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• Blog / Admissions

  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know All your wishes have been magically granted.

  

  listen to your essay being read aloud, either by a computer or a friend, to ... stage fright. Try not to repeat things that appear in your application ... 'm going to answer in a hodgpodge some of the straightforward requests I got

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 13, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Praise Of Holistic Admissions not an admissions machine

  

  In last week's blog entry Diversity or Merit? I included the ... socialization. And so we have to take a great deal of care in constituting the ... likely to come to the minds of people. In short, it lends itself to group

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2020 if you read even one of these i will be happy

  

  is down, thanks in large part to their parents' concern for their ... value leadership in the same way? Will the ASA continue to understand just ... ] to act in the best interest of the MIT Community and of the Student

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 23, 2020
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  We understand that it's difficult for international students to apply to schools in the U.S., but almost one-quarter of MIT's applications ... domestic or international students. All students apply to MIT for general
• Blog / How to Human

  how to adult spoiler alert: no one knows

  

  phases of my life. a while back, i was waiting in atlas to get my ID card ... , thinking that maybe i'd be happier in this one or the other. melissa in a ... facilitated this. good thing i’ve now placed myself in a job where i get to

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • November 3, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  What’s happening to your apps right now? Views from the Inside

  stressed or in a loud public space, I may turn to another favorite - 9 hours ... about where I'd end up in just a few months. The only way to give each and ... holidays, or submitted art portfolios to show us how you visually express

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 2, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  Food? What? I may weigh approximately two pounds, but I eat as much as everyone else. All…

  

  Before I get to an actual point in my next post, let me say this: I ... lack the ability to cook food in small amounts and nearly all of my ... 't cook to save my life. I was dead set on living in a dorm with a dining

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (2)… [Mathematics] Studying math at Cambridge and MIT.

  

  have preparing for quals in grad school -- your knowledge needs to be ... glory. I have to say that I also feel like I learned and retained more in ... long period of time to be properly encoded in long-term memory. I should

  • by Cambridge
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Residential Life

  back in east campus, the sequel jiggity jig (again)

  

  players in the game, because i still struggle to win ascension 20 more than ... picture of my old room, with my key: and here is my room now. i am in a ... doubles. (i was in my room last year because covid policy meant no one was

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 18, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  not all dorms are limited to singles and doubles. In Baker, there are ... ugly campus. And, in general, I tend to agree, in the sense that the ... - that's a chance, among other things, to see campus in a way that makes it

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2018 Spring Welcome Events Come to Your Area Get a head start on meeting other members of the Class of 2018.

  

  up in April (sign up now)! Since I know you just can’t wait to meet ... to the class of 2018. If there’s an event in your area, you should ... attended in the Bay Area of California in the spring after I was admitted to

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 20, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  submit one of the following: SAT I, ACT, or TOEFL, in addition to the ... [note: As of August 2006, this entry is out of date in regard to ... 1 (Ic) or 2 (IIc)) [and] one in science (physics, chemistry, or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Summer

  The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]

  

  strong enough to get things done on my own, and I shouldn't need help. In ... , [annotation note="or rather, I want to WANT to work for it"]I want to work for ... now sitting at a piano, trudging through learning to play. A friend or

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 11, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  -out refers specifically to phenomena in the occupational context and should not be applied to describe experiences in other areas of life.” - 11th ... things to blog about: my "blog backlog" in Trello is stacked deep with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  20 Things I Learned In 2020 from a course 20 who is in her 20s

  

  do my part in trying. A smile can go a long way. It is not my job to ... are so freaking capable of adapting to drastic life changes. It might ... . The people in your life should make your world bigger, not smaller

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 1, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.

  

  wasn't running (broken or something) so everybody was taken to a bus. I ... day at work. Due to a lovely and thick stacks of nondisclosure ... ' toys, are then sent to packaging so that they have a solid model to mold

  • by Snively '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  A special announcement about SAT Subject Tests MIT has made the decision to no longer consider the SAT Subject Tests

  

  tests, but we will require all students to take either the SAT or ACT. In ... the ACT? We will continue to require the SAT or the ACT, because our ... my scores for your consideration? No: in fairness to all applicants

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 20, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  't know if I would get in or not) and I applied to some places where I was ... to apply (I'll explain this in a minute) and honest with yourself in ... important to me? What did a school need to have in order for me to be happy

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Challenge I hope Chris Peterson doesn't fire me for too many prefrosh stealing his nametag...

  

  printed and are sitting in boxes waiting to be distributed to YOU when you come to the Student Center to check in tomorrow*? Oh no! How will I ever ... and/or destroy something Meet a professor in the department you might

  • by Kate R. '14
  • April 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Additional Questions & Answers Regarding Music At MIT If you've pursued music in high school and wish to continue doing so in college,…

  as scholarship opportunities to take private lessons in voice or an ... , please come to the Concerts Office (in 4-243) or send an email query to mta ... Arts] If you've pursued music in high school and wish to continue doing

  • by mitblogs
  • April 24, 2006