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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024 looking backwards and looking forward

  

  track of time. I flew back home to Pennsylvania for the first time on ... hold me accountable for doing my work. Towards the end of finals week, I ... for non-technical audiences. While the assignment took a long time, it

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 1, 2024
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can a family member contact MIT Admissions on my behalf, or ask questions about the content or status of my application?

  question, please email us from the email address that you used to register for the MIT application portal.
• Blog / Admissions

  This is what happens when we don’t do work Here is the infinite rollercoaster of fun I promised not to take you on.

  

  excitement. Actually, there's been too much excitement for me to find the time ... comfortable using the trumpet than the piano to help him compose for jazz class ... hand, life is good. Except for the part where I need to start three

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  US News & World Report… Just Save Your Wrist Watch. If I were to create a minority-based ranking of colleges, here are some of the…

  

  development and mentorship? What are the graduation and retention rates for ... considered in the USNWR rankings. For that matter, you might not even be ... is about you picking the best college for you. For many of you I know

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  freshman spring in which today is the first day of spring

  

  .042 (Math for Computer Science) is a really interesting class. I guess the ... Is it already the seventh week of the semester? To be honest, I ... -so-slightly-bulging firehose for so long that this fact surprises me. It's almost like I hadn

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  is one of the best things you can do to prepare for college. Not only ... . Best of luck to the seniors applying for college! ... As a freshman in college, one of the most important things I do is

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “The Flying Luxury Hotel of Tomorrow” The luxury cruise of tomorrow is sweet!

  

  cruise ship companies have expressed interest in the project, and for good ... -management system will serve the same purpose as trim on an airplane, allowing for ... : Long-range travel for passengers who are more concerned with the journey

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  spring break in San Juan journeying to none other than the most popular MIT spreak destination

  

  group's senior class, as well as two stray juniors, which made for the ... for MIT students that I'm aware of are Puerto Rico, Aruba, Mexico, the ... ). we also decided on having a rental car for four of the eight days we

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 11, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Visit YouTube to Participate in the World Economic Forum! Have world leaders watch and respond to your video at this year's World Economic Forum!

  

  website offers five tips for increasing the likelihood of your video's being ... President Hockfield has asked the MIT International Review (http ... ://www.youtube.com/thedavosquestion and post a video response of no more than three minutes to the following

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About the MCATs All about the MCATs and what you need to take to prepare for it!

  

  . For all of you medical school hopefuls (yes, the admissions process ... lines of a statement like, "An understanding of the past is necessary for ... it would be really difficult to sit still for 8 hours (yes, the test

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Food, Folks, and Fun…..but definitely not mcdonald’s Quinton makes friends at the Muslim Student Association

  

  attend a Faculty and Administration Dinner for Ramadan. The dinner was to ... Iman Kandil who is a senior and has been involved with the MSA for all ... to the MIT community and thanked me for coming to learn more about the

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  i have fridays off this semester here's what i did with my first one

  

  your schedule for the semester and noticing that, for the first time, you ... an inordinate number of curse words. So to thank the universe for such ... want to. You can wake up without a blaring alarm, note the snow out the

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 6, 2026
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Poetry from 5 AM This Morning Don't worry, I drank an entire MUG of espresso

  

  had today and failing pretty miserably. So, for the sake of my sanity, I ... This girl is tired. Verrryyyyyyy tired. I had a lot of ideas for ... finally say I’ve drunk from the firehose and tasted it vicious glory; there

  • by Powers '23
  • September 30, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  submission date for documents to show up in the tracking system. We have ... for their support over the years: they deserve it. So, who is done and ... tomorrow is October 31: Halloween. And the next day is November 1: the MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  IAP & Mystery Hunt preview Four Mystery Hunt puzzles for you to try.

  

  on campus. The only prize for the winning team is the honor of writing the next year's Hunt. For some history, check out this classic article ... Today is the beginning of IAP! IAP, or the Independent Activities

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

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

  

  Tomorrow is my last final! Hurray! In the meantime, I was just surfing the web (read: procrastinating) when I came across an American Idol ... 29-year-old, in the finals? Back in the day, Simon criticized 21-year

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Updates Online & postal decisions, matching Pell Grants, and reading continues.

  

  , there will be no way to find out. As for the postal mailing, we still do ... be the most competitive year ever for MIT admissions, both for US and ... admissions decisions via the web. We will release decisions at decisions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Bernanke to speak at Commencement!

  

  MIT just announced that Ben Bernanke '79 is going to be the graduation speaker for Commencement 2006. Bernanke has recently been nominated by President Bush to succeed Alan Greenspan as Chairman of the Federal

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lunch with Madam President Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?

  

  . The things I do for that boy! You bet your bottom dollar he's being ... hopefully none of my professors themselves will ever hit the blog when they ... of the day is that I got to eat lunch with MIT President Hockfield

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston becomes Pottersville The MIT area is full of celebrations for the release of "Harry Potter and the…

  

  So... tonight is the fateful night for millions of Harry Potter fans ... I be doing for the big release? Let me tell you about some of the ... readings, movie, activities and live music for the whole family!" What Makes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2005