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• Blog / How to Human

  talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice

  

  (@dasharez0ne this is a credit not a plug) that made me decide to write this ... bitchiness. How did my high school friends get to know me? They initiated ... for some reason I do not automatically ask questions back to people

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  I've been lucky enough to be able to enjoy autumn in New England recently. For those of you in regions that do not have four seasons: autumn ... with color. I'm not a great photographer, but I hope some of the below

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  , no matter how smoothly you try to form your sentences, they invariably ... education" to bllllllaurhfhasklafsafdghfalkasf. Do not do this. Do not allow ... best described in How to Write a Great Statement of Purpose, by Vince

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to back to back maybe i am doing too much

  

  some puzzles, and slept over. On Sunday afternoon, I learned how to play ... The last post I made was kind of a lot. Even beginning to write this ... that was free. During January, ESP was asked to clear out the room where

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I would like to find an astronomer to talk to No admissions. Just good writing.

  

  certainly not forgotten. I've got a blog post in the works about how to write ... application season approaches. I hope to post it some day soon. That day is not ... illusion. I would like to find an astronomer to talk to. I think how people

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Accidentally Double Majored How I managed to accidentally get a second major at MIT (hopefully)

  

  tardiness? I honestly did not think it was possible for me to get a second ...  about what it is like to not be well at the end of a semester, and it is not fun. I was not ready to think about going through meetings and about the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science is apparently not for the easily-frustrated Stories of woe from the lab

  

  Complications "reminded me why I'm not premed". It had nothing to do with the ... who didn't follow the link!) No, I'm not going to medical school -- the ... whirlwind of science glee, I have to admit that every once in a while, the lab

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 31, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  Learning at MIT is not about memorizing formulas, but understanding how to use them. Professors aren’t as concerned about if an experiment didn’t work, but rather if you understand why it didn’t work. It's not
• Blog / About Decisions

  My How Times Change… ...and yet, they are much the same.

  

  how admissions is different today from when we received admit letters ... me even more about how things have changed over the years. That said ... were admitted or not by the size of the envelope...the bigger the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers to some questions

  

  that sort of thing. That's not to say that upperclassmen won't try to ... freshmen, but they're not anything you'd have to bring supplies for! There ... from anything they have, and is a great bonding opportunity. How to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  How to Survive a Tough Semester you {grieve, choke, laugh, choose, pray, ask, live} you learn

  

  My schedule this semester is, to put it kindly, pretty [annotation ... [/annotation] agreed that this would be hard, but I really would like to graduate ... what MIT is like; you need to do something, but it is very hard, but you

  • by Alex M. '21
  • October 15, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Responses to comments! I answered your questions. Like, fast this time.

  

  before you were admitted? If so, please advice me on how to do that (and ... or did you contact the coach and (this is going to sound stupid) how ... you'd like more information as well as advice on how to proceed with

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Food, Folks, and Fun…..but definitely not mcdonald’s Quinton makes friends at the Muslim Student Association

  

  As far as admissions counselors go, I am relatively new to the MIT ... wacky place called MIT and trying to visit with as many students, faculty, and staff as humanly possible in order to get a full taste of the true

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not all heroes wear capes – but some carry tubes. 2021s are happening

  

  . Next week, when decisions are made available, you will need to access ... to sign into your MyMIT account. There will be no interim screens, so you should be sure you are ready to receive your decision before signing

  • by Riri Williams '20
  • March 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back to high school except now I don't know what I'm doing

  

  make my environment work for me was not something I had the power to do ... how many students out there are doing just well enough to avoid being ... strategy is not exactly conducive to becoming a good teacher. I don't really

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 5, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to Life, Back to Reality Did you know that you can make an equation out of anything?

  

  " Needless to say with all those tests and psets, I'm having a math overload similar to my organic chemistry overload last year. **FLASHBACK** Last ... FORWARD TO TIME PRESENT** So this week, it wasn't organic chemistry as much

  • by Bryan
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  the test came, I could not remember how to solve such problems. I had to ... , the removal of distractions, and knowing when and how to ask for help ... . I thought I had learned the material, but I was not able to solve the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit a creative/maker portfolio as a QuestBridge applicant?

  submit, as well as how to submit, please visit our Creative Portfolios page ... are available for any applicant not able to cover the submission fee. ... all other MIT applicants use. Portfolio submissions are not expected nor
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  other countries may not have access to such a diverse range of options ... apiculture (beekeeping) to building nuclear reactors in their garages. We realize our applicants are very committed to their schoolwork and with their
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Survive a Nor’easter New England hath no flurries like a winter storm

  

  canceled due to conditions that make a compelling case for not having classes ... , you're well on your way to knowing how to survive some crazy snow ... plenty of not-for-credit offerings that usually amount to single sessions

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 11, 2011