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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harbinger of Doom, Despair, and Knowledge: PSETS Don't worry, not as bad as they sound.

  

  time flies by, and the impression I had of MIT vs now, I remembered with ... we go! Psets are an abbreviation for"Problem Sets", which is the academic way of saying "homework", and the answer to what you'll be doing on

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Survive a Nor’easter New England hath no flurries like a winter storm

  

  Massachusetts, the precipitation comes down in shovelfuls. Now if you're like ... centimeter of precipitation - enough to finely coat the Earth's surface with a ... alone at all. Your first adjustment, then, will be to prepare for the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Presenting…My Prefrosh! ‚ô•

  

  'm Abir, a prefrosh, and I was fortunate enough to have the BEST host ever, our very own blogger Hamsika :) Being the amazing person she is, Hamsika ... into my CPW experience - boy, was it an experience!! Being the eager

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 18, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  I had a terrible week Also, I think that making puns about the President is Obaminable.

  

  Bluntly put, this was the worst week of my life. Geez! you say. That ... a throw pillow*. Alright: Let's just say that the week of October 19th left much to be desired. I will elaborate on the details of “much

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Neil Gaiman! The uncensored version =P

  

  an overachiever =P), there's not much else to say. Except that the part ... accidentally reviewed a book someone sent him. The book was about porn - and to ... are genres, and both have certain elements that the plot is built around

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 24, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  One Extraordinary Week, Plus Ferrets I suit up for surgery.

  

  IAP makes everything at MIT more enjoyable. The past week has pretty ... little bit more about my UROP, but also show you a small sampling of the ... brothers...twice. Almost was run over by the No. 1 bus when it decided not

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday Boy Ben Birthday explosion inside.

  

  't embarrass him by telling you all how old he is =), but I will tell you the ... pretty much one of the most popular guys on campus. (Not that we don't love Matt and Nance and all the other admissions officers, of course.) Not

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  the last five days, with exaggeration inserted only when absolutely ... at 5th East the night before. It's right across the street, and walking ... the Friday before, then skipping out on this would only be a sign of

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  Zelda. You know, from the Nintendo games. Bryan just did an entry on ... 's just one more thing I just thought of yesterday: laundry. Where are the ... doing laundry is never a problem. The price of 75 cents per machine might

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What have I been doing this break?

  

  it pulled an all-nighter the night before, and considers 7 hours peachy ... prefers 9 or 9.5. Ah, the mysteries of life. Also, during term, my body is ... : - Played with my eight year-old brother - Watched most of the complete series

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  YOU! GOT! IN! Come hang out with us in the comments, you all star ... won't be long now until we get to meet you in the Class of 2030 Discord ... you soon. I know somewhere in the future there's adventure waits for me

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2025
• Blog / Advice

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

  

  irresponsible spending by writing a blog. i was in new york over the past few ... was pretty disappointed with my experience here. i’ll get the hate out ... ="where i spent all my time"]midtown manhattan[/annotation] is the epitome of

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2024!

  

  the internet]'s time as ruler rises and falls like the Sun, so now it's my turn to take up the mantle of "person who announces the admissions blogger application." While some days I'm in Cambridge at the MIT Welcome

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 1, 2024
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Year; New Me! (Two Months Late Oops) I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do in my last semester…

  

  post, but something about letter formats feel the most honest and the most true to what I do. I started with the actual letter I wrote to ... , hopefully this format makes sense. I'm donating half of the income that I

  • by ana~
  • March 5, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tetacats the furry fish of tetazoo

  

  For context, Tetazoo is the name of the cat friendly hall that I live ... information session that historically, this hasn't always been the case. Back in those days, fish were the only pets allowed. But people would register

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 25, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  it turns out many people at mit walk really slowly. not in the sense that mit is slower than the rest of the world, but in the sense that you ... all enjoyable - the world is really lovely, and i think walking is

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  out those fields on the application. This is important so that your ... the name we will use in all official print and email communication from ... , depending on the purpose. For example, Student Financial Services will use
• Blog / How to MIT

  nothing really matters or does everything? a tale of epiphanies and a crisis

  

  now as an assistant director and talking about the main things I learned ... audience. I ended it on a high note and told everyone that the crisis was ... portion of their time on Earth? Then, at the pit of my despair, I had

  • by kellen manning
  • May 6, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  in honor of tau the superior circle constant

  

  ]\tau[/latex] (the Greek letter tau, usually pronounced to rhyme with how but some people rhyme it with law) refers to the superior circle constant, [latex]\tau = 6.283… = 2\pi[/latex]. And I cannot help but tell you about the glory

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 20, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferring Thoughts before 12/14 12:14pm to after 3/14 1:59pm

  

  his sweater already, mom's spaghetti. He's nervous about opening the MIT ... found myself being pretty well described by [annotation note="this is the undisputed original"]this lyric[/annotation] from "Lose Yourself." The now

  • by Waly N. '24
  • December 18, 2020