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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Top Blog Posts of 2015 widely viewed and capturing the essence of 2015

  

  ? by Ana V. '15 May 2015 A Hard MIT Class by Vincent A. '17 How to ... 2015 has had its ups and downs for pretty much everyone on planet earth. From little victories to large setbacks, everybody's gone through

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  we do some memeing around these parts memes i've made so far on campus

  

  I love memes. I can't help it—I'm a Gen Z'er, so I grew up on the Internet with meme classics like Nyan Cat and Gangnam Style. Memes play a ... ="i don't actually use adobe photoshop. i taught myself how to edit images

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 23, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Eye Of The Storm Reflections in the brief moment between the last hours of selection committee and the release…

  

  - I can't remember a time in which I was alone here. I hope that all of ... reflecting on the class we just admitted and feeling incredible about it. We ... every year.) Having said that, there are of course many of you to whom we

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  There’s antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium… ...and hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium...

  

  !) just in time to help the 213 suite put together a study break. Every Thursday, some group of people on the floor puts together a late night snack ... 's honestly a rather pleasant way to spend an evening. Said the MIT student

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT if I am not selected as a QuestBridge Finalist?

  If you applied for the QuestBridge Match but were not selected as a Finalist, you are still welcome to apply to MIT through our Regular Action cycle using our application portal. If you are not a Finalist, you must
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW! The greatest shopping list ever.

  

  don't have a chance to read this anyway, but just in case- stop by and say hi to Team 97! They're sad at missing out on CPW, so they ... for details. ;-) I was really hungry. Such is a day in the life of a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Fuji: Not Your Grandma’s Mountain I guess if we're being honest here there were actually a lot of grandmas climbing…

  

  Mt. Fuji. I have to preface this story with a couple facts: 1) I am not ... ), maybe because you can buy a cool stick that they brand at every station on ... halfway up the mountain, legs and throat on fire, clothes soaked through to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 6, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eyes Wide a scandalous, unintentionally-devoid-of-meaning recent history

  

  had come to $3.14, the monetary equivalent of the ratio between a circle ... of the time, and proceeding to sit down for a whole two hours and ... manifestation of everything I love!     A few bits on a bit of my

  • by Jackie M. '20
  • September 8, 2017
• Blog / Events

  What if You Didn’t Like CPW? is MIT still the place for you?

  

  of fun meeting a you future froshies in person. Today I wanted to ... , it'll always be such a small window to the vastness of the types of ... continue staying awake to watch the sunrise. It always had such a chill

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  dumb little poems and such emotional support procrastination

  

  far to drink? how dare I complain about thirst when a sea of knowledge sits right in front of me? i am bored i am chewing on a mat, staring at ... ;   I'm supposed to be studying for a midterm right now lol

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 7, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter/Summer/Where I’m From

  

  grandmother on my dad’s side, which I only get to do when I visit my parents. We ... I grew up, from 13 to 18, and where I spend most of my IAPs and long ... for the past four months. Winter in PA is grey trees against a warm

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A question for you… No seriously I have a question

  

  What is a scientific/engineering topic that you find most difficult to understand? I'm going to try to doodle explain it the best I can (I'll explain why later) in a blog post. Some categories to think about

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 22, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Themed Online Distractors (for EA Decision Day) to the 2020 MIT Protofrosh

  

  Dear 2020 MIT Protofrosh,  Today or tomorrow, depending on your timezone, you will access a special message on decisions.mit.edu. You ... Feynman MIT '39) A Pep Talk from Kid President to You from Soul

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Making of the Women of the East Side 2015 Calendar The stresses and strains of organizing a giant project

  

  goes to a student who lives on the east stide of campus, and the fund is ... -pretty-maker/organizer, Annie L. '15, a photographer, Raeez L. '14, and I set out to accomplish ... . (graphics/layout). I decided it would be a good time to start making (or

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  College Application Anxiety what if your biggest fear is getting *into* MIT

  

  , admission to a wonderful school—it is not because they think you are at an adequate level to pass xyz and abc classes in your time at that school. A ... I recently received an email from a rising high school senior who was

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 26, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a school profile?

  School Report and transcript. Most counselors also attach a letter of recommendation and a School Profile, describing your school's curriculum and community. Many international schools don't have a school profile. If your
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Ritual & Ceremony I'll be out of contact the next two weeks as I celebrate a big event.

  

  return from Italy, I'm on another plane, this one to San Francisco, where I ... -- applying to and going off to college -- I, too, have been preparing for ... following day, she and I will depart for our first trip together as a married

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 14, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Women’s Week 2005 Learn about both the mission and events associated with this year's week-long promotion.

  

  's Week 2005 November 5th-10th "To promote a model of femininity that ... donations will go to The Network/La Red, a local group working to end domestic ... need to brush up on those dining skills in preparation for those

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 9, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  IHTFP Warning: Bitterness Ahead! (And why IHTFP can mean so many different things.)

  

  you get to choose where you live and stay with something like a family ... thermodynamics equations so I spent a good 15 minutes during the exam trying to ... There is a whiteboard in Ben's office which was apparently once used

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 20, 2007
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I already have a degree?

  MIT doesn’t award second bachelor’s degrees, regardless of the course of study. We encourage you to apply to MIT as a graduate student.