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• Blog / MIT Life

  (Not) Home for the Holidays a very late Thanksgiving post…

  

  I’ve been home for winter break since last Sunday, and it’s been a flurry of many things, but second most importantly, it’s been a flurry of FOOD!!  Christmas dinner--Hawaii potluck…

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  letter to my 2023 self from: 2024 janet

  

  I write two letters to myself at the end of every year. ⁠10 the keen-eyed will also observe that this is supposed to be a letter from 2024 janet and…

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 2, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Minesweeper Monday Episode One: Quantum of Solace Emulator

  

  Hello everyone and welcome to episode one of Minesweeper Monday, a bit that I might never do again! In this episode I talk about Coffee and Radio and Movies and…

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 30, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  hihi i’m back featuring all my favorite excuses

  

  i’m gonna keep this short so i can get to posting real content again :p Reasons why I was gone from the internet last semester: drowning in writing Last semester…

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 30, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  new york without i*stagram who are you performing for?

  

  i’m starting this entry at an airport at 5am. sometimes waking up way too early for a flight has its benefits: you get to sit in an airport, people watch,…

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i (kinda) studied for finals brought to you by "a PNR mindset"

  

  If you are reading this, it means I am successfully on my way out of Boston after surviving my first MIT finals season. The verdict? Lukewarm. As has been explained…

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 22, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2029 are now available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the portal and visit your Application Status…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  YOU! GOT! IN! Come hang out with us in the comments, you all star! And—more importantly—celebrate with your community and dear ones. We hope you feel like you’re on top of…

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your application anew and without prejudice in Regular Action. Understandably, you may have some questions, so we’ve assembled some answers to…

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  Today, some of our applicants learned conclusively that we will not be able to offer them admission to the Class of 2029. The comments on this post are an open…

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  holidays in boston a photodump for you to procrastinate with

  

  It’s officially finals season admissions season cuffing season holiday season, and I’m coming in hot, live from my bed watching Frozen instead of studying for my 8.01 final tomorrow.⁠47 I'm…

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 16, 2024
• Blog / Community Projects

  simfinite hopscotch! hippity hoppity blue tape grandiosity

  

  MIT is about risk. It’s a place where you put yourself out there, face possible criticism, to realize your full potential. In my case, I sent my very first email…

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • December 15, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Saturday Night in Simmons it's so busy here tonight [i really need to study or go to sleep]

  

  Y’all. Simmons is bustling tonight. I realized while going to get new shoes for Gatas [explained below] that this would make a great blog post! So I went to snatch my…

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 15, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Blogger Wrapped 2024 Episode 7: The Apple Music Awakens

  

  Oh boy, it’s finally here! Everyone’s favorite time of the year that we’ve all been awaiting anxiously for so long… The fall final exam period at MIT! wait… that’s not…

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  a blog from the universe aka me + my tarot cards + finals season procrastination

  

  Finals season is well and officially upon us, but I couldn’t help but feel the itch to blog. So, I turned to the world’s best enabler- a coin flip- because…

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  DO YOU WANNA BUILD A SNOWMAN?? I KNOW YOU DO

  

  RAHHHH IT SNOWED AGAIN!!! As the blogs’ resident snow enthusiast, I consider it my sacred duty to announce the FIRST(ish)⁠55 i.e. the first one where snow actually collected on the…

  • by Allison E. '27
  • December 13, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  a text convo on failure and other stuff i guess

  

  My friend Miguel T. ’25 and I were texting about random stuff this morning, and failure came up. I thought to share some excerpts with you. M K 2:46 AM…

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 12, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA Decisions to be Posted Tuesday, 12/17/24, at 6:28 PM ET exactly what it says on the tin

  

  Sometimes I feel like an alien because I don’t really listen to music.⁠64 a fact that many, if not all, of my dear friends make fun of me for and…

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 10, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint liveblog] finding the BALANCE with 2.009 watching the 2.009 annual showcase (with Kayode D. '27)

  

  A live DJ. 1000+ sparkly pompoms. One of the biggest events of the year. What more can you ask for? Tonight is the 2.009 presentation.⁠67 Product Engineering Process, an Mech-Eng…

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 9, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  we made things and want to show them to you 2.009: an iconic mech-e senior capstone class!

  

  Tonight, mechanical engineering seniors will showcase the culmination of 3.5 years of hard work in our 2.009 Product Engineering Process Final Presentation. Everything you need to know lives on this…

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 9, 2024