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• Blog / Admissions

  Open Forum Monday Let's make a list of questions that you feel you REALLY need answers to ASAP.

  

  following: instead of me posting a topic and you responding, let's make a list ... week only) I'll batch the questions and reply twice daily. So to get

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear Mom, Vol. 1 If I told you my life was a circus, would you believe me?

  

  So my mom and I are pretty tight. I do call her every day courtesy of free family minutes. Today, I tried calling my mom, but there was no ... stick figures and Crayola crayons to communicate my daily adventures. I

  • by Bryan
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston Fun Tons of Boston fun, with a dash of Cambridge, too.

  

  The weather in the area has been simply glorious over the past week, so I've been spending a lot of time wandering through Boston. Everything below is within walking distance of MIT -- and I'm not one of those

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Every square is a rectangle A brief look at every student activity at MIT.

  

  in an organometallic chemistry lab, and then on top of that, she's been ... . And then on Wednesday night, she stayed up with the rooming committee ... , dispensing spare keys to lost students, and pressing the "door unlock" button

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  what major issues are really pressing down on me and requiring my ... is at work and how excited she gets. The standard deviation, however ... Mitra and I talk about to the tune of 5.8 e-mails on an average day? Well

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Only You Have The Power Only YOU have the power to decide your own worth. Don't ever, ever, ever give…

  

  teachers, and don't give it to MIT. Those people can all make decisions that ... believes. Keep moving forward no matter what happens. And (to intentionally

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• FAQ / Testing

  How does MIT consider test scores? Does MIT Superscore?

  We require the SAT or the ACT from first year and transfer applicants. Please visit our Tests & scores page for more complete details ... exams taken, and MIT will consider the super-score in our review process.
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT Bloggers Sniped Wrapped in which people take a LOT of photos of me around campus

  

  , and [often among student groups] a stalking channel. This is where you ... Captains, and one for the MIT Admissions Bloggers team. So I thought it would ... snipes submitted to the channel. AND I WAS 30 OF THEM.   [caption id

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • June 2, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  firsts of first year 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1…

  

  firsts. First bike, first time camping, first best friend… and my first ... ']yurt[/annotation] Foraged [annotation note='cinnabar chanterelles! (which are safe and edible ... always dreamed of traveling to Europe, so I was really excited and couldn

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

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

  

  learned when I moved and explored Boston. Maybe you’ve experienced some of ... seen people of all ages and sizes riding around on bikes here ... always have a jacket and an umbrella, you’ll be fine (Beware: It has snowed

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

  Quick EA Update A few words about the storm, application tracking, MyMIT, and more.

  

  . The same goes for materials submitted by your teachers, counselor, and ... , including mailed, faxed, and electronic documents. Do not call or email ... (including word count): If you have validated and previewed your application

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  It isn’t what you know, it’s who you know The rules of the networking game

  

  for their contact list (something you too should start forming) and for ... afraid to speak up and talk to people. Ever heard of the elevator pitch? The idea is that you happen to be in the same elevator as the CEO and

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 12, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In which I am a bad example but only for about twelve seconds.

  

  I walked through the front door of my local Barnes and Noble today and was immediately confronted by a colossal display for the Twilight ... of the series and stopped reading. "Oh, I hate those books," I say

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Tracking update All EA application mail has been processed; check your MyMIT Tracking.

  

  , Secondary School Report and Transcript, Evaluation A, Evaluation B, Testing Requirements, and, if applicable, Interview Report. What happens if the tracking ... that all documents include your name and date of birth on each page. At

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ‘Chances’ Thread That Is Actually Worth Reading That's perhaps the best title I've ever come up with.

  

  Our beloved Mollie shares a birthday with another friend of mine, and ... MIT grad when... I was thinking about your question and briefly started ... , and a bias toward Saturday weddings, so given that we're both getting

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s that time of the year again If you want to do a UROP this semester, now is the time to contact…

  

  will be more willing to hire you and there is not a lot of hassle with ... summary of what's available: - Study contemporary culture by contacting and ... analysis And the list goes on and on. But of course, doing a UROP is a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2006 announced

  

  where students and others team up to solve lots of puzzles, with the ... and Games Magazine. Anyway, here's the email: Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18 ... year's winning team comes from the Random Hall dormitory. And what do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  browser archaeology (fatima's version)

  

  's quote "there is a vitality, a life force." I love this quote a lot and ... freshman year and loved it, will probably re-read at some point! The Tale ... Imperioli and Ocean Vuong in Conversation. (I don't know where this should go

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • May 3, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Chalk of the Week chalk art at the welcome center

  

  slapped a π on the deck because I figured it would be on-brand for MIT. And ... alternate between a variety of alternative hip hop and indie rock/punk. Week 3 ... ), and The Left Hand of Darkness ... and this is just of the books I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 27, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  ice skating don't fall

  

  cj: does it wayne: nooo you're marching, like, go a little forward and ... 's the same thing cj: okay but usually my foot is big and not a tiny line ... knew went ice skating and fell and then fell out the rink and then down

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 16, 2022