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• Blog / About Decisions

  “what if I get rejected” for everyone nervous about admissions decisions

  

  . Getting into every ivy and your dream school and having already cured cancer ... fail to see, but the incessant reassurance from everyone I know "that you're ... to tell you that it doesn't hurt, but I will tell you that you're

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 13, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  W.M.

  

  me a while to get used to all their quirks, but eventually, W.M. became ... language I’ve ever used. To Wolfram Mathematica – if you’re reading this ... Last semester, I met W.M. in one of my classes, 3.019 (Intro to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 23, 2023
• Blog / Events

  [joint post] we can’t hear you, you’re on mute another mystery hunt post

  

  Shuli. The fact that I was able to get this vibe, even though this year ... specific puzzles -- we’ll add another note when we get to that part. Shuli ... up something called the “Projection Device” to try and get her out. And

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  2021 Applicants: Answers to Your Emails Inspiration, Process, Components, Stress Mgmt, and More

  

  . The website tells you what MIT is looking for and how to get here, in as ... get started to curb your anxiety. International students: everything ... ’re not an applicant this year, but emailed me already, I’ll get to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Becoming a better programmer and why i'm excited about software engineering

  

  . You need to know the programming language you're using, then whatever ... , but you still need to load them in your head, and that's hard. One thing ... to know how to use your devtools well. GitHub Copilot is cool, but

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 24, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  dancing at MIT (and beyond) continuity vs. fulfillment and the perils of stagnation

  

  have to bike to Northeastern three times a week. so far, it's been a pretty doable bike ride, but it's about to get brutally cold... I still ... would be to be proactive in finding people I vibe with, and to look

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2021
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  . Answering that question without more information can be reductive to your ... shapes your access to resources, your perspective, and your resilience, and ... . When reading applications, we try our best to get a good sense of the

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.

  

  minutes, some of these websites will have you going from excited to get your ... be a nightmare. If you’re a senior, and you really want to get your heart racing, don’t waste your money on going to an amusement park to ride

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 24, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Bay Area wrap-up The scoop from MIT meetings in San Jose, San Francisco, and Lafayette, CA.

  

  I'm allowed to write about what I saw at Google, aside from what they already talk about on their website. Google is also a Gold Sponsor of the ... looking to hire MIT students. Getting stuck in traffic on the 101 Freeway

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Return of the Nance Effect The Summer Update Edition!

  

  106 degrees last week.) As we get closer to September the class of 2010 ... will not hesitate to throw your two cents in to any and all conversations ... to all of your questions - remember, the only way out is to THINK your

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Computer Timesharing in the 1960’s an extremely influential solution to computer bottlenecks

  

  office computer, bring all of your files down to it, do what you needed to ... similar to cloud computing? Think of your laptop. How many hours a day do ... Internet rather than on your personal computer. Think "Dropbox" and even

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 6, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Google RISE Global Summit and some thoughts on STEM outreach.

  

  have to say "hey! you have to raise the money to send all your team ... , initiatives to get young women interested in computer science in Italy, an ... them, discuss with them how to get girls interested in science, outline

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Events

  “Exactly” the Same We're not being too critical! We're MIT students!

  

  ?" "You're RIGHT! THAT HAS TO BE IT!" [Spend 20 minutes looking up Latin ... , and monitor all the puzzles) and get to work on it. It was titled ... Big Bad Wolf, Remy, and El Kabong. We had to do some Google searches for

  • by Snively '11
  • January 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Flowers in your hair

  

  . Website: http://www.tuckermax.com Be sure to check out the website for ... online at http://vagina.mit.edu ...and to help you get in the V-Day spirit ... I'm flying to San Francisco for the long weekend -- hope you kids in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I tried* to run to the airport *thank you Noah and Sydney for saving my life

  

  . So did I look up training plans or strategies on how to get my distance ... . If I start to feel tired I speed up so I can get to "that tree up there ... rather, the street parallel to it b/c i would get distracted by [annotation

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests @ MIT The class average is your friend.

  

  for it.... "Yes! I got a 66!" Here's what I'm trying to get across ... school, my grades here are awful. But when you stop to realize that your ... will happn but hey, you gotta have goals in life, right? We get to have

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  goal setting and organization how i organize my life!

  

  task you need to complete gets time scheduled on your calendar, so you ... . Also take this as a sign to go get a credit card and build your credit ... 't spend too long on this section, but Google Calendar is a typical go to for

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 4, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i (kinda) studied for finals brought to you by "a PNR mindset"

  

  getting a 100% and a 70% in a class will show up exactly the same on your transcript. hence, don't try to get a 100"]A, B, or C[/annotation]) or No ... abuse your PNR experience: Go AWOL all semester and then just try to

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 22, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Train in vain Pulling my first official all-nighter of the fall term.

  

  . Of course, I also had to pay to get into the park; however, since Ling ... that much to get in the pool at Hurricane Harbor for five minutes. On ... --Typhoon, a "sea coaster" that uses conveyor belts to pull your raft uphill in a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Class of 2010: Wondering Where Everyone Is Living? Find orientation housemates/roommates.

  

  ! If anyone wants to add themselves, his email address is on the page. The address is: https://scripts-cert.mit.edu/~paniagua/tempdorms/index

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 9, 2006