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• Blog / MIT Life

  On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison

  

  or or… the list goes on. “I’m not as smart as them” can be a refrain ... extracurriculars, or always seemed to have some interesting trivia on hand. Being the ... 'm referring to. Being the “dumb” friend also does NOT mean I am dumb. On the

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Being Sick at the Institute the firth law of therbodydabics *sniff*

  

  have no idea what’s going on in 6.006 (Algorithms), and “The First Law of ... awful as I felt in the moment. But it wasn’t. And that’s a lot to be ... wasn’t absolutely due the next day and went to bed early. On Tuesday

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Entry: Engineers Without Borders Environmental engineering major Tiffany'12 fills in on international development

  

  -effective and easily installable shower system units will be implemented on almost ... . Anyways, you can actually step into the unit, look up at the showerhead, and ... disease, sanitation, and water shortage. The projects don't need to be fancy

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 14, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  student and the federal government) take on all of the risk of an asset of a ... of content; you are the product, and your attention is being sold to ... lot more likely, and hint: it's not the one that involves relying on the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dyslexia at MIT Living with dyslexia, and the current state of dyslexia research, at MIT and otherwise

  

  connections with nearby neurons and can process information very quickly. The resulting person is often highly specialized and detail-oriented, and can be ... become less time-sensitive and being able to read and write quickly becomes

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 7, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I O Europe Help me, blog stalkers, you're my only hope.

  

  that I'm biased. So I went there and I saw all the names on the list, and ... reservations to Germany. But even that can hardly be attributed to the movie ... DID YOU KNOW? The drummers for the bands Queen and Duran Duran are

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 16, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  when apocalypse strikes… on being preemptively torn from my home, living group, and nearly everything i love at…

  

  -ish years on the floor, but the sophomores and juniors are being wrenched from ... . Will it be the sense of community and family of living on my floor, or ... playing at 4 am on Dorm Row and people screaming as they bolted down the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 16, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Beaverheimer (Pi Day 2024) 3/14/24 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  MIT Regular Action decisions will be available online on Thursday ... .mitadmissions.org/apply and go to your Application Status Page. That’s where you’ve been able to ... .mitadmissions.org/apply, click the link to Log In, then click “Forgot Your Password?” and follow

  • by Tim
  • March 7, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] A Note to the Class of ‘28 by Andre H. ‘24

  

  serve my classmates well. On top of the Undergraduate Association and my ... time. MIT is the opportunity of a lifetime and you can shape your ... This year, Jeremy, Nikki, and I were in charge of the Admitted

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 21, 2024
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT through QuestBridge?

  to be reflected on your Applicant Status page (located in the MIT ... complete and submit the QuestBridge Match application. If you’re named a QuestBridge Finalist and ranked MIT, your QuestBridge application will be
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where did my Summer Go? Written 30,000 feet above the ground in a giant piece of metal

  

  that they chose me – the inexperienced and very young intern – to travel ... names! On the flight to Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South ... engineers from the company we were visiting. On Saturday, Hyunju and her

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 15, 2014
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  are from international students all over the globe and we're very ... limited to): the IB, A Levels, the French Baccalaureate, and CBSE. Your application will be reviewed within the context of the resources available to
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for the Class of 2013 The "Next Big Mailing" is on its way out, and with it lots of goodies…

  

  , once you have your MIT email address, you can be a part of the MIT ... The Next Big Mailing (NBM) is on its way out the door. Formally known as the "A60" for historical reasons we can no longer remember, the NBM

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  in an effort to be whole again recovery

  

  Python runs, the occasional five minute quick cry, frantic and frustrated ... virtual office hours. I was then transferred over to the Dean on Call and I ... and so far it has the potential to be: I'm part of things I'm passionate

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25

  

  continually evolving and expanding to be the best they can be, so we want to ... ?” “What does MIT do as part of it?” and “How can it help me?” Well, the ... the resources we wish we’d had when applying to college and deciding on

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 A Questions Omnibus is a post where I answer your lingering questions left in the…

  

  of other spots). 2. On the section where you list AP courses, can I ... , and 800 math on the new SAT) [...] Sry, one more thing: also considering ... it hinder your being a teenager and a member of the student community

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Coming Full Circle C’mon & zoom, c’mon & zoom, c’mon & zooma zooma zooma zoom.

  

  students take on full-time, 40-hour work weeks during the summer - interning ... every Thursday and Friday this summer, I hop on a bus to work at WGBH, the ... , read all of the Arthur books, and played Arthur’s Reading Games on the PC

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Kid on the Blogs Claim your place. Make your mark. Live your dreams.

  

  name's Paul Baranay, and I guess you can call me the new kid on the blogs ... know the answer to that question. All I know is that I'm here now, and ... root for the Colts over the Patriots; and I love playing a little

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  You can’t live without clean water Alfinio's sustainable water initiative

  

  Nobody can. We can mobilize and make this happen! Help eradicate the most prevalent and preventable problem in developing areas around the ... challenges faced by the people of Jazmín. Here you can see houses on the hill

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Building the Yearbook [by Ken Haggerty '11] An inside look at Technique 2010 (shhh!!!)

  

  would look when printed. We then started working on the second 200 pages ... . Once the proofs for both pages and cover came back, we all worked closely ... , that all the pages were in order, and that every other little detail you

  • by ARTalk
  • March 29, 2010