Search

Search Results

• Blog / IAP

  Keep Holy the Month of IAP For It Is a Time of Rest

  

  . Fortunately for me (and those of you who want to hear about 6.111 and my other ... rest of IAP, for that matter). So I decided that this year I was going ... less accomplished that, with a few exceptions. So, "what I did for IAP

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

  For the next two weeks we will all use fewer words here

  

  It is a New Year now and I hope it is good for you. Ten years ago this time we had a thing where the students who write for us, and also students who went to this school in the past and used to write for us, could

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 15, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2025 is now live

  

  I'm writing to announce that the application for first-year undergraduate admission to MIT for the aspiring Class of 2025 is now live. You can access it here.  While the application is always new for first

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2021–2022 application cycle as well

  

  office will again suspend our usual SAT/ACT testing requirement for next year's application cycle. In simple terms, here's what this means for ... have SAT/ACT scores for a student, we can more confidently assess their

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 6, 2021
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Semester I Played With Chocolate and Ants for a Technical Class Inflatable Chocolate Balloons + Ants as Architects

  

  semester to create an object and then turn the object into a vessel. For a ... for context) For the first half of this class, we had to take a ... this tutorial for making stress balls using slime and fishnets. The

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 7, 2018
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can a QB Finalist that didn’t rank MIT still apply for RA?

  email address that you used for your QuestBridge application. Do not ... , please allow 7–10 business days for this to be reflected on your Applicant ... for you. If you are selected as a QuestBridge Finalist, you will be able
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  SCIENCE ALERT: “smoking gun” evidence for Alan Guth’s theory of inflation! Good thing I already have Alan Guth's signature on all of my class registration forms.

  

  street is that this could mean a Nobel Prize for MIT's Prof. Alan Guth ... off to find exam booklets for me. Twenty seconds later, I had a fangirl ... your advisor. Please use him as a resource for helping you make the most

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2 Classes For 0 Credit: Beethoven to Mahler and Paradise Lost That can be rearranged to say: Paradise lost to Beethoven and Mahler.

  

  ("Beethoven to Mahler", for you words people) takes up the baton and covers ... history community about whether and for how long they actually met (an afternoon? a week?) but for some reason their partnership never took off

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If I had a nickel for every class I was taking this semester… I’d have 4.5 nickels.

  

  write about like the first-year bloggers have been doing (at least not for ... workings of the black-box tools we took for granted in 6.2050. For example ... that we weren’t smart enough for/didn’t have enough time to cover in 6

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 12, 2024
• Blog / Class Projects

  Watch the “Wild” 2023 Final Presentations for 2.009: Product Engineering Processes something to watch while awaiting decisions

  

  (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my fellow FIRST alumni out there, it’s sort of like FRC, but for products ... time to watch them, you can read a PDF "pitch deck" for each product here

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2023
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I haven’t completed all the recommended coursework?

  At the very least, we recommend you have one full year of both calculus (or higher level of math, whichever meets your ability level) and calculus-based physics. It’s rare that…
• Blog / Announcements

  For those whose applications have been interrupted by disasters and disruptions providing what information and comfort we can

  

  future, have some kind of plan for learning more about this interrelation ... maintenance for years (while laying off safety workers and awarding millions in ... Guatemala and Honduras. Meanwhile, workers advocating for a better wage may be

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 29, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ingredients for a black hole: 1. Hydrogen 2. Soda 3. Bottle Irish pub-lic outreach

  

  astrometry, UVA now uses it primarily for teaching and public outreach. On the ... cluster in the dome, waiting for their turn to climb up the wooden steps and ... (yay!) as well as new friends. After my radio astro talk, I talked for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  All the advice you’ll need for the next twelve hours not clickbait

  

  It’s okay to feel anxious or excited or nervous. But if you can, please breathe, relax, and ground yourself. If the emotions become too much to handle, there’s no shame…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / Events

  A Study Break. Or two or three. Or four. I think you get the idea.

  

  were quickly devoured. There are dorm floor study breaks, like the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Night I Shared A Stage With Marilee Photos of a star, by a Star.

  

  Thanks to Star Simpson (MIT '10) for these fantastic photos! Sorry it took so long for me to get them on the site. New entry coming soon - but enjoy these in the meantime. :-) Also for your enjoyment: cannon shirts

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions & Coca-Cola Check-in Last-minute questions, and Coca-Cola Scholars check-in.

  

  With CPW less than a day away, I'd like to use the comments for this entry for: Asking any last minute CPW questions you have (you can also do this in Mollie's latest entry). Students who have to miss CPW for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not admitted

  

  This year was the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting ... incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open post for you to talk. And, if you haven't already, check out Ben

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I AM SO BUSY

  

  But I still went downtown to fetch a fresh fruit eclair. (Sorry for shouting.) Someone asked what I'm doing for spring break. I'm going to ... . But for now, back to math pset + French studying + urop agonizing

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 17, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What entrepreneurship programs are offered?

  Leadership Program Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation DesignX Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship Legatum Center for