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• Blog / Admissions

  On Supplemental Materials Further information about application supplements.

  

  . If you think that additional information or material will give us a ... required or even expected. In general, you should not send supplemental ... send in a CD/DVD or score (or mp3/pdf email attachment) containing 2

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life… [Biochemistry] Life as a biochemist at MIT and Cambridge

  

  (who is very hardcore, and also my previous UROP advisor). Noon - 1pm ... time for a UROP). 1pm - 2:30pm Off to cellular neurobio (7.29). Hunger ... food from the Bio-Cafe before they close or from the food trucks before

  • by Cambridge
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor Ernesto Blanco: A Lesson in Creative Engineering "Science and engineering are like two sides of a coin, where the value of the…

  

  design, he built a 1/4 scale model that moves using an electric motor and ... to any type of stairs and will not slip because the static reactions ... -stapler for eye operations. The staples are only 1 mm x 300 um, so small that

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 28, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Stuff that happened on Pi Day (besides decisions) pastries and pie-ings from around the institute

  

  kit from Clover Food Lab to make cranberry pies. [carousel image1 ... choice that seemed broadly appreciated by the world at large (or at least ... 3-2-1, then cheering as the pie-ing happens)  and the announcement of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 16, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi on Pie So much pi[e].

  

  Luisa B. ’16 baked from scratch 1.909859317102744... π pies (and I did dishes). I want to share them with you, to the extent that I can share 1 ... , walking a while, and a good night’s sleep. Regardless of whether or not

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  9000 Words This post doesn't have 'em.

  

  Figure 1. Life outside of classes. A) Study break to make Matt (or rather, Papa Matt!) a congratulatory card. B) On Wednesdays and Fridays, I ... friend Maita '13 (her feet featured in Fig. 1C) decided to add a little

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  are due on Jan. 1. And while what I'll say now is just my opinion ... , but I got hit by a jolt of admissions reality just now. 1. The deadline ... to go back in time and correct mistakes or retake tests. 3. A little

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Q & A Answers to questions on being in a fraternity.

  

  In response to my latest entry on being in a fraternity: Leo asked: 1. How large are the individual rooms in a frat house(or in your case)? 2. Is it a expensive activity to pursue? My response: 1. While I can

  • by Bryan
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m just curious as to why you keep invoking William Faulkner. "MIT is so charmingly nerdy" entries #12 and 35.

  

  Bowl team or anything. Do you do quiz bowl? If so, here are the three most important things you should remember for quiz bowl competitions: 1 ... would understand the "E/c^2 ... sqrt(-1) ... PV/nR" shirt. I was just

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  iDoor Opening your boyfriend's dorm room door? There's an app for that.

  

  1) that it didn't happen and 2) if it did happen, his intentions were ... open and close his door. Whether you believe him or not, I have to admit ... shut this door from her iPhone on several occasions: 1) My decrepit old

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 8, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Amazin’ The Mets clinched the NL East. *happy dance*

  

  forces always equals zero, or else you did it wrong and life is unhappy ... were wondering about my programming issues (why is d+=1 legal normally ... else d+=1, it's else, colon, return, tab, d+=1. *smacks forehead* I'm new

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Taking Care of Yourself Eating, Sleeping, Water and Vitamins pave the way to happiness

  

  will make the experience that much more bearable. Step 1: Eat Properly ... and 1.5-2 meal days become the norm. While the stereotype of the ramen ... : Take Vitamins Regularly Chances are you won't be following Step 1 as well

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 26, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  past, present, future reflections and plans

  

  for. Most MIT students take an average of 1 or 2 finals a semester (and ... MIT students have a lot on their plate, and are very willing to give you ... semester that the professor really makes or breaks the class. 6

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 11, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  Midyear Report will be available on your MyMIT account in February and ... semester (or after completion of the second quarter, if your school uses a ... us directly - we will verify the accuracy of the information you submit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA decisions to be posted Saturday, 12/19/20, 3:14 PM ET

  

  date for EA. Early Action decisions will be announced on Saturday ... ’ve been tracking your application checklist, which will now be turned off ... ="please be nice to Grant"]Grant[/annotation] or someone from our [annotation

  • by kellen manning
  • December 14, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  On Greatness

  

  become great engineers, great entrepreneurs. Or some of you will become ... deep intrinsic call to follow their dreams regardless of whether or not people say it's a good idea, or whether or not it has any practicality. The

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 11, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Homestuck Day! and advice about college decisions / cpw

  

  bins painted blue, or glow-in-the-dark frisbees. Then maybe April 13 will ... 't have to be deep or profound or whatever. Vibes are important. It's 100 ... . If you're here for CPW, maybe something that happens today will be part

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes! Classes! Classes! Classes!

  

  I don't actually care whether the Red Sox win or lose. (Uh oh. Am I allowed to say that on here?) I do, however, care whether YOU win or lose ... International or to make friends with that one kid you've had Spanish with all

  • by Karen F. '11
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What is engineering, anyways? i promise it's more than just math

  

  you’ve decided quickly and early that you are not something or will ... 1. Why I didn’t think I would be a good fit for engineering. I came ... things with it that will change our world forever. Perhaps understanding

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 10, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Every song I’ve referenced in my admissions blog posts

  

  . Of the 57 distinct songs, 41 are in English, 14 are in Tagalog, 1 is in Mandarin, and 1 has no lyrics. The post with the most songs is ... of things that refill my will to live, both with 4 songs. The longest

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 15, 2023