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• Blog / Admissions

  Did the quadratic formula explode?

  

  should be a momentous occasion, where I have something important to say (I ... In one of the 28 (and counting!) responses to my last post, Kelly wrote, "I just wish the bloggers themselves posted more." Well, there have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2004
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  A Year away from home An intro video rant to my time in China

  

  time in China. If you can’t tell, I decided to do this video in Chinese ... it in Chinese and writing English subtitles (I have a new respect for ... . As of right now I have two big posts I want to make, “being black in

  • by Ben O. '19
  • February 5, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I request a fee waiver?

  We understand that paying college application fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for both domestic and international applicants, and you can request one in the Fee Waiver Request
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Past, present, and future

  

  years from now, so some of you might have a vested interest in knowing what they are. The full report (158 pages) can be read here. The summary of the report (only 11 pages) can be read here. I anticipate that

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Got Solar? guest post by Peter C'20 and Ashisha P'20

  

  problem with our mechanical system. After three long (and I mean sleep in ... began, in Omaha, Nebraska. For the 9 day long tour, you can begin with a ... potentially useful item we had in our shop at the Edgerton Center- no matter how

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 6, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m not swollen anymore!

  

  can see a bit of the East Campus interior. I'll also be starting some ... occupied for the balance of the summer. I have to say -- the weather in ... Okay, so I agree that it's been far too long since my last update. I

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime Things to do with your 100 days in the Summertime

  

  things to do with their time. I know that after such a long school year ... and surf your friends' profile pages for 14 hours each day. (I know, I ... summer! You can resist. You have many more options of things to do with

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Accidentally Double Majored How I managed to accidentally get a second major at MIT (hopefully)

  

  I would concentrate in, having taken three different subjects in three ... concentration in writing in one semester, and it got me thinking - maybe I could minor in this. I love writing - maybe it could be more than a

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  what your favorite study spot says about you badly stereotyping places to work on campus

  

  can't get things done when you work in a group. you're addicted to ... about this "hidden gem" even though it's so crowded that you can never get ... and comfort, even if you're lowkey still in your TikTok fake vine phase

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Liveblog] MARC 2025 A sciencey science conference, feature Anika '26 and me

  

  English words, I can describe things in a non-caveman-like way this year ... . Anyway, after all that excitement, we got to the hotel and checked in. I'm currently sitting in the lobby writing this post while I wait for the opening

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice for the Incoming Froshies You've accepted your offer to MIT! Now what?

  

  involves taking 3-4 classes in a certain subject. For example, I plan on ... and try the hardest you can in your classes - the semester will be over ... how much you can handle on your plate in addition to your classes.  Join

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 13, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] Those Kids in Uniform Everything you didn't ask to know about ROTC

  

  (Course 6-3) and I’m a sophomore cadet in Air Force ROTC.  ROTC is an ... what ROTC is unless you’re in it or you’re familiar with the military. I ... that this varies greatly between the branches, so I can only speak for

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Mirrors Because reflection is not just that image you see of yourself in the morning, or…

  

  times over winter break, but I wasn’t particularly getting anywhere. In fact, I wasn’t particularly interested in doing a whole lot of anything ... I belonged in my major (believe me, this made me feel good) – and I

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 8, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  synthesis on changing my mind

  

  feeling stupid. avoiding embarrassment as in: i worried that if i changed my ... feeling stupid as in: changing my mind twice felt like i was going in ... more detached to reach the state i am at now, where i feel comfortable

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 12, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s like finding candy in your pocket… MIT in the media - Always a treat.

  

  in my opinion. I'm sure we all fall victim to surrendering minutes and ... Tumblrs that post pictures of fresh designs in architecture, etc. Usually I ... . (You can read more about this work and others here) Then I went back to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  My ML model finished training right after I finished this post technically i *am* doing work right now

  

  where I actually got to work with machine learning models. I just got some ... exciting! If I time-travelled back to sixth grade and told myself that I would be doing this kind of stuff in college, she would be excited and

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 20, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  things work out following up on confusion

  

  Creating Video Games I used to play video games in middle school, but kind of lost interest in them when I got to high school. So, I never really ... like an outsider in the class since I just haven't played video games in

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 9, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Life, the Universe, and Everything I’m significant! …screamed the dust speck.

  

  once. I had this moment most recently while sitting in my 18 ... rigorous high school math educations!!” Which began to degrade into “… I can ... , the walls of my room and B-Entry in MacGregor have many nice things. I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 13, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  joshua angrist shares the nobel prize! and the research is *so* cool

  

  on Y?” where X and Y can be, quite literally, anything: the effect ... when economists can randomize interventions; that was, in fact, the ... [/caption] “Aha!”, you might say. “We can see that employment in New Jersey is going

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 14, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  year where we get to take vacation! So I did quite a bit of that - went ... to rest and relax. In addition, I attended one of the Quest ... memories of two years ago. I remembered sitting in their shoes, feeling

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011