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• Blog / Announcements

  Our 2019-20 Application Essay Questions

  

  begin thinking and planning in advance, which I respect and value (one of ... ) I want to quote Mikey from his post announcing these prompts in the past: People often ask me, "How do I stand out in an essay?" or something

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 16, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lecture Notes: Biology of Culture highlights from Brian Farrell's open lecture at the Harvard Museum of Natural History (spoiler: contains…

  

  scribbles in my notebook, a smattering of quotes, points and diagrams: "I ... it is," and I'll agree. Then he says "I as an artist can see how ... . Although I may not be quite as refined aesthetically as he is ... I can

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wish I Joined the MIT 100K as a Freshman four years of this would've been great

  

  are getting involved). In my time with the team, I've learned so much ... I applied to be a student partner at several VC firms in the area ... getting immersed in startups. But I found that through the 100K I got

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 8, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  Hi! I’m Brenna Heintz, one of the Admissions Counselors here at MIT. Now that I’ve finally emerged from my first season of reading applications, I’m excited to start meeting all of you! Kim was kind enough to let

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  A point to clarify

  

  mentality of "This is absolutely the dorm that I want to be in," certainly not ... in, but my information is not even close to adequate, and I should take ... In response to my last entry, Drew asked: "So, how important is it

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eyes Wide a scandalous, unintentionally-devoid-of-meaning recent history

  

  in full supply. I am sitting in my palatial room in East Campus as I ... open, because that is how you make friends in college. I met with my ... not sitting in my room in East Campus as I type. East Campus no longer

  • by Jackie M. '20
  • September 8, 2017
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT through QuestBridge?

  Bridge Supplement will act in place of the MIT first-year application. Please note ... to be reflected on your Applicant Status page (located in the MIT ... submit an official transcript with your QB application, you can request an
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  thinking of them. In fact, I even wrote a little outline of this blog down on ... in a poor test grade. It happens. As the semester went on, I ... . I can't stress how important this is. MIT has many activities that you

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nemo Found the effects of cabin fever

  

  too can prance around until you are delirious from the cold! Now that I ... lights. Simply put, we had cabin fever. I'm a California girl who hadn ... snow I've ever seen, and I've still been trying to figure out how to

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 9, 2013
• 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 ... DID YOU KNOW? "Hey Ruth ['07], I need a did you know?" "Oh, those are always the best part... how about the milk vending machine in the basement

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

  2015 Brass Rat finally unveiled!!!

  

  it was seen during the tetris hack last year during CPW! I was in ... pendulum for brave prefrosh to take a ride in. You can see the double pendulum in action on the Cambridge skyline. ~Kirsten Fenway can be seen on

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 24, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Credit for Reddit i am internet and so can you

  

  and audience. My teacher clarified that I was not in trouble because ... media. That response surprised me. I'd been involved in the social media ... social media, broadly defined. In short, I wanted to design and teach the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  mit.wikipedia.org The best dang hack there ever was [citation needed]

  

  In honor of Wikipedia's 10th birthday (January 15th), MIT celebrated ... of geeky wit. This, for instance, hung from the ceiling of Lobby 7: I was actually kind of ashamed when I didn't recognize the iconic globe

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 20, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Alum Helps the Red Sox’ Keith Foulke Every Sunday ESPN nationally televises one baseball game, and last night they showed the final…

  

  practicioners of pitching biomechanics in the world. Wanting to know more, I ... as a kid. After a while it became apparent that I was stronger in the classroom than on the baseball field. I went to MIT, majored in mechanical

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 30, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  Quarantine and Social Life trying to maintain some connection

  

  virtual interactions. I can text one or two people regularly and be content ... compilation of some of my favorite calls/interactions in the last few months. I ... either by the technology used or the reason. In addition, I will only use

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 26, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Disco balls in space From an antique bookstore to Drive-By Truckers, and back

  

  music, so when they came to perform in Charlottesville last Sunday, I was ... up in the entrance. Curious, I stopped a guy from walking in ... down, we were back at the hole-in-the-wall bookstore; I recognized the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  Hi, all you folks out there in Blog-Readership Land! I'm at my mom's house in Kentucky as I write this. Thanks to the people who wished me good ... process. I've made some effort to keep up with current events in Admissions

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Shoulder Season Treat A little something for rising seniors to jump-start their exploration of MIT

  

  episode that I appear in is #297, so there are many, many other great ... I have heard the term “Shoulder Season” to characterize the time ... of time here in the Northeast between heating and cooling seasons (or

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Tour/Hack/Math Three things that happen a lot at MIT

  

  prefrosh (Danny '12) is in town and I decided to go on a campus tour with him ... , not IN the tour. I present to you a glimpse into what the average MIT ... guy took a picture. I stepped out of the crowd and got my camera out in

  • by Snively '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  look who i found in vienna hi joon

  

  [annotation note = "joon looks much more aesthetic than i did in my picture jesus"][/annotation][annotation note = "in case you were wondering this is true outside of pictures as well"][/annotation]

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 27, 2019