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• Blog / Advice

  It’s cool to care but maybe care a little less

  

  the toilet. In front of me, next to the door, was a featureless white ... -aalaga sa'yo." Living alone is hard. There's no one to take care of you ... replied. Not quite. It means you're supposed to take care of yourself

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 26, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  How to Survive a Tough Semester you {grieve, choke, laugh, choose, pray, ask, live} you learn

  

  every night. 1 extra hour of sleep >>>>> 1 extra hour of ... run out of clothes, and doing it weekly is actually much less stressful ... understanding the course material. Source: was sick and out of class for a few

  • by Alex M. '21
  • October 15, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Applying Regular Action – Q&A

  

  Hi Everyone, The Office of Admissions is closing for the holidays ... to fix it and then bam — you're out of time. No good.   It is perfectly fine if, through no fault of your own, your school

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 20, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Further information about completing the MYR.

  

  Report is an online form that is required of all students, and is to be ... after completion of the fall semester or second quarter (if your school ... students, and students already out of school. You do not need to have a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Inspired by Paul and Snively.

  

  So, I'm in the Stratton Reading Room right now and the number of ... everyone is feeling hosed right now - yup, and it's ONLY been 4 weeks of ... practically gallop. I think one of my fellow '11s put it quite well: "Taking

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  07/07/07 Speaking of numbers: the number seven in particular, brought to you by the birthday of…

  

  got into an early habit of ignoring it. After I turned 7 on 07/07, it ... /07/07, which of course translates to THE BIRTHDAY OF THE CENTURY. (Regardless of ... bit of those 24 hours, but that just makes the time that I was awake

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  In the South for prospective students; in the mail for incoming students Travel & email.

  

  , Alabama. If you came to one of these meetings, I hope you'll leave a comment to say hi! Our focus is now turning to the Class of 2012. We still have some more work to do on the Class of 2011 (no waitlist news yet

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 1 The next entry is for the kids...

  

  Applicants, if you're reading this, I hope that MIT is one of the schools that sent you a "fat packet". Regardless of where you were admitted, however, you have some serious decisions ahead of you in the coming weeks

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Pirates and Pi and Rats and Pie and Rats (except there are no rats) 3.1415926535897932384626433832795… idk the rest.

  

  note="The spelling of this word is a complex thing. There's a chicken ... definition of any sea song"]Chanties[/annotation] for the last third of class ... to.  The Golden Age of Piracy was from 1650-1739, and the Chanties as

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 23, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  Pigeonholing boxes = semesters, pigeons = classes

  

  is a somewhat privileged position to be in (and given some of those ... version of this class, [annotation note="Writing and Experience: Reading and ... had never learned about this form of writing structurally, and man was

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 13, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  on body image me in my head, me in the mirror

  

  sign of concern; that they care about you enough to both remember what you've looked like before and inform you of the change now. Another ... and bones", which is viewed as a sign of malnourishment. To eat food and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Experiment… featuring Emily '22, Felix '23, and Alison '23

  

  work in admissions last July, and by mid-July I was part of the team to ... me. – Felix"]new crop of bloggers.[/annotation] As I was combing ... note="more like sporadic brain dump of sounds but follow me on Spotify

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  uncertainly i am writing a blog post about another song

  

  was supposed to be may 31, but because of the situation, we could (again ... hear that, after two weeks of uncertainty over where i was going to stay ... frozen is one of the films i can remember the animation well enough to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Deadline Q & A Have a question about your MIT application? Read on...

  

  those of you who have procrastinated and have not yet submitted your application, here are a few tips, notes, and words of wisdom: Submit ... in advance of the deadline. Most people's problems at the deadline

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  confronting the self i am the captain of my soul

  

  content warning: extended discussion of anxiety, depression, suicide ... 's part of the job description. if he doesn't do it, then he's not doing his ... 're already be— cj: okay, shut up. the two of you, shut up. dan: … alan

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 30, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  2021 Applicants: Answers to Your Emails Inspiration, Process, Components, Stress Mgmt, and More

  

  want to keep any of you waiting longer than others (also the reason why ... find answers to an overwhelming majority of your questions, including ... components (including a variety of different posts on writing essays and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Making the Pi Day Video the experiment, part 2

  

  across an animated short of a lady making bread. I probably watched the ... before finally learning that the creator of the short was a first ... ="🤷"]something?[/annotation] A month passed and I still hadn’t thought of the idea but, as it

  • by kellen manning
  • March 12, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  ; *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... Action deadline of November 1! I'd like to use this entry to answer some of the common deadline-time questions. There are many answers

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold 'em

  

  have a Brass Rat. I've completed most of the "book" classes and am about ... of the semester than the beginning), and 2.004 was just, well there ... weeks after CPW (a time of partying and non-studying), and a week after my

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  ! Some of these go back pretty far, but better late than never ... seriously considering playing in college. Athletics are one of many ways to ... third paragraph of Stu's entry for details. I have a question. 4 years of

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006