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  Our 2019-20 Application Essay Questions

  

  begin thinking and planning in advance, which I respect and value (one of ... appeals to you and why? (100 words or fewer) At MIT, we bring people ... shaped your dreams and aspirations? (200-250 words) Tell us about the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 16, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  Fortin’ with Mimi Let’s. Talk. About. Queer stuff.

  

  MIT and it’s wonderful people. MIT is such a great place to be queer! I ... , first-year dinners, and a trip to Provincetown. Check 'em out during CPW ... making s'mores and telling coming out stories. I've gone twice so far

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • September 18, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  reason to start on them now, but some people like to begin thinking and planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most ... , which department or program at MIT appeals to you and why? (100 words or

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  important info below. First, though, relax! This is easy, and you don’t need ... students (including those admitted or deferred in Early Action), and is to be ... newest grades, and give you an opportunity to mention other updates since

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 17, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear High School Senior I know you're stalking us

  

  pick up that terribly heavy pile of dirty clothes in your room and lug it all the way to a laundry machine and put it in the laundry machine and add some detergent and press a button and then take your laundry out and

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • November 17, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  important info below. First, though, relax! This is easy, and you don ... Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the applicant. This form serves two purposes: to share your newest grades, and give you an

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s the middle of November. Do YOU know where your Early Action application components are? How to tell if they are missing, and what to do about it

  

  , a recommendation and/or a transcript — of your Early Action ... for Early Action consideration. You should submit what you need, and we ... else, please read through this email for what to do next and for answers

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Polar Vortex or my third IAP, and how externships work

  

  alums happy to talk about what they majored in, where they lived, and what ... good fit for MIT students (undergrads and graduate) who are interested in ... (s), while others make their decision based off of a resume and cover letter

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 16, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  My brother is cooler than me The plight of the less-cool older sibling.

  

  flooded the Student Center and Infinite. I'd almost forgotten what a pre-teen looked like until I saw them navigating the cooridors and poking around ... things that you need to know about Ryan, and those things are: He loves

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  you have to pay for. When I told her that, she mulled it over and then just chalked up my high school record (and my college choice) to natural ... comes to curiosity and the receptiveness of kids to new ideas and the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  -induced stress (yes, already), and of course free food. Already, many notable ... , enjoyed a free steak and lobster dinner (yes, the free food around here isn't limited to pizza), spent a night in the New England Aquarium, and finished

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Weekend in New York [by Davie Rolnick '11, Guest Blogger] Art Scholars go to see Wagner at the Met!

  

  Cycle. It is the tiddler of the bunch, lasting but a single act and being only two and a half hours long. But the opera is self-standing and ... songs - it flows, and holds together by the use of little musical ideas

  • by ARTalk
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / How to Food

  Most delicious deliverables ever Also, I'm not having a bad hair day. I'm having a bad hair fortnight.

  

  workout that day and gosh darnit all I want is some peanut butter and some carbs after a tough run and I’m not in any mood to assemble it myself ... impressive in my opinion when I have UROP, Track, and play rehearsals going on

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 12, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The New Year Barging in on the new blogger party.

  

  abundance of free food and the suspicious absence of work, but I felt I owed ... Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Okay, I”m not Jewish, but Hillel and the ... Jewish New Year and Eid ul-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. Pictures

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • September 18, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Large Format Photography [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] Please, please let there be no light-leaks.

  

  camera at the MIT Hobby Shop. After months designing and building this camera from scratch, in between classes and a summer job, I finished it in ... , polishing the brass and oiling the cherry, with the hope of having the camera

  • by ARTalk
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Interview Deadline Approaching! It's time for applicants to contact their local MIT representative.

  

  applicants to contact their interviewer (and, if you're applying for regular ... like that. It's meant to be more of a conversation, a give and take. What you should do is this: log on to MyMIT, where you'll find the name and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Marching Band Refused to Yield Band in the name of love.

  

  of my short life. -- Hokay. So. Nine days and 10,000 miles of flight ... performance days range around 16 due to MIT students' busy schedules, and the ... along the ground with great ease, and can also be fitted into any set of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 4, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  Hummingbird in a Cube of Ice Singing in the shower, taken to a whole new level.

  

  AM last night, and spent the extra hour catching up on some much ... Goldberg-type inventions that MIT students make to complete mundane tasks and ... emulated NES games, and hooked it up to speakers in the bathroom. He then put

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A waffle house is not a waffle home This is actually an entry about modern Chinese cinema.

  

  Okay, so tonight we were at Allison's house and I didn't take any ... and if you ever stole anything in your life, you should confess now ... and she won't admit unrepentant thieves to MIT. So, anyway, we wanted

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Rats ! Foiled Again !

  

  long-term plan. I can drop 6.s966 and absolutely nothing bad will happen ... numerous pre-Spring Break deadlines and exceedingly poor sleep, but I’m used to expecting a lot of myself, and I was a bit baffled when I just

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • April 3, 2025