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• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 2) notes from the second day

  

  the trip; I have some plans for the layover at Union Station, but we ... good at sleeping on them."]spent my entire life training for this moment,[/annotation] or because my standards for “slept well” are incredibly low. I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 12, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  AARRRGHHHHH!!!!🏴‍☠️ (Pirate Post) A Review of 21M.299 - Pirate Songs and Whaling Chanteys

  

  for an arts credit. Additionally, students concentrate on a specific ... ... Then with Peter Pan, the ideas of hooks for a hand and singing pirates ... ”. That’s another thing! For the sailors, this wasn’t “sea music,” it was

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • June 2, 2024
• Blog / Blog Projects

  a time capsule of east campus multi-media, community-built

  

  wish we could keep with us forever. For one, the Courtyard: Laughter ... i tried turning on my phone camera and filmed away. for context, it ... renovations for the next 2 years, but i’m also curiously excited. i wonder how

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 12, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  “i can only draw stick figures” musings on learning to draw

  

  21M.601 (Drawing for Designers). It's one of my favorite classes so far ... whole more overwhelming, at least I know it would in the beginning for me ... , for the larger part of my life, I’ve thought of myself as very bad at

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • June 4, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  MY college essay 498 words of angst.

  

  requirements. Other dorms would be less understanding. As for your plasma screen ... your dorm room (in any residence hall), except for microwaves and hot ... : good blog,I am doing research for my Daughter,she wants to apply to MIT

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  Please note that, as of August 2018, our process for assigning ... , My interview is within 3 weeks, so I want to know how you prepared for ... probably for a lot of RA students, this is one of the most pressing questions

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Two households, totally unalike in dignity…” On picking majors and following your dreams, Romeo and Juliet, Twitter, Sherlock, and the future…

  

  Chelsea R. ‘15 to talk about one of her favorite classes, Writing for Social Media, and the universe it comes from. I deeply respect Chelsea for ... online work can be a helpful distraction for those of you who are waiting

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 21, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  Apply to WISE! It would be WISE of you to do so

  

  ambassador. WISE stands for Weekend Immersion in Science & Engineering, and ... the MIT experience over two days. You can find the application for this ... doing research mentioned that his son visited schools for free during his

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • June 13, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes! Classes! Classes! Classes!

  

  , not three, but FOUR times since I last did, it is clearly time for me to ... about the Red Sox. Because had it not been for the MIT Blogs, I'm not ... fifteen people and a TA to go over stuff with us. 2. Introduction to French

  • by Karen F. '11
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  choosing the abridged version

  

  of a more comprehensive post that i wrote for myself but didn’t think ... places, and i was too tired to look for more options: a large quant hedge fund, let’s call them D. i had an offer for a quant research (QR

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 20, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  bone or muscle is convenient for us now is not the same as a statement ... recommend it i should also mention that there are other means for commuting ... ground when you take a step. not just for the purposes of walking faster

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  [guest post] hindsight in 2020 — about life after mit rejections, situated knowledges, and ultimately getting closer to the asymptote…

  

  stayed in drafts. However, I thought it was still relevant, both for those ... for those of you still patiently on the wait list, as she once was ... university known for its fucking agricultural school!” — i FELT that. with my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2020
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT require standardized tests for transfer applicants?

  We require the SAT or the ACT from first year and transfer applicants. Please visit our Tests & scores page for more complete details.
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory?

  The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT focuses the talents of a diverse array of brain scientists on a single mission: unraveling the mechanisms that drive the quintessentially human capacity to
• FAQ / Testing

  Will MIT accept December testing for Regular Action?

  You can report all tests taken through the end of December for Regular Action consideration. We will also accept English language proficiency test scores for RA applicants through the January test dates. To
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: the creative process for Pi day videos

  

  officers are preparing for the admissions cycle (sort of like preparing for hibernation, but for being buried in applications instead of snow). So here is some #Content for you: last November, Loren S. '17 and I were interviewed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  An Online Going-Away Card for Ben Jones Today is Ben Jones's last day at MIT. Comment here to wish him the best.

  

  fantastic new job (Vice President for Communications!) at Oberlin College. If ... enroll elsewhere. For Ben, this was truly more than a job. So please use the comments thread in this post to leave your best wishes for Ben as he

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s happening at the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies?

  At the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, MIT, the Army, and industry partners work together to develop technologies that advance soldier ... -use applications for ISN-derived technologies for firefighters, police officers
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures From a Year of Classes The End of a Saga

  

  So, about a month ago, I submitted my last exam for the year in ... ) where you pretty much get to do whatever you want with your life for the whole month of January. So for me, I spent this month learning some new

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 20, 2025