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• Blog / Announcements

  MIT after SFFA technology and the dream, deferred

  

  that when I got my admission letter in the mail, at first I was excited ... number one question I get from students is some version of: “How did I get ... decades afterward, once I started working in admissions - we all just

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • August 21, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  I'm studying abroad next semester at ETH Zurich in Switzerland! (Or ... friends and I had considered taking part in the Cambridge-MIT Exchange for ... . The following day, I got an email with an offer for a spot in the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Econ Prof Wins Nobel Prize (with video) A pretty exciting week as Peter Diamond PhD '63 is the latest MIT professor to…

  

  D '63 was awarded the Nobel memorial prize in Economics. For MIT, this ... Nobel Prize in Economics (more have won for Medicine, Physics, and ... are the highlights: You can watch the full press conference at MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  things people are doing over the summer--you're interested in me, because I ... smart enough to be here. And while I do see validity in these questions, what I think is more important is how they answered--instead of answering

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hot town In which I complain about the heat and expound wisdom about the bio department.

  

  department: "I might be interested in doing Biology at MIT... so I have to ask... how are the professors? I know you always have your good ones and your ... people. I actually started writing down things they said in class, because

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I don’t like SPAM! Technology to the rescue!

  

  much to bear. You can relax, because today I’m taking the high road. That’s in no small part because I really dislike computer SPAM. We ... I know you’re already thinking to yourself, “Where is Dave going to

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 6, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 2) notes from the second day

  

  note="growing up, I really did not understand why the Midwest was in the ... [annotation note="I spent a lot of time in high school on buses and I got very ... Well, here we are. I’m taking a brief stop in the Great Hall of Union

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 12, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A HASS[le-free] Semester Stay for the videos!

  

  scrutinize....I can go on and on. The most enjoyable thing about HASS then, in ... that I can either concentrate in Economics (have to take another class in ... answer." In some regards, I was considering a LAC when I applied to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 9, 2008
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can I apply if I am undocumented?

  Yes! Undocumented and DACA applicants submit the same application components and go through the same selection process as all other students. For those students who face financial barriers, we offer fee waivers…
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  coach before I apply to MIT or just (if i get in) show up for tryouts? And ... heavily, but in some cases yes. / Yes. I am an international student in an ... rest of your application is strong. I am taking my second time of SATs in

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  my final draft) In spirit, not much has changed since I wrote that ... "I've always been a knowledge junkie; facts are my hit, and Wikipedia is my dealer." (I was looking through my old computer files and found

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  how many people came to the event. That way, the next year, we can try ... the recruitment we're doing is working, and how we can potentially ... You may recall back in March of this year there were a couple blog

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Post-engagement, pre-Bahamas An exciting week!

  

  've been saving pictures of things I like and sticking them in there for ... Jamaica with Rose '05 and Swapna '05), and I can't wait to lie on the beach ... whenever it can be fit in, so the spring and fall classes are equally

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Latest Innovation at MIT Guest Blog: Social engineering with the Black Student Union's Co-Chair, Rasheed A. '17

  

  faculty and administration in the cooperative manner I described in “Colors”. I am honored to present here this work, which can only be described as ... to action: “Is there any way you can send me a list of things I can

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 9, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  Today is a Super Important Day This is kind of a big deal.

  

  one. I know that I, personally, have been counting down to this day for almost a year. Today marks the beginning of a change we can believe in ... spirit. Why yes, it is my 19th birthday. How’d you know? While true, that

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A reading list for a week at MIT All my classes have required reading this semester!?

  

  -and-coding heaving schedules I’m used to. In a way, it’s really nice—I’m being ... user’s body. It does this in real time and can handle multiple users. The ... used in a myriad of applications. As you can see, the papers we read in

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 27, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Wish I Was an Astronaut I was a nerd even back in 3rd grade.

  

  Not really...but I used to. I wrote this little diddy back in 3rd grade, just thought I'd share. Mollie, maybe Adam wants to make this the ... chose to do a rap about him. This only demonstrates how nerdy I was even

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dancing Days Nerd love, as the summer evening grows.

  

  , well, do much better than you at dancing. It's great! I know in high ... dance floor. I know Cassi Hunt. In fact, she was my "date" to the boat ... possibly see in your lives." However, I have to say that I found it less

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  Today, I'm back in the office (but only for a day) after doing three ... I participated in was at Stuyvesant High School. The Stuy college ... Board a late registration fee). You can take 3 SAT IIs in one sitting, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  's Island in Maine, along with Nathan S. '25 and Jonathan H. '25, I took my ... would take us 22.5 hours, crossing[annotation note="I mean, we were in ... , in a sense, they're both oversold—the truth, I think, is unsatisfying

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023