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• Blog / Blog Projects

  ASK US (the MIT Bloggers) ANYTHING! YES

  

  . For the most part, we’ll treat your questions like they were written in ... -handed, which has been… less than ideal for glassblowing at MIT. I play the bass ... have lived in the sorority house for three years) Product design and

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 18, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hello, strangers. A video, a song, and some doodles.

  

  and Tissue Biomechanics): Aaaaand 7.05 (Biochemistry), taught by the ... class for almost 60 years. And yes. HE'S FROM MISSOURI. (He was talking

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 8, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Yes, I am still alive My fourth of July in America's hometown

  

  blueberry pie for the family's annual gathering, and Adam and I made our ... . Adam's family is Portuguese, so they make linguica dogs for the 4th. They ... on the 4th of July. The look of horror prompted Adam's mom to ask me

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  (Not) Home for the Holidays a very late Thanksgiving post…

  

  , we had to hit several locations–Whole Foods for the pre-cooked turkey, [annotation note="the local Korean grocery store"]H Mart[/annotation] for the ... Charles River"]Star Market[/annotation] for the niche ingredients, and

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First term freshman year A horror story, I guess... but one with a happy ending

  

  if you never took the class. This is a really good system, for several ... for an 8.01x (physics) test which was to occur the next morning. My ... with him on the phone. All of this stuff was not great for my academic

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eastward ho! Don't US people normally go to Canada or Mexico before they cross an ocean?

  

  This summer, I decided to take an internship overseas. Where in the ... email calling for cover letters to apply for the job. This is how MISTI ... , giving you the chance to specifically put your resume in to apply for that

  • by Stanley G.
  • July 20, 2013
• FAQ / First-year application

  When are decisions announced?

  Decisions will be released mid-December for Early Action and mid-March for Regular Action. We'll email instructions for accessing the decision letters as soon as the official release date(s) and time(s) have been
• Blog / Admissions

  Regarding Online Decisions A brief update.

  

  I am excited to let you know that things are looking fairly good for ... the obvious need for exhaustive testing and the nature of the admissions ... blog comments about it in the last month, so I figured it was a hot topic

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Note To Prefrosh With Time Machines and/or Good Ideas Don't forget to show up for the Time Traveler Convention this saturday at 10PM EST.

  

  Don't forget to show up for the Time Traveler Convention this ... examples: the "Bicilavadora" team, for their pedal-powered washing machine ... week they typically spend hand-washing clothes" the "Robopsy" team, for

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the love of 6.470, Montresor we stayed awake, we built, we conquered

  

  (paradoxically, we will do more to get a free T-shirt than we will for the amount of cash it took to buy the T-shirt) and recruiters itching for coders to give jobs to. I've spent the past two IAPs doing internships for

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 5, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Manolis Kellis: Combining computer science with biology An interview with Manolis Kellis, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, who was honored as one…

  

  , outlook for the future of genomics, and pressures of living up to the hype ... other. He says that MIT was the only school he applied to, and for him it ... friend who was on his way to a job orientation for the World Wide Web

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  , and the email address that you used for your QuestBridge application ... with the MIT QuestBridge Supplement, we require an official school ... transcript through the QB application, please allow 7–10 business days for this
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT IS … reflections of a bright sunday afternoon

  

  As I look outside the long windows of McCormick Hall’s penthouse, soaking in the last few glimpses of blue sky (oh no, winter is coming), it ... mac, the staple will destroy your screen). It’s realizing there is so

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 22, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #1-5 Concerning the half I spent at home

  

  , looking for practicing physicians in my area to email. The response rate ... pencil down and saying goodbye to genetics, at least for the time being, I ... ’m grateful for the few that did. I was lucky enough to shadow three different

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 17, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Where is the banana… ...and why is that man chartreuse?

  

  . The aardvark looks up with a start.) PIERCE: (addressing the file ... hands – paws? – on the table) Look, I swear I”m telling you the truth. My ... The Man for short. PIERCE: Right, I was just with him. Didn”t say a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do with a bad grade in quantum? What is my life going to be? (Avenue Q, anyone?)

  

  the spring. We settled on a game plan: I would grade for 8.04, then 8.05 ... for their help during the semester, etc, and returned to angsting ... (which was a much more pleasant experience) I was ready for the next step

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 4, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Preview Of My Summer Project Screenshots of the new admissions site.

  

  more to tell, but I have to go play a show at the middle east. Look for ... official admissions office take on things, but if you want the primary source stuff you need to go dig through all the blogs for it. The new site will

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  For Applicants Admitsphere.org, four hens, two ducks, best wishes and high regard from Mac-town, Oregon

  

  near and the pressure is on--but for all of you who are still typing away ... grows numb and your eyes go hazy from the computer screen, go for a walk and look at some trees: Rowena, the sister; Nola, the dog; Home, the

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 27, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Belated Guest Entry by Carin '13 - a little late perhaps but incredible nonetheless

  

  organization that operates throughout the Philippines and builds villages for ... villages we looked at villagers’ lifestyles: how they cook, what they use for ... bags into building materials, or something else useful (look at the 2nd

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nemo Found the effects of cabin fever

  

  though it's blizzarding -- I have the answer for you: fleece lined tights ... ? Organized by senior Brendan Deveney, the snow war started Saturday at 4:05pm ... The blizzard helped me and Liz run out of things to do incredibly

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 9, 2013