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  Be a Blogger 2026!

  

  It is summer in Cambridge, which means three things: I am stuck in ... application [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="480"] live photo of me in my backyard with watergun[/caption] Here's what it means to be an

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…

  

  school students to participate in an exciting annual event presented by the ... , and college in general. This year the date is set for Saturday, October ... with current MIT students in a casual environment and discuss how MIT

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Preparations First my birthday, then halloween!

  

  made the most of my time by studying for my neuroanatomy exam, but I was late for my birthday dinner at Kashmir, an Indian restaurant in Boston ... celebrations in New York City. I returned to Boston last Sunday (which happened

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 3 Helping the Class of 2010 with their decisions.

  

  for almost ten years and I've participated in national competitions and festivals. I'm having a hard time finding an adequate teacher so far in the ... upperclassmen in my dorm. I really appreciated that MIT had dorms for all four

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  See You Later

  

  began working in MIT Admissions. It will also mark my last. At least, for ... time while continuing to work in the office. But for a variety of reasons ... in exchange for some research or teaching activities. Last week, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  parallels or juxtapositions in one sitting at flour cafe

  

  fall i was in an engineering class that pushed my brain in satisfying ways that validated my place here. this spring, i am in an engineering ... and i am running out of time. when i was in barcelona, i talked about

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Michael Xiang: Double UROP Extraordinaire! Michael Xiang has two UROPs, one at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and another…

  

  minors in Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, must be for having not one ... has an incredible amount of passion for research and loves that at MIT ... , you can figure out the DNA coding for the receptor. Voila! His UROP in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  because they're getting a B in an "easy" GIR, and end up hating bio forever ... in the curriculum, you can get credit for that, too. I believe that if ... but think of the time in high school that my friend Allison was giving

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  how can i keep from singing? a midpoint check-in

  

  in a choir. The Boston Conservatory is running a program for high ... members in the area to fill in for vocal parts that are underrepresented ... horizon[/annotation] for the same measure taking place in the academic

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 22, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  is an amazing, world-changing place. But it's not for everyone ... 't want to go to MIT, despite the nice scholarship thrown in for good ... , the Cheshire Bridge Road restaurant that became an instant leader in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  Don't forget to vote for me in the 2008 blogging scholarship ... in an RPG, his charisma would be... cheat code." ***** "I'm convinced ... punch you, right?" Person 1: "Yep." -Overheard standing in line for the

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Dah noo-loo Hey kah ay-ay u-nye

  

  their "talk to people not from MIT" routines. It's funny, MIT is in a bubble in that, as an MIT student, you start to forget what the outside ... big corporations that you hope to work for in the summer. Last year I

  • by Snively '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  A Physics Metaphor Featuring destruction! and sledding! Oh, and some serious stuff too.

  

  cool enough to make me continue in the physics track, so I showed up for ... , perform a full-scale risk analysis for an action so adventurous as descending a snowy slope in a plastic box. Once an arrangement was theorized

  • by Kate R. '14
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meteor Shower For once, the title is relevant.

  

  Movies Watched in the Past Year Through Which I Have Remained 100 ... being. I can dream in black-and-white or in color, but not in black ... be, will never win me an Oscar even if I'm partially Al Gore. 2

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Magic Cards and a Farmers’ Market And frozen advice for the 2019s

  

  in a standard deck, and wrote an unique ID to each one. Then I wrote an ... on Thursday I had an exam in 8.02 (Physics II E&M), and I woke up ... moment, I’m supposed to be preparing for a 6.01 exam on circuits tomorrow

  • by Joel G. '18
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Totally awesome Incoming GEL students win big in the OnStar Student Developer Challenge

  

  This is an entry I’ve been meaning to write for about a month because ... (for example, “end call” or “go to another page”) for every point in the ... account! The contest was hosted by OnStar, GM’s in-vehicle operator, which

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  for love of learning is a great reason to do so. In our admissions ... College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. "It's crazy for students to think in ... creativity and excitement for learning coming through most clearly in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!

  

  people seem to be panicking about getting all the required materials in for ... , but we don’t. You should submit an application for Early Action purely ... that we should just keep an eye out for the report from the interviewer

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Third times the charm or so I hope

  

  in there an application for a new study abroad program through the EECS ... family got 2 new Maltese puppers!); at a ski resort in Salt Lake City for a ... just for fun (more on all that in a future post) -- I was back on campus

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  learn by doing things i've done without really knowing how

  

  , I applied for an undergraduate research position in the Media Lab. As ... to make food for myself. I spent some extra time helping my mom in the ... supplies, checked for all the major food groups, and got to work in Beast

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 26, 2015