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• Blog / MIT Life

  Things you might have wanted to know

  

  didn't take it. :) What, you've been reading this for months and you ... by a friend. How did you come up with the name for your blog? This is ... actually recognized it). Here's the passage: "This is not a land for gods

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: The Plano Four Colin Taylor '10, Timur Sahin '10, Joanne Shih '10 and Albert Chang '10.

  

  're going to do great things, and I'm happy I get to be there for the first ... graduation would be a time for goodbyes and reflections. "Just four years ago ... biology teacher Barbara Pittenger for inspiring him to pursue a major in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Freedom costs a buck-oh-five Question: What are two broke twenty-somethings to do on a pristine summer day in Boston?Answer:…

  

  Despite the fact that I've lived in the Boston area for the past four ... winding through the city which connects many of the historical sites for ... was in college, but I had just never done it. Mostly I use the city for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Your questions & my answers.

  

  Daniel wrote, "Any idea what date the application for '07 will come ... registered for MyMIT and live in the US, you should receive your application by the end of the month. As for the online application -- which is how most

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Grad school admissions My (limited) insight into the graduate admissions process.

  

  Well, I'm packing tonight for my interview at UCLA's ACCESS biology ... engineering grad school admissions (both for you guys and for my favorite ... 's true for biology is pretty true for all of the natural sciences). First

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Responses to comments! I answered your questions. Like, fast this time.

  

  Responses to comments: Edward: Hey, thank you for answering my ... file when it came time for selection that I was interested in playing for ... she could arrange for us to be able to arrive on campus early.) Anyway

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Random notes A mystery solved, an updated blog list, and a handful of questions answers.

  

  a new character from the video game Dynasty Warriors 5 for PS2. Her ... -armored person is Shadow Moon for Kamen Rider. See this link. I believe that solves the mystery! Thanks, Eric, for identifying Xing Cai, and thanks Alissa

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meeting FAQ The answers to the FAQs at our Central Meetings.

  

  I'm in Southern California now, preparing for the following Central ... for admission, and there are no minimum test scores. Test scores are one ... credit will be given for 7.012, Intro Biology. 2 Placement and 12 units of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  it's physically impossible for anyone but me to get a sunburn. And yet, sunburn I did. Anyway. This entry is a PSA for the Overnight Program, in ... audience. (Once you've been at MIT for a while, there are only so many non

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Take Me *Home* to the Ballgame By Claire S. '25

  

  I grew up in. But it actually wasn’t until I left Missouri for college ... overnight camps during my summers for up to three weeks at a time. But ... [/caption] Suddenly, the end date for my stay was years away instead of days or weeks

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  That rings a bell Made of brass?

  

  ’t find it. (That was a long lonely month when I thought I lost it for good, only for it to ultimately reappear under the couch.) I don’t know how ... moved west to Palo Alto for my master's and decided to stay when I

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Snippets of Iceland some rhymes from spring break

  

  2024 has been quite a year for the Sun—in addition to the total solar ... , and since flights were also relatively cheap,  for spring break my ... so lucky, but I did write a handful of rhymes for giggles on our bus

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 17, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2026 are now ... .'] 14,781 students applied for early admission[/annotation] to the MIT ... more information for deferred students here; you can also read posts from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  day one welcome back

  

  other courses I want for the remainder of the day. Today, in artificial ... counselor for. I find it amusing that I'm in the same math class as them. In ... experience. Maybe I'll take it next year, if I stay for my master's degree. Or

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2021!

  

  For the last six years now, I have started this post with a jaunty ... inside my house now. i love it, but fear for when it a w a k e n s a colorful new new MIT welcome center will soon be ready for you to see! more

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  goodbye, thoughts; welcome, semester tfw classes are my saving grace

  

  I've never been so excited for a semester. I'm taking classes that ... alongside the start of the semester, but damn. I was in this relationship for ... spent a lot of quality time with my roommates, and it was helpful for me

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 19, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  the art of trying new things exploring new clubs, making new friends, and doing the things i was afraid to do

  

  One of my goals for my sophomore year was to do all the things I was ... , failures, and experiences in between. For starters, my past few couple weeks ... Sloan Business Club! I didn't go to any recruitment events for SBC

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  We will not be taking anyone from the wait list in 2020 closing out the wait list for the Class of 2024

  

  list are invariably awesome, and we hope to find a space for them in our ... best decision for them once MIT announced its plans for the fall. On July ... space in the class for students who have remained on the wait list.   To

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Coming Into My Own ft. an exciting semester and an exciting job lined up + making positive changes to…

  

  excited for everything that I have lined up! This sort of breaks down into three parts. Classes I'm super excited for my classes this semester (and for the rest of my MIT career, honestly) because I'm finally done with

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 16, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  the person you are now oversharing on the internet

  

  most. I am not fond of these echoes. And I think it's for these reasons ... had come home for Columbus day weekend and everything was fine. In fact ... 's a fresh start for me. I recently went through the process of cleaning

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 3, 2019