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• Blog / MIT Life

  A Sorting Hat of Sorts Where you live may be one of the most important parts of your time here…

  

  people can end up where they want to be. It all starts with your temporary ... there so that the freshman can get the best idea of where they want to ... you can re-rank the dorms you'd like to live in. Maybe REX changed your

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  get it into your head that it's going to be hard, but everyone else will ... by 1 or 2, you'll be able to get plenty of sleep. 2. Anthony, who is ... in the world of sleep statistics.) 2. It really is better to get a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Hello, Layover (Part Two) Electric Boog-a-loo.

  

  Due to an Act of God, I am in the shiny new JetBlue terminal at JFK ... leading me to miss my connection to Chicago O'Hare by approximately two ... , unless you want to take 7.014 because you're a huge fan of ecology and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 23, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  What have you been doing lately? SPOILER ALERT: Mostly StumbleUpon

  

  been hiking and exercising a lot, and trying my best not to get burned by ... have passed (read: the 4th) so what's your favorite blogger up to? I don ... surprise projects for when I get back to school, and watching lots of How I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Applying Regular Action – Q&A

  

  probably important to get some information out there for people regarding the ... yet to write down in your application. That's fine. Just be sure ... ;Conducted Interview Form" to let us know you've had your interview

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 20, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  All About The Author A bit about me and my job as Director of this site.

  

  get to explore MIT on behalf of all of you. I'm new around here and so ... keep my finger on the MIT pulse and chase people around campus to get ... promise to serve you well in your quest to learn more about MIT. Let me

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 6, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Notes and Updates Form every applicant needs to do this

  

  admitted or deferred in Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the applicant. This form serves two purposes: to share your newest grades, and give you an opportunity to mention other updates since you submitted your

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ode to PNR First semester in review

  

  and tried miserably to do it all, Getting new emails by the hundreds, on ... make time for new passions, Struggling to find ever-elusive balance; pj ... to the great and wonderful institutions that are Princeton and Yale

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • January 20, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Things You Won’t Have to Buy (or spend *that* much on) This one's especially for the incoming freshmen.

  

  to get a little more bang for your MIT buck, based on things that I ... you want to add a new one to your toolbox (and maybe later, to your ... get quite a lot of things, if you know where to look. Like... Free food

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 18, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Updates exciting, exciting!

  

  turns out, it's not a good idea to accidentally push down on your laptop ... 't the smartest idea; in fact, the professor might even ask you to get up ... , preparing for Sunday’s competition. The pressure is on to get MIT’s car ready

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2015! TAKE THE PLUNGE

  

  and I send to all the new bloggers during blogger training: The ... lecture, or planning stuff for REX, or UROPing, or deciding how to pick your ... . The day-to-day experience of your life at MIT is a perspective only you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 14, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our mother shoulda just named you Laika! Come on Alex, you can do it.

  

  that I had to finish it. It's like when your mom calls you by your first ... to buy embarassingly large-sized teddy bears for your parents that make ... 'm trying to put off getting to the point of this entry? Anyway, some time

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pop quiz, Viktor I finally discover what happens when you rapidly cool hot metal. Now my life is…

  

  According to my favorite website ever, StatCounter, somebody from ... get there. It seems to me that the villain should be frozen prior to the ... every other material known to mankind today... ;) Chris By the time I got

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  The Public’s Biggest Fear ...is no longer one of mine.

  

  who I could get in touch with to make this happen. He had no information ... when I was seized by the sudden urge to sacrifice a chunk of my dignity ... pulsar research. In my case, there were four major fears to get over - and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  my semesterly planner mentally preparing for the trials ahead

  

  ritual to prepare for the start of each new semester. I think some bullet ... my brand new Goodnotes subscription to create my own digital planner ... internalize information. So, if you're looking for inspiration— or just to

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • August 18, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  reading your applications so much and it came to me about the time I walked ... on New Year's Eve. Now you need to understand that we have always done ... 's why the interview report from your EC is valued so much by my colleagues

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi, I’m Lulu ...a different kind of blogger; I take pictures.

  

  what? I'm here by popular demand so tell me what you want to see! If you're ... Hi, I'm your second new blogger, there's Keri, and then there's me ... I was 8, and then to several other places before settling down in New

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  get to glimpse my innermost(ish) thoughts. And by you, I mean the entire ... things changed - but definitely by mid-February or so, I wanted to get into ... still trying to make up your mind...by all means, comment away. That

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  art things #1 illustration, graphic design, ceramics, and photography

  

  design is that you get to actually see your work in use, especially when it ... like looming deadlines and assignments to really get the procrastination ... it filled me with renewed vigor to get better.   [caption id

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • December 1, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You’re Not That Old [by Elise '14] Not having done it before should be a reason to try, as…

  

  ’ve spent your whole life being told to try new things and find what you like ... you get to MIT, you’ll have had about eighteen years (or less for some of you overachievers) to figure out your hobbies and interests. Many

  • by ARTalk
  • June 17, 2012