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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I do too much stuff at MIT 1)My mom doesn't have a problem with it.

  

  pleather chair in my dentist's office waiting for a cleaning while reading ... choose to live a full life outside of academics, albeit one filled with too ... Links, producing the IAP show for the Musical Theatre Guild, doing a UROP full

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ratification: The Story of the US Constitution History @ MIT

  

  so well after working with her on Tuesday and Thursday mornings for a ... : When I visited Borders last week for their liquidation sale and saw Prof ... probing questions, and supplements the reading with her extensive and vast

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reflections from the “other side” of the desk Even when you are gone, you can't really get away

  

  Kendall/MIT stop on a daily basis, and I no longer spend my days with the ... It has only been a couple of months since I left MIT Admissions for a ... that MIT is a dynamic place and that any new member of the community

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Just 5 Days Left! Mystery Hunt begins in 5 days.

  

  are promptly eaten with a side of salad. Otherwise, they are set free ... of them survive with a foolproof strategy? If you're interested in ... Until Mystery Hunt 2006!!! Here's a little puzzle to get you

  • by Bryan
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freedom isn’t free. ...but a biology minor is, sometimes.

  

  and strawberry and coffee and... wait, I can look them all up." "Okay, I ... standard in engineering and it will inspire students to look into biology ... , you get a free biology minor just by completing it. Rock! That'll look

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hug Your History Teacher Because it's 9/11

  

  tower is still standing with that huge gaping hole in it." And then ... and took this picture. So, as a licensed history teacher in the state ... blogs I found, is to do it by NOT managing the bloggers. Might take a

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 11, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Study Break on the Roof! We had an EMT study break on the roof of the tallest building in Cambridge!

  

  !  She brought up her giant telescope and we looked at the moon, Mars ... some fun with them on the roof! Adam S. '14 wanted a photo of him in ... had a wonderful time, and we were all so glad that Morgan brought us up

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do you live in Zambia? Malawi? Ghana? If you could send me some African dirt, that would be amazing! (And illegal. But…

  

  people usually build (round? square? tall?)? Did you play with mud as a ... -Lab to my schedule. This involved dropping a few other activities of minor importance (biking for fun, blogging, sleep) but hey, saving the world involves

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 11, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does my transcript count as official?

  school representative to fulfill our requirements for an official transcript. This applies for high school and college transcripts. If your ... and processed, we will add it to your application as a placeholder until
• Blog / Events

  MacGyvering Bacon-tine’s Day decathlon brought to you by a paperback, a sledgehammer, and a scooter

  

  entertained. This can be an unproductive quality while alone; I have a terrible tendency to sit fascinated for hours by the refraction of light through pens with hexagonal cross-sections at various angles, the physical properties

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 15, 2012
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What programs fall under the School of Architecture & Planning?

  and technology. Through recognition of architecture as a liberal ... Technology; the Center for Real Estate; and the Norman B. Leventhal Center for ... Architecture was one of the four original departments at MIT, and it
• Blog / MISTI

  Salut! A look at Grenoble

  

  blanket and head right over. Thankfully, Grenoble is not at all a tourist ... weekend in Paris with some other MISTI France and Spain students. It was ... Institut Néel, a world-famous magnetism research center situated in

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 26, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I defer my enrollment?

  , you will be asked to submit a formal request for deferment to the Dean ... encouraged!). Common reasons for deferment include employment, travel, and ... If you're admitted to MIT, you may defer enrollment for one or two
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  What is the MIT QuestBridge Supplement?

  Our MIT QuestBridge Supplement is a way for us to gather some additional information on our QuestBridge applicants. For QuestBridge Finalists, our supplement, along with their QuestBridge application, acts in place
• Blog / How to Human

  defining the future stop being vague

  

  current world is not good enough, and we need to strive for change, and we ... and realized that repeating years of my life with full knowledge of ... friendship and intellectual exploration. There’s nothing wrong with these

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 22, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Disappearing (or life goes on) .

  

  last few years to come back and say a quick and proper good bye. I ... finish them up in a timely fashion, and now it's just way too late to go ahead and publish them. It's been a real pleasure, and great privilege. If

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 6, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program: Now Taking Requests Plus... a fun mitadmissions.org milestone!

  

  's an art!) so it can take up to a week for you to receive a response ... 'd mention here that the MIT Overnight Program is open for business. You can stay overnight on campus beginning on September 30th, and since we need

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The DHL Fiasco I really want to thank those of you (you know who you are) who turned…

  

  , maturity, and common sense. For those who don't know what happened, someone ... Hi folks. Hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was good until the DHL fiasco, but thanks to many of you, that was a lot better than it

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Central Meetings Today, we'll mail out the first of four batches of letters announcing the MIT meetings…

  

  ). If you have registered for MyMIT, have replied to a letter/email we ... ), and Sacramento. Wow that's a lot of travel! This year, I'll be doing CMs ... . For now, keep an eye on your mailbox, and hopefully we'll be in your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  As though we weren’t hosed enough…

  

  ...we've been graced with a fire truck on the Great Dome! In case ... daylight shots have their own merits. The fire truck looks all red and shiny ... good officers staring at the Great Dome from their bikes: As a measure

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 11, 2006