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• Blog / Academics & Research

  When Econ Comes to Life This has nothing to do with econ, but you should watch it.

  

  , "I can't wait until I get to MIT and brush shoulders with Nobel Prize ... 's already broken - what's important is getting to the root of the problem in ... During your first day at MIT, after you check in for Orientation

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  are two ways to get to New York from Boston, both departing from South ... 't already have high school friend coing to college in NYC, you're bound to ... get there around two hours before the show and drop your name into a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Like Burger King – Only Not (Guest Entry) That ain't no Etch-a-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.

  

  down your bags and sigh because it feels so good to be home? Yeah. That ... want to get technical about it, CPW served no other purpose for me other ... there for an hour. Or if you don't think you're the Greek type, go to a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

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

  

  alone at all. Your first adjustment, then, will be to prepare for the weather. To get us started, let's go over some important terms: Nor ... you miss due to snow gets made up near the end of the year, though I

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

  Show your creativity: the Year of the Pig While we continue reading applications full time, another mini-contest.

  

  to scan it in yourself, though. Submit your entry either by leaving a link to it in the comments, or by emailing me your file. My email address ... favorites on New Year, so get me your entries by midday on this Sunday

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  Choosing Classes: Choice Paralysis [skye from valorant voice] help a girl out would ya!

  

  retake 006 instead of taking 6.034 since I want to get credit for 6 ... that. Pros: Get some real good honest to god design teaching. Cons ... blogposts. I'd like to take writing classes to try and get me back into the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 3, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Third times the charm or so I hope

  

  , and still didn't get through all the companies I wanted to talk to. Also ... The past few weeks have been quite the welcome-back-to-MIT-and-the-firehose-oh-havent-you-missed-me-dearly kind of back-to-school welcome. Before having much time to recharge from

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Summer to Remember – Interphase or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Institvte!

  

  to get started. But for the first time in three years I genuinely ... opportunity to preview the material, get study habits down and start college ... session of Physics, Calculus 2 never ceased to turn your world upside down

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Lyrics to my MIT experience i definitely never, ever wrote songfics when i was in middle school

  

  't really like, and didn't end up pursuing in the long run. I worked hard to get into MIT, but really had no idea what it was like. I looked to a ... onto fictional worlds to motivate me to soldier on. MIT surprised me by

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Because Racecar Guest post by Kevin C. '17 on the MIT Formula SAE team!

  

  people travel to western Europe to see cultural or historic sites, my ... the team get on its feet and walk, I’m excited to see the next ... wrote about his awesome experience traveling to Europe with the team! You

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 2, 2018
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Will I receive AP/IB college credit?

  final before the class begins. If you do well you get to keep your grade ... opportunities. If you're using your resources in high school, you're going to ... MIT doesn't require applicants to take advanced courses beyond what
• Blog / Admissions

  Testimony from an ’11 By: Debbie, '11

  

  So I technically wasn’t supposed to blog – but my fellow prefrosh, Fangfei, has willingly given up her ‘opportunity to blog’ to me since she has decided that there are better and productive

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  we are twins … but ARE OUR AGENDAS?!? (not clickbait)

  

  Google Calendar or other similar online planning apps/websites, but we just like using physical agendas more. For one, it’s fun to buy a new one each ... plastic pocket to put in any design you want. So, I printed out one of my

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 23, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  highest suicide rate? The answer to that question is: No, this is not true ... . Most people who come to MIT are happy, well-adjusted people, and leave MIT as happy, well-adjusted people. That's not to say that MIT is never

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT and the SAA HOORAY FOR ACRONYMS

  

  , you won't get the result you want on your first try, but you have to ... applied to MIT in the first place. And now that you're in and you've sent ... , mmmk?), you're steeling yourself to leave all your cameras and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  likes to say, your get-up-and-go has got-up-and-went. The last time I ... to stop doing, which I'll get to in a bit). One thing I've learned ... this publicly, to your benefit, dear reader."]even to myself

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  !"]FPOP applications[/annotation], advisor forms… You thought the get-to ... culture. If you’re in the market for somewhere to be from, I give Hawaii a ... . “Oh no! How dare they ask a simple get-to-know-you question instead of

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  Campus and Memories low-quality pictures and some memories

  

  have been to a few of Boston’s popular tourist sites. It’s been so ... When I had no motivation to go to Starbucks, I’d get hot chocolate from ... .   Building 12 I would take the elevator across these stairs to get to my UROP

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 24, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2020 Reflections & 2021 Resolutions

  

  apartment gym has closed again, but I'm hoping to get back into the swing of ... work on it. Get a summer 2022 internship. - It would be great to be ... Hello and happy new year (kind of)! I was really bummed out to make

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 3, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  February updates Midyear grades and more.

  

  calling your school to get them. For other students whose grades have been ... that we need to make a decision on your case. The Application Tracking ... processing of midyear grades, calling to check on the status of your midyear

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 24, 2009