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• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Who You Vote for May Not Matter that you vote most certainly does!

  

  to run for office less than two years previous; his desire to try to do some good for the city he had grown up in and around. He asked me about ... out to vote for him, the first time voting for many of them. He asked me

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Sunday night is the deadline for Early Action (EA) Here are some things we want you to know

  

  November 1. (There is a small amount of grace period for students having ... Nov. 1 deadline. Please allow five days for the processing of all ... your application. Again, please allow five business days for processing

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Top Ten Reasons I’m Thankful for Thanksgiving Breaaaaaaaaakkkkkkk!!!!!!

  

  . I'll have time to watch TV. This is a big deal, guys. Be excited for ... out the "What do you like to do for fun?" portion of my MIT application ... . Sadly, I haven't had much time to read for pleasure these past few months

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 24, 2009
• FAQ / Transfer

  Am I eligible to apply for transfer admission?

  institute, or community college may apply for transfer admission. If you are
• Blog / MIT Life

  What do you do for fun around here? What,this isn't fun to you?

  

  in the eye and saying "What do you do for fun around here?" It caught ... (which I've traded a few sleeping hours for at market price) surrounded by

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  Prof. Catherine D’Ignazio on Urban Science for Public Good

  

  today, Catherine circulated an announcement (and syllabus) for a new class ... credits Urban Science for Public Good: Gender and Racial Equity in ... the Media Lab/Center for Civic Media back in 2014 and have been thinking

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 1, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for EA Deferred and Regular Action students your last minute questions

  

  mostly closed for the holidays and not accepting emails or answering phone ... resting up in preparation for all of your RA applications! We will be back ... deferred or those of you still finishing up your RA applications in time for

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 20, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Guest Blog: A Guide for the Hopeless and Drenched thoughts from mark '15

  

  Guest post today from Mark F. '15, who was working on this essay for ... to do for the rest of your life. For some, this moment appears ... guidance, and guidance you’ll receive. Hope: A Guide for the Hopeless and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 29, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  [Guest Post] Things to do while waiting for decisions by emily '22, alison '23, felix '23

  

  and Japan you will visit for sure one day Clean that clothes chair u ... backpack for a week Try to get over your fear of how ugly the titans are and ... random WikiHow (with pictures) articles for 3 hours Crochet yourself a smol

  • by kellen manning
  • February 1, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  people haven’t noticed. To be fair, he’s a name rather than a face for ... Congress, now the US Representative for New Jersey’s 12th congressional ... science and engineering organizations, waiting for Rep. Holt to give a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  doesn't love me back. Yesterday, for example, I was trying to get a ... a slightly different permutation in order to get a nice figure for our ... get it over with. The gel ran for about two hours, then I set it up to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 31, 2006
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I’m waiting for my green card?

  All applicants are requested to fill out the application with their current citizen status. In our first-year admissions process, you’re considered an international applicant if you’re not a United States…
• Blog / Challenges

  A last-minute barbecue for hundreds of people New House: mobilize.

  

  . Rhythms were broken, routine thrown for a loop (or many loops), and I spent ... scheduled for Wednesday, and classes were cancelled in anticipation of ... whole, asking for volunteers. I needed grills. I needed people who knew

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 11, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  so much for taking the time to meet with us. My name is Anna Ho, and I ... in Maryland, building cameras for telescopes. The woman to my right does research on the sun at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  my STORY of helping Wyoming students shoot for the STARS get it? do u get it??

  

  planner for the Wyoming stop, I was excited to bring the college fair ... special for me. Jackson Hole High School was gracious to host us, and as the ... from over 200 miles all across Wyoming, here for what they called “a once

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i used a selfie stick for good and other things i did in 6.811

  

  a client that was looking for a way to use his iPhone to take steady ... the popular grip shutter for iPhones is just the little circuit you see ... to maneuver his phone and did not need a giant robot arm to do it for

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 4, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  I feel the need, the need for speed!

  

  name for a 5th East-er, if you couldn't figure that out) because of ... Canyon that you went down on your back, which started out slow for the ... major roller coasters at the park, except for the newest one. Different

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Public Statements

  Asking for letters of recommendation (during a pandemic) tl;dr: mostly the same as during normal times, but clarifying some points of anxiety

  

  have known me for a few weeks]. Who should I ask to write letters on my ...  when they should have taught you. It is indeed very common for letters to come from ... as the norm. However, it is not uncommon for us to receive letters from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 1) Feeding yourself without a meal plan and avoiding the (negative) freshman fifteen.

  

  it gets cold every year, to Miami for New Year’s and a Green Christmas and to Myrtle Beach for Thanksgiving and Hanukkah. My parents drove down ... ). Thanksgiving for me is the beach, yoga classes twice a day, and almost absolutely

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013
• Blog / Announcements

  For those impacted by Hurricane Michael (and other disasters) clarifying our policies for applications affected by catastrophic events

  

  our standing policy for any applicants around the world whose timely and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 22, 2018