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• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  see what you did with the options available to you no matter where you ... 's—we're really interested in the few things that excite and motivate you.  
• Blog / MIT Life

  4 Jack Bauer, eat your heart out.

  

  't know her name and it's not something you can ask in this situation ... I'm working desk for 4 hours tonight to get a head start on my 10 ... to get a move on early, even if it means tooling the night before a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  distinctive forms of harassment and discrimination. I imagine that you may share ... . At this moment, let’s do what we can. I believe a place to begin is by ... humanity’s greatest challenges. A community where we aspire always to treat

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  award. So if any of you think getting the perfect score isn't important ... admission council very well. They have a criteria of 5 things, and if you achieve 2 of the 5 you are in. 1. USAMO 2. ISEF 3. 1600 4. 4.0 (unweighted

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Fall Festival 2014 Some actors came to MIT and told me about their units of measurement

  

  the best) so you can listen and watch for yourselves, if you're curious ... ' grilled cheese would be here from 3-5pm today. Either 1) I am getting very desensitized to event emails because we get so many every day or 2) I am

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor accessibility Mentor, n. A trusted counselor or guide. Or perhaps a really famous biologist who lets…

  

  undergrads are destined to get short shrift. Apparently undergrads are less fun ... graduate student in physical chemistry. It's good to get different ... about professors you're close to is that they make you call them by their

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  in remembrance of the body affirming the mind–body connection

  

  a swim class, so i can at least get that requirement done. it just ... the only times i went outside were for getting food or getting tested ... that we're here, present, inside our bodies. "you are here, now, in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Visit I... got lost on the tour, actually...

  

  undecided in which colleges I wanted to apply to. All I wanted to do was get ... !Admissions herded us into some classroom where we got the spiel. Then off to the tour ... . Five to ten minutes later, the boys came out of the bathroom. Where's the

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Replay… Who says you can't go home again? Or at least go back to school...

  

  long before been renovated but it was still where you could get lunch. I ... was the place where I would happily spend the next four years of my life

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  expected to understand this alphabet soup. Once you get here, though, you ... ’re incredibly confused. You’ll also be assigned to a faculty advisor who can talk you through the process. If you’ve made it this far, you get a gold

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m in Lusaka, baby, so why don’t you blog me? I told Sam to blog this entry since I'm in Zambia (that explains the title).

  

  restaurant called "Zamchick" where my mango-pineapple juice cost more than my 3 ... too. Hope all is well for you! I'm not sure if I'll have regular

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10 / Field trip Art, science, and agriculture in Palestine

  

  microcontrollers. You can never escape those hardy Arduinos! One afternoon, I quickly ... getting myself into. The syllabus sounded interesting, and I wanted to do ... 'atar (dried thyme), refreshing tomatoes and cucumbers and citrus—I can still

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 29, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Happily ever after I don't believe in fairy tales, but real life isn't bad either.

  

  difference is that now I'm getting paid significantly more to do it. (Ugh, I just did the math -- I'm only getting $3.50 more an hour as a grad ... a lab yet -- just like you don't pick a major at MIT until after your

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Aliens, Bitcoin, Camps now i know my ABCs

  

  'm currently at nerd camp, but anytime the blogs go unblogged for too long, I get ... things. First: some of you may follow alien/human (and MIT PhD student) @jonnysun on Twitter. If you don't, you should; his persona, and associated

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 19, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Not a Real Entry I wrote it in the imaginary plane.

  

  getting owned by the college bookstore's price system and then snagged two ... carrying about 6 cans of soda in his coat pockets and instead stumbled home ... acceptable if you're not an economics major. **Someone just regaled the dorm

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 10, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In which I am a bad example but only for about twelve seconds.

  

  can get." He looks at me as if he is all about the antifeminism, so ... lit out there, this is probably one of the more well-written books you ... currently in print.) "I just think it's not very empowering, you know? It

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 22, 2008
• Blog / Events

  AND THERE WAS A PILLOW FIGHT!!! Didja catch the reference?

  

  the energy drinks. As you can see, I'm slightly confused by the whole ... first. You'll get plenty of chances to do all sorts of neat things once ... Snively! So, you want a fun activity to blog about (since we all know a good

  • by Snively '11
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  account name that you can live with – although if it’s got numbers or ... , and I can’t wait to share it with you. ... language class (French III). I’m also getting an Institute requirement out of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Virtual Fall, Real Performances coming soon to a zoom very near you!

  

  are trying to get back on our game, fulfill our club mandate, and have ... that, of course, I didn't get to talk to every single performing group at MIT for this blog. There is undoubtedly much more happening than I can

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 4, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  How Albatross Fly Without Flapping Their Wings, And other Lore™️ I learned this semester.

  

  category called “Freestyle” where you can use any officially ... ’t look anything like it. If you look up “baby horse feet” you can see it ... [HEY! NOTE: If you are looking for the real, scientific reason of how

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 10, 2024