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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Time! All my classes managed to schedule tests within a week of each other.

  

  pretty manageable. I studied as much as I needed to and went to bed by11 or ... class, are coming up soon, and all of the professors want to make sure ... , I can afford to make a few mistakes. Still, I’d rather not… so I

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 5, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  the pnr mindset vs. the grindset mindset pnr shall be missed

  

  /UROPS, take fun classes, etc."]IAP[/annotation] passing by with me struggling to ... likely familiar attitude of someone determined to make this year their year ... had time to make breakfast and admire the Boston skyline as I leisurely

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • January 15, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Notes From The UK [by Mirat Shah '08] Currently in Cambridge, it is 50 degrees F and not only…

  

  to make a snowman, and no one seems to mind. [] Punting with the ... [by Mirat Shah '08] Currently in Cambridge, it is 50 degrees F and ... turned out to be apple blossom petals. Last week was Bumps week, which is

  • by Cambridge
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Eighth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 5PM on 01/24/06.

  

  't sure what method to use, by writing 2 answers on the paper, you actually ... ." These are indeed unfortunate situations. My primary advice is to make us ... something. Would our application be harmed by that? Would we be able to send

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MCAT Advice For the pre-meds out there, MIT or otherwise

  

  straightforward and similar to practice tests I'd taken. The bio section, however ... know that this entry won't be helpful to everyone out there, but ... studying at my own pace. Most people who I've talked to have said that test

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  An hour-to-hour (kinda sorta somewhat close to one) description of ... tests and a pset to turn in on Wednesday. 2:03 PM - Roll over, reach for ... painful but doable. But it's Saturday, and according to my 18

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Short, Sweet, and to the Point: MIT in five senses or less (Guest Entry) Hear, See, Touch, Smell, and Taste MIT

  

  . People want to research on projects supervised by Nobel Laureates, people ... By Robert Kapaku ‘12 We are, we are, we are, we are, we are the ... While at MIT CPW, I had the wonderful opportunity to sample all sorts of

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tetazoo Goes Camping An adventure to the top of a mountain and a little cabin in the woods

  

  to make it up there! But it was SO COLD. So although it took a ... Tetazoo. Last spring, I joined Tetazoo on an adventure to Rumney, New Hampshire to camp outside the MIT Outdoors Club's (MITOC) Camelot cabin and go

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Advice

  November 1st is coming up! What not to do as it approaches (and after it passes)

  

  on both exams, you're fine. I somehow managed to scrape by with my ... to have flaws, to make mistakes. Please don't be like me. It's easy to ... It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost a year since I applied to

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 26, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Experiment… featuring Emily '22, Felix '23, and Alison '23

  

  a time?? -Alison"] All right, story time.[/annotation] I was hired to work in admissions last July, and by mid-July I was part of the team to ... like three ideas, created by three separate blogger applicants. The

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pommes et manus Turkeys into oil, apples into beavers... it's all good.

  

  . Diana '08 went to the trouble of bringing out a pasta maker and making her ... !. Actually, to be fair, these were also for Freshman Dinner (alluded to by ... ! Apples will be provided by your GRT on Friday, October 21. Entries are due

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who needs Black Friday anyway? a slightly different take.

  

  Sierras, or favorite climbs in Yosemite. Gear becomes attached to specific ... Friday frenzy and buying new stuff, I decided to take a different approach. I first went with my friend Emily Y. '15 to a Worn Wear gear swap

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Chasing Roots, Part One During an overnight stay in Milan, I traversed several generations to explore musical history in…

  

  'll be accelerating the rest of my photo journal entries to make way for my ... . During my overnight stay in Milan, I travelled the roads of time to meet him at "Casa Verdi," a resting home for retired musicians built by one

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Y U NO HAVE ROLLERCOASTER this is why

  

  If you weren't aware, REX (Residence EXploration) is going to be in ... time, that EC had to get a licensed structural engineer to sign off all of its construction plans in order to obtain Cambridge building permits

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Flow: Writing Like Yourself *insert prospective 2021 clickbait tagline*

  

  note: most people who make the decision to apply to MIT are in fact ... frantically typing up essays fueled by caffeine and a tinge of desperation. Each college admissions essay was supposed to present all the best sides of me

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 19, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 2

  

  we help you make your decision? What more would you like to know about ... help with is to show us more of MIT's culture, and make sure we know it ... decision, how can we help you make your decision? What more would you like to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Musings on Colorful Balls (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ramya '14!

  

  to make contact with the balls represents how much I was overwhelmed by ... ]) Before I write about my experience at CPW, I have a disclaimer to make ... Wesomeness." (The C didn't want to join the little acronym party, because its still

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Food, glorious food In which I learn that Simmons Dining is not, in fact, the best that Boston's…

  

  love Saloniki so much – writing about it makes me want to eat there again ... If you asked me before spring break where I like to eat around MIT, I ... it makes me sad."]more recently[/annotation]). Despite having been at

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 6, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Rush and Hall Rush

  

  activities. We try to make our Rush activities things that happen even when ... ...hello to David '09, Greg '09, Alex '09, Rachel '09, Libby '09, Jackie '09 ... it was an official event and we weren't allowed to use the moat around

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My Disappointment Is Immeasurable And My Day Is Ruined A story about cream soda

  

  splash of life to any meal. Green also makes it seem exotic; almost ... moral of the story is to eat your greens, kids (and by “greens”, I mean ... Office gave a presentation about adjusting to life in the alien environment

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 15, 2022