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• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  write your letter, and to have a conversation about it. This is a much ... will respect their time. So whether your application deadline is about a ... , and how you see yourself as a match for each place. Teachers often find

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  .111[/annotation] is known to have a much lower pass rate than tests like [annotation ... , what I think is more important is how they answered--instead of answering ... aware of is how different the ASE is from high school/prior content. 5

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  ; knit a scarf I wish I knew how to knit. Anything else you want to say or ... : this is in the Imperial Aeronautics department. imho choosing a ... vessels, what are you trying to do? learn how to adopt a convincing British

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What’s in My Bag? My everyday carry!

  

  always carries that “judging a book by its cover” risk, but it is at least ... New York Magazine’s The Strategist. The Strategist is essentially a sort ... feminine items (I am definitely a lip girl btw, any other color on my face is

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  is to type one up entirely from a Mac at an Apple store.   ... brothers from Des Moines that went from not knowing how to cook to starting a ... Ambitious Adventures, a reality TV show following innovative cities

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Andi and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week :(

  

  ’t the official medical term, but this is pretty much what I was told ... ’s still a bit weird how he told me that I shouldn’t be going to Urgent Care ... medicine is a marvel of science and engineering At the start of the semester

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 3, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  January Blues living alone, daily grind, angsty music

  

  at me about how the world is a constrained optimization problem (oh, my ... tastes sour and another friend whose chair is comfortable to sleep on. a ... overlooks a city but is not quite part of the city a thought: my capacity to

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 16, 2016
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  As much as we love formulas, you're not going to find one here! We get a lot of requests from students asking what their chances of admission are. We couldn't do that without a thorough review of an entire
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gotterdammerung and The Barber of Seville [by Xenia '13] Art Scholars go to the Met!

  

  overarching politics, although the former is on a grander scale. Turns out one ... Fiorello’s, and then arrived at the opera house!    Once inside, there is a ... (for instance, at one point when Siegfried is rowing a boat, the center

  • by ARTalk
  • March 20, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  time dilation to the Infinite, and beyond

  

  -dilated, where I stop and think for a second and look back at how much has passed ... : a 9am class begins at 9:05 and ends at 9:55). In theory, this is ... come to an end, which is why there’s still a movie on the way"] The

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • September 23, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  falling in love with october swooning over foLiAGe

  

  ’ve never felt so much joy from a season, a mere period of time defined by ... have your homework every week to be like, “write a poem! read about how ... , where everything is saturated and the world feels surreal in a wonderful

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  How to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall an international introduction to computational thinking

  

  challenge is proctored to help them identify aptitude, understand how students ... fascinating challenges.   The Bebras Challenge is a fun, online event that ... homepage) is an international challenge that introduces students to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Some Hosed Down Hodgepodge In which I breathe, then return to my business

  

  don't usually look at a bleeding hand and go like, "Oh my God, this is ... 're looking for a testament to how awesome rats can be, here are some rats ... 's prospective students, but I've had quite a few things unfold throughout this month, most

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Magic of Those Ivory Keys (Guest Blog!) Part 2 of 3 of "Why I Declared a Humanities Major at MIT" series!

  

  from my class, who is a double biological engineering (20) and music (21M ... on April 23, but you know how MIT is... :) ----- Chris: Since when ... : The Emerson program is a scholarship program that can provide financial

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  Up, Up, and Away how to get out of the 'tute (temporarily) and out into the world

  

  wanted to try living abroad, this is a good taste test because you can live ... develops an appreciation for your teachers when you realize how hard it is ... much, although it’s definitely on my list (a list which now has more

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  head down, marching on highlights of spring semester

  

  never find my way back. Life is so much easier when there’s nothing that ... than the usual complement in any given limb. [this is a villain, by the ... this some day and remember it all.I expect there’ll be a deluge of blogs

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 21, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 1 More Q, and more A.

  

  MIT. How much need I shorten these essays?" In a previous entry, I ... is a good topic for the "completely option" essay about something you ... . "Really, quality is much more important than quantity. And some people, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Highlight Reel Parents! A cappella! Thesis! Superheroes! Film class! And generally hanging in there @ MIT

  

  extremely quickly. Here is a list of blog posts I meant to finish, to no ... year is for the concert Saturday evening, when MIT’s a cappella groups ... , MIT’s nerdiest a cappella group (which is really saying something), for

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Stud/Fac Dinners Genius idea to get free dinner with MIT geniuses

  

  advice on topics like How to Set Up a Friend as a Favor How to Set Up Two of Your Friends How to Avoid Being Set Up How to Pin a Boutonniere What to do if you get an ugly corsage How to Treat a Pimple How to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  They may take our lives… ...but they'll never take our free Celtics tickets.

  

  also describes Liechtenstein thusly: "Mountainous, it is a winter sports resort, though it is perhaps best-known as a tax haven." Poor Liechtenstein ... okay. Basketball is not so much my thing, but I appreciated being there

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 14, 2006