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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  c/o 2017

  

  together on psets in my room or in your room or somewhere else just to enjoy ... they all dispersed. i know i didn't get to spend time with nearly all the ... , someone gets up and talks about how much that senior means to the group

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 12, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Keep in mind I try to be helpful sometimes.

  

  opportunity to learn about yourself." Students sometimes get so wrapped up in ... to slam through 15 applications (TOO MANY!), spend a lot of time on one ... , and it'll be up to you to decide what goes on there. If at the end you

  • by Snively '11
  • July 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Beauty and the Geek Some of the greatest companies in the world recruit at MIT. Apparently, so do some…

  

  for American Idol 2, but I don't think he got to appear on television as ... sometimes) So, who should we get to go to this audition? Ben is married with ... on my blog (readership roughly equal to that of the Washington Times

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  courses would allow me to explore new ways of bringing visibility to this ... have contributed to your community, whether in your family, the classroom ... 't regret it. If you're applying to college this year, my best advice is to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  Eating Too Much Cake Just kidding, this post is about physics

  

  choose MIT, you get to take a gap year. You’ve been selling your soul to ... fight with my advisor to get this to go through. I was ready. This is ... you ask to get a cookie she is more likely to say yes. My [annotation

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 25, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  All the food in my cabinet Like an unboxing, but an uncabineting

  

  get super hungry during the day and need to refuel. I buy these on ... to judge if you're convinced or not :P I will start by saying that I am ... was lucky enough to get to go to Costco recently so I'm all stocked up

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 24, 2023
• FAQ / Visit

  How do I sign up for an info session and/or campus tour?

  . But don't feel like you have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for MIT! There are many ways to enjoy our campus from the comfort of your ... We look forward to showing you what makes MIT so special! We offer in
• Blog / MIT Life

  Painting and a trip into Boston

  

  to work on it. So Kim, who is a good painter, asked me if I wanted help ... whether you can paint your room is one of those little quirks to look at. I ... excerpt from what may turn into a new book. After Kim and I got back to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  students will choose to remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me where I am on ... students remain on the waitlist, and how many we wish to take from the ... the card or reply to the email to let us know of their intent to stay on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / How to Food

  I’m a food blogger now enjoy reading through 700 words of personal digression to get to the recipes

  

  those "get your child ready for college!" lists; when I read those lists ... sometimes! I can just get on a medium-sized meal plan and see what works best ... needs. But when I'm on my own, why would I go to the dining hall and have

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 26, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Seatbelts, Everyone! Interrupting Radio Silence...

  

  said "Take chances! Make mistakes! Get messy." I'll add to that only ... your classmates (like they do on the magic school bus), they are ... speaks the truth. (for those confused, i must point you to the wikipedia

  • by Alina G. '11
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  Liminal Activities Period IAP is a mindset and you can keep it forever

  

  deeper. When you're lying on the couch you conserve energy, which lets your ... , featuring the infamous Y combinator, on top to make "Lambda: the Ultimate ... from the bubble to glimpse the wider world and plot real moves. And

  • by Joel G. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  five buttons and a strummer you have to move your cursor and click on ... you can make your own for much cheaper. Toons Prior to MIT, I have never done or wished to do acapella in my life. On a whim, I decided to

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  th left much to be desired. I will elaborate on the details of “much ... -owning Canadian grandma I've ever met on this side of the Mississippi), a trip to ... MIT, #261: Sure, you're miserable on weeks like, say

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dyslexia at MIT Living with dyslexia, and the current state of dyslexia research, at MIT and otherwise

  

  has taken on a concentration in writing, which requires her to take ... human, and what makes our brains unique: moving ideas from my head to your ... , and people with dyslexia who are able to get so far often excel. She

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 7, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Who Needs Harvard?” Generating your college list based on which schools fit your personality, not your ideas of…

  

  students, when you made up your college list, did you apply to the most ... better suited your personality? To be honest, during my interview for MIT ... that point.) When you're going on college campus tours, keep your eyes

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Keep Holy the Month of IAP For It Is a Time of Rest

  

  to be on campus, but not have any formalized activities taking up all ... least 6 hours to get it together I certainly have a lot more respect for ... , and I really hope that I get a chance to teach this again next year

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Gendered language y/n?

  

  pronouns on Facebook to “they/them” regardless of your actual gender in order ... idea in itself. It would take a period of getting used to, but we know ... collectively get together today to create the English language from scratch, then

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  feeling to realize that you know things that most people don’t; on the flip ... away, I really want to make sure I get an internship with a company I ... to me. But overall, the class is okay, and I’m getting through.

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Seven Supervisors A Buzzfeed Style Look At Supervisors

  

  supervision is largely dependent on the supervisor. And thus we get to the point ... to the halting problem. You'll spend hours working on a problem only to ... rigorous proofs and no more knowledge on how to solve the question. Some

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2014