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• Blog / About Decisions

  Life + Sciences = Life Sciences

  

  make my decision regarding which college I wanted to go to, I was pretty ... of you admits (and soon-to-be admits!) might be wondering if MIT is a ... that I knew I wanted to go into neuroscience (which is still a relatively

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / How to Food

  How to Survive in a Cook-for-Yourself Community and why meals plans are terrible

  

  makes it incredibly convenient. The frozen meals are easy to make in a ... note: you are required to purchase a meal plan if you live in a dorm with ... of the post offers ways to feed yourself in a non-dining community for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 10, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  How To Fumble Your Way Through MIT and Still Turn Out Pretty Okay Step 1: Fumble. Step 2: Turn out pretty okay.

  

  juuuuuust competent enough to make a halfway decent doctor. I've also been ... ago, I decided I wanted to be a doctor when I grew up. (A brief introduction for the uninitiated: My name is Keri, I used to write here, and as a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: What do those ROTC kids do during summer…? guest post by Karen C. '20

  

  , I’m here to introduce you to a few of our MIT and Crosstown cadets ... discipline to determine whether our cadets are ready to make the transition ... ). After completing her training, she quickly hopped on a plane to Bishkek

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 23, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair #1 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  "antiquarian book" is, the Fair’s website has got you covered. Such a book is one ... remains a mystery to me (though I did try to find a pattern in the prices). According to the Fair’s website, “the value might derive from the edition, the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 15, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  speaker talks and gallery shows + other cool stuff yay

  

  Architecture department tend to host or promote a lot of these events, in ... setting up in the List Arts Center. It was super inspiring to see a large ... . I find it hard a lot of the time to fight climate doomerism

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • March 18, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest blog: “Me, Marvel, and MIT” Jade's experience working on a SHASS UROP for me

  

  went into the making of an article like this, and what it's like to do a ... neighbors to see Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage in a Fenway theater ... experience, but totally worth it to see those MIT references in a Boston

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Richard III: Behind-the-scenes [by Grace Kane '11, Guest Blogger] What does it take to put on Shakespeare at…

  

  incredibly lucky to be a part of a production of Richard III by the MIT ... ruffs reciting iambic pentameter at arm's length to a skull. Nothing could ... length. It took me a month to cut down what turns out to be Shakespeare

  • by ARTalk
  • March 11, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  existential cubes a daily encounter with Ernő Rubik

  

  scootered over to Walmart with one goal in mind: acquire a Rubik’s cube. We ... , if only life were always this easy. a love letter to polyhedral ... world were jello and it’s a slog to move through any of it. So, in the

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 14, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MEng (Masters of Engineering) Learn about the masters plans of Phil '05 and Laura '06.

  

  Interested in different paths you can take to get a masters degree ... Science) stayed a fifth year at MIT this school year to earn his masters in ... he strongly encourages you to check out a complete listing of all the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Some notes for applicants Thoughts for both EA & RA applicants.

  

  to have to give bad news to so many students, but it's a reality that ... a bit on your regular action applications. As I like to say, plan for the worst, and hope for the best. As the year draws to a close, start

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  bumpers a revelation i had while bowling

  

  bad about asking my company to spend a lot of money on me, I decided to ... my seven a.m. flight to DCA, which is one of three airports that serves ... 't reached the ending of this book yet. I was somewhat hesitant to read a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 2, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  the senior mindset gnothi seauton

  

  ="Sort of. I'm probably sticking around a little longer to get a master ... 'm cataloguing them all for a blog post, but it's not ready yet; I want to collect ... this post a lot trying to break it down. In the end, I decided it came

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 20, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  data justice for senior house

  

  the admissions blogs have always been a platform for students to speak ... freshmen from living in senior house; and second, to institute a "turnaround team" dedicated to helping senior house "become a healthier community

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 17, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Make a (Short) Movie in 15 Days give or take

  

  start to finish. And during that process, I learned that making a movie is ... their days to help you make a short film. And for getting caught in ... only took roughly two weeks to make. I'm not a professional, far from it

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  6.115 Microcomputer Lab! literally the coolest class i've taken so far

  

  to... by just making you do it. My friend Alicia asked a TA if there ... decided to make a mechanical DoodleJump out of addressable LEDs (the same ... needed a lab class to fulfill a course 6-9 requirement. 6.115 is known as

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 16, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Hey Guess What Guys!” That's what!

  

  want to do is sit still and go online (at least it was for me) but if that's the kind of thing that tickles your fancy, then I have a nice website for you to visit. http://whitehatdesign.com/chat/ This chatroom

  • by Snively '11
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2007 Numbers, numbers, numbers.

  

  admitted Early Action? Luckily, I can refer most folks to our website, where we offer a plethora of numbers for any statistical junkie. Recently, we ... 'll update the freshman class profile page closer to Registration Day. Here's a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An MIT Apprentice!!!!!! MIT Alum Randal Pinkett has won The Apprentice!

  

  wins a competition to become the apprentice to one of the most ... to watch a fellow Techie kick butt! Over, and over, and over again ... tonight, Trump decided to pick Randal to be The Apprentice over Rebecca, a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback A useless guide to MIT undergraduate housing.

  

  freshmen can make a more educated choice about where they want to live. Of ... who aren't slackers, you can visit this page to get a good idea of what ... . Unless you consider all of those 500 forms I needed to fill out and send in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 8, 2005