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• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  submit the form? Yes. There is an option where you can indicate this. I ... . Got it. Ok, how do I fill this form out? The form has fields for you to ... ; put it only in the subject section like this: Java I (taken at B

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  Impressions of a Harvard Class I’m taking Irish Folklore and a writing seminar on fairy tales!

  

  in high school, I'd pictured myself on a pretty green campus with historic architecture and libraries that smelled like old books. I enjoy how ... excellent study environment. I don’t mind working in corporate corners of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 12, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m taking college classes, do I apply for transfer admission?

  The transfer process is intended for students who have finished high school and completed at least one year of college. If you're still in high school, you're considered a first-year applicant regardless of how many
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  three different aliases in the blogosphere) and I prepared a modest ... ’d caught herself in a pre-college Alaskan life), and I stumbled through the ... when you head to the dining hall?” she requested. “If I can wake up

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT & Boston colleges Some tips for checking out MIT and Boston this summer.

  

  ! How else can I help with your summer visit? For those of you who plan to visit, please leave your questions in the comments; I will answer them in ... 45 minutes in length and are conducted by admissions officers (I do one

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  tunes of interphase! or, how to leave home and look cool doing it

  

  at MIT. As you’ll discover in this post, I can’t recommend it enough ... letter in December. I held tight onto the breath of fresh air I took in ... , there was a place where I could finally breathe. A page in my notes app

  • by Angie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  passions in high school, from research (I don't know how many ISEF and ... , you don't sound like a college professor in real life!" I'm sure now ... next few days. But I just want to say something. In a word, you guys are

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  application I had a pretty solid game plan: Stress band, life in the country ... available (I actually think I got Part I in about four hours after it was ... writing for me, I can't force myself to write something within a given

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  MARC 2025 (not a live blog) Featuring Andi '25!

  

  my research supervisor (Hans), I didn’t know how to ski, so I ended up ... also a lot more annoying in the beginning because it felt like I was ... out as bad as Andi did, but I was flopping around quite a bit in the

  • by Anika H. '26
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  Going Home We're halfway through MIT? o____o

  

  really smart and can stay on top of it =p). I know I complain a lot on the ... about my semester once I'm back in sunny Taiwan and has caught up on sleep ... so that the chicken legs are 3/4 submerged in the water. 7. Place

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 23, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT is easy if you study rastrology. Getting into awkward positions, at the Bank of London, with penguins.

  

  sea in Antarctic winter after living without food for 120 days. I set my ... television in front of my treadmill. Sure, I lost a little by not hearing Alan ... movie I have ever seen. How the photographers got all these beautiful

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Repainting the Smoots A Wacky MIT Tradition

  

  , fast forward all the way from 1958 to 2023. How did I end up here on this ... boy enthusiasm. I can’t help but get as hyped as them, and soon enough ... dozen times in several disorienting patterns of color.  As I wander

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 27, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A major problem is not a major problem Why the text next to my picture is lying to you.

  

  ). Dear Internet, I am not in Course 2 or 6. Also, I like you a lot. Thanks ... MIT in comMITment, the freshmen are not. Personally, I applied to MIT ... free food than other majors. I just had a great sandwich. In full

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 2: Extracurriculars My academic plans? I've got bigger plans. Better plans.

  

  ." is from a musical written by MIT students that I performed in. The ... semester: Blogging This. French House Cooking I live in French House, one ... cooking team. This means that, every Friday, I show up in the kitchen at 4pm

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  lattice model of Polymers. In the mean time, you can also read the entry I ... Biomolecular Systems on Friday morning. In an effort to procrastinate, I was ... equal representation of women in science. When I casually mention to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some things to do now if you were admitted to the MIT Class of 2014.

  

  so? How can we be best helpful for you as you make your college ... form, give us as much specific information as you can; this will help us ... the Medical Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  With Apologies to Dr. Seuss why MIT is amazing, a la buzzfeed

  

  ! Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in? How much can you lose? How much can you win? And IF you go in, should you turn left or right ... have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself any direction you choose

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  I don’t believe in quantum physics. Yes, I know that all the math ...  real. I simply refuse to believe in such strange, unintuitive physics that I ... mechanical). And I suppose every chemical reaction in my body keeping me alive

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

  CPW Advice 2k19 come party wildly and/or play wii and/or perceive wonders and/or...

  

  so you're honestly kinda meh. And that's all okay! I definitely can ... 'll share what advice I have, and hopefully it can be useful to some of you ... was visiting alone, since that's how I would be experiencing them for

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Boris Alexeev: Solving Graph Theory Problems Boris Alexeev spent five months working on a math UROP with Prof. Daniel Kleitman.

  

  I met sophomores Boris Alexeev and Shaye Storm three years ago at a ... judges and the general public, and I had the privilege of being assigned to ... ten-year olds (and even staring at the pretty graphs on his poster), I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 28, 2005