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• Blog / Admissions

  Off to Southeast Asia Even Admissions Officers get to take a vacation sometimes.

  

  . Nominally, the purpose of the trip is to be in Malaysia for a (Malay) friend ... 't get to do a Questions Omnibus before I left, but I promise to do one ... urges to blog every time I see a computer...

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT if I am not selected as a QuestBridge Finalist?

  If you applied for the QuestBridge Match but were not selected as a Finalist, you are still welcome to apply to MIT through our Regular Action cycle using our application portal. If you are not a Finalist, you must
• Blog / Academics & Research

  VI-A Course 6? Work experience and a Masters degree all at once!

  

  "Mankind has always had a yen to travel. Millions of years ago ... 'd say, "Marge, I have a yen to travel." And Marge would agree instantly ... 've noticed that my personal yen to travel is particularly strong after a long

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 3, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack to the Future all futures have a past, and all pasts have alternative futures

  

  future, arriving in the same place, at a different time, to save the future ... , October 21st, 2015, I walked into Lobby 7, and was greeted by a hack; a hack to the future.         Like many

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  next to normal on mental health

  

  to preface this with my opinion that i don’t think this is a ... somewhat good experience talking to my counselor. i first mentioned this in a blog post a couple months back, but yeah, i’ve been talking to the same

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 3, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  , what might be my short term and long term goals, it's important to go a ... to America to live with my parents. I'd left everything behind but a ... interests. I guess I had a lot on my mind. I like to write, but this is

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  , Arts, and Social Sciences, and 3-4 subjects in one department to attain a ... two minors. Beyond major requirements, you will need to take a certain ... following subject designations: Lab - everyone is required to complete a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tips for applying to UROPs

  

  for those who aren’t sure where to get started. There’s also a good blog post by Anna H. ‘14 called How to get a UROP that goes further into ... you’re looking for. You don’t have to be “good enough” to do a UROP

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To Defeat the Huns ...as Hamsika said, there's major business to get down to this semester.

  

  .013 – Introductory Biology (a GIR class) I’m ALWAYS excited to take biology, but that ... yesterday, and to be honest, I was a little bit unpleasantly surprised. It ... projects responding to tasks somewhere along the lines of “design a space for

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 3, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A question for you… No seriously I have a question

  

  What is a scientific/engineering topic that you find most difficult to understand? I'm going to try to doodle explain it the best I can (I'll explain why later) in a blog post. Some categories to think about

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Moment with A Minister kevin rustagi '11 on MIT and entrepreneurship

  

  a recent alum, I’d like to explore that a little further – and ... ? Was it the place that I understood it to be? My 1st choice? A place that ... skills that would help me learn how to get my projects off the ground in a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2015! TAKE THE PLUNGE

  

  authentically. We can’t write about what it’s like to be in a Sadoway ... . The day-to-day experience of your life at MIT is a perspective only you ... candidates. Bloggers are expected to blog at least twice a month. New

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 14, 2015
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a school profile?

  School Report and transcript. Most counselors also attach a letter of recommendation and a School Profile, describing your school's curriculum and community. Many international schools don't have a school profile. If your
• Blog / How to Human

  cooling off it snowed? snew?

  

  seems to go right. Frustration is a part of the human experience and a ... to appreciate the good things, like a letter from home, fried eggs and toast, or powdery snow on a sunny day. When everything sucks, try to

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wanna be on the Radio? (Update) CPW: T Minus 4 Days

  

  Thanks to everyone who volunteered to write a CPW Blog Entry. At this ... I'm going to stop asking for volunteers. But, if you have a personal ... than willing to link to it if you send me an email with a link to your

  • by Bryan
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  we made things and want to show them to you 2.009: an iconic mech-e senior capstone class!

  

  !']If you weren't able to secure a ticket—worry not:[/annotation] there's a ... Final Presentation. Everything you need to know lives on this site ... Kayode D. '27, who are posting their live reactions to the whole event

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 9, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice

  

  -wracking. You don't really get a chance to redo college, but that doesn't stop you ... (@dasharez0ne this is a credit not a plug) that made me decide to write this ... they got to know me because my default face is, to quote a former

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2018
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I already have a degree?

  MIT doesn’t award second bachelor’s degrees, regardless of the course of study. We encourage you to apply to MIT as a graduate student.
• Blog / Challenges

  how to move carts not an athletics post

  

  there are two popular approaches to moving a cart. the first one is ... happens - you try to push the cart in a straight line, but at the slightest ... chaotic, chaotic to the point that sometimes you can’t push a cart down the

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It all comes to this The Senior Thesis (cue dramatic music)

  

  permanently archived by the MIT Libraries. I did a little bit of web surfing to ... presentation.” (2.ThA website) Some people choose to begin their research in the ... and looking for trends in their mineralogy that could lead to a better

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 23, 2008