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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the News An NYT article on gifted education.

  

  ] speaks of the importance of being able to be "on the failure track for a ... Times makes for a great gift. Even in this Age of the Internet, I do enjoy ... , this time a long and insightful article in the Sunday Magazine. Take some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  what does the end of high school mean, for you? the days pass so slow; the months pass so fast

  

  the next few hours. but you don’t know that yet, for you had just pushed ... walk out the parking lot. you find a circular blue bench, shaded, and sit ... had untied themselves several times that day. you take a photo of the

  • by Boheng C. '28
  • June 10, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Movie A Day… the only way to spend your PNR

  

  start watching a movie every night for the rest of PNR. This is a very ... One of the great things about MIT is PNR, a feature implemented that ... simultaneously is a blessing and a curse -- it takes the pressure off of work much

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  . Sometimes, a professor will bring muffins for the whole class if you do ... sure you ask the instructor for permission to get into a new class. Note ... for academic planning. Here are some essentials: CourseRoad is a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  A couple weeks ago someone asked what I did to pass the time while I ... about your future. Then write a song about it. Preferably in the style of ... . Learn to cook a new dish. (Like those spam recipes you get in the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Themed Online Distractors (for EA Decision Day) to the 2020 MIT Protofrosh

  

  the admissions decision. That's a fact also. In the publishing industry, they say that rejections are required for a successful career. Another ... . Chicken Soup for the Soul authors received 140 rejections before selling their

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for international students

  

  tremendous strength by being a magnet for talent from around the world. More ... for residents of certain countries. This past weekend, a group of ... America safe. We embody the American passion for boldness, big ideas, hard

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blog Entry: Recession Edition At MIT, your spoon is too big.

  

  considered a success, feeding 15 students in total for less than 0.1% of the ... between the entire constitution of Pecker, plus a few friends from neighboring floors who longed for the remembered taste of home-cooked meals

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 21, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  . 3. Get to the Hatch Shell early and get a wristband for the night ... . Basically, the book is about a bunch of strangers coming together to live in an apartment, only to find that they're all related at the end to a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for October write those personal essays! submit those early apps! get PUMPED UP

  

  Last month, Petey posted a motivational soundtrack for the month of September. A lot of y'all seemed to like it, so we made another one for ... it a listen and let us know what you think! https

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  [Guest Post] Things to do while waiting for decisions by emily '22, alison '23, felix '23

  

  backpack for a week Try to get over your fear of how ugly the titans are and ... you haven’t talked to in a while Wake up early and watch the sunrise ... watch the sunrise[/annotation] Moisturize your skin Hop on a zoom call w

  • by kellen manning
  • February 1, 2021
• Blog / Hacks

  The Great Dome, Marriage Equality, and a Proud Hack Better yet, all three in one picture!

  

  For those of you who didn't notice, the Supreme Court of the United ... Dome as a medium of art, commentary, and celebration. The Dome has been hacked for the anniversary of 9/11, the Olympics, the Red Sox, the Lord of

  • by Joel G. '18
  • June 27, 2015
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are the deadlines for first-year applicants?

  new test scores” link in the application portal. The deadline for ... scores for RA applicants through the January test dates. If you receive new ... We have some important deadlines listed here, but please take a look
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for EA Deferred and Regular Action students your last minute questions

  

  mostly closed for the holidays and not accepting emails or answering phone ... the January 1 deadline may still have a few questions. So let ... officially a member of the RA pool. Should I send in extra materials? You

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 20, 2013
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there really a swim test?

  out. Courses generally meet twice a week for 40 minutes. The program ... Yup, there's a swim test! There's an awesome variety of physical education courses for undergraduate students to complete the swim requirement
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Night I Shared A Stage With Marilee Photos of a star, by a Star.

  

  Thanks to Star Simpson (MIT '10) for these fantastic photos! Sorry it took so long for me to get them on the site. New entry coming soon - but enjoy these in the meantime. :-) Also for your enjoyment: cannon shirts

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Two opportunities for high school students And you don't have to live near Cambridge, MA this time!

  

  the MIT Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is organizing for high school ... , but if you can't be there, the award will be mailed to you.) So for those of you near Cambridge, come check out the fair! And for those

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 28, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Always Rooting for the Anti-Hero it's me! hi! i'm [the problem?], it's me

  

  year, I've felt a decided shift in the air. I've mentioned it before ... age, people feel a lot more tolerable. The world is a lot more colorful ... entity that allowed this, but it feels like, for the first time, I am whole

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 29, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i used a selfie stick for good and other things i did in 6.811

  

  has grown into a gem that features the best guest speakers in the field ... a client that was looking for a way to use his iPhone to take steady ... the popular grip shutter for iPhones is just the little circuit you see

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “This is not a smoking gun for superfluidity. This is a cannon.” Physics Breakthrough at MIT

  

  matter, a gas of atoms that shows high-temperature superfluidity. For the ... , a faculty member, is actually one MIT's Nobel Laureates. He won the Nobel along with two other MIT alumni a few years back. From the MIT News

  • by Bryan
  • June 22, 2005