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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I Chose To Spend My First Weekend Away From MIT 132 miles north to be exact

  

  craziness that is my google calendar when I'm at MIT, I've returned with a new ... that would be spending that weekend color coding my calendars, creating ... begin to shift a little. So yes, I spent my first weekend a little bit up

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 16, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Awesome Biology UROP: florescent plants, genomes, metabolomes, big data, puzzles + more! Bonus: A VIDEO!

  

  , population biology, structural biology, and much more! My branch is ... amazing UROP experience through sophomore spring, my entire summer, and ... was just released to youtube, so check it out: My video doesn't really

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every Piece of Media I Consumed in My First Week of Class that was relevant to my studies, i guess

  

  different media forms for my assignments! Here's everything I've consumed this ... . For this, we were assigned to listen to Hi My Name Is by Eminem, What's My Name by Snoop Dogg, and We Want Eazy by Eazy E. I also listened to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 13, 2023
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  MIT welcomes a small group of exceptional transfer students each year. Successful transfer students come to MIT from many backgrounds: community colleges, the U.S. military, international universities, and other non-traditional…
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Touring an IS&T Datacenter, and How My Dad Crashed the Internet I promise they're related.

  

  story of how my father became one of the few people in the world who has ... 've stuck with this so far, so I should probably give you my dad's story now. It connects back, I promise. How My Dad Crashed the Internet In

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 2, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m more than twice as old as when I started my blog Rumors of my relevance are greatly exaggerated

  

  because I scrutinized my handwriting, ripped it up a few times and started over, trying my best to be legible.  I was 17, and I thought this sort of ... felt a connection with the team who would review my application.  I

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’d Like Your Help With My Letter to President Obama… What I'm up to in 21W.747 (Rhetoric) class these days.

  

  , here's my proposal: At the very least, I post this here to give you a ... you to disagree with my thesis, but I'd rather that you help me craft a ... the next week or two, I'll continually edit my letter (so check back for

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • December 1, 2011
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Do I have to submit a math/science recommendation with my QB application?

  MIT strongly recommends a letter of recommendation from both a math/science teacher and a humanities/social science/language teacher. We accept QuestBridge applications without a humanities/social sciences/language teacher letter of recommendation, but…
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I submit the MIT application with my QuestBridge application?

  If you are named a QuestBridge Finalist, you do not need to submit an MIT application. We feel that the QuestBridge application provides enough information for us to evaluate students…
• Blog / IAP

  Montreal a.k.a my awesome birthday blog a.k.a the end of IAP Photo's! Adventure! It's like a comic book, but real!

  

  Caffeine is in the air my friends, pencils are writing, printers are ... 're supposed to leave, Thursday Jan.29th, I have my Physics final. Since the only ... it up as: Physics-0 Chris-1. So I raced back to my room to throw all

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 27, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  how to get to Boston the VERY HARD way

  

  comprehend. One such event was my trip across the Niagara Falls border-crossing passenger bridge with all my possessions on a hand cart. *cliche mid-00s kids ... ... Like most MIT students, at the start of every semester I make my trip

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  finding direction reasonable goal-setting? who is she?

  

  outlining my goals for this quarantine. i also made a habit tracker for some ... day of the month. but my streak for filling said chart out lasted a ... motivated my desire to be productive faded within a matter of days. i thought

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 23, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO: Fear of Mis-Optimizing ice cream teaches me a thing or two

  

  ="MIT's main entrance, located on 77 Mass Ave"]Lobby 7.[/annotation] i let my shoulders sag against the railing behind me and throw my backpack to the ... outline the rest of my day, but a [annotation note="i've gotten the freshman

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Expedition New England Travel That is Good for the Soul.

  

  As one of my “Treat. Yo. Self.” presents for my birthday, I got 3 ... all these cool places, but I vowed that I would take some time during my ... dorm or libraries all weekend. In my opinion though, there’s more to life

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Take Me *Home* to the Ballgame By Claire S. '25

  

  become the antidote to my homesickness. I’ve always been a fan of the St ... being away from home and my family at that point, since I’d gone to overnight camps during my summers for up to three weeks at a time. But

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  That rings a bell Made of brass?

  

  Nearly fourteen years after graduating, I still wear my Brass Rat every day. It feels strange when it’s not on my finger. I panic when I can ... others my age – but it has been present in all aspects of my life ever

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Froshmore oh to exist in a state of ~liminality~

  

  above suggests, I’m starting my second year here at MIT. And that feels weird.  Drawing has been a lifelong passion for me. It’s a release, my ... a relatively new interest. During my freshman year of college, I was

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 2, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers Sigh.

  

  First of all: my apologies! Junior year has seized me, spun me around ... definition. My high school rank. My highest test grade at MIT. My lowest test grade at MIT. My birthday. And so on. I've cried over some of these

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Decisions Coming soon to a web site near you!

  

  year (as designated in your MyMIT account) is 2008. ----------------------------------- What is the process for receiving my admissions decision online? In order ... MyMIT account and you will need to know your username and password

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday Instructions on how to receive your decision online.

  

  intended entry year (as designated in your MyMIT account) is 2007. You ... process for receiving my admissions decision online? In order to check your decision online, you will need to have registered for a MyMIT account and you

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 12, 2007