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• Blog / IAP

  The Space Between In which I attempt to explain IAP. (Hint: it's not a Dave Matthews Band song.)

  

  little bit. In the past semester or so, I've realized that being an MIT ... in and organize whatever ridiculous, crazy, and/or freaking sweet ... course and for-credit classes in physics, computer science, or calculus

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to miss deadlines at MIT Policies for late assignments, and ways to keep your grades afloat when life inevitably happens

  

  if it was because I had coffee too late in the evening, or had slept in the day before, or just had too much random stuff to think about that ... of "built in" policies for flexibility with late or missing assignments

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • October 12, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answering questions for those who were deferred to Regular Action.

  

  application, or all new essays? No. You do not need to "improve" your ... feel would be helpful to the committee. We do not expect or require any ... most likely to be seen in Admissions Committee. What about new test

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answers to some FAQs.

  

  application, or all new essays? No. You do not need to "improve" your ... feel would be helpful to the committee. We do not expect or require any ... most likely to be seen in Admissions Committee. What about new test

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  required or even expected. In general, you should not send supplemental ... classes or be a music major. Art. If you are an artist and would like to ... your other talents in your application. Send this via US Mail to MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  them in so many different ways - to actually think about problems - you ... [context for the non-MIT folks out there: a pset, or problem set, is ... difficult" - by MIT standards] Dear psets, In the past week, you've tried

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  how you decide it'll be. Here's just some things to keep in mind as you ... you're sick, don't be afraid to head over to MIT Medical or your floor ... participated more in recitation and made sure to ask questions, and at the end of

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Weekend Trip to Salem, MA romance, adventure, and no witchcraft

  

  part of trip planning was then figuring out places to visit. In my mind ... ditched it eventually and decided to improvise once in the town. Salem ... colonies,” Salem Harbor? Or that it’s home to the Peabody Essex Museum, “one

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 7, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  and they’re going to better places lessons learned from a hard summer

  

  connect with people. I have many friends in my work and I'm grateful to ... isn't meant to be an "Oh non-MIT people just don't get it" in a snobby ... feels normal or even almost too bland for MIT, my personality in a non

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Freshman Application Is Now Live for prospective members of the Class of 2020

  

  not yet know what you want to major in, which department or program at MIT appeals to you and why? At MIT, we seek to develop in each ... in your community? (This could be one person or many, at school or at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 18, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Blogs Featured in NY Times "[N]one of the [other colleges'] blogs match the interactivity and creativity of M.I.T.'s, where they…

  

  or trying to set a world record in the game of Mattress Dominos ... the closest you can get to living in the Internet," and Ms. Chinea ... involved in different parts of campus life," he said. "You want them to be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why Apply? Putting your hat in the ring if you're not so sure

  

  radar (or I've created the perfect search terms to draw you here or one of ... going to a large school where no one knew me or my business was a little ... you can escape into the quiet or adventure in the great outdoors. My

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 9, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Clarification On Last Post I was really just trying to say that when I look at your names in…

  

  Hi folks - a comment I received in response to the last entry: I ... impact an essay can have. I just wanted to clarify my last post in case I ... who were strong in other areas. I was really just trying to say that

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 18, 2004
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2025!

  

  Valley save file with my partner and am trying to squeeze in some night ... to experience Interphase EDGE/x, or live on Conner 2, or host an ad ... average. We may ask you to help advise creative projects in the office and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 1, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  pool. There is no advantage or disadvantage to having applied in a ... insight as to what else to send in to strengthen his or her application. So ... special accomplishments (such as high school research, or competition in

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking + Evie Pix Some quick updates.

  

  : A new enhanced portlet will be launching in the next week to 10 days ... feel free to contact my office by email at finaid(at)mit(dot)edu or by ... Hi folks, First I just wanted to give mad props to the kind folks who

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

  

  people seem to think that the most important thing they'll learn in college is how to design a robot, or how to calculate the thermodynamic properties of a chemical reaction, or how to succinctly prove that If an

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Brief Addition to My Last Exposition (Or was it a narrative? My FCAT Writing skills are long gone.)

  

  comments to a post in some older blog y'all don't know about, when I was so ... key. The tube was by my front door. I missed it on my way in to find the ... or unthinkable (like teaching Latin to orphan children, or something of

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 20, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Terrascope Save the world. Go. (:

  

  , you could answer in a multitude of ways and I wouldn’t be able to say ... MIT freshmen for them to answer in a single semester: “How would you ... actually visual representations of me while working in a team to attempt to

  • by Ana V. '15
  • January 3, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  

  constructing this "structure" in his front yard. I know that many of you are ... applications and I promise you that no one will be harmed! Take a moment to ... # 2: Since I have not seen any wildebeasts, sloths or rhinos walking 2x2

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 27, 2007