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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  a treat to join in on. And if you enjoy guitar or the flute or the ... hear about and have the chance to particupate in. And that's how I ... to meet others who share their interests. More broadly, crazy or

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

  

  whether you're a student or a parent, though, to put things in perspective. ... in more than a month, and the time had come to catch up on MIT ... longer term than, say, to the first-time visitor. Bearing that in mind

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Flow: Writing Like Yourself *insert prospective 2021 clickbait tagline*

  

  or profound. People are able to get in even with spelling errors in ... ; Fast forward to today, and I can point to every misconception in the ... . It's virtually impossible to summarize yourself in a few paragraphs

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 19, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes 2.0 what i am/am i doing with my life

  

  Here’s to a basically mid-semester check-in to what I spend my time ... half in now, it’s safe to say that I will have learned a lot by the end ... plan is to post more in depth about this in the future, after I figure

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 27, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  someone’s gotta do it, but not me is it cool not to care?

  

  or sipb? i used to care about them more. i wanted to fight for their ... to programs and take silly hour-long classes about fandoms or quantum ... , whether it's writing blog posts or talking to friends or walking outside

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 16, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 1 The next entry is for the kids...

  

  ! For the last six months I've spent time in cyberspace talking to your ... to sift endlessly through web sites or spend our summers studying for ... mumbling to his 13 grandkids, "Youth is wasted on the young." In this post I

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another take on pass/no-record and some other stuff. Hey look, I haven't pontificated about anything in a while.

  

  to "have fun", or that 3 weeks into school they don't already have ... time here, or that you should feel superior to them if you are. Yeah ... requirement in order to have friends. It's not a requirement in order to have

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  18 and Counting Congratulations, Professor Diamond!

  

  ", or the costs attendant to searching for employment in down labor ... Prize has been awarded to either an MIT alum or MIT faculty! Don ... excellent age for wine, or so I'm told by the sommelier app on my phone. It

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 3) Thailand and Israel and Columbia, oh my!

  

  this dichotomy in which you have the power to either save the world or ... accelerator. This accelerator is to be used to detect fissile material, in hopes ... fissile material used to make nuclear weapons. My part in this is to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 8, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Applying While Transgender #InHonorOfMarshaP

  reviewing applications, our first duty is to try to understand the world in ... application from a student in rural Arkansas who has limited opportunities to ... students experience bullying which could contribute to different behaviors in

  • by DJ Rock
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cellular neurobiology The more syllables it has, the cooler it is

  

  This morning I went in early to image neurons on the confocal ... for you guys -- I wanted to take them when I was in early, so I wouldn ... this figure in Paint. How rude of you to suggest that I did. This is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1

  

  be programmed to light up in different color patterns or move to the ... will pay for our flights or not? Does this apply to students who live in ... possible to get in with a lower SAT score, or does MIT automatically dismiss

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  ignorance is a virtue

  

  too much. or, when a deadline for a decision is coming, i don't have to ... information to come, and trusting that my gut can process it in the background. or, when the news breaks and i am not in the right state of mind, i don

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 8, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  For those whose applications have been interrupted by disasters and disruptions providing what information and comfort we can

  

  possible in these situations. When you’re able to do so, reach out to us at 617-253-3400 or email us at [email protected]. We’ll be here to talk to ... ’ll waive it. There is no benefit or advantage to applying to MIT Early

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 29, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison

  

  high school–the one who excelled in classes, or juggled impressive extracurriculars, or always seemed to have some interesting trivia on hand. Being the ... else contained in so many past and future blogs*. I don’t want to talk

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025
• FAQ / Testing

  How does MIT consider test scores? Does MIT Superscore?

  highest score achieved in each section. We do this in order to consider all ... We require the SAT or the ACT from first year and transfer applicants ... . Standardized tests are required for every first-year application to MIT. However
• Blog / Challenges

  novelty the closest thing to time travel

  

  human species or you are Supposed To plant yourself in communities you ... out. in his post, sam wrote: Do new things often. This seems to be ... to prevent people from calcifying in the ways that they think. Aim to

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • August 5, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  We can do this! To high school seniors: we’re in the struggle bus with you

  

  year of high school.  In high school, we stayed up extra hours to apply ... extra hours to apply to that extra internship and that extra job. In high ... -filling-out-frustrations in the comment section if you want to!"]paragraphs. [/annotation] We

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 7, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a non-traditional applicant. How do I apply?

  college or in a non-degree program prior to applying to brush up on their ... while we consider them all in their context, we need to know some common ... would assist us in getting to know you. Obviously, the greater the
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  or make them go faster. It’s exciting to be even minimally involved in ... personal lives. It’s hard to express in words, but there is also a certain ... who have helped me in countless ways, one of whom even took the time to

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015