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  Year 2 at Hogwarts Holy Hell, I'm a sophomore

  

  Computer Science. It’s been a year since I came to MIT, slightly over a year ... gleamed with newness and strangeness and since I was convinced that MIT was ... tutorials. Guys, MIT rocks. There’s also been a more involved kind of

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  am a student at MIT majoring in physics. Ugh, I sound like a robot ... ’m a constituent living in Cambridge. I’m a senior at MIT majoring in ... living in Cambridge. I’m a senior at MIT majoring in physics, but today I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A *Major* Dilemma Will you forgive the pun if I tell you that I just declared my major?

  

  questions and identity crises… Every student at MIT is required to declare a ... 's worth mentioning that the major I wrote down on my MIT application is NOT ... land far, far away (approximately 3270.65 miles* from MIT), there is a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Richard III: Behind-the-scenes [by Grace Kane '11, Guest Blogger] What does it take to put on Shakespeare at…

  

  seem, MIT has a thriving student theater scene. Though MIT theater is not ... incredibly lucky to be a part of a production of Richard III by the MIT ... taught their skills in one of MIT's many fantastic theater classes, while

  • by ARTalk
  • March 11, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What happened since the end. Bringing you up to speed on life since I finished all my schoolwork. FOREVER. (You're…

  

  like any good MIT student, 10 days of that has driven me absolutely ... at the moment. Even down to the bitter end, MIT enjoys beating you ... center and bought a membership to the MIT Science Fiction Society, home of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  101 Things About Tokyo (Pt. 1) Another IAP. Another Country.

  

  とうございます！） So I'm in Japan this IAP! Last IAP, I spent it in Madrid, with MIT ... in Tokyo, refining my Japanese skills. Unfortunately, because MIT does ... had to do this on my own, so this isn't *technically* related to MIT but

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  ring and bright black and pink hair. i'm applying EA to MIT and i was ... 't want everyone to be the same -- part of what makes MIT exciting is ... that in many ways MIT is trying to 'weed' out those applicants who try to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Do These Numbers Have in Common? 7, 8, 12, 17, 18.

  

  bottom. Here at MIT, it's rapidly coming down to the end. In a week and a ... exciting one that you'll want to take at MIT, but rather, it's part of the ... program for freshmen at MIT. Terrascope is a freshman learning community

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knife fight with a biker gang Best blog entry EVER. If you think I'm kidding, let me just say: Gory photos…

  

  needed an ambulance at the MIT student center. I vaguely wondered if she'd dialed 911 or the MIT Campus Police, but I had more important things to ... between MIT and Caltech. If anyone running this event is reading, I petition

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Collective Apprehension Seems like my last entry freaked everyone out. No worries guys! You can do it!…

  

  the MIT Nuclear Reactor. No joke. Reactor safety training is required by MIT-EMS. The idea is that if there's ever an emergency at the reactor ... said MIT scares me to no end -- I'm going to fail out, first semester

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 2 A followup to "A Post For Parents, Part 1."

  

  MIT or the college process, you are in the wrong post. SCRAM! This is an ... of not attending a school such as MIT because they did not understand ... . Here are a few myths/traps. How do you know that you can't afford MIT

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  tunes of interphase! or, how to leave home and look cool doing it

  

  until I collapsed under the pressure had I not gotten an MIT acceptance ... place It won't hurt ever again --and two main things on my mind: MIT ... transition into MIT for incoming freshmen and provide them with all the support

  • by Angie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  then and now a reflection on the very bad

  

  year, the "pre-MIT" era. I dreaded going to school every day because I ... decisions were soon approaching. Around late November, I had my MIT interview ... got my MIT decision. I was in a call with my boyfriend. My mom, who I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 5, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  soulsearching / naubos na in which i ramble about purpose

  

  at MIT. It’s not as if all of my friends are doing something, because ... Without a sense of purpose I’ve spent all this time For no reason MIT has an ... semester happened shortly after that. MIT students need to take several STEM

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 22, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living in Random Hall or: i really miss loop

  

  here in Random. Pre Dorm Assignment Moments after I was admitted to MIT ... 's relatively well known that, in addition to MIT's fervent love for STEM and wacky architecture, there's a large presence of dorm culture at MIT. In

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 1, 2019
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  common questions I get at college fairs and webinars: "Does MIT ... ). Here at MIT, we don't refer to rural as "everything else that is left ... to MIT. They offer perspectives that are grounded, innovative, and

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Eating Studio Ghibli Foods 🌾 At a mini-restaurant pop-up by MINCE <3

  

  menu curated for each event"] MIT MINCE [/annotation]. As a big Studio ... one spends at MIT, there are always new rooms, new lounges, and new

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 11, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  Bad Ideas Month word of the day is oops!!

  

  ’d like to think so). Unfortunately, at MIT, most of my computational power ... "]IAP[/annotation], Bad Ideas Weekend takes hold in MIT like glitter: it’s everywhere, if ... and take their minds off the constant demands of an MIT education. Bad

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 3, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024 looking backwards and looking forward

  

  before leaving MIT. There's a lot and definitely more than I can ... default through my UROP, but I'm also trying to[annotation note="MIT Open ... on campus to study. Explore MIT and Boston more.  Theres so much to do

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 1, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  MIT is like that—the journey is long, and it's not about going as fast ... could also tell you that getting through MIT is like this—it's very easy ... Institute last spring, with an [annotation note="trivia: MIT only offers

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023