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• Blog / Admissions

  Value added You are not the same person you'll be at the end of undergrad, and your…

  

  school applications (particularly in getting into my perfect program) to my ... applying to my programs. (I got a better score on the GRE than I did on the ... scientist, not a baby, and was able to discuss my project with humor and poise

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  regrets about college and the pandemic

  

  than gratitude” is a refrain commonly attributed to anne frank, but ... look for the true source, or at least i wasn’t able to get anywhere ... while i could. if i knew a certain type of person would stop talking to me

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 30, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  people appreciation post <3

  

  over text by Alan. and everyone else who I have failed to mention here, I ... sure that the dorms are clean and livable and a home to so many of us ... hope to even feign. dining staff  I had a very complicated relationship

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 2, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  We Wear Matching Hats Very nearly one year ago, I wore the hat you're all wearing this week.

  

  spent a while fussing over getting into college, and as a result I'd put a ... structure until you get here and come into your own. And maybe you won't. As a ... forward to what is still to do. -- Goethe So I spent the Thanksgiving

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  MIT Commencement On Friday, the MIT Class of 2005 graduated! It was a beautiful day on Killian…

  

  On Friday, the MIT Class of 2005 graduated! It was a beautiful day on ... . Killian Court opens to parents at 7:30am, but the Commencements ceremonies don't begin until 10am. In the meantime, there's a "pre-game show." This

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 6, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  No Snow, and on singing badly me? singing? and posting it online?!

  

  'm listening it right now and I don't like it. Do yourself a favor and listen to ... 't have to listen to how embarrassing I sound? Well, I'm trying to make a ... want to get better. That's something that I failed to grasp for so long

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 24, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  [guest post] The Random Hall Milk: Gone But Not Forgotten an obitu-dairy for Pecker's oldest resident

  

  This is a guest post by Sara M. '24, our lovely dorm VP, who did a ... -enjoyer, please take a moment to think of our beloved Milk as you drink your own ... dorm for more than a week before we began to notice that some crucial

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Scootah Hockey a sport of tradition, friendship, and raw athleticism

  

  guarded by a vigilant goalie with the power to apprehend nearby pucks and ... game to play. Each team has three to four players on at a time, each of whom rides on a noble steed--those scooters that you used to sit your

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 13, 2025
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Bloggers invade LA What should Sam and I do in Los Angeles? Suggestions welcome

  

  and I are flying out to Los Angeles today for a one-week stay in the ... instead of a suitcase. On our to-do list so far, we have 1. Roscoe ... the last bit of my milk, which may have been a problem tomorrow

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 23, 2007
• Blog / Events

  What if You Didn’t Like CPW? is MIT still the place for you?

  

  of fun meeting a you future froshies in person. Today I wanted to ... , it'll always be such a small window to the vastness of the types of ... continue staying awake to watch the sunrise. It always had such a chill

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  No Touching one plane, two planes, red plane, Corn Dog

  

  paint job. Sometimes people get enthusiastic and want to touch each others ... then headed out to Sonic (a drive-in burger restaurant) for lunch, where ... , headed to Olive Garden for a well-deserved dinner, and then called it a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 11, 2014
• Blog / Events

  MIT International Or how a local Model UN conference broke molds and expectations by going abroad

  

  in my two and a half years of doing Model UN in high school - to help ... more than just a niche - they've given momentum to an overseas movement ... , Ahmed H. (a former blogger) and Albert W., were invited to be guest chairs

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 AM Destiny An early evening snapshot of an MIT kitchen

  

  a cup of tea on his way to fight an invisible space bear the printer ... day rolls over, by Random Hall Standard Time. Destiny, the southern half ... rights on eBay for $36 and used the money to build stadium seating in the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 12, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  I know that it's been a long year, and now that you've had a week to ... completely foreign to me. I have never assisted at a calving, had my artwork ... of you to help make the world a better place. And I know you can

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  and enroll at the second. This shifting can lead to a second round of ... required to enroll. We'll give you a financial aid package and you'll have ... for a class of about 1,075 students this year. Based on our estimates of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Soothing Words About Deadlines From Joanne Cummings She's both the director of the freshman admissions process *and* Evie's mom, so you know…

  

  Part 1 in a timely manner (as close to November 1 as possible), materials ... -258-8304. Again, be patient, as faxed materials take a day or two to process. As you ... This is the time of year in which people start worrying a great deal

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Comfort Matters A unique application process

  

  . Therefore, by MIT standards, it is referred to as 10-250 (ten two-fifty). It ... generally well-liked. I mean, it's a lecture hall, it's hard to love a lecture ... offense to the 10-250 chairs, they're a nice purple shade but they just aren

  • by Snively '11
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Ice cream and an onion Chun Li, pirates, magnetic poetry, and an RLC circuit.

  

  turned out even better! To make sure she wasn't confused for a gypsy or ... 't believe nobody has ever asked Paula Abdul to be a Bond girl. She would rock ... and Brazilian descent. So every year the senior class sponsors a really

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Beard today, gone tomorrow a touching tale of a man and his beard.

  

  . "Beards?" you say. Yes, beards. See, November is also home to a hallowed ... , growing a beard is actually quite tough. To illustrate the self ... . It's a battle of determination to see whose will is strongest. You

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 1, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Things That Made Me Happy (and Sick) It’s me and my infection’s TWO MONTH anniversary!! 🎉😍

  

  suck (like sitting on a beach all day). Things that used to suck are ... have to do so I don’t die. Perfect! And now that’s it’s a cartesian ... start to notice. I’ve also included a societal obligation box. These

  • by Powers '23
  • January 4, 2020