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• Blog / Admissions

  You Are Welcome Here (and at Elmhurst College too)

  

  of teens at his school. It is about gender and how kids are choosing to ... means we get to consider changes and additions to questions we include on ... a wonderful institution in so many ways and no matter how you choose

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  They Call Me Yankee The stars at night are big and bright - deep in the heart of Texas!

  

  acclimated to an entirely new environment and culture.  I went straight from ... other interns at the Houston R&D Center here in Texas, and we all get ... ! It gets lonely sometimes here in this foreign city really far away from

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 6, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  CMS.621: Fans & Fan Culture the class that changed my career trajectory?

  

  looked SO interesting. In addition to these papers, we had other assigned ... having to read Powers' ATLA blog in class, which I thought was a cool ... of hers. She described to me how it was the first band she remembered

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 17, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  More from Ahia I even manage to do MIT-related stuff when I'm 750 miles away.

  

  me and Adam in the stands. Surprisingly, I've gotten to do some MIT ... who has one of these get-togethers in their area in the next few days ... bathtub" -- how cool is internet in the bathtub? You can be playing in a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  d-d-d-d-drop date late is good sometimes

  

  the one that gets sent to people"]internal transcript.[/annotation] In ... many hours and in one more hour (it's midnight rn) I will drive to ... -necessary, non-lecture classes to get to on Tuesday. This was my first year not

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  You don't need MIT to be a success. Don't get me wrong -- I think MIT ... Gillespie applied to MIT from a relatively small public school in Georgia. He was the first applicant from his school to MIT in a long time, perhaps

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Ethnicity Information (Optional) No easy way in.

  

  if I am not there to contribute? How can mom and dad help me with my OWN bills, if I cannot contribute to the household income? How can I ... bright student had to drop out her junior year in college because of dad

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  Don't forget to vote for me in the 2008 blogging scholarship ... Facebook group that you get to join when you're a student here that's called ... , one guy (loudly) to another: "What's wrong with you!?! How the f**k have

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  taught. In order to get a project off the pipe, you need to make a neckline ... how to collect the glass from the furnace on a pipe or punty (long rod ... how to obtain any glass. The furnace is kept at around 2,000 degrees

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• FAQ / Transfer

  How do I apply as a veteran?

  If you are a veteran and interested in learning in any way, shape, or ... for your service. More information about applying to MIT is available on ... ), committed to supporting the academic, financial, and personal goals of
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  pics. All the models are dressed in all black, learning how to walk on ... familiar with the runway route and how to walk in sync at 115 BPM. I ... the scenes to see how a fashion show is made. [caption id

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Aged And Confused thoughts from a fossil

  

  much more fulfilling, than responding in kind. Sometimes it's better to ... but no one knows it yet. The important thing is to know how to recognize ... Spaghettios to make them not worth eating on a Saturday afternoon in your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  Regrade Request Analysis points, please?

  

  was rare for my request to result in me getting full points for a ... lot in how many percentage points they contributed to the assignment ... it out, I had to make regrade requests. In this blog post, I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 3, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  my room an evolution

  

  year, I lived in a double in New House. My side was colored yellow and ... carpet to match with my roommate, which in hindsight was not the best ... that I’d have to unpack in just four months. Instead, I focused my energy

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 8, 2022
• Blog / Events

  The Igs Where Science meets Silly. Hello Silly!

  

  Nobel!" More power to you, but here's what you're up against: In the category of ... enemy soldiers become sexually irresistible to each other. In the ... lectures. The informal lectures are when you get a chance to actually hear

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maker Faire 2011 cool people who make cool things

  

  Earth Solar. I've been out to Palo Alto / San Mateo in the past, but never ... used to build terrific things back in high school - incredibly elegant ... milled them out of wood, and who were open sourcing their designs to get

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admitted Student Spring Meetings… ...the event when I decided MIT was for me.

  

  well spent. I am thrilled to say that even though we do now have CPW, in ... learned a lot at the spring meeting I attended and had a great chance to get ... current students was a huge help in deciding whether to stay in California

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 2: DINEPA and mosquito bites

  

  weeks of emailing, trying to get in contact with people working with water ... trying to get in contact with people on the ground here, so to be offered ... wanted to know how effective these measures had been - data he had yet to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 27, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  day would be fairly dull to keep up, at least in my opinion. It's really ... pictures in immaculate, non-smudgable Sharpie pen. And I had to include ... One of the habits I developed in high school is carrying a notebook

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  try to get an hour long nap in. Or, it means I can tell you what I ... time for BATMAN! I was supposed to get there at 10 but was about five ... . We headed to theater 12, showed our ticket stubs, and walked in. Not

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008