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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston Book Festival #3 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  authors! I purchased Colum McCann's new Thirteen Ways of Looking on ... . **** Last fall, my friend and I went to the Boston Book Festival (BBF) in ... hardbacks with pleasantly smooth covers, free tickets to the fancy Boston

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  13/101 Things To Do Before You Graduate 2 of my favorite days at MIT, to date.

  

  What's that? You're dying to find out how we managed to ice skate on Frog ... New England clam chowder Walk the Freedom Trail Go on a Boston Harbor ... shopping on Newbury Street See a Red Sox game in Fenway Go to Faneuil Hall

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 22, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Outing Club: Ice Climbing tl;dr Ice climbing is nuts

  

  sheet deep enough for you to support yourself on, and kicking spikes on your feet into that same ice sheet to stand on. Climbing is a motion ... interested in adding a few new winter sports to the mix, and the one I've had

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / Events

  I graduated My brass rat is upside-down and my dorm room is bare

  

  This is what Websis has to say: Wow. *     *     * I'm on the ... based on major (Course 8 was Station 19) and asked to report to Johnson ... on our regalia (I was #21) and stood in line accordingly. I was next to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Finals™ How to survive AND thrive this finals season?!

  

  , I thought it'd be fun to share my study tips on How to Finals ... like me right now. I've found that it's useful to identify your power ... gives me motivation to study because it's on my calendar. I do also make

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 18, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  some thoughts i have a few

  

  escape to on chilly winter nights with friends. I loved the quick walk to ... to go to semesterly lotteries and enter your name in and only about 10 ... bit. I'm hoping luck will be on my side and I'll be able to pursue the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 10, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Hospital Trips and Dance Parties MIT campus is where it's at over the summer.

  

  happens when you reach the wall? Answer: You use your feet to stop. Me: Oh ... that this was in fact the case - and we limped on our merry way back to ... nearby. Elderly couple, whoever you are: more power to you! When you're

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  great head on your shoulders. You’ve already been accepted to a bunch of ... : Is now a good time to talk? D: Ahhh, sure. Q: You’re down to 3 ... bunch of bills to pay and I don’t really want to be a burden on them. I

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  reason to start on them now, but some people like to begin thinking and ... way in which you have contributed to your community, whether in your ... have anyways), and focus more on making sure your essays authentically

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  -year) deferral from starting at MIT, it is super easy to do so. On your online reply form on your MyMIT portal, just choose I will enroll at MIT and I ... to study), and I bet you’re really eager to come – not just for Campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear Prospective 2020s Passing on advice that good people have given me

  

  important thing: You're going to be okay. It may not feel like it right now, if you're a bundle of nerves and it feels like your future is riding on ... to pick yourself up and redraw your life's trajectory for the next

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / How to Food

  sourdough start & restart & starter this is and is not a metaphor

  

  feel like you're stagnating. Sometimes, you have to really reflect on ... too warm? Did I need to cycle my heating lamp on and off? He grew, but ... perhaps to come from the verb alo, to feed, nourish, and develop. This is

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 19, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Love MIT And why you should

  

  first week was needed to adjust to my new schedule and the loss of Pass ... that are on campus. If you love to sing and dance, there's a group for ... guarantee you that no matter what your interests are, you will be able to find

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 14, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dream Machine Wooden slabs and oil paintings

  

  You know you’re in a sad place when you’re so desperate to procrastinate an assignment that you organize your life, clean your room, get a ... leisure. We moved the couch to a new corner, but that left its previous

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2025 is now live

  

  process trying hard to impress a group of skeptical judges with your ... water. Support your family and community. Do not compare your beginning to someone else's middle. Everyone is on their own journey; we're glad yours

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Events

  I’m embarrassed to be writing this entry. The one where Matt regresses back to being a 12 year old boy.

  

  'd expect to hear talk at MIT. But there have been lots of speakers here on ... headed over to room 26-100 to get in line for a sneak preview of the new ... ). I hope you don't think less of me for going to a talk about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  you're asked to put a list of extracurriculars on your blogger ... with all of you on these blogs, to answer your questions - to try and ... crazy, amazing Institute. And to some extent, I'm still working on

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  for 4 years, but it takes 5.8 on average to get your PhD. Harvard Haven ... ), you'll talk to your fellow students and find that their acceptances and ... ?) So if you come to MIT next year or in the next few years, your TA might

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rewind the Tape b.good so you can find the golden ticket.

  

  all different majors have gone on to become associate consultants and ... the new one, but was it good? Saturday, I went to check out a new ... recognized our Brass Rats and went on to tell us how one day we'd be able to

  • by Bryan
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2016-17 Application Essay Questions For those of you rarin' to go.

  

  As the summer rolls on, we're starting to get a lot of questions from ... friend. Describe one way in which you have contributed to your community ... have anyways), and focus more on making sure your essays authentically

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • July 26, 2016