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• Blog / Academics & Research

  I think I can, I think I can The word "student" sounds like "study." I wonder if there's a correlation.

  

  , and you are asked to solve them. Develop an approach, support your ... gratifying sensations when you are able to staple your problem set together and ... easy." And then when you get that problem done, you can say to yourself

  • by Bryan
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  First Post A little about myself.

  

  -10 than 10-0: he preferred to get 20 chances to race, to test yourself, to ... is an opportunity for you to talk about your involvement in the things ... . For now, just relax and enjoy the rest of your summer. And get into that

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Shortest Blog Ever (update 3 =p) 19 days till Taiwan!

  

  bring up the average. And if you're at MIT, you know that "getting an A ... goodbye With one test, Adieu to five point oh I can study my heart out With ... ashamed Just one test sets my head inflamed Silent music starts to play One

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Helicopter Flight Training [by CDT Greg Wellman '09] 500 feet above Boston with two MIT Deans.

  

  's fantastically loud - the kind of stuff that gets your adrenaline pumping. It's not hard to get caught up in this experience and miss the whole takeoff. I ... chance to ride in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. My first experience was

  • by ROTC
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  , MI, SC, GA, TX, MO, WA (just to name a few) and getting to know your ... time exploring other college campuses (though, you're not allowed to have ... about where to spend the next four years of your life. But there

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Courses and Stuff Mason '10 made up the title, blame him.

  

  yoga/stretching type exercise to get us loosened up physically, and maybe an improv activity to get us loosened up mentally. Then we get to ... : describing the classes you're taking in a given semester. Well, now that I'm a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  This is what happens when we don’t do work Here is the infinite rollercoaster of fun I promised not to take you on.

  

  I'm long overdue for a blog update. To dispel your mental image of me ... : You're pretty chill! I was expecting you to be...more...well... me ... found a tenor saxophone on Ebay, so Angela decided to get an accordion

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 24, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN! Feel free to drop a note yelling in the comments below, but also, and more importantly, to go celebrate and be happy with your loved ones.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  a pi day (decision) story 3/14/21 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  14 at 6:28 PM ET. To check your decision, visit apply.mitadmissions.org/apply and go to your Application Status Page. That’s the same place that you ... and jujutsu sorcery. Or, you can play Celeste and pay your respects to

  • by Tim
  • March 8, 2021
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN! Feel free to drop a note yelling in the comments below, but also, and more importantly, to go celebrate with your loved ones.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Greetings from MIT Labs! Introducing MIT: The Game

  

  Finding your way through the labyrinthine tunnels Getting your (virtual ... , which is a numeric string that allows us to keep track of your scores so ... anything through here - but if you want to become a Fan of us, then you're

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Gravity Rides Everything We are gathered here today to allude to rapidly accelerating bouncy balls and The Moon…

  

  your parents what to expect over the next year. (She's visiting for a ... having a life will apply wherever you go to school next year - but you're ... chair for Senior Haus eliminated any chance of getting some of that. $10

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Reischauer Scholars Program For those interested in Japan or international relations.

  

  entry including the secrets of how to live your life, get into MIT and ... week's topic in a virtual conference (you're literally talking to about ... sees her kid talking to a computer). If you're interested in Japan or

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More on deferrals

  

  . You may also want to keep us up-to-date with any news in your life. This ... and insight into your particular situation. They're more than welcome to ... knowing that one year from now, you'll be getting ready to take some time of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2004
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  some very mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I am excited to get ... usually about getting plastered (among my age group, anyway). You tip your ... second after getting off the escalator and cause ten people to break their

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons on How to Start a Hard Tech Startup, with Sam Altman hard tech is hard(er).

  

  isn't getting bigger, then for your life to improve you have to take it ... in 3 months? The answer is to shorten your cycle time by aiming for ... companies, Sam says, is that they can aim to get 10% better every week. Short

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 13, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  looks for ways to get back on the horse. She tends to learn as much from ... take the time to find, refine and trust in your voice. Only after that ... which the hero goes it alone to kill the bad guys, and avenge those who

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  T-Minus Six Days Ready for the best four days of your life? CPW 2010 ftw!!

  

  idea to exchange e-mails with your host before you get here, just to get to know them a little better. If you're nice to them, they might be ... you get on campus! It's going to be EPIC. As those of you who tuned

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Small Victories The view from a month into MIT

  

  Hello (again) World! My goal to blog once a week has sadly failed ... unfamiliar with the terminology: hosed- (adj): to be completely and utterly floundering in the amount of work you have to do The word itself comes from the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Ethnicity Information (Optional) No easy way in.

  

  this, “I consider myself to belong to the following ethnic group(s) (check all that apply)”. At least for myself, this is an easy question to ... mark it and move on to the next part of the application. For some though

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 2, 2011