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• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I submit the MIT application with my QuestBridge application?

  enough information for us to evaluate students for admission. However, you ... that did not rank MIT, but you would like to apply for our Regular Action ... If you are named a QuestBridge Finalist, you do not need to submit an
• Blog / MIT Life

  We Brought Something? Um, no. No, we didn't.

  

  There was snow? I kid, I kid. I stayed up for most of the night with Colin '10, Nina '08, and Timur '10 waiting for it to snow. A couple of hours after I left them to go back to my room, snow it did. It wasn't much

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Howdy Where are you guys going to live? Etc.

  

  Thanks to everyone who submitted applications for admissions blogging ... for an entry to this effect in the next couple of days. ... left before the EA deadline, for those of you who are procrastinating

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  in an effort to be whole again recovery

  

  screen and waiting for that green PASSED to show. [caption id ... finish all my work for my other classes, I'm usually too hosed to even ... , and, surprise surprise, my eczema to flare up! For the past two weeks

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / MISTI

  Jump into a new comfort zone!

  

  internship with Max Planck Institute MIT-Germany Program 2011 I worked for the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany. My ... wonderful way to take my MIT journey above and beyond! Living and working in

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An OME Welcome to the Institute I took Tsegball, and I have no regrets.

  

  , as some people see it, I signed up for a preview of hell to replace my ... the picture perfect start to ease my wave of nerves and angst, for what ... word for it, you will extremely appreciate it. It is so easy to get

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m Shipping Up to Boston and I lost my leg! Whoah oh oh..

  

  siesta, and have left me to use only my eyebrows for expressions (I don ... not to scream. It's not the drill - I have about as much tolerance for ... ), so for the movie my buddies and I dressed up (we didn't go as far as to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do students apply to a specific major?

  Here's one less thing to worry about when applying to MIT: Students apply to MIT for general admission and select a major at the end of the ... asks students to list their "course of interest" only, and the choice
• Blog / Challenges

  4 / Just *breathe* Everything is going to be all right

  

  , mindful, intentional. Last Monday for Veterans Day, I slept in, went to ... . To pause for a hot second, and take a breath. Several deep breaths ... say yes to some me time. To focus on my health. To care for my body and

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 2, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  and i’ve come to terms d to the phi! phi to the e! d! phi! e!

  

  're scared of just showing up to events. Different strokes for different folks ... to finally have all of us together after being virtual for so long and ... ...really interesting to see some of the reasoning for it. A lot of people told me it was

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 7, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Massachusetts to Michigan guest post by Liz O.'21

  

  case study later, I was locked and loaded to return to Michigan for my ... major upsides No Rent - I get to live at my parents’ house for exactly ... my area. It’s definitely good to unwind a little from focusing for so

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 6, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I designed a marching band drill for MIT and I didn't even need experience

  

  me to choreograph a piece for MIT. The app is surprisingly easy to use ... Marching Mapper is an application for designing marching band drills ... makes sense, and the tutorial was easy to follow. My drill involved

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 15, 2026
• Blog / Challenges

  how not to be a mathematician on taking time & not running away

  

  math UROP for the first 2.5 years of MIT, I went to office hours less ... .  In the summer, I went back to Chicago, where I had been for the summer ... main goal for this summer was to become slightly more fluent in my mentor

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 15, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  best places to sleep on campus for when your bed is far far away

  

  ="x = any integer from 1-24, not to be mistaken for the ChemE Bunker ... to you maybe you are learning through osmosis? 2. Your empty ... semester goes on sometimes the TA for the next recitation comes in and does

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mathematics for Computer Science – “Top 10 Proof Techniques NOT Allowed” 6.042 has been a very engaging and entertaining class thus far.

  

  education for free in only a year" by dedicating themselves to online ... my approach to MIT (more on that later), I've finally figured out my classes for junior fall. One of the classes I'm in this semester is 6

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 12, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Perfect Match? because the right CPW host can make a huge difference...

  

  as CPW. As for CPW, I don't think it goes according to plan for most ... prefrosh registering for CPW as we do of the volunteer hosts. Our goal is to ... important things for you to learn about from your host, if in fact you are

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 30, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Spring Break! A little guessing game.

  

  . I leave for (blank) on Saturday. Anyone want to guess where I'm going ... for Spring Break, I'd definitely be down there working on 2.007) Hint #2 I have to travel east from Boston to get there.

  • by Bryan
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  So I'm about to cook a turkey for the first time in my life, but before I foray out into the world of basting and boiling, I wanted to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to you all. And just remember had it been for

  • by Bryan
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know All your wishes have been magically granted.

  

  test scores for academic credit. These tend to be the humanities and math ... , I can acknowledge the storm for what it has done to reform the ... to turn the attention specifically to you, the wide-eyed and apparently

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 13, 2008