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• Blog / MIT Life

  Trip to India ...to the slum children who smiled at me even though it seems that they have…

  

  project to reduce indoor air pollution in rural homes. We owe special gratitude to Zahir Dossa, whose class made our project possible; to the Public Service Center and the Legatum Center, which funded it; and to our host in

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  My Freshman Journey with Internships or: i get rejected a million times in a row

  

  it is extremely rare for freshmen to get internships. Often times ... exclusive, the internship tends to be more competitive and difficult to get ... 's remote, though" which, yes, true. But I was just happy to get one in the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 16, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT Perfect SAT scores and #1 class ranks are so last millennium.

  

  , precisely, one goes about getting into MIT. My first response is generally to ... to put the anxiety of prospective students to rest; knowing you're ... this is going. Yes, I applied to MIT just to see if I could get in, and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  51 Things I Want to Say to 2022s one senior's autumn thoughts

  

  , brace yourself for lift-off or landing. Get to know your professors and ... pressure to get into relationships, have sex, drink, or otherwise lose your ... questions and comments at the Early Action webcast. I've enjoyed getting to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senioritis We'd fight for a cure if we weren't so lazy.

  

  what you'd like your user ID to be (you get to pick) -- keeping in mind ... mad that makes me, especially since I would really like to get my ... book too. (There used to be a website where MIT students bought and sold

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Can You Save the World’s Oceans? Who, me? Yes, you.

  

  are you going to get the legislators in Washington DC to care? How are ... to fill the sea so that you could walk across the Atlantic dryshod on ... erosion of diversity that appears to be accelerating on a global scale. This

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Additional Questions & Answers Regarding Music At MIT If you've pursued music in high school and wish to continue doing so in college,…

  our website. Instrumentalists are generally asked to perform any short ... Arts] If you've pursued music in high school and wish to continue doing ... -led music groups over the past year, but we also get lots of questions from

  • by mitblogs
  • April 24, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  can get it off your mind completely; after all, you're on the MIT ... . Learn to cook a new dish. (Like those spam recipes you get in the advertisements on your spam folder page in Gmail.) 5. Write thank-you letters to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  unicorns big confusion

  

  to steal after you into your loneliest loneliness and say to you: 'This ... unutterably small or great in your life will have to return to you, all in the ... way to turn in your life.” i am an advanced squirrel working on a

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 18, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  chances of getting into MIT?? and if so, then by how much?" I'm sure your ... , but during Campus Preview Weekend, I do get to put a lot of faces with ... and if it is, where we can find the adress to that website." We will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  SUMMER ROSES stop and smell 'em

  

  getting ready to send off their MISTI applications. And it made sense too ... like the world is your oyster. If you’re willing to put yourself out ... to define it. And whether your interning at a top tech company or

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding My Way Around MIT (Guest Entry) CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to…

  

  by Rena Katz CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to sum it all up in one blog post, much like it's hard to condense your life into 500 words for the admissions office. But I shall try

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Potpourri Blog Post food... etc.

  

  trying to get p-set in, and overall, starting off the day really late, and ... is my best friend. Have it on hold, you’re ready to go! Swipe, swipe ... 's getting hard to hold on. But I will let you know. // P.S. Here's a video

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mitra, it’s your birthday. Happy birthday, Mitra!

  

  among men in the 19th century. Mitra usually does not allow me to take pictures of her, so I do not know how I managed to get this one. I thought it ... DID YOU KNOW? Umbrellas were thought to be an accessory suitable only

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Room E51-151, Please??? By Jing, '11

  

  & Comp homework out of the way before I get too tired to function. So ... --just logged onto his computer, went to a handy-dandy website, ordered, paid ... interesting in the schedule book, try to find it, and get distracted by

  • by Bryan
  • April 23, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Day Cats cats cats cats cats cats cats....

  

  asking me if I got a tattoo. Why do so many people thing you're supposed to ... cause your skin to react when it is exposed to these substances although ... 'm going to try to get most of it done today. I also have another event at 4

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Seventh Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 4PM on 01/09/06.

  

  post it to my blog so that others will benefit from the answer. If your question is very specific to your case, you may email me at benjones at the ... really answer it. At the end of the day, you really just need to trust your

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Class Projects

  weld your own bike and other IAP activities

  

  for hours. The heat gets to you slowly. Blisters blossom all over your ... had to get it done during IAP. Maybe in just one night. I went in to ... negotiation. The bottom line was to try to understand your opponent and seek to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 1, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 2 A followup to "A Post For Parents, Part 1."

  

  months talking to your offspring about the college process. I must say that ... saying - they need you to help get them through this process. Here is where it gets counterintuitive for you; to be effective you must say more by

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re stressed. So are we; here's how we deal with it.

  

  was soothing to get outside - to talk with an old friend, to do things ... decision applications to college, and, for many of my senior friends, applications to graduate schools and fellowships. My stress falls mainly under

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2011