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• Blog / IAP

  The blogs are back in town

  

  determine after analytical deliberation not to do something often academic in nature. (2) v.i. To be in the process of not doing something.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Branching out

  

  and also celebrate Sukkot (yes, I know I'm not Jewish, but not being

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2004
• FAQ / Transfer

  How do I apply as a veteran?

  -achieving academic high school student before entering the service and have not ... are not eligible for first-year admission and should apply to MIT for
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I track the progress of my application?

  days to be processed. Materials are not automatically loaded into a ... application. Supplemental items are not listed on the tracking site, but we
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  're very familiar with international school systems, including (but not ... not be disadvantaged in the admissions process because of their
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  You gotta have stuff Places to get different kinds of stuff around campus. And rudimentary directions, too!

  

  transportation stuff Public transportation in Boston is not as great as it is in ... : The T subway map is artistically rendered and does not actually reflect ... figured I'd be fine. Yeah, not so much. I ended up getting lost in Boston by

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  climbing the wall why so defeatist?

  

  to describe me- "athletically inclined" is not one of them. I can ... 't reach that far, I don't have the momentum to get there, I'm not strong ... test. I'm not getting over this heartache. I'm not getting into that

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • October 7, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Julia’s Day Out Almost 10 things I've learned since living in Boston

  

  .  As you can see from my bio, I am not from Massachusetts. In fact, this ... Jelly beans! This furniture store also holds an IMAX theater. I have not ... just do not like (hint: deflategate) it is just much safer to lie. My

  • by Julia Potts
  • April 11, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  what’s the word for

  

  mouth busy, not because you’re hungry but because you want to keep moving ... span of moments in which you’re not quite ready to accept the fact that ... someone’s name a default, automatic response to a question that’s not

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 5, 2019
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Boston’s Climate Strike youthful activism

  

  , and I've already had about three outfit changes. Not only was today MIT ... like I had already begun mourning for the future that is not what they ... 's hard not to be hopeful. At the rally, one of the speakers had said that

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 20, 2019
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What MIT Is Like for Non-Technology Majors a quirk of the institvte

  

  . However, not everyone at MIT cares that much about Technology. Some people ... anything here as long as it does not disrupt this Massachusetts Institute ... minor in this department, but I'm not sure which of the classes I should

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 1, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  considering many aspects of the early MIT education, including not only ... Institute Requirements (GIRs) that conventionally (but not necessarily ... students were required to learn not only math and science, but French and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being at college MIT, specifically.

  

  on the other hand, is not a rectangle (in fact it feels like the most un-rectanglulary shaped campus I have ever seen). It is also not a ... , acting like a responsible adult… (Technically though, I’m not actually an

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 15, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Free Flu Shots Better than free pizza.

  

  and the latter turned into something like asthma that’s still not gone ... will not be getting pig flu, or bird flu, or people flu. (At least, not the flavors in the vaccination cocktail.)   Not to scale.  

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Availability Heuristic with applications to pledging

  

  ;ll have until 8:00am this Saturday to decide whether or not they want ... non-fraternity men. There are legitimate reasons not to pledge a ... you to make a well-informed decision as much as you do. They're not

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT on the road Admissions officers are visiting cities across the United States.

  

  MIT different from other universities? How might you know whether or not ... people's questions and the corresponding answer. RSVPing is not required ... sense of attendance, but RSVPing is not required. And if you didn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  I saw a turkey the other day… hello, world!

  

  ...which may not be a big deal to most of you, but since I was on a ... ’s driveway, I thought it warranted a mention. It’s not like there isn ... bus driving through Boston. I’m not kidding- it was early in the morning

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  Not surprisingly, you all seem to be the most interested about how ... one piece of your folder that will cause us to admit or not admit you ... serious of questions and most you will not be able to answer with a simple

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Beginning Sunday until the end of October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth…

  

  MIT different from other universities? How might you know whether or not ... people's questions and the corresponding answer. RSVPing is not required ... sense of attendance, but RSVPing is not required. And if you didn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship I'm a finalist for a blogging scholarship - now I need your help voting.

  

  'm a finalist. A lot of the time I'm not very serious - but I'm serious ... before orientation - but it's not because I've been doing it for so long ... the first time. Blogging is being careful not to reveal how little I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 8, 2007