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• Blog / How to MIT

  The Romance of Learning rainy days, language tests, and a book called Babel

  

  swimming in the back of my mind as I scootered across the bridge to my test ... learned in the previous units. After I finished the test, I wandered to ... to the one I was sitting in, dissecting literature, composing essays

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 23, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Other ways I’ve been rejected over the past fifteen years [suffering-from-success.jpg]

  

  even a literal game to conquer, in a pressing effort to desensitize ... responded. Several essays I wrote in application to a particular early ... application to be a volunteer member of an advisory group in my city, and never

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  On Tortillas and Community An update from a year and a half ago.

  

  bit of butter. With this in mind, I set out to find a tortilleria or in ... being the first in your family to go to college. Sigue leyendo. The ... my transition from pueblerina to big city girl. A year and a half has

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Greetings from Switzerland

  

  much a lot of the stuff written in the MIT forum (and elsewhere, for that matter) makes me want to throw up or strangle the writers, it doesn't do any good to pretend like it's not there and allow misinformation to run

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobody’s Got No Class! I was browsing through the MIT Course Catalog, and thought these classes looked pretty thought-provoking.

  

  experiences of characters in "Sex and the City" are generalizable to people of ... seminar will be required to actively participate in class discussion and to ... required to participate in the seminar. Both men and women are welcome and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: Holly on applications, art, and action team an experiment in the sounds of admissions

  

  Earlier this summer I sent out an email to the office asking if anyone who doesn't blog would like to be interviewed for the blogs. A few ... have received something that she's made in the mail. Holly is a Senior

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 4, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One Year After Michael Jackson An out-of-place tribute to the King of Pop

  

  revealing about our culture that these events stand out in tandem to me, but ... square with only a few hours of daylight left which I hoped not to spend in ... post, in the voice of last Friday. Where were you a year ago today? Ed

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 30, 2010
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT through QuestBridge?

  to be reflected on your Applicant Status page (located in the MIT ... If you’re applying to MIT through QuestBridge College Match, simply ... forwarded to us for review, and we will contact you about filling out our
• Blog / Challenges

  The Gender Problem Reflections on a year of Silicon Valley upheavals and confused HR departments.

  

  a little self control to not literally gasp. I will stress that in my ... . The case of Patagonia is also in stark contrast to the United States ... my FIRST Robotics Team. “Why do you want to spend your birthday in a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 8, 2017
• Blog / Events

  MacGyvering Bacon-tine’s Day decathlon brought to you by a paperback, a sledgehammer, and a scooter

  

  flattened, we naturally decided to indulge in a little Twilight bashing ... inevitably tore in half, relegating us to the simple luxuries of book ... tendency to sit fascinated for hours by the refraction of light through pens

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Explanation I always end up writing about underwear!

  

  opted to stay another year in order to finish up and graduate. One day ... was an MIT student who didn't have quite enough credits to graduate ... on the dorm's e-mail list between this senior and an undergraduate in

  • by Snively '11
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Admissions Decisions Available Online Visit decisions.mit.edu to find out your decision.

  

  ://decisions.mit.edu. You can log in using the same username and password that you use to log ... sure you are ready to receive your decision online before logging in to ... mail, as we do not plan to send out admissions decisions in this way this

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Seeing The Dalai Lama In which I join the press (for a bit) and listen to His Holiness

  

  people. Thankfully for me, I was able to see him in the first of three ... large ballroom in the Marriott Copley Place hotel to drink in his words ... worth it to be in the presence of so many bright and thoughtful people on

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Last Blog: Introducing My Successor I started "The Humanitarian Blog" to spotlight the amazing work that MIT students are doing…

  

  't be returning to my beloved 254 suite in Burton-Conner, hanging out with ... democratization and governance in China. Given that I'm a twig, it never ceases to ... , and that list will doubtless expand rapidly in the years to come. With

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Best from staff

  Hello Blogosphere! My dirty little secret...(I've never taken calculus)

  aversion to STEM continued as I went to college and pursued a major/minor in ... similar to the "nerd herd" who shamed me in high school. However, after ... and the people in it as I am. MIT isn't this cut-throat battle to have

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 8, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer’s End To everything there is a season.

  

  -checked all my saved strains of yeast, handed my notebook to my post-doc, had a ... sense of finality, of completion - of fulfillment. Today, I head back to ... ...relax, unwind - get ready for the hustle and bustle of fall 2008. It's been an

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 9, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT’s COVID-19 precautions and their impact on admissions relevant news and next steps (updated 4/14); new blog posts below 👇🏼

  

  answer is no, you are not required to take AP exams for classes in which ... not to take the test, you do not need to notify us. In other, happier ... disaster or disruption. We always strive to evaluate applicants fairly in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 6, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Colin Webb’s Commencement Speech "We learned, as graduating MIT engineers, that our job is to build bridges."

  

  that the world is a very big place, and in order to change the world, we ... and different ties to groups in need. Do you know what that means to me ... … We have to put ourselves in the shoes of the people for whom we

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  And so it is… Just like the blogosphere said it would be.

  

  , with some "day in the life"s, similar to others that have been done in ... . The next day, we slept in, and went to a late brunch at one of my ... dog tries to help rescue the family in Lassie-style fashion. My sister

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship Opportunity: Davidson Fellows A look at a scholarship worth up to $50,000, and some past MIT winners.

  

  have ranged in age from 6 to 17, and have written, composed, invented ... applicants and students are quite a talented bunch. As such, I try to look out for good opportunities, and when one recently appeared in my inbox, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2008