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• Blog / Challenges

  Learning how to be a human being, not a human doing After 6 years of adulting post MIT, these are the things I value now

  

  . I didn’t know what to do with myself or what was important to me ... losing things I didn’t realize were important, do I now have things I won ... live as a human being and not a human doing. Here are some of the

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  I asked people at MIT what they were doing for Pi Day 2025 something is rising... 3/14/25 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  does Pi Day look like at MIT? Do students eat pie? Do people recite the ... do something to celebrate Pi Day. FRANK: Oh my gosh, it is Pi Day! I ... history of nerd culture, are you guys doing anything to celebrate Pi Day

  • by Jebby B. '25
  • March 7, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  'll attempt to do him justice in a few lines.  He is: a prediction wizard and ... them, but everyone pays attention to what they do." "Someone already

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  101 questions we’ve asked ourselves at MIT we're all just trying to figure it/life/ourselves out

  

  I am or because I do? At what point do your actions determine who you are? Is it a balance?  How do I apply to grad school? How do I figure out what I need to do to get into grad school, or if I even want to

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 27, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  You should live in Burton-Conner! What you won't see in the i3 video!

  

  do you do with these three items? You make this video. And then you ... -Conner, they can do this too!

  • by Snively '11
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / Personal Projects

  a quarantine haiku generator purell and poetics

  

  hello! hope everyone is doing well. I made a quarantine haiku generator: get yours here.

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 29, 2020
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer housing for transfer students?

  Yes—transfer students are guaranteed on-campus housing for their entire undergraduate education! Learn more on the MIT Housing & Residential Services site.
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What other student resources are available?

  MIT offers a myriad of health and well-being support resources for students. See the DoingWell site for more info.
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Done (this summer) or Why I Haven't Blogged in a Month

  

  SLOPE is a study on teenage (< 20 y.o.) pregnancy among sexual

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 4, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  The MySpace Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part two.

  

  ? 6'2" 005. Do you have any siblings? No 006. What is your eye color? Green 007. What is your hair color? Green (jk!) 008. Do you wear glasses or contacts? No 009. Are you right handed or left handed? right 010. Do

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Upon entering MIT, every freshman gets a list of "101 Things To Do ... . If you find something broken call F-IXIT. Leave no damage. Do not steal anything. Brute force is the last resort of the incompetent. Do

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  On Greatness

  

  remarkable don't do it for any reason beyond that it's what they love to do, a ... important thing is to find what you love and do it to the utmost of your ... best you can be at it. Why? Because if you do this, greatness in some

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 11, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  burning out past the finish line

  

  i was finished with school work since about two weeks ago i have lots of things i could be doing and i am not doing any of them because i ... through wikipedia pages and getting information and not doing anything with

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  is leadership the same as management buzzword alert

  

  else to do it. in esp we have a saying, which is "your job is not to do ... 't have to be formal; it could be as simple as "hey do you want to pick this ... "hey do you want to pick this up?" and neither of you put a date it won

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  i don’t know how to comfort people

  

  said and done, i feel better. but i don’t know how to do it in ... . “are you doing ok?” “yeah” and they are clearly not ok. i don’t want to ... of something to say instead. but what do i say? what do i say to my

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 22, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Vacation A week of total relaxation didn't stop me from thinking about MIT constantly.

  

  . Here I am, preparing to do an info session for the people on the beach: I even made my wife do some recruiting: To make it seem as though ... actually do around here. Ah, the post-vacation mind melt.

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A few quick answers The skinny.

  

  Selection has been busy enough that I haven't had time to do a full Questions Omnibus, I do have enough time to steal an idea from Ben and quickly ... , you're currently doing regular action selection for domestic applicants

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  State Governor's schools Governor's schools directory I do not recommend these summer programs as a thing to do "to look good on a college application." This should be for personal development. We do not expect that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Newsflash! Guess what!

  

  Guess what! I passed my EMT practical exam! Yay! Now all I have to do is study real hard for the written test...yikes. And then maybe I ... I'm really lucky, even through the 18.03 pset I have to do right after

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  At What Cost A summary of my fall semester

  

  opportunity cost. Everything you decide to do will keep you from doing something ... from getting an early start on your project. Wanna stay up late doing ... doing well at MIT is figuring out what costs you can bear. I had a lot of

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • December 21, 2007