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• Blog / Admissions

  So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…

  

  I can't even begin to explain it. When I do get to MIT, I'm planning ... Waterpark. This means I get paid a very small hourly wage to stand outside all ... tan, free beach parking, get to ride all the water slides and rides at

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  use for the photography class I'll get to take next term because I'm not a double major anymore. Why did I ever decide to double in the first ... reasons. Pick your favorite one. -I love chem, but I'm not good enough at

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ

  

  that we need to make a decision on your case. I get the sense that some ... hearing all over:   I've just read your post saying that the ... grades may take longer to process in some school systems this may take

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  afraid to get to the heart of issues. So in the spirit of Charlie Rose ... on campus, so I really appreciate you finding time to fit me into your ... Valley with a population over 4,000 students. How did you get to MIT? I

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  a semester i’m excited for to the tune of "a girl worth fighting for"

  

  6.073 (officially CMS.611) are hard to get in without an affiliation ... and in other arenas. I'm looking ahead to next summer to maybe get an ... disaster to work with, especially if you're using Git) and I want to put in a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 7, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We, the people

  

  't get a chance to talk with him, but as he was leaving I heard his one ... to get a turbine to generate electricity for the village -- can it get ... population, you may be able to see it in your region -- check it out!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  . ***: I would not recommend supergluing objects to your fingers ... starting spring of my first year. What’s the point? 1) I get to declare a ... ’s not you, it’s me. I’ve moved on. Don’t get me wrong though. We had our

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Everyone at MIT should take this class. How often do you get to design toys in class?

  

  major I ended up declaring, go to grad school, get a job at a biotech ... to get as much experience as possible in the fields I was considering ... art, That it's not just a factory part, If you try to design When you're

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 3, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  select a leader. Once you have, leaders, raise your hand” Me: *turns to ... actually do get to practice in real situations all these skills that we ... afterward and forgetting how to quite approach it. Getting that practice is

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  survival, whatever you’re trying to survive against. If you don’t hit that ... to eat shit when it does get served so I can move on and work towards ... to how someone confronts failure. The goal of high achievement is to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Halls are Alive with the sounds of students...

  

  crack their code and submit your resume. It was great to see Doge was ... ' return to campus, I reveled in the laughter and greetings heard down the ... love to see and hear about all the cool things offered to students or

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 25, 2014
• Blog / Events

  TMI WRT MIT TLA’s Wonderful things happen that I can organize around a coherent theme. Also, I didn't lose…

  

  got back today. "Sam, please write neater. It's hard to read your hand ... perhaps the IRS. Sadly, I didn't get to watch a bunch of people send out an ... pretty much any other group of AZN's that managed to get ASA funding. There

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT or Bust Our story begins here...

  

  's Inauguration last May. In order for you guys to get to know me a little better ... want to hear your thoughts about my blog and I want to hear about the ... So I guess telling you my name would be a good place to start: Bryan

  • by Bryan
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wake Up Calls because The Big Picture needs you

  

  important to you. That said, you're probably wondering why I would expose ... who you are. If you're a senior right now, getting through your ... what you've done to get to where you are. Answer the question, and it

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Human After All Unlike customer service nowadays, MIT (and its admissions office) is 100% human. Give or take…

  

  record straight: that hasn't happened. And it wasn't a requirement to get ... for any prospective student to stand even a ghost of a chance of getting ... 's anxieties and pressure from others. But before you let it get to you, remember

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  , back in the day, we used to get our decision letters in the mail. I'm a ... call you.) so after getting my diploma I got to spend a lot of time ... to start the fun of taking a million pictures. I normally hate getting

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  flowers of fire and light making art with printed circuit boards!

  

  direction to that of the circle traced out by your arm, hence the term ... trace if you're supposed to. [caption id="attachment_90869" align ... actually makes it cheaper to fabricate[/caption] Ideally, your traces should

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 16, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week in my new world A little bit of everything

  

  10500000 things to say but your mouth and brain are like, "Sorry homie, we ... like to hear me talk about getting to MIT and my last days at home then ... response to the first day of class could only be tied to that feeling you get

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  ; because you want to get away from your parents as soon as possible, start ... can send a letter outlining your plans to our office: Office of ... – not just for Campus Preview Weekend, but to start your academic and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  13/101 Things To Do Before You Graduate 2 of my favorite days at MIT, to date.

  

  What's that? You're dying to find out how we managed to ice skate on Frog ... Bloggers of old have written about the "101 Things To Do Before You Graduate" list. See here, here, and here, for example. To summarize: during

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 22, 2012