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• Blog / Admissions

  Full Circle Here's to yesterday.

  

  during the summer. Unfortunately, the science options for the summer were ... . Specifically, a class on medieval prayer books. Why? Well, for one thing, I ... , because my dorm room was on the first floor, I had a great view of the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  …More CPW The last of my photos from the weekend.

  

  when we get a chance, but for now, here are the rest of my CPW photos ... sense that, I believe, for the most part, the MIT culture is well conveyed. You get a sense of what it is we do at MIT, how we play, see the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  Listen: writing well is hard. It is hard for a lot of different ... college application essays, this is a great time to revisit some of the ... change the way you think about writing. I keep Orwell's rules for writing

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Passing Out ...of classes. Or in class. We'll see.

  

  , for example. Getting a 5 on the AP exam is not the same as passing the ... Academic Programming manages credit policies for incoming freshmen, and the ... passed out of 18.01 with a 5 on the AP Calculus BC exam. My high school

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  14 years later what I've been up to in the past one-seventh of a century

  

  year-old beloved pet bunny, had to go to the vet for a tooth trim ... travel across the Atlantic for a work trip. Actually this was quite ... -obsessed Course 8 major with a penchant for iconic phrases like, “Could this

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2025
• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  for the rest of your life. Here is a small piece of advice I want to ... prospects of a better one, and that the biggest reason for that is everyone ... synthesize who I had been and what the Institute had made me into a unified

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  kindness friday and affording myself a little bit of grace

  

  here, however, that only the latter of these was a task for Kindness ... that commitment for a couple weeks prior, so I rushed off to the Z and ... .  But let’s go a bit further back, to that Monday, the precipice of the

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • March 26, 2026
• Blog / How to Human

  It isn’t what you know, it’s who you know The rules of the networking game

  

  may want to do in the future. Rule No. 1 Don't be a afraid to put ... fairs, even if you aren't looking for a job yet. They may not have a ton ... looking at. The MIT connection is a great way to find an in. You have to

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 12, 2011
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  the summer before senior year you've changed...

  

  prepare a poster for the poster session at the end of the summer, but I didn ... work in a real Big Pharma biology lab for the summer"]9 to 5[/annotation ... anxious because I have to prepare a poster for the poster session at the end

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 9, 2019
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  , and the possibility of a full-time job; occasionally, it comes up for ... for what you're going to do with the grant money (a very important part ... and read the news for a while. And you can never really feel guilty

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: an interdisciplinary collaboration A day in the life of MIT research... on the Internet. A story of how…

  

  coding new extensions for the site. George wanted a working OLW prototype ... 'm grateful for the opportunity to be a part of something that has the potential ... considerable grant money, and over the course of a year, create something truly

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 1, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Koch Institute?

  The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated Cancer Center, is a state-of-the-art cancer research facility as well as the hub of cancer research on the MIT campus
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m Kind of a Big Deal Leaves and famous people alike think so.

  

  see for yourself. I consider myself a nerd proudly, but at the same time ... won the community service contest for Camp Kesem, a program for children ... another leaf, on the foot, two days ago. It wasn't a gentle smack, but it

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / Events

  This is the end I couldn‘t decide whether to put "They‘re beautiful, aren‘t they? The stars" here, or to…

  

  The Stage This next bit needs an explanation. MIT sprang for a 750 ... this) Cupcake River A special shout-out to the Hernley family for ... President Susan Hockfield for the first time at a Christmas reception and

  • by Snively '11
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Self-Discovery Within An Internship guest post by Grace C. '21

  

  *written by Grace C. '21 as a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer guest post series*   It’s the end of finals. I’m sitting at a ... packet to a TA and I waltz out of the Z-Center, the sun bathing me in its

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 27, 2018
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted Open thread for denied students.

  

  Admitting such a small percentage of the applicant pool means that we unfortunately have to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  Admitting such a small percentage of the applicant pool means that we unfortunately have to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Trans-Consciousness Messaging Protocol! Of course I can't resist. Who do you think I am?!

  

  For those of you who haven't seen today's xkcd comic, I'm putting it here, because it seems all too fitting for the state of our comment pages. ...what, you don't think it applies? (I do have a huge post coming up. This

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 28, 2007
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can transfer applicants submit supplemental materials?

  There is no expectation for you to submit additional documents beyond the required application. For transfer applicants, we accept a maximum of two additional supplemental letters of recommendation from teachers
• Blog / Events

  Making friends by learning languages Welcome to the Language Conversation Exchange

  

  Ciudad de México for Dia de los Muertos was not a real tradition at the ... place for that. I took a lot of language classes in high school, but it ... is a huge challenge, and it's such a refreshing change from the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 6, 2018