Conferences that are hosted annually by QuestBridge - a ... Questbridge College Admissions Conference at Yale. The idea in a nutshell is to ... ) before the college fair [Ed. note: Louis was a question

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011