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• Blog / How to MIT

  My Freshman Backpack Or: How to bend the fabric of spacetime to your will

  

  your commitments. It seems weird to think that, for some students here ... , since you tend to spend most of your time knocking down GIRs prior to ... (which is still pass/no record), and to a lesser degree in your second

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 24, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Going Home ... but where exactly is that?

  

  ecstatic to get back to campus after a much needed break, to see my MIT ... if you're ready to accept it as one (cheesy, yes, but also true ... books and get back to my on-campus family. Update: My flight did not

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 6, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  Yultide (credit to the bloggers for the awesome name). Today is Yultide Day 3. Check out Day 1 - "Sketches from the Independent Activities Period ... , I thought I knew how to handle life. In fact, I had a clear vision in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 28, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  link to your "portfolio" - in other words, your current blog. This will ... if you're an upperclassman). Let us know which dorm you get temped in ... addicted to Facebook, you or Jess Kim? Prove your theory in 100 words or less

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paper Planes You ask, I answer

  

  this blog, shoot me an e-mail and I will try to get it answered in a Q ... can go ahead and read your application. Get it? Got it? Good ... like. If the project that you want to discuss relates to your major

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 18, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Now that you've been accepted to college, you have to decide where you'll spend the…

  

  is really like. You’ll get to stay in a college dorm, go to college ... study all the time. Maybe your friends are all going to school X and want you to go there, too. Or maybe, you just don’t think you’re smart enough

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Note of Hope for Freshmen at Career Fair Yes, freshmen can find jobs!

  

  summer. I wanted to spend time with my family, and I needed to get off ... open yourself to opportunities. Important tips for bluffing your way ... overwhelming; it can be even worse if you’re a sophomore who actually needs to

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  When Friends Become Family How MIT has become my home (with some beautiful pics to accompany)

  

  going to go get some food. Do you want some? Wait, nevermind, get your own ... really got the chance to get superrrr close to people. This didn’t mean I ... potential to take on each of these personalities to get the girl (in this case

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  SEPTEMBERRR Don't read this entry. Read the one under this one.

  

  to see your ID. "Uh...." "You need to be over 18 to buy Tylenol." "So ... Square) So which way to Harvard? MIT student: You're at MIT, bro. Kayla '12's FB status: orgo, i'm ready to kick your ass.

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Events

  MIT Calling Yo Snively - I lied. There are actually 2 admits in Oregon BESIDES you -…

  

  , and I'd like to congratulate you on your acceptance! That's right! I was just wondering if you had any questions or would like to get the ... 's up. Let me know you're alive! I did get asked about what I was doing

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  Just 5 Days Left! Mystery Hunt begins in 5 days.

  

  Until Mystery Hunt 2006!!! Here's a little puzzle to get you ... cannibals and put to the following challenge: Each shall get one hat of either black or white (unbeknownst to them). Then, they will be asked in

  • by Bryan
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A: Round One Q&A, Round One. Keep the questions coming!

  

  popular at MIT." Hi Farai, So to respond to your first question, I think I get day by day with the pressures of class and work by really trying to ... spend some of my free time trying to get ahead in classes, etc. I try to

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Update State of the mail, application numbers, and more

  

  year. Your updates: We've been getting email updates from some of ... provide your updated grades since you have applied, and to mention other ... would instead include these updates in your Midyear Report. The MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  accessible only by car.  My research also revealed that getting your skydiving ... reserve parachute, but there's also a little line that connects your main to ... your reserve. I was also curious about how they were going to teach me

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  How to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall an international introduction to computational thinking

  

  parent, you could forward this to your math or science teacher and suggest ... homepage) is an international challenge that introduces students to computational thinking. Founded in Lithuania in 2004, it has now spread to more

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pre-Orientation Begins Pre-Orientation and a mini-contest!

  

  photo topics: Moving into your room & getting to know your roommate ... begins on Sunday, but for half of the class, they are already getting to ... great opportunity to get to know a few dozen classmates well, before

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Navigating MIT is like flying a spacecraft* the most important things I've learned here so far

  

  your vehicle is pointing relative to the Sun, Earth, and other reference ... on the fly. Some get to this break point and realize they can ... , plowing through whatever gets in the way… It’s about finding your tennis

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tangential Learning Isn't the point of research to delve into what you don't know?

  

  and I will probably get to work with another language - R, a statistical programming language - in order to do some data analysis. Compared to your ... chocolate science). So if you've ever wanted a chance to get some in

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your ... may have some questions, so we’ve assembled some answers to FAQs. Many ... you may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Registration Browser Issues Firefox isn't playing nicely with MyMIT...

  

  , which is likely why some of you have been having problems. We'll get to ... registered please check your MyMIT account to make sure your registration ... is blank, you'll need to re-register using Safari or Internet Explorer

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 30, 2007