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• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  directions is impressive, we are not actually impressed by the inability to ... : Responding to questions about cultural background by talking exclusively about ... someone might actually want to accomplish by complaining about the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Beginning of the End & the end of some beginnings

  

  Do you know what it's like to only have two classes left to graduate ... classes in previous terms I could have graduated by now!" But I am not ... in three or three-and-a-half years, four years feels just right to me

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon EA Students, This One's For You!

  

  Ok Early Action accepted students (AKA prefrosh), stay by your phones ... don't particularly want to walk all the way over to campus in order to ... as long as the telethon lasts, to answer questions in the comments, and

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Late Night Dial-Up Users Beware!

  

  handle it? I've decided to post all of the YouTube videos that I've favorited since I've gotten here. "What does this have to do with MIT?" Look ... about the environment caused me to watch them. Also, many were shown to me

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

  BEST WEEK OF 2007 ...a self-rewarded happiness.

  

  by a little I mean a ton. I was invited to interview for my PhD at my top two choice schools!!! Needless to say, I did a happy dance. Still ... than when I got into MIT for undergrad. I knew I was going to get into

  • by Bryan
  • January 20, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The only living boy in New York I get all the news I need from The Colbert Report.

  

  tomorrow. And you don't get to read it unless you vote. Now, I did my part by ... 's Lohengrin. Thanks to Zach for that random fact at the suggestion of a "barbarian wedding." There's going to be a great entry about all the fun Mitra

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Circus School Mitra flies like a trapeze artist; fruit flies like a peach.

  

  I am a very lucky duck, and was treated to an afternoon at the San ... . Then your left hand. (It really helps to trust the person holding on to your belt.) Then lean forward. (This is where you really need to trust

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Examination Nation 9 hours to prove that I learned something this semester.

  

  Materials II Before I begin to arduously study for my 1:30 final, I thought I ... morning. To: Bryan From: Matt Sung to the tune of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will ... live with thermo by my side. Then I spend so many nights getting all the

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ah, those inspirational Germans! The Magdeburg Bridge in Germany is an engineering marvel and an inspiration to all Beavers!

  

  Sometimes, when things just don't go your way, it's easy to get ... 0.57 miles long, cost 500 million euros, and took six years to build and over eighty to plan. It functions as a giant bathtub, connecting two

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The Admissions Staff It's my pleasure to introduce you to our current team.

  

  I've been trying to think of a good way to kick off the new admissions cycle (class of 2010 - woot!) and it's finally come to me. We had ... , and set new goals for this cycle. I'm very excited to embark on my

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Above Ground now breathe

  

  and final part to my previous blog. I spent last semester trying to catch my breath. Now that I finally have, I'm not quite certain what to do ... , I completed two puzzles, and I'm finally feeling ready to start the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 10, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Why I’m Leaving the MIT Admissions Blogs it's been a good run.

  

  , which is all I needed to "make" a few hacks of my own. Enjoy!     What was the best April Fool's Day prank you've pulled? Love to hear in the ... squirt ring (UPDATE: SOLD OUT!) If one of you makes this, I want ten

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/14, at 12:14 PM ET

  

  I've ducked out of committee for a moment to let you know that ... next Saturday, 12/14, at 12:14 PM ET.   To check your decision on ... and password.   In order to verify that you will receive a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 6, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  people. But most "reality" TV is fake nowadays and so we want to do something different. We want to take over the medium of reality TV and use it to inspire people to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. Here's the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  my problem list weird brain things

  

  i've given up on interests and hobbies that used to make me happy. i ... 's okay. things don't have to make me happy forever and maybe they'll make ... the hours i've spent in bed recently have added up, pointing to one

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 8, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Simmons Cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat

  

  I love being back in Simmons after a long break. I get to hang out ... House’s dog) roaming the hallways. But we have plenty of cool stuff to make up for that loss! Like our famous ball pit and Gymmons, our

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 4, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  regrets about college and the pandemic

  

  the instant we went virtual i’d have tried to make different kinds of ... currently have. making this effort seems to genuinely help — though sometimes ... than gratitude” is a refrain commonly attributed to anne frank, but

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 30, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Day 1: Hartford Part 1 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  be making the trip to Hartford. Yikes. All's well that ends well. We ... first leg of the trip, left Boston. (Note to self: pack the night before, otherwise one is bound to forget things when one is rushing to get out the

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in Texas and Arizona Learn about three great schools at once in the American Southwest.

  

  seniors) to hear from three great universities all in one place. Each school will talk a little about what makes it unique, and will also describe ... .org. This trip to the Southwest follows closely after the three schools

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Picture is Worth a Thousand Balloons Literally. One thousand. Like, a one with 3 zeros. One times ten to the third.…

  

  , decided to welcome her return with a nice poster:   And a few ballons ... ’s nothing to say here, except that it turned out that the air compressor Zach bought at Target operated on a 12 volt car battery, so he had to get

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 2, 2006