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• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro

  

  it is sufficiently debilitating, you should not try to work through ... . Your skill points are not how good you are at something, but rather a ... category are the things you do when you are not actively spending time in any

  • by Anika H. '26
  • October 6, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  works, you can read a previous post I've written on the subject ... we are not able to offer admission this year. Through this process I ... of our process, we are certain we would not be able to admit them, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  July and Unified O.O and lots of pictures

  

  'm not even done writing about this summer! WHY ... (not even my own) birthday cake on own face. (1) (2) (3) I'm not ... . During July, I worked for the Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (the

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 14, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  What should I be doing now? Tips for regular and early applicants.

  

  before most schools notify. Having an interview with MIT does not violate early agreements. You do not need to have submitted your application Part ... waiver does not negatively impact your application. And if you qualify for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  'd recommend bookmarking that page, and not this entry. But this should get the ... were not. Please note that we do not require a high school diploma or GED from our applicants. At MIT, we do not have separate requirements for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Some notes for applicants Thoughts for both EA & RA applicants.

  

  . Having an interview with MIT does not violate early agreements. You do not ... , please request one. Requesting a fee waiver does not negatively impact your ... sending in some of your work. Be sure your standardized test scores have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The middle of the semester I'm kinda over this workload

  

  postpone project work to clear the time. In general, my philosophy is not to ... the point where I have so much work I’m not enjoying myself any more ... like I’m on top of my work and can keep everything under control. This

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 28, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Floating On A Whim [by Katharine Chu '09, Guest Blogger] An art UROP carries a curious course 9-er all…

  

  showed other artists' work in his house. After the visit, not only did I ... work on finalizing our designs. Not only were our designs influenced by ... taken were very much geared towards science.  But after my work in LA, I

  • by ARTalk
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Summer

  a year of counting fish the shape of real work

  

  who felt deep down that they could do not only good work, but real work ... will use its results—to me that’s the real work: real not as in physical ... , and I would pick one and work on it. With the endless opportunities and

  • by Kai V. '25
  • September 11, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people

  

  it's not realistic to work more than twenty-five hours in addition to ... to start off the New Year. However, it’s not just hard work all the ... a vocabulary quiz. (I’m not a mean teacher, though!) And that’s my

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 26, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  tired and busy and tired and busy and tired and busy and

  

  two of them are technicals and two of them are not, but one of the not-technical classes are still a lot of work I am good, I am okay But I am very tired ... 10am-ish Work out from 10:30-12 Get lunch from 12-1 Go to class

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 15, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  missing out, but I'm really not interesting enough for anyone to miss out on ... when I need to get a solid amount of work done, even though it usually ... how to work in schools across America to change how children learn. I

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

  Salut! A look at Grenoble

  

  the heart of the Alps. Our lab works with extremely low temperatures, so I get to work with liquid helium every day! It's very cool (...see ... happening in the parks during the summer time, so after work, we grab a picnic

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Operabots with Personality Ahhhhh.....music to my ears

  

  that I did not know about MIT before I began working here is that the ... The fact of the matter is that MIT is just plain cool. This is not an ... research center where faculty and students from MIT work on cool projects

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Countdown To Mail Drop I'll update this post over the course of the day as we get closer to…

  

  share. 9:15AM The good news: we worked late last night and made a big dent ... "the big envelopes" - although that's not entirely accurate this year). The folks downstairs in the records room were simultaneously working on

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sid Puram – Polymer Microspheres Sid Puram UROPs in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer…

  

  vaccines work by inducing an immune response to a protein that is produced by ... small bit of the procedure and the experiment finally worked. During those ... applied to the Langer Lab knowing that he was not as experienced as other

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  i quit an internship on the second day cut your losses early

  

  Near the start of the pandemic, I decided not to come back to MIT ... Zoom University. Instead, I chose to work. Unfortunately, nobody was ... them as to not give away any identifying information about this company

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 6, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Doing What You Love it's both priceless and utilitarian

  

  like not working at all. Guys. This is awesome. But wait. Is it selfish ... affects twenty colleagues' work. (I'm completely making these numbers up ... if you aren't also enjoying your work. Look. If you're smart (you

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wake Up Calls because The Big Picture needs you

  

  have not yet finished, and of how no matter how much work you do there ... definitely not unnoticeable among the masses of people who obviously slept the ... can't understand my notes is not because they are written in some odd

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When I Grow Up In which I contemplate growing up and what I am going to do with my…

  

  another one or two... and a dog and a hamster...), work with polymers, and ... is the uncertainty? Polymers, believe it or not, involve a lot of different industries and disciplines. But that's not it. Life is hard. You

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 8, 2016