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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  girls just wanna have fun when u gonna live ur life right?

  

  websites and I want to learn how to make apps. But...that's really it. I ... means to work in media. I think these fears are partially compounded by ... My father yells "What you gonna do with your life?" Oh daddy dear

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 24, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Feedback Works Warning: analogy ahead

  

  one point, the guys' race goes by and I notice Paul's REALLY close to ... seniors get one more race after all. Another "two seconds" go by, and I'm a ... 't matter, they're just yelling for me to GO!-flashes by in a second. What

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 14, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  there is no time left musings on death and the future

  

  another undergrad who was looking for new bio research to work on, and they ... probably the first ones to go when your brain begins to deteriorate. i wonder ... humanity desperately needs to attempt. that way, you can live with your

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 22, 2022
• Blog / Residential Life

  how to grow a vibrant kresge just add sod

  

  re-sodding a Kresge of your very own.   Step 1: Get rid of all ... arbitrary white flags to indicate your surrender to the will of Sod. [caption ... once it gets to be grass-killin' szn again. [caption id

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 18, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fourth Semi-Annual Q&A Even yet still more answers to your questions.

  

  limit by too much. Don't feel that you need to fill up white space; word ... fine - we'll be listening to your guitar playing, not your recording ... your grades appear on your report card is how we'd like to see them. So

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Four days of fun! I did so much last long weekend and very little of it was productive.

  

  had to get back to the busses by 1:00. We made it! Then we hopped into ... the sky. By the time we made it over to the promenade, the series of ... had considered taking a day trip to Salem or even New York, but the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  helps pay to get your toy marketed. By this point we're all reeling ... anticipated it being difficult to get back into the swing of things but was quickly surprised by my classes today. First off, before I get too far

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  on knowing what I’m doing in which I decide to go to grad school

  

  particularly new or unexpected, and anyone who knows me will be the first to roll ... of a better word. There's a big pressure to frame your research and ... to travel to new places for competitions; it helped me win a number of

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 3, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  The beginning of a new term is always accompanied by a mix of anxiety ... , and passion. So, choose your activities wisely and try to maintain some ... for up to 15 activities. I get really miffed when I tell an admissions

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt A few thoughts and a lot of puzzles.

  

  closer you get to receiving your admissions decisions, the easier it ... . Regardless of your admissions decision, you will continue to be the good ... , and your primary responsibility is to enjoy every remaining minute of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 12, 2013
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  Secondary School Report. We have always said that it is most important to get ... unable to write you a letter. We encourage you to try to get letters of recommendation from people who can write well on your behalf, or to at least have
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Guest Post] A Whiff of Nostalgia Amidst the Scent of Youth by Daniel Barkowitz

  

  to the Admissions website, and were going to feature staff and student ... wanted to give applicants and the public an opportunity to get a view of the people who worked at MIT, to give you a chance to get to know us

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Travel

  Rejection Therapy and my insatiable urge to collect trading cards

  

  Did It! a delightful new album by a band called Bugs Frogs & Snakes ... [👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀]. So now it's  🫵 YOUR TURN 🫵  As you come to campus for the ... Today I flew back to campus! I returned earlier that most students

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 16, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a semester in glass! i made a lot of things :D

  

  learning about safety in the lab, since you're going to be working with glass ... long sticks that you put glass on the end of, but we'll get to the ... learned how to take the glass back off the end of the pipe when you're done

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 28, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i used a selfie stick for good and other things i did in 6.811

  

  semester, but you can start to poke around in the 6.811 course website to ... workshops and time to prototype your team's project. our team was paired with ... tackles hardware, software, and mechanical solutions to the needs of boston

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Felicitation Answers... and hopefully minimal snark.

  

  friends, you're likely to finish the movie and the pizza and get into a ... getting 6 hours of sleep... by senior year, I was getting to bed before 1 AM ... 't personally get into Boston much during the week, and on a weekday night you're

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harbinger of Doom, Despair, and Knowledge: PSETS Don't worry, not as bad as they sound.

  

  MIT, you might be left wondering just what it is you've managed to get ... freshman student, I decided to jump in and get started on problem 4, just to ... thought. "Maybe that's just a curveball, just a tough one to get you

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends

  

  -related topics to write about. Today's entry was requested by Anonymous (come on ... have the same question. It can be intimidating to go alone to a new place ... discovered a post by an incoming frosh who was temped on my hall and wanted to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT this summer (part 1) It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of…

  

  plan to visit, please leave your questions in the comments; I will answer ... to leave your advice on visiting MIT and Boston in the comments; I will ... and tour, we encourage you to explore MIT a bit on your own, visiting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to see your decision by clicking View Update. There are no interim screens

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2021