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• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Update State of the mail, application numbers, and more

  

  be completed by you, the applicant. The Report serves two purposes: to ... soon as your midyear grades are available or by February 15th, whichever ... -to-date and to be patient as we process thousands of documents. By not calling

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Mirrors Because reflection is not just that image you see of yourself in the morning, or…

  

  ’re on to something important?” Yes, yes it does. I am scared for the next semester and for the rest of IAP. But, especially after reflecting on things ... Fun fact about me, on days when I don’t have much to do, especially

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 8, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  misti musings sugar, spice, and everything nice

  

  all jostling for space on the rather narrow roads. I am once more ... 9 to 5 gig down to a skill. Wake up, go to work, code, go for lunch, choke down my ‘mildly’ spiced, tears-inducing meal, play badminton on some

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 28, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A follow-up

  

  on it for an engineering applicant. Not everyone can be so lucky as to ... taking them. On the other hand, a consistent passion for and dedication to ... , for instance, took a lot of cellular and molecular neurobiology classes

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some reflections Post decisions, a few thoughts.

  

  you for being engaged with MIT and our admissions process. This year ... : about jobs, about your ability to pay for college, and more generally about the economic, social, and environmental stability of the world. For

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 29, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m a Muslim Woman and… on this #MuslimWomensDay, meet some p cool ppl

  

  a boy" by Beyonce. I didn't choose this song for the emotional aspect ... idea of blogging about the Muslim community at MIT for a while now. To be ... , they’ve become my closest friends, my shoulders to cry on, my

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 27, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stayin’ Classy Workworkworkworkworkwork *deep breath* workworkworkwork.

  

  is by Konrad Lorenz on the behavior of jackdaws. I know that sounds dry, (if you'd told me a few weeks ago that I'd be thrilled by a jackdaw ... us are gasping for a break. There's a definite pick-up in the amount of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor quotes The spurious wisdom and even more spurious wit of MIT professors.

  

  crazy person. Maybe both. Come on, many brilliant people are crazy. Ergo ... friends said on a daily basis (note: I was going to link to it, but then I realized 1) it is entirely inappropriate for innocent eyes, and 2) I said

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside the box In which I start a new life at pika, etc.

  

  -vacuum air. By then, I had hit the road in a rented SUV headed for the woodsy ... takes on average 20 seconds to wriggle the drawer back into its proper place on the hierarchy of desk assembly, and it took me at least 45

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 25, 2009
• Blog / Summer

  “How was your day?” asked and answered

  

  for my MISTI (watch this space for deets on this!) and I’m there to get ... the boarding call for my train. As we queue to get on, I notice the ... been happening for the last two weeks, and I don’t know why. I bitterly

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 2, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester Reflections

  

  been on separate teams for project-based classes we've both taken, so ... interactions for a secret to be kept that long or even at all. 6) Studying by ... could not rely on each other for academic support or being study buddies

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 5, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Going Social Thinking about MIT Admissions and social media.

  

  weren't on Facebook. In retrospect, it was a primitive and dim space to ... time, and now actually gets taken seriously. And for good reason too ... today, you'll see a "Share on Facebook" link at the bottom of every blog

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I went to the Arnold Arboretum!!! i become one with nature

  

  On Friday, I went to the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University for ... , so being surrounded by a whole lot of trees was not good for me. I ... , so students usually get there by the T, Uber, or even bike. Thankfully

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What has carcinogenic chemicals, alum bloggers, and ~art~? embracing my inner hipster

  

  , although by the end of it my arms were thankful for the digital photography ... Some people can draw. My friend Alison, for example, drew this ... . A few minutes later, ten fingers intact, it was time for the darkroom

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  Cory R. '14, who were questing for employment, and Luisa B. '16, who ... 's magical Sunday morning run destination (we try to avoid sugar but on Sundays we, um, don't). They are a half-hour walk from MIT, by 3 pm or before

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Worlds within worlds

  

  're looking for? I remember reading a comment last year on one of the blogs ... ("having lots of work to do", "sympathy for peers who can't go to some fun ... to help out your friends" are pretty universal, for instance), but

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Danger Danger! Listen to Burt, duck and cover!

  

  . Every once in a while you walk by a door with a sign on it and you wonder ... out, others aren't. For instance, and It's pretty safe to say that there is high voltage on the other sides of those signs, right? That

  • by Snively '11
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Running away with the field Junot Diaz is sort of a big deal.

  

  with Professor Junot Diaz. I was inspired to take it by Nadja '07 and ... York Magazine's picks for the fall. Junot (we didn't call him Professor ... also on the class list.... awk) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 From: Mitra

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 10, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Railroad reading A Thursday evening book review that nobody really asked for.

  

  ?" It rocked. Today Sam's Mom and I went for cheesesteak at my favorite ... gave me plenty of great recipes for Apple Bake, Burton-Conner's annual ... 't sleep for days so I figured, hey, what the heck, I might as well write a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Three cheers for the MIT Marching Band Is the band ready? You bet they are.

  

  Engineers" on kazoo on the way down. The guy coming down from the fifth floor ... , featuring the bloggable Mollie. For MIT students, they're remarkably happy ... photographer for The Tech: "BRYAN HEAMON! ... Hi! ... Take our picture! ... Thank

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 24, 2005