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Blog / Academics & Research
How to Finals™ How to survive AND thrive this finals season?!
studying, I'm on fire. But it's often hard to get into that state of high and ... state trumps 3 hours of distracted studying, so I try my best to set myself up for frequent maximal states of flow. Then comes the hard part -
Blog / Admissions
Welcome MIT Class of 2015 This week, the new freshmen arrive on campus!
Residents Number of US states represented: 46 90% African-American 9 ... & Puerto Rico 15% Midwest & Plains States 12% Southwest & ... Distance Traveled Cambridge MA Most Represented US State California -
FAQ / Academics and research
What’s the School of Science like?
% of the content of our universe? How does our brain—a complex system of -
FAQ / Transfer
How do I apply as a veteran?
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FAQ / International applicants
What is the Secondary School Report?
entrance to universities in your home country. We understand that many grades -
Blog / About Decisions
The Undecideds, Episode 4: A New Hope Addressing the concerns of undecided students.
awesome science classes that MIT offers. How do people not majoring in the ... fact, I would guess that the type of housing MIT offers(students choose ... you offer some insight as to why the percentage is so low? Are the -
Blog / About Decisions
Transfer Wrap-Up 2008 Looking back at MIT Transfer Admissions for entry this coming year.
home countries, domestic public universities and military academies; four year universities and two year junior/community colleges. There were a -
Blog / Rural and Small-Town
Reflections from the STARS@MIT Fly-In a 15-author guest blog, featuring the small town/rural students that visited us this october!
attending university and maybe graduate school as well. I would like to major ... out-of-state – your future can manifest in so many varied, beautiful -
Blog / Life after MIT
I may have been accepted to MIT, but I'm getting darned good at failing at other things!
, Rose Hulman, Oregon State, Georgia Tech, Indiana University, and so on -
Blog / About Decisions
“what if I get rejected” for everyone nervous about admissions decisions
dorms I could live in. Some people around me--my mom who went to her state ... history of Stanford University. There's a lot else but that's a rant for -
Blog / MIT Life
The Blog Graveyard skeletons in my google docs
about transition states and enzyme reactions, as all I can think of are ... "]finally crossing the Boston University Bridge[/annotation] and returning to my -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week
never sleep. It’s hard to be productive in a sleep-deprived state. But ... in it. It is certainly not the center of the universe.” -Joey Rafidi -
Blog / Academics & Research
Classes, musicals, teaching, research, sports, and wisdom tooth surgery. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I…
bizarre half-conscious state. Events unfolded at about ten times normal ... , metal-poor stars are usually the oldest stars in the universe. However, we -
Blog / Admissions
MY college essay 498 words of angst.
state ever. sauza said: but why are you going to colorado? Oh, haha. Now ... "Columbia," "University of Maryland," or "Case Western Reserve." It's actually -
Blog / Admissions
Felicitation Answers... and hopefully minimal snark.
applying for University this year and I have no idea where to apply, besides ... Mellon is a popular choice for CS, and that Case Western (in my home state -
Blog / Admissions
March Questions Omnibus 4
. Michael wrote, "What happens if I register without stating someone whom I ... full year of university before entering MIT as a transfer. I don't know -
Blog / About Decisions
The Waitlist, 2010
with aid packages. Admitted students can then choose to accept our offer ... offer) or decline it. We will be maintaining the waitlist for another few -
FAQ / QuestBridge
What happens if I’m not selected as a Match?
choose to accept the offer, or not accept the offer and apply to other -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices
our understanding of the universe. One of those winners is an MIT ... physics to the early universe: what can particle physics tell us about the history of the universe, and what can cosmology tell us about the