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• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  the way they would appear on your transcript. No need to convert them to ... ." You got all that?   We are looking forward to getting your form ... ’t need to worry about “getting it wrong” -- don’t stress

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wonder ecclesiastes 1:9

  

  Arthur Highway. To get to school, I would take a jeepney up MacArthur to this ... surprised where a hallway leads you. You’ll never again get to experience ... , everything is new. Maybe that’s why I haven’t figured out how to write about

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Pre-Sophomore Year in anticipation of the sophomore slump

  

  heavily on each word, so bare with me as I'm trying to get back into the ... , visiting family in Delaware and New York, and traveling to Cape Cod with some ... [annotation note="hi '28s! welcome to campus <3"]new class year[/annotation], and

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 1, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I painted a mural for Borderline! bird-erline mural

  

  hold your phone up to some of the paintings, they'll come alive with AR ... paint a human face on a wall. Sketch I had to flip the drawing so it ... in an art classroom. To get the straight edges for the background, I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 5, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  up, down, and out some moments from the last month

  

  soul. These feelings usually sneak up on me—I never know when exactly to ... [annotation note="wear your helmet kids"]a bike helmet,[/annotation] so on the ... sing along to the pre-recorded audio. Someone turns on the click track

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 5, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sororities @ MIT- Become a part of it! Come to the first day of recruitment on September 1st to learn more about what…

  

  your club). A sorority gets you out there to interact and just have fun with people you may normally not get to hang out with cause of your other ... your desk in the Reading Room to see a row of empty coffee cups and Red

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Physical Olivia Newton-John, I am not, but I can still pretend.

  

  -wannabes were), I need to get my 8 units the old-fashioned way: PE classes. (I ... workout designed to focus on toning and strengthening while utilizing self ... the PE requirement here. If you're a varsity athlete, earning your 8

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  MINECRAFT MIT!!! our most remarkable feat of engineering since...mit

  

  In the week following our last few days on campus due to the COVID-19 ... virtual events to be held on the server. Indeed, once the map is complete ... . Shayna Ahteck '23 remarked that they might want to figure out new ways to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: new HASS concentration in Computing and Society studying humans? studying computers? porque no los dos?

  

  the HASS website describes the new concentration: The Computing and ... fluency to analyze the tools they work with, and also new ideas about applications. Students will learn to factor in new variables and pose new kinds

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  rage, as explained by thermodynamics I had a bad day and soon a thermo exam

  

  now to get everything done on time, or I will not follow the schedule ... endless of what you're gonna get. I think that's why Tuesday hit me like a ... -minute I'm debating how I'll get everything done and what I'll do next to

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 25, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Fashion Free For All like the hunger games but we love each other

  

  come in and get clothes for absolutely free. From formal wear to scarves to warm fuzzy socks, there was truly everything at this event. The ... On Friday, October 18th, the MIT Women's League hosted their 24th

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 26, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  doesn’t matter (e.g. has no impact on our decision) when you choose to ... favorites below. Failure to follow directions: This one never gets old.  I ... applicants to find inventive new ways to complete the application both in ways

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  .” On the content of essays: someone has probably said to you, “Write ... did this.) It is okay to still include it on your application. (I did ... if I don't get in, I am going to regret not working harder on this

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 A Questions Omnibus is a post where I answer your lingering questions left in the…

  

  your dad works -- would it be nice to get to see him frequently, or would ... interviewer have told us, it is my job to summarize your application on the ... possible how soon I can get my hands on a MIT application. I look forward to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  . Start here. First, from fellow bloggers: -- On getting to MIT from the ... exactly where you want to live, exploring may help you meet your new best ... Police number on your phone. Here: (617) 253-1212. Always nice to know the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  IAP? No.. YOU’RE AP Possibly the worst title EVER. (Also, answers to your questions, but under the worst title…

  

  how to manage your time efficiently. Beat up anyone who gets in your way ... posted about getting a new Macbook. What's it like switching from a PC to a ... prodding, as long as he gets to bite back. Aside from class, there's a huge

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Home on the range Dorm choice timeline and advice.

  

  to get party hats, but I couldn't find any at the store, alas. Dorm ... the option to stay in your temp dorm if you want, although you shouldn't succumb to laziness and not explore just because you sorta like your temp

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Liveblog: Info Session with Karyn Blaser! Learn about MIT

  

  important to get your hands dirty and get stuff done. 2:13 -- At MIT you don ... new, something you have to apply your knowledge to and critically think your way through. It requires adapting to new problems and finding

  • by Snively '11
  • October 12, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  a hackathon, a marathon I went to MIT EnergyHack!

  

  hear the challenges and get to building. Would we have the chops to make ... to get EnergyHack free dinner.  Josephine and I are generally vultures ... traditional air cooling to various new liquid cooling methods — mainly immersion

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  a peek in a week of my summer trying to enjoy it while it lasts

  

  of random things. Then I realize I have work and get back to it. It ... ’.  Monday  12:30 pm I get on a call with one of my pod mates and ask ... to catch up. She’s just moved out somewhere to the West to live on a

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 30, 2020