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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  -doc and my primary mentor for the summer. After introducing me to a number ... Professor Angelika Amon of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research ... the morning. If you haven't been to college yet, that might seem like a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Memories My first two months at MIT, all wrapped up into one post.

  

  Last Wednesday, somewhere between a biology test and a chemistry ... campus for the first time as an actual student - when I said that final goodbye to my parents. I remember my first days here: building robots for

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Dig me, but don’t bury me This entry is brought to you by McDonalds and Google. I mean, literally.

  

  into a never-ending search for free wireless access. Today that came in the form of a McDonald's in Marseille, France. Seriously. As Samuel L ... DID YOU KNOW? Super Smash Bros. Brawl is coming out for the Wii on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Reliving the good ol’ days Tombs, Smurfs, and Halloween

  

  Barracudas anyone? So I got to go to Tomb last Friday for a friend ... put on a haunted house for the kids of our local neighborhood. While I ... ' days of my childhood all in ways related to MIT. Exhibit A: TOMB

  • by Bryan
  • November 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Back From Vacation Tales of swing sets and answers to the various questions in my inbox.

  

  us know that you wish to be considered for a blogging position. As most ... built a swingset for my kids! Prior to CPW, I used a wheelbarrow to haul ... thing: Not bad for a non-engineer, eh? On Saturday, my MIT co

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Wrap-up

  

  about 40-50 students, so I figured 60 students would be a safe guess for ... to be a relatively quiet time for admissions officers now?? Thank you all for a great time at ISEF. Tomorrow, MIT Admissions has the first of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  Career Fair is a magical time: in addition to the opportunity and the ... Cory R. '14, who were questing for employment, and Luisa B. '16, who ... we, um, don't). They are a half-hour walk from MIT, by 3 pm or before

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Big Questions and Small Scientists The kids I volunteer with are magical.

  

  to see fizzing water. They can drink soda for that. Feeling a little guilty for bringing such a lame demonstration, I filled up a film canister ... imagination. On Sundays, I volunteer on a pediatrics floor for infants and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 27, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Reuse Poetry Giving things away

  

  . Reuse is a mailing list for giving things away. People email out ... was mispronouncing the name of a continent, or the way I refused to call ... it felt elitist to speak in a code no one outside MIT could understand

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  An interview with AoPS "What Kinds of Students Does MIT Look For?" but ASMR

  

  MIT Look For?", but that was really a way to open a conversation into how we think about issues that have been discussed on the blogs for a ... look for a couple of different things. One thing is we're looking for a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2022
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit my official transcript to MIT as a QuestBridge applicant?

  If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your counselor/school official, it fulfills our requirements for an official transcript and no further action is needed on your part. If you did not submit
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  science teachers to write one for you. If you are selected as a Quest ... -blind admissions for all students. If you’re admitted, MIT will assemble a financial ... If you were selected as a QuestBridge Finalist but did not rank any
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  If a QB applicant is admitted EA/RA, will they receive full financial aid?

  MIT practices need-blind admissions for all students, regardless of citizenship. If you're admitted through Early Action or Regular Action, MIT will assemble a financial aid offer that will meet 100% of your demonstrated need
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do dual enrollment students apply as a first-year or transfer applicant?

  Students participating in dual enrollment programs or taking college-level courses while in high school apply for first-year admission at MIT. If you apply to MIT while you're still in high school, you're considered a first
• Blog / Events

  A not-so-typical day in the post-FYRE life Reporting live from ESP's Firestorm

  

  Davie '12's alarm (he's crashing with me for a few nights before moving ... , and read Green Mars for about an hour and a half, pausing every twenty ... I wrote the majority of this post a week ago, then slept, and lost my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  girls just wanna have fun when u gonna live ur life right?

  

  . After a hard week of advocating for myself and my class and begging the 6 ... up the presentation, there was a part of me that ached for that same ... around with the idea of being a veterinarian, having a passion for animal

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  , for too often they have replaced a human lunch. Soon I will run out of ... I have discarded jeans for yoga pants. My laundry load does not fit ... . Weekdays are a blur of work and socialization, with lines between the two

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  "submit" as the January 1 deadline came and went. For some the wait is over, while for others it has just begun. In the admissions office, we are ... limited availability relative to the significant demand, for the exceptional

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Events

  It’s Almost Here! The sun? Orientation? Only time will tell.

  

  Freshman Pre-Orientation Program, and was so excited to explore MIT for a ... can really set a pattern for your time at MIT. My advice: choose your ... I think the last time I saw the sun was Saturday. In a strange turn

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  individual, and as a citizen of your world. You don’t make up for one part of ... beginning—a very good place to start, I think I’ll have to start in the middle ... time had to do with what the ECs look for, what questions they ask and

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008