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• Blog / Academics & Research

  42: The Answer to Our Changing Educational Needs a school with no teachers, no schedules, and no rankings

  

  to a remote Buddhist monastery in the Himalayas. In a place without ... the United States had twenty years ago. We live in a connected global ... his passion in technology to design a new educational system that gives

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Joy of Building a chronicle of my failed attempts to create things that work

  

  In a public high school with about 700 people per class, there was barely enough room to walk in the hallways, let alone room for much ... . These came in many forms. First, they were coding errors. It was the first

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 3, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  essay, go to 3.   3 How can you describe your essence in 250 words? 100 ... . You’re putting yourself on paper. Recognize the things you did and fell in love ... . Here are some essay tips to consider (in no particular order): Don

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / How to Food

  Guest Post: Where to Buy Food: MIT Groceries Guide Because eating textbooks gets expensive.

  

  ’s much easier to carry groceries on your back than in your arms. When loading groceries into your backpack, make sure to put more durable items in ... can save time and money in the grocery store. Know how much food costs

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  students again in May, when we know how many students remain on the wait list ... , historically? In the last five years, we have admitted as few as 0 students from ... associative but not causal. This means, what has happened in the past or on any

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Credit for Reddit i am internet and so can you

  

  and audience. My teacher clarified that I was not in trouble because ... , never let my education get in the way of my learning.   Love you ... because in order to teach you have to know your stuff, and because through

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  students again in May, when we know how many students remain on the waitlist ... , historically? In the last five years, we have admitted as few as 0 students from ... but not causal. This means, what has happened in the past or on any

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An End A whirlwind.

  

  the end of summer; one day, I was sitting in the office casually ... was wearing a nice dress and make-up and practicing my talk in the ... standing in front of a few dozen professional astronomers (+ Carl and his

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 20, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  the journey to PLAYsentations or, the conclusion to the best class I've taken at MIT...so far

  

  There's a paragraph in Steve Job's biography where famed Apple ... interest in design: “His Christmas gift to me would be one day of his time in his college workshop, during the Christmas break when no one else

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 17, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Hardest Thing Ever FOP, family, and how I'm doing so far... plus some findings on frisbee and free…

  

  rocky Appalachians. I was all over the place. The meditation camp in New ... was leaving. I'm in love with Oregon, and I'm obsessed with my family ... participating in the Freshman Outdoors Program, a pre-orientation backpacking trip

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  situation in which obfuscation is to your advantage. You will frequently ... he lays in this piece - about the importance of language, including writing, in shaping how we are capable of thinking - he later built upon in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  Much of Boston and certainly the ladies in the sorority house where I ... us in the Admissions Office the weekend is more about getting ready for ... from parents is, "what events should I attend with my child?" In truth

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  . We will reconsider all of the waitlisted students again in May, when we ... to fall in love with, so that no matter what happens with the MIT waitlist, everything will still turn out well for you in the end. Who do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  May we offer you a drink of water? Because you're just so thirsty for what I have to say and all.

  

  , the 350th day in the 50th week of 2011 and 282 days ago, no big deal ... , yikes!) I went to an all-girls Catholic high school in the south side of ... was accepted to The Institute. I do often like to speak in analogies

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Human After All Unlike customer service nowadays, MIT (and its admissions office) is 100% human. Give or take…

  

  If you had a rabid enough interest in MIT and resided in the ... here in the first place. But what about those other qualities that aren ... in? Dear God, that's even Avogadro's number! What if that final

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Construction Thoughts on a major.

  

  I wanted to have a bike for when I came to campus in the fall. I didn ... living in the city, you'd have a bike stolen at least once -- if you were ... -much-publicized Charles Guan sends out the following e-mail: 3 bikes in mostly good repair

  • by Cam T. '13
  • December 26, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  At MIT, we require all applicants to send in two letters of ... -- teachers in this country are seriously overworked and underpaid; I hope you ... some face-to-face time alone with each teacher to ask them in person to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Shortest Blog Ever (update 3 =p) 19 days till Taiwan!

  

  ... ...the first thing you think about is a certain protein used in recombinant DNA that makes C. elegans glow prettily in the lab. ---- 5/1 Update ... , you can't write that down You know I tool, it's there in black and white

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Not Admitted Students I just wanted to tell you a story. It has a moral, but you don't…

  

  . I realize that I'm posting this in conjunction with the Admitted blog, which is quite cheery in contrast to this blog, but please do realize that ... believe in "this too shall pass," but I hope you will be able to find your

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I am home. Small thanks to the Airlines. In a surprising turn of events, Christmas travel is Not Much Fun.

  

  the one purchased. Or they could. To paraphrase: "We'll arrive in time ... ALWAYS happens? At least seen it in the movies? Random guess: This will ... how you have those little oxygen masks that pop down from the ceiling in

  • by Kim D. '09
  • December 24, 2008