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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  chairs in the overflow room, where the talk was being projected live. I ... genuine. I'm so happy that he is on the faculty of a place like MIT. Hearing ... dragged me out of my lab reports. The following costumes were assembled on

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Bright IAP a post in two, kind of unrelated, parts

  

  've told that story before. What I want to talk about, is a tiny detail on ... MIT was one of the few who (on their acceptance website) congratulated ... name stuff once I got to MIT. Questions like "Would I be allowed to live

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 14, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  it’s only a matter of time a post for the deferred

  

  -minute speech on one of them, memorized, citing sources. Decisions were to be ... building after this, and listened to "Connection" by OneRepublic on repeat ... March; as the cast of Hamilton sings in "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 20, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  one hour in which i am Holden Caulfield (but more tragic and less hero)

  

  money as possible.   out of curiosity, i click on my November bullet ... .   on a happier note, one positive aspect of my otherwise hellish ... chair sent out an email about what our living group is doing next year

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  reason to start on them now, but some people like to begin thinking and ... done on time!). As you may know, we have our own application, with 5 ... fewer) At MIT, we bring people together to better the lives of others

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants

  

  relax. Apply to Regular Action colleges (for that, refer to 2 and 3). Live ... Christmas (for more on those, see 3). The sooner you submit your application ... 't let that stress you out on December 31st. Press the “Submit” button

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  10 Lessons #IAP #Italy #LearningByTeaching #wow #Pi(e)DayCountdown

  

  extra classes. On the way back, my flight was delayed again-- but don ... taking on more classes and experiences, and didn't regret a single moment ... lives!           9. Get out there! Because Italy is about 2 Floridas

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Days in the Life In which I overuse Instagram.

  

  -setting even through they're on Pass/No-Record, and I think to myself, "hahahaha ... class lives in my dorm as a Resident Scholar. Fun fact No. 3: She's my ... Langer lab, where I UROP. I work for a post-doc on nanoparticle drug

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Doing What You Love it's both priceless and utilitarian

  

  blogger now, but he's worried a couple of times that focusing on math is ... the latter, I went rampaging on another mural marathon yesterday. If ... found tons of opportunities through living in the Cambridge/Boston area

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2010 Apply...if you dare!

  

  in the sun for the last two days, and when I got on it to ride to work ... -off for the summer months. I just got back from Alaska. More on that (with ... -1200 words on the Internet. We have found that students who are already

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  I started writing a brief response to some of the comments on Chris ... exaggerate only because I don't know any other way to live. Ask my friends ... use without being in danger of my setting them on fire. Oh. Right. Pre

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  living at Next House will tell you horror stories about our terrible, TERRIBLE showers. They have absolutely no pressure, so the water dribbles on ... problem. Guys on my hall make arrangements to stay at their fraternities

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  The Nance Effect has become a true on-line community. What does that ... , you will also live in that community for at least four years. It did ... that this blog be a conduit for useful tips on the admissions process for

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics and Alumna-hood I miss my team.

  

  learn, and you move on, but then you come back and help facilitate that ... 's worth mentioning that I was on a FIRST team for all four years of High ... ten students on the team that season; we traveled to New York for the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life as a Physics Major- Research and Junior Lab(Part 2) Long and verbose. But I hope you find time to read it.

  

  trips, and guitar hero III. I learned how to ski; I beat a song on hard; I ... underwater; I've been helping my friend edit his personal statements for grad ... folks again this time to do some research on the payload (science

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 29, 2008
• Blog / Events

  LSC – It Doesn’t Suck! Reject digital, return to 35 mm analogue

  

  not put on a show from the comfort of the Lecture Series Committee ... ’ll be running the show on your own in no time. Just follow the link on the ... projecting Knives Out on my own just a few weeks later! However, I soon

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  't get you into MIT on its own, but like anything else you may do well (research, play an instrument, community service, etc...) it can help your ... test, but on my first SAT I did not do this, because I did not know I

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!

  

  hit submit on everything from your end by Nov. 1 for Early Action. That ... materials, that’s on us and it won’t hurt your application. If you ... materials. Make sure you read through the pages on our pages for freshman

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Forbes and MIT there's graphs in this one

  

  On Jan 3rd, Forbes published their annual list of the 30 Under 30 of ... 's 7.9% acceptance rate! Speaking of MIT, how many MIT alums end up on ... PlayPosit), which helps teachers create interactive video lessons. The

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 19, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  and all that certainly helped. There are just a few things I learned ... many sweatshirts you have on, they are no match for the terrible wind ... given. I just don't pick up on this stuff. When I was in high school, I

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009