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• Blog / Academics & Research

  making solar cells lessons from my nanotech class

  

  new to the field, how to use the same tools they use in a digestible ... that can be stacked in a way which increases power generation without ... and optimistic afterwards. i’ve enrolled in many math and cs and biology

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 15, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  can say is that there's a lot in the environment, the way that I grew up ... admissions officers and student bloggers alike, is "How can I get into MIT ... of it involves asking the right questions. Maybe "How can I get into

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Urinetown I blame my absence on musical theatre.

  

  ...it sounded so different from how it did on Youtube. I still managed to come in ... Tool was REALLY fun, and even though I can't sing to save my life, I ... : "It's only an audition! It's not like I'm committing to be in the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  students will choose to remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me where I am on ... reconsider all of the waitlisted students again in May, when we know how many ... our international quota. If I'm waitlisted, can I still come for CPW or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Circles, circles, circles week to week to week

  

  that anything in particular triggers it. I'll be sitting in front of my ... bed, staring into space, thinking about how worthless I felt, or how pointless this all was, and how maybe it'd be better if I didn't wake up this

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I have such cool friends! A guest post by a good friend of mine from my undergrad days.

  

  can also check out the Lingt website at http://lingtlanguage.com. I ... yours, in fact! But I did want to write briefly about something really ... freshman hopped up on idealism and tech-romanticism does: I got a UROP. In

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keep it simple, stupid I try to choose classes for the fall. Things get messy.

  

  have cool things to talk about. I'm sure you're all excited. In the ... -epiphany where I kind of sort of maybe started thinking about majoring in 2A ... .900 because not only am I interested in the subject, but it fulfills two HASS

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The land of the free and the home of the internet Back to life, back to the internet

  

  longest I've gone without real internet in a very long time -- when I went ... , I need to make travel arrangements. I'm supposed to be in LA in two ... be cutting it a bit close. Hee. 2. Chris asked how I spent my summers

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Preparations First my birthday, then halloween!

  

  celebrations in New York City. I returned to Boston last Sunday (which happened ... a glorious 2 extra hours on the tracks, right outside of New Haven. I ... Yes, it's been a while since my last entry...much has happened. I am

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Yeah, I’m turning twenty, it’s terrifying one year of mit

  

  thousands of people who've ever lived in East Campus, I think about how I ... Building, past Hayden, all the way to Building 6. I thought living in East ... Memorial Drive?" "Oh, no. I just moved. I live in 3 Ames Street now." "380

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oodles Of Doodles Chris Peterson once impersonated me as such: "Blah blah blah Irish people, cartoons blah blah…

  

  time I checked in... We learned about hashing, and how it's a trade ... Happy New Year, lovely folks of the internet! Kids 'round these parts are back at school today - I dropped my brother off at school this

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Alive and Kicking I kick, therefore I am ~taekwondo~

  

  your body is in, and I can’t really explain them other than legs are in ... sparring steps. I still am not sure how one would be able to use this in ... time during sparring, and I can’t really objectively judge how it went

  • by Waly N. '24
  • August 3, 2021
• Blog / MISTI

  COPENHELL a giant metal fest in Denmark 🤘🏽

  

  ;   I came in hoping to discover new bands, and man, there were so many ... ’s shoulders throw up in the port-a-potty toilets get in the mosh pit I ... expected none of this and took it in with glee. I ran into the first shop I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 28, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Doonesbury and MIT Meet Alex Doonesbury, MIT '10.

  

  people ever tell you how pretty your cities are?!?!) I have about 200 pages of reading to catch up on. The last thing I should be doing is blogging ... I skipped 4 days of school to go to Seattle and Vancouver to learn

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Notes and Updates Form every applicant needs to do this

  

  . There is an option where you can indicate this. Got it. Ok, how do I ... in Early Action. When should I fill it out? As soon as possible ... an option where you can indicate this. I am homeschooled. Do I still

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  announcing these prompts in the past: People often ask me, "How do I stand out ... ). You should learn something new about yourself in every essay you write ... doesnt, rewrite it until it does (because if your friends can't see you in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What MIT Is Like for Non-Technology Majors a quirk of the institvte

  

  expression and liveliness I can impart in something that is dead. Really makes ... a fatal loophole in the founding charter, that you can actually study ... -rollers in their lounge. The Massachusetts Institute of Trolling: I might

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 1, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  gently down the stream whitewater rafting might be easier than driving on mass ave

  

  was trapped very tightly in a parking spot, and I can’t parallel park or ... is, is how we made it through those rapids. All I can say is that we ... , blanketed in Gotham fog, which also feels very New England-y to me. I wish I

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • October 16, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test

  

  gaps in my mathematical background, and I'm way better off for it." How ... deadline?" or "how many letters of recommendation do I need?" Please ask the ... in Economics, and I'd love to attend a school that is strongly

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

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

  

  ?” “What does MIT do as part of it?” and “How can it help me?” Well, the ... ’s been a big year. Check it out! STARS@MIT: A Year in ReviewWhen I was ... for advice in my small town. That’s why I’m so excited to share what

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025