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• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  day, for MIT, for the country, or for the world. In addition to the ... us treasure and care for that community – and let us work to make it ... ways to come together to work on these challenges, for ourselves and for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A typical first semester more or less

  

  of time management. For me to put in the maximum amount of work into ... everything else I have to do for technical classes. Fortunately, the professor ... to go to class: it's working well for me! (so far) Other things I am

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What Do You DO All Day? A guest-author entry by Joan Horvath '81.

  likely to be, or perhaps a sense that maybe it's best not to know. As for ... robots to explore other planets. The high point for me was when I was on ... for years to friends of mine - Doug Adrianson and Hope Frazier, both

  • by mitblogs
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As I Was Saying… My second internship entry AKA "How I copy and pasted my way to a new…

  

  company had a project ready for me to start work on the second I stepped in ... a mentor for every single intern to ease the transition into this new ... who have been studying this stuff for years, so I had a lot to catch up

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 26, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview (the EC edition!) in which you receive advice and an alum surreptitiously gets to blog again

  

  Skype and IRL interviews. It's a great way for us to reach more of you ... others. The interview is an opportunity for you to convey that, for us to ... /do at school. I try hard as an EC to be a strong advocate for each person

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Ich Liebe Deutschland! A video entry - because I was too lazy to type

  

  (Sorry for the abrupt ending! I accidentally pushed the button to stop recording a few seconds before I was actually done speaking, haha)

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 15, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  While You Wait… Like robotics? Like the Rubik's Cube?

  

  Like robotics? Like the Rubik's Cube? Check out this video that someone sent me. Discuss. (Sorry for the short post! Back to selection...)

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the MIT motto?

  MIT's motto, mens et manus, translates from Latin to mind and hand. This motto reflects the educational ideals of MIT's founders who were promoting, above all, education for practical application.
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer an online degree?

  MIT doesn't offer online degrees, but we have world-class educational opportunities available to everyone online for free through our programs administered by MIT Open Learning.
• FAQ / First-year application

  What’s the difference between Early Action (EA)/Regular Action (RA)?

  difference in the review process or criteria used for admission in EA (non-binding) vs. RA, and thus no advantage or disadvantage to applying for either round, aside from learning your decision earlier. Every applicant has to
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXachusetts Institute of Technology your guide to the daily confusion

  

  four day experience for first year students to explore MIT dorms and find ... . For the rest of you, REX is a great opportunity to find out about the ... years and upperclassmen, and get a feel for everything MIT has to offer

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  i’d like to write a happy post a sestina

  

  no space to breathe—no space to post. And yes, there has been time for ... I've been gone from the blogs for a little while, since this semester has been quite a difficult one and I haven't really had the headspace to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi Day Eve A doodle and some old advice

  

  To everyone who's waiting for a pi(e) day decision: It's all going to be okay. It may not feel like it right now, with t-12(ish) hours ... think of to do for this post is one of those drawings where you smush a

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Observations of an MIT Sophomore Advice and insight.

  

  recent events I've been meaning to blog about for a while - and well, I ... for the next four years without having to be (as) afraid of failure ... for high school. Sometimes it's possible to get extensions or have

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline & Taking Questions Advice for RA applicants; I'll answer questions Thursday.

  

  Please remember that January 1 is the submission deadline for students applying for regular action admission to MIT. This means that you ... and for it to appear on your Application Tracking. Our records office is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  just vibing tough times out here

  

  't be surprised to hear that writing an essay or studying for a midterm ... grateful to my past self for making the Registration Day choices that led to that). Instead, it's trying to keep up with friends and care for family

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  free to skip it. For everything that you do respond to, we really prefer ... information for us to assess preparation, match, and the specific ways that ... You may have noticed that the application for the class entering in

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi Day = Mail Day? Too Early To Know No official mail date yet.

  

  Hi everyone, There have been a lot of comments in the blogs that we're going to mail on Pi Day this year. This was indeed the case last year, but we don't yet have a mail date set for this year. Just wanted to clarify

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some comforting blogs to read while you await decisions

  

  college experience if you want to and if you work for it. Out of fear of ... wanted to take a breath and collect some words of encouragement from ... , cozy blanket to curl around you while you wait. here comes a thought by

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Selecting the new bloggers! With a new school year approaching, it's time to pick the next set of bloggers.

  

  , but will not rule it out). To be considered for a blogger position, you ... /protected, please also include a way for the committee to read the entries you'd like ... . Tell us what activities hope to become involved with at MIT, or (for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2008