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• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  first steps on a 63-mile walk from Maine to Next House, an Odyssey which ... to go on a long walk, and so I dedicated a day to preparing for it, a ... seeking, a question to which there is no right answer except the one which

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  had fun, and sufficient challenges as well. Now you’re ready to move on to a stage not predetermined by government regulations. College is ... the interview as a chance to describe your life outside the classroom in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  to apply (I'll explain this in a minute) and honest with yourself in ... important to me? What did a school need to have in order for me to be happy ... selective a college was because I knew that some would be harder to get into

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bubbles and UROPs OK, so we're going to follow up on this white water rapids question, because I…

  

  water (...I hope) when I turn the faucet on high to fill a glass, but the ... OK, so we're going to follow up on this white water rapids question ... due to proteins and oils sloughed off the skin of the people on the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Study Break!

  

  value of the study break a couple of weeks ago when I was working on this ... move on to the next. I took one look at the question and just burst out ... our GRTs or the members of a particular suite are given $15 to prepare

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  has been as close to a Hell Week as I’ve ever been. You might be wondering, "what is a Hell Week anyway?" Excellent question. According to ... . Maybe next year, my sister won’t have to sit on my bed twiddling her

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  No Ceilings next steps

  

  mind as a student (graduation, for one), and you just start working on ... graduate school to being a professor, or from medical school to being a ... would be huge: Go to college. Go to graduate school. ??? Be a

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 12, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  What Should I Do Next Semester? i'm making a list and checking it twice

  

  math blog, but I thought it would be interesting to write it again for a ... is a class I absolutely need to graduate. (I won't bore you with ... , on a regular basis (so I'm leaning away from a UROP, but if someone

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  regrets about college and the pandemic

  

  than gratitude” is a refrain commonly attributed to anne frank, but ... while i could. if i knew a certain type of person would stop talking to me ... given information i never had access to. it took a while for me to realize

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 30, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bachelor’s & Master’s in 5 Years An attractive option offered to undergraduates in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  

  This will be the first in a series of entries focused on my ... entrance to the program the following year (as a senior). So as a senior, you ... freshmen get a flavor for what they might want to study next year), and we

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  start in statistical thinking now. First, a few facts on which to chew: 1 ... 's pointless to try and stick a number on your chances at MIT. I guess the moral ... would expect MIT to have a high suicide rate based on those demographics

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Poetry from 5 AM This Morning Don't worry, I drank an entire MUG of espresso

  

  what I wanted to post this weekend. A month into my time at MIT I can ... week has been a wild ride. To quantify it: Five hours of sleep per ... my hall’s kitchen at five AM this morning, trying to study for a test I

  • by Powers '23
  • September 30, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW, via Video Experience (or relive) Campus Preview Weekend through online videos.

  

  For those of you who couldn't make it to campus for CPW, here is a ... offered activities ranging from 2x4 Jenga to big screen DDR to a liquid ... " while on the team) and a member who gave a card counting tutorial (second

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  the npc life office hours with lupe fiasco

  

  NPC. But he loved history, too: he had recently gone on a trip to ... interesting. If I had rushed to judge him, would I have missed out on a ... up with that on the spot? Well, you do get to rhyme things with your

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 26, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  semester 4, take 2 positivity edition!

  

  ! There is a lot going on, obviously. I could write a lot of posts. I could ... think to a certain extent my outlook is forever different, now, because I ... about the days where it feels like I'm trying to stand on water, and just

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 23, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Rapids My last day at work was bittersweet. And if there's one thing I've learned from…

  

  intend to spend on the beach), followed by two days to shop and pack, a ... insanity at that place on a daily basis. (I'm a lifeguard at a waterpark, for ... Old Navy? Psh. I have to argue with parents to put lifejackets on their

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Aged And Confused thoughts from a fossil

  

  Spaghettios to make them not worth eating on a Saturday afternoon in your ... my generational unmooring, I've decided to always look on the bright side of life. Being both an old person and a young person, it stands to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Puzzled need a quick fix for your boredom? try this puzzle on for size.

  

  from all over come to MIT to compete to solve insane brain teasers with hopes to find a coin hidden somewhere on MIT's campus typically over the ... created by the entire team every so often for you all to try, and then a

  • by Bryan
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biodiesel@MIT: Turning trash into black gold A student group called Biodiesel@MIT has just won the grand prize of $25,000 in the…

  

  On Wednesday, 70 degree weather spurred MIT students to sport cute ... purchase a solar-powered biodiesel station to make their dream of turning trash into treasure a reality. On-campus dining locations generate

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  make another decision, but hopefully it's a welcome problem to have. For ... you will bring your full focus to bear on completely crushing whatever ... : every year we hope to take students from our waitlist, and we are excited

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 15, 2014