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• Blog / IAP

  A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 2) 12 hours of coastal biking and other Spanish adventures

  

  course of 140 years, and is still being built today. It felt otherworldly ... restaurant we found, I tried my first mulled wine, which is basically the same ... with the city streets. Luckily, Gosha is a [annotation note

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 11, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  If you go to MIT, the odds are good that you'll get a B at some point. Is that one of this year's end-of-the-world scenarios? Not exactly ... capabilities. If you're new to how MIT shows off your grades, then I should tell

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Nerd Camp tales from TDI

  

  environment, the basis of which was developed here at MIT. I spent two more ... the community is so strong, more and more alumni began teaching as I did ... . This is all a bit scary. But it's also very rewarding. This year, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  on anger understanding and learning and navigating

  

  question: What is my best and worst trait? He admittedly didn't answer with ... blunt. I'm not afraid to call it as it is, and I'm usually the first to ... . Or how I should simply "care less." I think this is the same mentality

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 12, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Three of a perfect pair Biking! Clothing! Exploding! A day in the life.

  

  only a freshman. Now, granted, it was my mountain bike, which is way too ... imagine how exhilirating it is to keep up a renegade who's cutting off a ... Boston, anyway. What I'm getting at is that the trip down to Dim Sum was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Walking the Kerry Way journal of my fourth day in Ireland

  

  the common room, where the radiator is off. The German woman rooming ... a river — that was magical. I texted some friends about how hiking is like what I imagine microdosing psychadelics would be — everything is

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  and i am afraid of falling a long winded chess metaphor

  

  to Mother, Mother a lot. Perhaps TikTok is to blame, snippets of their ... , "Because what if I fail?" To me, this is the most important what-if of them ... stomach and is shuffling around all the bits and pieces inside. I tell

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 21, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Write an Original Song (ex?)-emo kid gone rogue

  

  , even if that “person” is a metaphor or completely made up. We’ll see ... ’s becoming pretty clear that Maine is the backdrop for whatever story you ... . That material is workable, but you don’t know how just yet. 7. Those

  • by Powers '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  2024 in Review the things and stuff of 2024

  

  of some beautiful ideas, I settled into my life at MIT and now have a ... ’ve been doing and put them out this month mostly. Quality research is ... sense of beauty is growing more and more. I watched some movies that I

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Year of the Dog Happy Lunar New Year!

  

  Happy Lunar New Year from Evie* and the entire Office of Admissions! *Evie is the dog of Associate Director of Admissions Joanne Cummings, and is my favorite pooch in the world =)

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 29, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What does the D-Lab do?

  D-Lab is building a global network of innovators to design and disseminate technologies that meaningfully improve the lives of people living in poverty. The program’s mission is pursued through interdisciplinary courses
• Blog / Challenges

  screaming a mood board

  

  school admission process is almost done, and I'm on track to graduate and ... stressful experience of my whole time at MIT. It turns out that there's more ... .  How could you tell the person who is writing your most important

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT through QuestBridge?

  If you’re applying to MIT through QuestBridge College Match, simply ... QuestBridge Finalist and ranked MIT, your QuestBridge application will be ... additional MIT QuestBridge Supplement. You do not need to fill out a first
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two cakes and six cupcakes ...they may or may not resemble astronomical objects.

  

  now. Requisite background information: his research project is to model ... Array (of radio telescopes) in New Mexico. This is what the Whirlpool Galaxy looks like: This is what his birthday cake looked like: This

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2012
• Blog / Personal Projects

  loftblogging 2: acoustic boogaloo turns out that at mit, even the non-academics are incredibly hard and deeply rewarding

  

  week of school. But hey! I did build that loft! And she is BEAUTIFUL ... how every single thing in the Gamble House is rounded (even the mf ... House is made of very dark-coloured wood, but it shines so beautifully

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 29, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Big Questions and Small Scientists The kids I volunteer with are magical.

  

  Boring Demonstration Ever. Fire is cool. Rockets are cool. Kids don't want ... kids. These kids are not extraordinary. What's extraordinary is that ... and Alka Seltzer is magic and ID badges are phones and pencils are

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 27, 2011
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  colleges, you are welcome to apply to MIT using your QuestBridge application. Please email us at questbridgeinfo@mit.edu stating that you are a QuestBridge Non-participating Finalist who wishes to apply to MIT Early Action or
• Blog / Events

  Lobby 7 Gotta love it

  

  Here’s a little tribute to lobby 7. Since my start at MIT in January ... – MIT’s founder – chiseled high up in the building’s façade.   ... group of students jamming with guitars, passed by the MIT marching band

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 12, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  alone in cologne homesickness, better late than never

  

  at MIT, my mom couldn’t contain her tears. Holding my hand, she was the ... summer!   Back home, my little sister is preparing to go to college ... this is my tenth goodbye, my third MISTI adventure, this time around the

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Alone some thoughts on spending winter break in mit

  

  I spent winter break in MIT. I thought I wouldn’t be alone. After all ... , one of which is over five thousand words long. I made write-ups for the ... and reading random articles. Waking up in the morning is a struggle, so

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 3, 2020