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• Blog / How to Human

  Living Meaningfully and all the things that has entailed

  

  making to myself as to why I was not going to post: I am not even that ... even if you're doing bad at it. I drive myself to snowboarding ... essays I wrote for MIT was a dream: to one day make a video game that

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 26, 2025
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did MIT invent hacking?

  American Heritage Dictionary and is included as a unit of measure in Google
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 2 electric boogaloo

  

  - especially if you’re a prefrosh or about to declare your major - is this. Make ... do my job) a day after learning how to make them myself. And although I ... requirements and your commitments to explore the things that you find cool but

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  different stuff until you find something that helps you make your ... your particular subfield of a subfield; instead, what they're trying to ... roaring and happily shocked students never fails to make me smile. The 3

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update v. 2008

  

  ! You're responsible! Be operator for a few hours!" So, now I get to feel ... immature and want to do it too, so you guys will just have 2 entries to read to keep yourself up to date. No big deal, right? Friday, 16:19 Anyway

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  On Supplemental Materials Further information about application supplements.

  

  bring to this process and your talents can be considered with your other talents in your application. Send this via US Mail to MIT, Room 4-243, 77 ... talents are something unique that you bring to this process and your talents

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why I Love Taylor Swift I finally explain the reason...or at least try to...

  

  mind trying to get it back Wasn’t it easier in your lunchbox days Always ... Mass Ave, from Random Hall to wherever the exam will be held. A lot of ... pressure building in my head that goes something like this: You’ll have to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 6, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The Early Action deadline is almost here The only thing scarier than October 31st is Nov 1st (just kidding, no need to…

  

  understanding with teachers and schools. Your recommendations do not need to be in ... processing of all submitted materials. Items are not posted directly to your ... as submitted on the ApplyWithUs site. Check your MyMIT account to

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 31, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain the context of my grades/scores, and/or provide additional information?

  would be helpful for us to know about your circumstances, you are welcome ... On the application, there are designated spaces to provide additional context on how the pandemic or other circumstances may have disrupted your
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I defer my enrollment?

  If you're admitted to MIT, you may defer enrollment for one or two years. After confirming your intent to enroll in MIT's first-year class, you will be asked to submit a formal request for deferment to the Dean
• Blog / Events

  Latke vs. Hamentashen Debate: LiveBlog FOOD FIGHT!

  

  . . . sweet potato. It's fun to make Hamentashen with friends, it's a great ... "Sniviling" and "Snivility" and how it's a great thing to accuse your opponent ... 8:02 pm I'm here in 26-100 getting ready to watch the 2008 Latke Vs

  • by Snively '11
  • March 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mexico things my MISTI experience

  

  the coordinator not being able to find one available in your field of ... country of your choice, given that there is a MISTI program available in ... UROP" to anyone who asked about summer plans, when truthfully I had no

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 10, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  -confirmed my conviction that the best way to make friends is freshly baked ... % worth the effort to try to get to know your roommate(s). But my freshman ... Before coming to MIT, I consumed a lot of Content™ about college

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My first music festival It was muddy.

  

  's kind of fun to sit in your car while it wags around, a tractor's tail ... us? Woman: Oh, you're trying to get to the festival! Me: Yes! Woman: Oh ... , the what? Other woman: You're not her mother! Okay. Time to go. I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 5, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Stitch n Bitch: Quarantine Edition a tight-knit community scattered across the globe

  

  super fun to make! [image_row images="54803,54804,54805" caption ... allowing her to see me binge dining hall food.[/caption] My freshman year, I ... time, I didn't want it to be true – who wants to spend a whole year

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 21, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures From a Year of Classes The End of a Saga

  

  ) where you pretty much get to do whatever you want with your life for the ... to get a new video before we absolutely had to make the last bus. (We ... systems and how you want to change it. You’re probably stressed right now

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 20, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Summer Reading List The exciting hobby that I never have time for during the school year...

  

  Though it may be difficult to believe, sometimes MIT students like to ... find summertime a particularly good season for the things I used to do ... huge one of those things is reading. I love books. I used to be one of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 5, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Write an Original Song (ex?)-emo kid gone rogue

  

  , ranging from absolute flaming garbage to (at least in your opinion) pretty ... , amp and all, to annoy the neighbors that you now have because you’re not ... post. I just had a laptop, phone, and the microphone on some earbuds to

  • by Powers '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Give MIT Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences a Chance Yultide Day 5

  

  ’t even matter that much. You’re free to pursue internships or research ... your opportunities or access to resources. In conclusion, here is a list ... makes no sense for an MIT student to be a HASS major. Give MIT School of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 31, 2018
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  My First Few Weeks at MIT … one year ago

  

  to stare at the Great Dome, still in disbelief that you’re actually ... lobby hugging, laughing, and making last-minute promises to visit. But ... Every freshman’s first few weeks at MIT tend to follow a predictable

  • by Hala K. '29
  • September 22, 2025