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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cellular neurobiology The more syllables it has, the cooler it is

  

  are many different types of neurons in your head cross-talking in ways ... microscope again, and I was going to take pictures of the lab and our equipment ... of the more senior lab members. Morgan's lab is primarily concerned

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Hail the Working People Living down the 40-hour work week.

  

  My rest & relaxation days ended in the beginning of July. After ... TV, and the company of old friends, I was definitely not looking ... my first taste of the working life. (P.S. One of my favorite moments

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 31, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  13/101 Things To Do Before You Graduate 2 of my favorite days at MIT, to date.

  

  Bloggers of old have written about the "101 Things To Do Before You ... orientation, every freshman receives a list of 101 things to do before they ... Cruise Check out the New England Aquarium Visit the top of the Prudential

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 22, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Final Countdown

  

  I've just finished in New York City, where I did my last two days of ... where, with all of the admissions officers finally together after a long ... 'll start reviewing applications sometime near the first weekend of November

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Biological Engineering major

  

  will lead to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering ... Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Engineering to be awarded on the ... From Wednesday's faculty meeting... Motion for a Bachelor of Science

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  While reading applications, I've thought of a number of things of ... sending in some of your work. Be sure your standardized test scores have been sent to MIT. Our College Board Code (for SAT and TOEFL) is 3514 and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  taste ai has no taste.

  

  [judgment] is in brackets, meaning it isn’t part of the original quote. From ... actually went. Me: “A good rule of thumb [in choosing jobs that will not ... mechanical, less human than taste—but of course this often happens in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 20, 2023
• Blog / Residential Life

  Life on Campus? remastered 2021

  

  seat of a rowing boat, and we would be gliding away from the dock ... , yanking the rudder ropes around like it was Head of the Charles. Other days ... , trying to hold a conversation over the sound of the Wright Brothers Wind

  • by Alex M. '21
  • February 8, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  XREG

  

  Art"), and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA). Cross registration is ... For those of you who commented in the last post or emailed me, thank ... of 175 juniors who are doing a college tour of New England. It was fun

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Eighth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 5PM on 01/24/06.

  

  , ever since the new version of the TOEFL came out, no center in Puerto ... other version of the TOEFL was being offered, but I was unsuccesful. Many ... optional interview claims to be the part of the admissions step that can help

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  A special announcement about SAT Subject Tests MIT has made the decision to no longer consider the SAT Subject Tests

  

  as part of the admissions process. You can read about our revised ... discontinue the use of subject tests starting with the 2020-21 admissions cycle ... grades and coursework, are predictive of success in our challenging

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 20, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  rearview reflections newly-minted cruft rambles on post-mit life

  

  Somedays, I check to make sure my diploma is real and I didn’t just ... other side of the table feels both intriguing and odd.   [caption ... , looking at the other cruft blog posts[/caption] As one of the least crufty

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  will most likely use the TOEFL 600 in our process. A score of 600 puts ... provided good answers to a lot of the questions about the process): The ... provide a lot more of information about myself other than what's on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  music community or our arts community, consider sending in some of your ... College Board Code (for SAT and TOEFL) is 3514 and our ACT Code is 1858. If ... are you waiting for? Teachers get very busy this time of year, respect

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  academic struggles zig-zagging in a world of straight lines

  

  saturated and shouldn’t I use my college degree to get one of those well ... with the notion of “half”, I did a zig-zag that still partitioned the page into two equal areas. The teacher, who by this time of the school

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  Doc of the various deadlines and requirements for all of the ... recommenders. We will require two letters of recommendation: one from a math ... Test, ACT Plus Writing, or TOEFL; and 2 SAT Subject Tests: one in math

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2016 FAQ

  

  will not have a full set of tests by the October testing date, what ... should I take? A: You have the option to take the SAT, ACT, or TOEFL for your first test requirement. We recommend the TOEFL if you have been

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snapshot of a Week Food, radio, James Bond, and soccer in an unusually eventful week.

  

  're smart. I'm not, so I spent most of the vacation on Reddit or Facebook ... leave my computer. In Next, wings are halves of floors, either the East or ... help build a sense of community by ensuring that everyone is friendly

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Attended the 148th Commencement From two thousand eight hundred eighty miles away

  

  't know any seniors. This year, however, I knew tons of seniors, so there were plenty of people I could root for as they walked down the aisle proudly holding their diplomas for the rest of the undergrads to envy

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Bookends and every time / i leave this place / i'm terrified, terrified

  

  's charge for the graduates, the receipt of the diploma—these are pomp. The ... the Department of Education. At the end of my gap year between high school and college, I wrote a blog post quoting the chorus of At Least It

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 2, 2023