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• Blog / Admissions

  Our Essay Questions i am havink qvestion

  

  . Instead, for a variety of reasons, we use our own application, hosted ... MIT application is that we don't prompt for a single, longform essay ... something you do simply for the pleasure of it. Although you may not yet

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 1, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New York City in which i go to work on some days and eat lots of cheap food…

  

  . Disillusioned and concerned for my lip health, I started looking for other sources ... of luck, I got an offer to join their team for the summer and am ... . I take every chance I get to try new places for dinner. Otafuku has a

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman FAQs and a cliffhanger or two.

  

  .  And while that's nice for the ego, it's not so helpful in terms of ... for me was the culture. I didn't realize this until I started visiting ... buildings are always open. You can easily find an open classroom for students

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 7, 2013
• Blog / Events

  We Eat At Food Trucks A few may even start their own

  

  and Planning. When I RSVP-ed for this event, I totally forgot I was ... . To be honest, the food tastes a little too "healthy" for me, but plenty ... for Food Trucks", all led by experienced food truck entrepreneurs from

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 6, 2013
• Blog / Events

  MIT PUMPKIN DROP 2012! chucking pumpkins off the highest building in cambridge. that's an exclamation mark, not a factorial.

  

  midnight.  At 8 pm, they go around and beg for candy from dorm desk workers: (I was supposed to be a Wellesley girl.  No, I was not prepared for ... countdown began for midnight.  FIVE!  FOUR!  THREE!  TWO!  ONE!  .... A few

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  It’s Possible To Have Too Much Nutella Wait, don't go away! Hear me out on this one

  

  other places to drop some dough for a bite to eat. I'll leave the fun of ... , I was fixing for a crepe late last week and strolled in to Sebastians on the recommendation of the advisor for Active Minds, one of my ECs. I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Days in the Life In which I overuse Instagram.

  

  been pretty business as usual, thank goodness. Take my last two days, for ... from the other day in class and add a little something to them. Just. For. You. All things for the greater glory of blogging. Fun fact No. 1: I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT is live we're ready for you to begin

  

  for freshman admission to MIT. Many of you may have received a shiny ... MIT site, you will find the contact information for your MIT interviewer, or ... . Remember, if you are applying for the November 1 Early Action (EA) deadline

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Get to know Tim the Beaver! Tim shows off some moves at an MIT men's ice hockey game

  

  While browsing the internet, I stumbled across this video. While spectators waited patiently for the Zamboni to finish during a men's ice hockey team against Harvard this past season (we won, 5-3 :), Tim the Beaver

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing…Stan! Passing the blogger torch

  

  other direction (as in, now that I’m an alumna), it’s time for me to ... Tech for the past two years and know that he is not only an enthusiastic ... , and I’m too impatient for that. What else would you like to know about

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 24, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  The night before graduation, I was about to turn in for a good night ... for the event under my regalia. But a fateful gchat with Chris '09 ... 've strategically exploited the UROP system for machine shop access (I did this

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  A couple of hacks from a couple of hacks CPW tends to bring out the best work from the esoteric pranksters

  

  for me, seeing all you guys excited to be here and the prospect of ... number of particularly impressive hacks throughout the weekend. For ... , an excellent fit for MIT. There was also a hoop artist And a silk

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Watching Birdwatchers And getting into summer programs.

  

  enough. There it was: The E-mail I'd Been Waiting For. "I am pleased to ... for 10-12 weeks, hanging out with astronomers and scientists and ... MUCH TO POST ABOUT. The musical came and went, I registered for The Most

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Heck yeah, democracy. PSET Extension!!

  

  statement. I've spent an average of 6 hours each day (read: ~ 8 pm - 2 am) for ... ) via a thread titled: "Extended deadline for pset 2": "Hi, can you give a class extension for pset 2's deadline? This is a hard pset, and we

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Love MIT And why you should

  

  that are on campus. If you love to sing and dance, there's a group for that! If you like playing Starcraft, there's a club for that! If you enjoy playing Ultimate Frisbee, there's a team for that! I can pretty much

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 14, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Way We Live Saunas make me think

  

  while on the toilet. Blame it on all those apps for everything you can ... summer on jimjilbangs, and for visual reference, here's a photo from that story. (Photo credit: Woohae Cho for the International Herald Tribune

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 7, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Starting 2012 on a volcanic island bonfire! but no eruptions yet [photo-heavy]

  

  new experiences may come later, but for now, let's not get lost in ... assistants for a banquet reception. Here is my friend Maggie'12 and I. Don ... for the screaming. :X) Holy cow. Considering how I spent last new

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 11, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breath what's next for all our applicants

  

  minister 50 years ago today. He is responsible for much of whatever good ... soft." Love you, Papa.     Many people have today off for ... 'll be spending today doing what I'll be doing for the next several months

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our homework is to go camping on a school night...!

  

  used for conferences and fraternity/sorority semiformals, etc. Our structure has to provide sleeping area for the 10 people in our class and ... . And for good reason, because who knew that the night before we were

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Some Hosed Down Hodgepodge In which I breathe, then return to my business

  

  for my brain to remember things, as I'll tend to ramble on and on like ... order to isolate the more notable parts of my MIT experience for the past ... did really, really horribly. For some reason, I doubt that is the case

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 23, 2011