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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pluto replies ThinkGeek.com rocks my effing socks.

  

  CPW. Trust me, athletics won't make or break your acceptance to MIT ... : To answer your question, Karen, their colors are red and grey. I ... group called "When I was your age, Pluto was a planet," which I found

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  i don’t know how to comfort people

  

  confide to them your sadness, and i’m unsure whether they trust me yet ... academic environment, you most often turn to the people around you for ... here, i already feel indebted to nearly everyone on hall. when all is

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 22, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Landing  Your Aircraft Has Arrived at Gate '21 

  

  . Just as surreal as it was to get my acceptance more than four years ago ... , please remember to eat your meals and hydrate, regardless of how crazy your life gets and how overwhelming your workload may seem. A well fed and

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 4, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Comments on A Boring Friday lItErArY aNaLySiS

  

  → Go back to sleep → and dream → Get up and get breakfast → "Oh yeah ... , which I'll get to in a moment. Classic CYOA books have a branching ... to the question of whether your work matters. The response becomes more

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 13, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your application. You should, however, continue to get good grades, as we may call your school to check on your academic progress. What are the realities

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are you going with this? The ponderings of an ex-frosh.

  

  (everyone's got to do them but at the same time, you're all thinking "pass ... I really need to explain this? If you're reading this, you probably get it all too well. Then I went to a selective public magnet high

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  ’t have a 5.0 leaving MIT, doesn’t mean you’re going to get nowhere ... out. Maybe you're planning on pulling an all-nighter tonight and to ... 's okay for you to struggle as well. Head to gym after your first final and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Having Trouble Reaching Your EC? Some advice on getting in touch with your interviewer.

  

  information. If you are having trouble contacting your assigned EC, please email ... sometimes takes a while to hear a response. Some of this may be attributed to ... her spam filter. My suggestion is that if you email your EC and don

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 31, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Hot Crosswalk Buns free food and football cleats

  

  Niketown, to ask the resident experts what kind of cleats I should get for ... so had to cross it. Now I cross this road every day (mostly to get ... It's beginning to warm up here - still in the 20s, but sunny and nice

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 1 ECs are some of my favorite people in the world and you'll like them too.

  

  really good time to get in touch with your EC to set up an interview. The ... application. So...consider this my gentle nudge to get in touch with your EC and ... next four years. Your EC will be able to help you with lots of the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Gendered language y/n?

  

  idea in itself. It would take a period of getting used to, but we know ... collectively get together today to create the English language from scratch, then ... a general amendment to language, which would be worth getting past any

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hit in the Face: A Snively GuestBlog Snively's point of view. Only this time it's actually his point of view, and not…

  

  goes to whomever gets first post (make sure you put your e-mail address ... . Hello, my name is Snively, and I’m about to get hit in the face with a ... you’re reading now. I got to MIT on August 19th and have been living it

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 14, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  are you stressed/anxious/ [emotion] about finals/decisions/[noun]?  here are some adorable dogs. also, me as james bond.

  

  Are you looking for true love at MIT?  Are you not willing to leave your dorm room or talk to anyone in real life?  Then this latest MIT ... you can find your MIT soulmate - provided that both of you like each

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 13, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  to the skeletons in my closet an open letter to you

  

  your demons than to write them away."]it's taken me days to even get ... me that is still so, so bitter that you get to move on with your life ... quietly. "hey cami i just want to check that youre okay if x and y go out

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tchau! Labs vai para a praia! And the King of the Internet returns.

  

  ?) then you're wrong and someone needs to tell you. Not saying you're getting in - admissions rates are at ridiculous lows - but throw your app in ... you can't say for sure. So if you didn't get caught, there's nothing to

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • June 26, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rewind the Tape b.good so you can find the golden ticket.

  

  occasion to get paid just to sit back and have fun, so I definitely seized the opportunity. I had to leave early to get to campus to film the ... to celebrate a friend's 21st birthday. I returned to my Texas roots

  • by Bryan
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  's most amazing ways to get involved with international development. Last ... entire grade) and get a final grade based on that, or choose to get an ... grade? Sometimes, it's an opportunity to do your very best.

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer, East Campus rush, and the new term East Campus orientation activities, the summer, and the upcoming term.

  

  anticipated "Jesus: The Ride" to much fanfare: If you're interested in ... 've got the makings of a good bunch. It's kind of interesting to get a sense ... , conscientious deed to finish your PE requirement the first year, but "successful

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Events

  To go home or to stay home Homesickness never hit...but I'm still thankful to be in L.A.

  

  adventures, stresses, and ideas to enter your life, while not letting go of the ... As I’m starting to write this, I’m sitting on an airplane, my rear ... Los Angeles, and I can’t wait to spend Thanksgiving with my family. At

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 27, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s All Work Together Easier Said Than Done

  

  ” of multi-disciplinary engineers was tasked with trying to get three ... project, but realized that getting different personalities to work together ... goes on. Getting all three to work together wasn’t going to be a cakewalk

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • March 16, 2015