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  7 Reasons MIT Is Special reflecting on the Institute at the end of four years

  

  President Reif during Commencement, or simply walking down the street as a new ... the community, not the landmarks or even the classes. At least, that ... Freshman Orientation, then you will have a harder time adjusting—people here

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 15, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Take Deep Breaths :) Deep breaths.

  

  of weather ever, or go do something that you know will make you happy. You'll all get in somewhere, and whether you get in or you don't, it ... . Don't go comparing yourselves to other people who did or did not get in

  • by Bryan
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  year (or next year, or in five years... whatever, I don't discriminate ... programs in cell biology and/or neuroscience for admission in fall 2006 ... November. After I take the general test, the rest of my summer evenings will

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Seven Back and Busy for Semester 2

  

  third of the course or so centers around mechanics, which I will admit is ... will be all new material! In general, it is exciting to take 8.03 as well ... of AP Chem and organic stuff as well, so it will be a lot of new things

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • February 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  will find around the corner, what names I’ll read on the door, and what marvels of modern machinery will be displayed behind the glass. I am a ... will never convey what really happens here. They will state the fact that

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Hospital State of Mind The things I hate about being stuck here

  

  being in a hospital while also managing being a student at MIT:   1 ... again, or at least for a very very very long time. Also, now I'm terrified

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Maseeh! A look into MIT's newest dorm

  

  As you may or may not know, I'm a Maseehdonian (aka I live in the new castle, Maseeh). Since it's the newest dorm on campus, I don't really ... some reasons why I love Maseeh? 1. Location, Location, Location Since

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Measurements How do you measure a year in the life?

  

  Simmons was equal to 3-4 Regina Spektor Songs, 2-3 Deadmau5 Songs, or 1/2 of

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT YO Early Admits 2014!

  

  , and your isef shirt is too :P) What's better, a Gummy Choco tube or a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Schedule Is Awesome & it's better than Snively's / Sometimes completely unrelated entries are posted in pairs.

  

  blocks of class, and many 1.5-hour long blocks of class. And no, my ... do have class, and having 3- or 6.5-hour long breaks in between classes

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  O, GRE Battle The best of the worst entry I ever wrote.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The youngest known meteor impact crater in the world is located in Haviland, Kansas and is less than 1,000 years old. I wrote a ... just changed yesterday.") or digital watches -actually, GRE scores don

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 14, 2006
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT provide any academic or athletic scholarships?

  MIT provides financial aid on the basis of financial need only. We don't offer money based on any measure of merit—academic, athletic, artistic, or anything else. However, we refer to the money given directly by
• Blog / MIT Life

  And I realize I’m going home Cards for sorrow, cards for pain, cards for my last blog entry from Germany.

  

  called mud, not mud pudding or mud ice cream or crИ©me mudde or something ... pretty standard in other parts of the country. Are they regional, or did ... which I hopefully will still have a key Saturday -- Leave from Cologne

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT prefer public school or private school?

  MIT receives diverse and interesting applications from students in every type of school: public, private, religious, charter, and home school. We understand that high schools have different offerings and families…
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have required classes or language requirements?

  We’re often asked to recommend specific classes for high school students to increase their chances of admission. We don’t have any required classes but consider an ideal preparation to include calculus,…
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Note To Prefrosh With Time Machines and/or Good Ideas Don't forget to show up for the Time Traveler Convention this saturday at 10PM EST.

  

  Don't forget to show up for the Time Traveler Convention this saturday at 10PM EST - East Campus courtyard, or 42:21:36.025N, 71:05:16.332W to be exact. Amal, the guy who organized the convention, was

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s like I go to class or something. Or whatever.

  

  was teaching thermo or orgo I'd understand the complaint, but since I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 2, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  interview round. I find out whether or not I've been accepted on Thursday, and ... 've heard from a person or two that this college ain't half bad. (Am I right

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Testing the Waters There comes a time in every man's life when he has to make a choice.…

  

  I really should be napping or something right now, since in the last ... long since my last entry, but also, my parents will be calling to see if ... whether or not to apply to MIT, or whether or not to come to MIT after you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I went to TwitchCon and met so many people!!

  

  initial launch believe it or not) but I would say [annotation note="It was ... content creator of color, or being disabled in the gaming space and how to ... polaroid. [carousel image1="86967" image2="86964" image3="86961" image4

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 3, 2023