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• Blog / Uncategorized

  168 Hours and how to spend them

  

  to, very objectively, determine whether or not you’re overcommitted. It ... amount of time that I now have to spend making sure things aren’t exploding ... fiction about the way that reality is going.” blast in your ears.  I go to

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 21, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? We're still processing many, many documents. Don't worry, be thankful.

  

  all of the documents therein are yours, that it is ready to be evaluated ... question first. No, you're not in trouble if your materials haven't yet shown ... , does it take so long? Well, think about everything that needs to happen

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  what i talk about when i talk about running with apologies to murakami

  

  recommended if you're visiting NYC and have time to run![/caption] https ... Michigan is that people are so courteous to you when you're running on the ... plan to the letter for my first time (unsurprisingly, it makes a big

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  major uncertainty switch 2 A 6-2?

  

  declared 2A, which is Mechanical Engineering, but you make your own ... me was like, even if it’s hard, I would be able to make it if I work ... possible. All I need to do is make it through the class… Ah, sweet summer

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 2, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Comics and Role Models I interviewed one of my favorite professors because she’s amazing

  

  artist in addition to your future audience. As time progressed, our writing ... compelled you to teach the comics class here? And what was your favorite part ... ; I just sort of 'make it happen' when it comes to putting out a comic

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Romance of Learning rainy days, language tests, and a book called Babel

  

  -winded sentences, making sure to use one of the 32 new grammar strategies we had ... morning to study for it, scrubbing the sleep from my half-conscious brain ... swimming in the back of my mind as I scootered across the bridge to my test

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 23, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  TLM The Land of MIT. It's a planet.

  

  to get your work done. The Students are very cooperative. The key is ... . And if you make it in here, you did too. And, if you are ready to work ... traveling to different planets, perhaps living in a ship for years until

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Movin’ On Goodbye '09//Hellooo IAP

  

  -internship, starting/continuing an UROP, learning to snowboard, making pottery, or (gasp ... done during IAP? Feel free to discuss your new goals for 2010 - now that ... lottery system; students will learn the basics of making beautiful projects

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eleven "And the award for 'least creative entry title ever' goes to..."

  

  close to MIT right now, which might make that last comment less random. I ... one of you for a donation of whatever you're willing to give - even if ... 's really not much else to say about that. Incidentally, are there some

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 20, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  day one, six out of eight am i doing too much?

  

  someone to ask you questions after your introduction. that class, i learned ... checking my messages. (for geographic reference, refer to how to find your ... the chain of third floors to make it to my next class, in 26-142. i was

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  it) because we really like and care about students and want to make ... to students that should make the process a bit saner for all involved ... to help make everything a little bit better for all involved.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Events

  A Mystery Hunt Puzzle A Taste of Things to Come...

  

  , you decide to return to your 14.01, for it is due in 11 hours. Luckily ... It is 2:45 AM. You have just finished your 5.111 pset. The handwritten solutions took you 10 pages, and you're very fed up with drawing

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted From The Waitlist? If you were admitted from the waitlist, you should now be able to see the…

  

  If you were admitted from the waitlist, you should now be able to see the Admitted Students Portlet in your MyMIT account. Go sign the MIT '10 guestbook!

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 16, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT recruit athletes?

  undergraduates play at least one varsity sport. If you're a prospective student ... your sport by completing a recruitment form. Depending on your potential contribution to MIT's varsity athletics, they may choose to advocate for you in
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Year (In Numbers) This belated post was written in English and with numbers, the Institvte's nth language

  

  students to forums, where they could talk over pizza and snacks. They sought our impressions of the class and suggestions on how to make it better ... fire hose of learning was opened at full force. I'll try to sum the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 13, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  end of semester reflections in conclusion, online school Ain't It

  

  worried about it and have been studying hard to make up for slacking on it ... 's able to rest for a bit now that classes are over. Good luck with your ... would've churned this out in no time, but writing The Words turned out to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 15, 2020
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  It's hard to know exactly how I'm feeling on our last night here in Haiti, but I'll do my best to try to summarize. We just got back from a ... over the last week. I have so much to say and so much to remember, but I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Odds and ends and Canada A study break, plus some other highlights of the week

  

  's study break should be Canada. Come to Foo at 22:47 and donate your ... My mother called me this weekend to ask if I was washing my sheets ... have remained stupendously unlaundered. A few minutes ago, I began to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread talk amongst yourselves

  

  application of course, or what you want to do with your life, and so forth - but ... feeling stressed out right now. You can use the comments below to blow off some steam with your fellow applicants, on two conditions: 1) don't talk

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

  Yeah, I’m turning twenty, it’s terrifying one year of mit

  

  only asking for what I wanted to eat makes me feel a bit better. As I ... get to take exciting classes in your first year? But maybe, just maybe ... right place for me, about whether I'll be able to make friends in my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 28, 2020