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• Blog / MIT Life

  Bicycle Race More things happen, and I pretend that I've read your comments.

  

  Guild be a part of these requirements? You did it through high school ... have a bike. My senior year of high school, I won a bike on Capital Blue ... fun! Today in 10.37: Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design, we had a pop

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Small-Town and Rural Students take on MIT and Boston By Vaneeza R. 25'

  

  -In program this fall, we’re reflecting on the incredible success of our inaugural event. Last fall, we welcomed our first group of high school juniors ... , and attending school in an urban environment. As one of the STARS

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • March 20, 2025
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Admissions Released Next Wednesday, 12/21

  

  admitting a small number of highly qualified applicants at a rate characteristic of our extremely selective process. Transfer students are some of the very best MIT has to offer. I highly recommend reading the profile

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread For Those Not Admitted

  

  the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Motivation Finals are FUN!

  

  for my final tomorrow. Final Exam 1 of 1 Wednesday December 20, 2006 9 ... originally wanted to take the undergrad version of this class, but last semester, it was cancelled, so I was out of luck. So this term, since I knew

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 2 A followup to "A Post For Parents, Part 1."

  

  of not attending a school such as MIT because they did not understand ... financial aid package? It's not the advertised sticker price of a school that ... the school and also find out the email or phone number of the financial

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  First Day of Classes! Today, the MIT Class of 2014 begins.

  

  Today is the first day of the Fall Semester at MIT, and thus is the first day of classes ever for the MIT Class of 2014. The past couple of ... Class Profile For the MIT class of 2014 Gender Male 55% Female 45

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Tour of an MIT student’s notebook my brain is a mess so my pages have everything

  

  their own style of taking notes and keeping organized. But if you ... [/caption] Historically, I’ve only ever finished three notebooks out of the dozens I’ve had ... composition notebook filled with spelling practices from elementary school. The

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • July 8, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Karen: A Short History Finally.

  

  anecdote about my first encounter with technology or science. Most of my ... after high school. I applied to MIT my senior year, deferred admission (gasp!) and spent the better part of a year not always understanding what

  • by Karen F. '11
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  things i have done since leaving school but only in the ten hundred most used words

  

  the sun and in the cold played lots of games got back into hitting ... liked my job but not enough liked making a lot of money but not enough remembered the things i liked to do at school remembered the love for games

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 19, 2024
• Blog / Personal Projects

  An emoji alethiometer to help you make decisions I'm not saying I will use this in committee, but I'm not saying I won't

  

  Longtime readers may recall that I am a big fan of the His Dark ... think my entire theory of the blogs, and what we try to do with them, is inspired by a line from the Amber Spyglass, as the ghost of an old woman

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye, for now

  

  Regular readers may know that I've admired Apple's design philosophies for some time.  (Regular friends are well aware of this, and are also sick of me talking about it.  By the way, have you seen the latest

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2015
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  four-week term at MIT that fills the month of January. For more than 50 ... to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of personal and ... tours, recitals, and contests. Here are some offerings from over the years
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection-time Questions Omnibus

  

  're not. (This can be applied to all of the other crazy schools that also ... of students at the schools you are interested in. As for Admissions ... rigor of your school and its grading standards is one part of your context

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  I painted my door! and it only took 2.5 years

  

  that added another degree of freedom. I tested out some options on the ... when I graduated high school, and I liked the idea of writing it again ... knows how many times, and each one has a story, whether it's that of the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 19, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  describing the entirety of my visit, you can check out Mitra's entry on the ... New York at 11:00 AM. Of course, the Fung Wah Bus Company hurriedly ... their website, but I'm not good at this kind of thing anyway. Anyhoo, four

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  sitting down no more sprinting

  

  , the start of school: countless syllabi, new Goodnotes folders, and fresh ... more people in a day than I would in a week of high school, I felt ... , Jenga-ed into the trunk of my roommate's parents’ car. The morning of

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • October 12, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  keeping interest a list of things i think are cool

  

  in my junior year of high school, hated it, and swore I'd never return ... the sake of interest rather than the sake of obligation. In high school ... 've talked about this in past blogposts, but I'm definitely growing out of this

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 4, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  BoA & Restricting

  

  with a Bachelor's and Master's degree from MIT in Urban Studies & Planning, Jeff is now a city planner for the city of Cambridge, MA) watching ... Eugene, reminds me of a Dance Troupe concert (Dance Troupe, by the way, is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2004