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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Emilienne: The Sophomore who does brain surgery Emilienne has been studying the brain through her UROP in the Fee Lab.

  

  , mostly because I thought I would be interested in getting a UROP for the ... interest me without having to think about grades. I always look forward to ... of time learning basic lab techniques like how to slice brain tissue

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  fight, my bets would be on Maria. The moral of the story is that I had a ... of how I went from being a poor undergraduate student to being a poor ... For a gaspingly radiant millisecond after I received my acceptance

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / How to Money

  ew taxes the new zealand government owes me money

  

  . . . well . . . it seemed annoying, and I wasn’t really sure how much the ... Today I finally filed the tax returns I’d been putting off since March 2018. From September 2017 to August 2018, I lived in Auckland, New

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 13, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trouble staying focused Finals. And about a zillion questions.

  

  Ohhhh, finals week. This year, I have the distinct pleasure to only ... , since I had one on Friday afternoon and the other is Thursday morning. You would sort of think that kind of time would inspire me to study 5

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life or something like it Apparently this blog is supposed to be about my life. So here's some stuff about…

  

  if the trees would just liven up a bit. I have to admit that, although ... Sometimes I secretly wish for exciting things to happen to me so that I can write some sort of blazingly exotic blog entry full of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  learn by doing things i've done without really knowing how

  

  , that's so hardcore, I'd never be able to figure out how to do that." And ... really knowing how. So I'm going to talk a bit about things I've done ... had only a vague idea of what "API" meant and how I might go about using

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 26, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2010 Apply...if you dare!

  

  firearms. What next? How would you decorate your scraper bike? If you ... . And I do mean very warm. My bike has been sitting out with one handlebar in the sun for the last two days, and when I got on it to ride to work

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Quad Life four girls become roommates, hilarity ensues

  

  issues, and all I can say is that we figured out how to be friends. Fancy ... I was confused when I was put into a room with three strangers at the beginning of this year. Two of the girls I had heard about in a very

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: The Plano Four Colin Taylor '10, Timur Sahin '10, Joanne Shih '10 and Albert Chang '10.

  

  at MIT. "I found that the admissions results didn't depend on how many ... MIT as Plano West. "When I look at them, I see gears turning," Timur ... along with Albert Chang, Colin Taylor and Joanne Shih. "I know they

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Our students, their stories. Andy Partridge in a zamboni purple monkey dishwasher.

  

  , because that's spring break. I'd say middle of March to early April would ... equivalence. I actually thought it was just a rabbit-shaped handbag or something ... strange because I had heard a story the previous day about somebody bringing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  better. In the days and months to come, I would like us to find meaningful ... about how other people experience the world, I hope they mean as much to ... normal day, we'd be gathered in Killian Court, and I'd be kneeling on the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  Rebecca Black, the Old Spice Guy, and How to Sell Staplers the makings of a great IAP

  

  IAP has been a time of very... well, different learning than I had ... productive, tiring and relaxing at the same time. I've learned that Python is ... ! Beyond these valuable life lessons, I've also been lucky enough to take a

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 21, 2012
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit my official transcript to MIT as a QuestBridge applicant?

  If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your counselor/school official, it fulfills our requirements for an official transcript and no further action is needed on your part.…
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things I Know to Be True: Addendum One A post I hate, and some truths from my first year at MIT

  

  Back in September, I wrote my first blog. I called it Things I Know to Be True. It was meant to be a simple introductory post, and I suppose it was, but I also wanted it to act as an anchor. I told myself that

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  2.009 LIVE BLOG 2025 w/ Kayode D. '27 and Veronica P. '27

  

  start, I was doing some thinking and came up with a pickup line. We may be ... giant cardboard heads of two of my friends! I've watched my floor friends ... so i had to flop on this group project to work on the other ones xoxo

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • December 8, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My first music festival It was muddy.

  

  phones were dead; while I figured that we would just grab our chargers and ... a tractor? (For reference, this is what I mean by muddy: ) It ... .   * * *   Raphael and I left Charlottesville after work on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Short, Sweet, and to the Point: MIT in five senses or less (Guest Entry) Hear, See, Touch, Smell, and Taste MIT

  

  While at MIT CPW, I had the wonderful opportunity to sample all sorts of auditory goodness. I’m a musician myself, and met several awesome ... below). The Toons’ (I am biased towards them because they let me

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  not much I would rather be doing with my time. However, I am afraid ... , but how you answer it. If you just say "I job shadow a pediatrician" the ... showing you that I made it onto this list so... can I photocopy the page and

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.

  

  collegial idea-sharing, I've returned with some thoughts on how to improve our ... demystify what admissions officers do. I think that for many students, the ... . So, I'm often asked, what do you do when you're not reading

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

  American Idol? What's going on with American Idol?

  

  completely missed this season and now I can't believe my eyes! How is Taylor, a ... Tomorrow is my last final! Hurray! In the meantime, I was just surfing the web (read: procrastinating) when I came across an American Idol

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 23, 2006