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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  . Through self-negation and a yearning to be "the perfect applicant," I feel ... watching the '13 college results this year. In one of my very first blogs on ... admissions. Over the year and a half that I've been here, after meeting

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Odds and Ends It's what's left

  

  Some friends and I were chatting the other day, marveling at how ... why that is. Turns out, the combination of September starting on a Wednesday, and Christmas happening on a Saturday have culminated in a perfect

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 3, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Over here things are different. Life is about the same.

  

  year I turned 21 the day before my 8.05 final, studied til about 4am and ... .09 in the afternoon, then 8.07 all night and in the morning. I answered my mom's birthday phone call in the Hayden Library staircase. And then

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  incremental game support group let's distract ourselves with games!

  

  two in the game. You can play this for over a month and still have ... you can take begin to become more complex, and the humor in the writing ... Given how depressing and sad the last few days were, I’ve resorted to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 6, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Waterfall Camping in Shenandoah National Park Snakes and fireflies.

  

  the snake, grabbed my arm, said "come on. quickly. walk.", and yanked me ... ranger station, and filled out backcountry permits. The park ranger on duty ... was standing on the side of the road, and ambled into the forest as we

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  the sake of learning itself, and the emphasis I was placing on the ... Two days ago, I won a 35mm SLR on eBay! Now I have something I can ... for fun, and when I checked things out, the "just for fun" classes put

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Every square is a rectangle A brief look at every student activity at MIT.

  

  . And then on Wednesday night, she stayed up with the rooming committee ... in an organometallic chemistry lab, and then on top of that, she's been ... , dispensing spare keys to lost students, and pressing the "door unlock" button

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for September imagine a movie montage, but for politely asking teachers to say nice things about you

  

  We're big fans of Spotify here on the blogs and have been for awhile. You can go back to 2012 to Qiaochu's post about his life in the cloud ... about how much much she loves Spotify; and Abby's post about the blogger

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXachusetts Institute of Technology your guide to the daily confusion

  

  classes begin next week. But over the last week, the Class of 2026 arrived on ... and pick the place where you fit in best with the culture and residents ... guide online. Reading it can be a uniquely good guide to understanding

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Time! All my classes managed to schedule tests within a week of each other.

  

  ’re apparently low-stress enough to be called “quizzes,” even though the one on ... also be in Walker, and of the four tests this is the one where I think I ... , having four tests in the space of about a week was pretty common, and

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s a freshman like me doing at Career Fair? hint: I'm not wearing a suit

  

  If you're looking for an in-depth view of Career Fair and all the ... -shirts (the technical term is "swag"), and there was plenty of that. This story ... , but I'm fully willing to sell ad space on my body (and my integrity) for

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 22, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  ,[/annotation] you’ll receive an email with details on what’s next, so be on the look out for that. In meantime, enjoy the moment and celebrate, because it ... YOU GOT IN! It's time to You might be wondering, “What’s next?” Well

  • by Decisions
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  homecoming to a new school year and adventure

  

  to get off the train and insist on going around the loop three or four ... waited to make my transfer to the red line on Park Street. Being back in ... comfort zone is the best way to grow, and that I shouldn't cling on to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 16, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  what I’m doing this IAP mostly physics and musical theater

  

  the month of January: some people treat it as a four-week extension on ... . It’s cold and dark and quiet outside; the river has frozen over; some ... means the sunlight feels so bright (when it’s there) and hotpot with

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work I Ruth and I paint our rooms. First in a seven-part miniseries directed by Ken Burns.

  

  . "And then you can post this on your blog, and the prefrosh will ask, 'Can you play Magic and get into MIT?' and you can post a comment and be like ... This was supposed to be a deeply philosophical entry on the wonders

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A Random [Hall] Sophomore’s Guide to CPW OMG! CPW! OMG! CPW! OMG! :D

  

  there and I say they'll be awesome: Meet the Bloggers Friday at 9 pm ... there will be root beer floats and circular tables. Battle of the ... stop by Random Hall (and I happen to be home, and you recognize me) I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 19, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Nisha’s Restaurant Review: February this is extra but i'm doing it anyways

  

  experience than just sitting somewhere and psetting together for hours on end ... *really* good margaritas and some truly fantastic tacos, and also got the added bonus of getting to watch the SuperBowl on the bar TV. Not that it

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2025 i3 videos megapost

  

  their housing survey and choose where to live on campus. This guide ... produced by students to show off the community, physical spaces, and unique traditions of their residence halls. In the '90s and early '00s, these I3

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 2, 2025
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a non-traditional applicant. How do I apply?

  distance from your high school studies, the more creative you'll have to be ... /recommendations from your employers, mentors and training situations can provide useful ... There are many applicants to MIT from many types of backgrounds, and
• Blog / MISTI

  Three Months In Paris The MISTI experience of Jenny Nelson '09.

  

  students all over the world to participate in internships, and they try and ... that I knew no Americans in the city for the first week and a half or so ... wasn't easy. [] The French keyboard. Notice the a and the q are

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 31, 2007