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• Blog / Admissions

  Notes from the Road: NorCal, Netherlands, Nick Cannon, and Nerd Camp where I've been, what I've been doing

  

  a broader audience. Holland is beautiful! I rented an AirBnB in the Hague (and in Amsterdam a few days later). Unfortunately, I got brutal ... , which is a fairly common thing for me to do, except that it was following

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Rise and Grind and Build *dolly parton voice* workin' 9 to 5

  

  what I want to do later in life, and luckily I have the time to do that ... 'd present at the end of May in a big Open House that anyone could attend ... a bit in laser cutting already, and the point of it is to minimize the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  living the sloth life regressing to my feral weeb childhood self

  

  'd done in many months. i wasn't sure what to do—i always prioritized ... redownloaded the Attack on Titan fan game that i'd play every day after school in ... hell as well—i locked myself in my room for a whole week to study. masha

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  On Supplemental Materials Further information about application supplements.

  

  from the application; a separate sheet of paper is most common. In ... your research mentor. It is unlikely that if you submit a complete ... I'm often asked about supplemental material. None of the below is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  David Berry: A “Fearless” Innovator with a Passion for MIT Dr. David Berry, who received his S.B. and Ph.D. from MIT, received the honor of…

  

  in the special sauce that makes MIT such a mecca of talent, but it ... that he’s “having a blast.” I asked him if he always ... that “school is a great place to be, so take the time to mentally

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Feeling Energized Watching the sun rise signals that it's time for bed.

  

  is known for is hands-on experience. I think this project is a great ... projects, do those last minute problem sets, and perhaps design a wind ... ; however, it was far from that. I had to actually practice being an engineer

  • by Bryan
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to get around MIT hunger pangs [by Sadie Scheffer '10] Culinary art = delicious art.

  

  have decided to look into that topic some more, and here is what I have ... work) and arrange the fruit so that it is exposed to the air (i.e. don ... them. The contraption I used to dry fruit is actually called a

  • by ARTalk
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m laughing out loud cheek. muscles. cramping.

  

  Cumberbatch fangirl." Sam is a brilliant physicist so cross your fingers that Sherlock Season 3 is really bad. 3) This blog post, which I re-read in order ... due, one of my friends slept for one hour last night, I have to submit a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Working at a Toy Company! I promise you, my job was cooler than yours.

  

  promise that at some point I'll get into more depth about what I actually do ... conditioning (no, my dorm isn't air conditioned, it was a personal unit that I own) and then fell asleep. All in all, I'd say a good day at work, eh?

  • by Snively '11
  • January 6, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Meeting Neil deGrasse Tyson ASTRONOMERS! Learn to moonwalk. You'll need it some day.

  

  're a meme!) and I can report that it is truly bizarre to watch Neil de ... session, but I'm sure that Neil would be happy to stick around for a few ... 's perception of science is changing. I was wondering if you could spend a few

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  1 day in the life of an MIT student

  

  conversation with Katie '17, but she is in my sorority as well as a member of ... 's considering doing a UROP in Brain and Cognitive Sciences as an EECS major. But ... '15 is in Au Bon Pain right as I'm walking outside from my interview

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 12, 2014
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit a creative/maker portfolio as a QuestBridge applicant?

  QuestBridge applicants submit portfolios using the same system that all other MIT applicants use. Portfolio submissions are not expected nor ... . The deadline for QuestBridge applicants is November 1, and fee waivers
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas a good semester ‘twas :’( the end of Pass/No Record

  

  all change without warning. One thing I do know for certain is that the ... awesome Nigerian food—how I missed that!—and looking forward to a wedding ... stupid thought that came to my head, and I kid you not, was, “Why is it

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 29, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  Physics I. A lot of people complain that this system is not normal and ... enough, but there is definitely a lot I still do not know. Pass/No Record ... servers I'm a part of, I've realized that there are certain things about MIT

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 2

  

  are concerned, MIT was in the 1980s, as it is now, a school that offers ... Students?" This is a question I answered in this post. The answer was: "We ... state school and major in biology. Find a college that is a good match for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Washlava! A Sentiment Analysis quantifying laundry feels, based on MIT Confessions

  

  of them. I ended up having to pay for a storage facility in the area ... ; I'm sure many MIT students could write a better app. Perhaps this is ... in late November. I hypothesize this is because people got too busy

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 27, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains, Voltaire’s Son, and Other MIT Things Notes from the Start of Junior Year

  

  for that. What do I really want to do? Shhhhhh I have two more years. A ... ’m already in love with and in a place I’m so proud to call home. (Alexa J. ‘20 ... inevitably there is at least one final post by a student in their final year at

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nicht Bach, Sondern Maurer The proudest moment of my life since figuring out that "Wok & Roll" was a…

  

  one where Spock says "Logic is a little bird, chirping in a meadow." So ... the basis that "It won the PULITZER PRIZE." I really hope that I am in that situation again so I can be like, "Oh yeah? I took a small seminar

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  students do. But that's not the case; admissions is a year-round job, and while we're not doing any admitting over the summer, there is still a lot ... . I'll do a series of entries quite soon about how to visit MIT this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  My Favorite (Kitchen) Things cue julie andrews singing

  

  sticks that could no longer squeeze a lemon. Please, do not separate us, I ... that I do need to explain the egg poaching in more detail though. I ... disagree with me, but this is just how I do it. With the egg in the middle

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 7, 2021