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• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Uncreative Post with an uncreative title

  

  exploration. Many on hall felt free and ready to mingle, and went out every week ... . On bad days, I have to go out to buy a salad (or eat human food that ... even have a new mountain on campus that people climb with a fervor of the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 1, 2015
• Blog / Events

  emergency blog post because Lilly Chin ‘17 just won Jeopardy and is also the greatest of all time "who is the spiciest memelord?" it's you

  

  answer:       I have been privileged to know and ... . But right now, I don't think I've ever been prouder to be an MIT ... LOVE YOU LOTS. edit: more Lilly content posted this morning includes

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 24, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  8.021 and my favorite moments the class that taught me to love physics

  

  sure to get our feedback for our weekly quizzes, too. I was really just ... California the day before his new job and swallowed a bee that proceeded to ... fire, still on a live Zoom call with us because he's that dedicated to us

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On sleep There's nothing certain in this world but sleep and taxes.

  

  thing, you're talking to someone who loves sleep. Sleep and food are two ... it is possible to get an adequate amount of sleep at MIT, as long as you've figured out what you need to do in order to get that amount of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  version of something that will eventually be posted as official content on ... community. I'm happy to take questions on this topic as well. ... 'd recommend bookmarking that page, and not this entry. But this should get the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2026 is now live

  

  need to follow up on. This is to allow us to get completely caught up on ... email to check in on your documents - we won't be able to verify until we ... reason to rush your application to us by November 1st, especially if you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2021
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…

  

  who were willing to take the risk and get their hands dirty. 3) You’re ... time on the team, requiring us to learn how to build a custom gearbox ... process, but more importantly, it’s taught me what it takes to work on a

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  ; 700 are not going to destroy you. You're getting into some pretty major ... , to which I retaliated by going out and getting Daily Paperfolding or ... orange books that tell you everything from how to do a 360 with your car to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living Off Campus I moved off campus last year and rented a house with some friends who were…

  

  guarantees on-campus housing to undergrads for eight semesters, I was under no ... really living on your own. MIT has a frequent shuttle (called the Safe ... for most people. They allow students to focus primarily on their

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 24, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One weekend in New York, two (very different) operas And I didn't pay a cent.

  

  up to get my act together. Showered, dressed, brushed teeth - booked it ... the MoMA: On the way in, Kandinsky tells the visitor what to think about. I'm a little rusty on my art history, but I was very excited to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / Summer

  The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]

  

  get back into running. I’ve been on break for too long, and it’s time to ... strong enough to get things done on my own, and I shouldn't need help. In ... beating a dead horse is betting on one, so why keep putting your hope in

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 11, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I love musicals! Wicked just dropped and I am LOSING MY MIND

  

  . Anyways. Having seen Wicked, I’ve been inspired to finally get to a blog ... share and suddenly bring them to life on stage. It’s as if someone pressed pause on the world to let the emotions and struggles of a character

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 29, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  -mail to ALL THE PREFROSH! passing on personal advice and some specific ... directions; that’s what will happen when you get to college. Very few of us end ... shuttles - For your chance to become Internet-famous, e-mail your pictures

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Letters from the 2023 decisions threads

  

  decision on equal terms, the institute and myself, with nothing to lose. Your waitlist decision gives you exactly that: the opportunity to be on ... . It was freeing, in a way, to be able to seek new dreams, create new

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Introduction To ROTC At MIT A new guest-author blog in response to a variety of inquiries regarding ROTC programs at…

  

  , it's my pleasure to introduce a new guest-author blog that will help ... than your average student activity. Its primary purpose is to prepare MIT ... military, but there are opportunities for international students to get

  • by ROTC
  • August 14, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Have you seen your mother baby standing in the shadow? A visitor's guide to Harrisburg, PA, with original soundtrack by Billy Mack.

  

  the story of the next two days when I get back to sweet, sweet Boston on ... movie Kate decides to get serious, slits her wrists, and uses the blood to ... New England countryside, I gladly agreed to take a bike ride with Ben

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 18, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just To Be Clear: We Don’t Do Legacy anatomy of a WTF in the WSJ

  

  your alumni happy by admitting their kids, they might be more likely to ... your parents, and perhaps grandparents, went to a particular college ... having sat on countless committees, that we simply don’t care if your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  . p.s. I think even my iPhone is getting used to our new relationship ... your best to crush my soul. You've made eight hours of sleep an alien ... starting to get a little idea of what being a scientist feels like.  You can

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedules are up!

  

  website, and I did not like what I read. There seems to be a lot of writing ... division biology elective which gets great reviews in the student subject ... 's a requirement for biology majors to graduate, and I'm a senior this

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  You oughta know Answers to many, many questions.

  

  promised to get back to her on that. Class plans are mostly useful for ... course, to sit down with the course catalogue, your intended degree ... you want to soldier on, though, you can just look at the degree

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 22, 2006