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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making Decisions “I don’t know”

  

  exam, and doing so well that I’d be confident enough with my standing in the class that I’d be pretty sure that I’d pass. And if I do just as badly as I did on the second exam, I’d know that I’d be in a position

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  That wasn’t skiing, that was falling with style! Guest post by Katy Kem '16

  

  completely on a whim Sophomore Fall. I’d always enjoyed skiing growing up, though I’d never competed or formally trained in any way. As Winter Break ... on the team! I had no idea what to expect. I’d already paid team dues

  • by Joel G. '18
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates 2013 things that are happening

  

  recommendation. You can download the MIT Admissions cover sheets from your account ... to use. I applied to MIT before, so why can’t I make a MyMIT account ... MIT account and begin filling out your application. You should also contact your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Followup To Mailing Disaster Answers to your questions from my last post, regarding the recent mailing of EA decisions.

  

  " where people fake email addresses or hack into friends' accounts. Marilee ... decisions inside your MyMIT account. Since this account is directly tied to

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain the context of my grades/scores, and/or provide additional information?

  On the application, there are designated spaces to provide additional context on how the pandemic or other circumstances may have disrupted your coursework, access to testing, and extracurricular activities. If you feel it
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Pieces Check your application tracking.

  

  Report and Transcript, Evaluation A, Evaluation B, Testing Requirements ... standardized test scores that that you had the testing agency send us, then you ... the testing agency. As mid-year grades are not yet available for most

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Newsflash! Guess what!

  

  Guess what! I passed my EMT practical exam! Yay! Now all I have to do is study real hard for the written test...yikes. And then maybe I'll actually get to be a real, certified EMT. Plus, I got an A on the paper I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-year Grade Reports And Other Common Questions Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the last…

  

  . ------------------------------------- What about standardized test scores? We have received test scores from all tests conducted in January 2006 or before, and these will be seen by ... , but we are still testing. We are hoping to make the official

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every class I’ve taken at MIT RANKED!

  

  deleted from course catalog [caption id="attachment_114512" align ... was pretty sure I'd be a Course 9. However, this class was virtual that ... love languages, and I tested into Spanish 4 because of my AP scores in

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 26, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 4 the finale

  

  tests I took here. Sidequest 2: Get my Pirate Certificate – 50% complete ... as I consistently scored below average on every test, slogged through ... 've loved my UROP so much - I get to make a thing, test it, and write a paper

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Rewriting my Blogger Bio more like brutally revising i guess

  

  not stood up terribly well against the test of time. This isn't a ... something that i'd get sent to the hospital for"]occasionally literally) foam ... "]cats.[/annotation] This should be self-explanatory [annotation note="actually i think i'd have to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 24, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Getting Stronger the never ending cycle of trying and failing and trying again

  

  all I could do was keep going so I could find out. I knew exactly what I’d ... of coming back as easily as I’d put on sweatpants and sneakers, and now ... nights, the crushing anxiety that surrounded me before every test, every

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  She works hard for the money So hard for it, honey.

  

  thought I'd talk a little about the jobs I've had at MIT. I've had a job of ... Learning and Resource Center) was actually the first job I'd ever held -- I ... my life. It was time to breed the macaque colony (which was a test

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  less general elective credit from the AP test, but as I said, it's not ... .01) up to 5 weeks into the semester. Carmel: Awesome post Sam. I think I'd ... pull a four or a five out of my ass I'd want to take physics all over

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Answering my own questions My perspective on the MIT student mentality about working hard.

  

  virtue at MIT. In fact, I don't think I'd be exaggerating if I said hard ... high, I don't think I'd be happy surrounded by students who didn't really ... previous lab experience (I'd worked at the NIH that summer). Two emailed me

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Rats ! Foiled Again !

  

  ’s been a long time since I’ve so thoroughly bungled a test. There are many ... test, triple- and quadruple-checking for errors that I might ... . [caption id="attachment_113900" align="aligncenter" width="300"] SUBWAY RATS[/caption]

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Twenty thousand paper cuts and twenty thousand leaves

  

  was staying on campus and was updated on testing and all that jazz. The ... HackerRank tests, which I did in one sitting. The next week, I got two more ... unpack all of my stuff, because I knew that I'd have to pack it again

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Summer

  The 9-to-5 grind (or the 9-to-6:30 because that's when the free dinner is, and a girl's gotta eat)

  

  small portion of their workflows, so mostly, I listened, and sometimes, I’d ... ’s also a battery of tests from any code your changes touch that have to ... code is passing the given tests, and I’ve deleted all the commented

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 4, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week Robot and sports and owls, oh my

  

  made good progress and would just need to finish assembling and testing ... goes terribly wrong, suggests this is some of the later testing on ... basement was excitement, and I knew in that moment, there was nowhere else I’d

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 9, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  applications in September of my senior year after I’d gone to Cambridge for a ... can’t tell you for another week, because they’re not finished testing ... important test that defines your entire grade, so it’ll be a few more days

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015