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• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  (supposed to be) studying for a 9.24 (Diseases of the Nervous System) test ... decision soon, I thought I'd outline some of the reasons I chose MIT for ... you were willing to knock on enough doors and really fight for a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of Chocolate and Octagons Some thoughts and some pictures.

  

  bunch of work backed up and waiting for me. (Yes, I highlight some cool ... deadlines and actually feeling compelled to put forth the effort for paper ... for "freshman," and "pre-"... well, you get the idea. It's interesting

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  it's time for me to lighten the mood around here. So to all of you uber ... checklist for the ages. 52 THINGS NOT TO DO IF YOU WANT TO BE ADMITTED TO MIT ... doesn't work for pro athletes and it won't work for you. Don't use the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Events

  This School’s Big Game: a fun way to think too hard (how MIT Mystery Hunt works, now in Up-Goer Five)

  

  me feel like my brain has broken and turned into soft food for babies ... studying-people that might be hard for you to find if I did not say them. You ... -together time for this school and people who went to this school, but others can

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 25, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  fictional coping mechanisms learning to love unapologetically

  

  love my favorite pieces of media. Turning to fiction for comfort has ... interests! Still, for some reason, I'm reluctant. That makes me think about ... be human, and the immensity of the love that Chidi and Eleanor have for

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 11, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Spoofy Spooky Stories MIT is ~haunted~

  

  are some of them. All based on true stories, of course.  For those of ... got this. No matter what happens, I’m so proud of you already for ... experiences when they visit MIT for the first time is that the Infinite corridor

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 31, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  17,707 words writing at night like you're running out of time

  

  you’re feeling like you need that, scroll below the bullet points for ... for me in a way that I haven’t done since college applications: reflective, personal, and trying to get people to accept me for something

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 24, 2020
• Blog / Class Projects

  Designing a Calculator with FSM Logic A web dev lesson from an MIT sophomore!

  

  many of our Course 6 freshman friends reach out to for help in their ... calculator! For best practice purposes, I also suggested starting off with ... , we can implement code for this, And finally, we can make it pretty

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 25, 2018
• Blog / Class Projects

  neutrality isn’t about objectivity—it’s about who has the power some words on facebook trending topics, and also net neutrality

  

  revelations undermine any presumption of Facebook as a neutral pipeline for news ... place for the review team to ensure consistency and neutrality." John ... . ... Calls for more public accountability...can only proceed once we completely

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.

  

  Nicole R asked, "What is the policy for supplementary material when ... manner is:Does MIT really consider one's extra talent and passion for their ... . As for your third question, I assure you we are looking into the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Best of the Ben Blogs Looking back at Ben's four years on the blogs.

  

  Rockstar (Part 1): July 29 / August 2, 2005 Ben was well-known not just for admissions, but also for rocking out... "I'm A Famous Rockstar" That title is misleading - I'm famous, and I'm a rockstar, but I'm not famous for being a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  MIT Dining Halls my controversial ranking

  

  it, I do want these "superficial" things for comfort and vibe ... anything here. Quantity: ⭐ - This is the reason McCormick is so low for me ... wayyyy too small. There's pretty much only ever two options for a meal and

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 19, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  moving on, as shown through free t-shirts some spring cleaning

  

  that way for four years. This led to a bad habit of me pushing all the ... -cultural appropriation hanging bead doors on my closet for most of elementary school ... 6 shirts I can rotate for a max of like 8 outfits in any season

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 10, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  rearview reflections newly-minted cruft rambles on post-mit life

  

  newsletter. It doesn’t really feel like it meant for me, though, somehow, it is ... "]MIT Educational Counselor[/annotation] for this application season, and being on the ... of the cruft (for now 😳), I wasn’t too sure what to write about. I don

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Summer

  a year of counting fish the shape of real work

  

  not being right for me in the long term."][/annotation] Nothing else I tried was any better. Twiddling with dimensions in SolidWorks for ... designed machines and built things with my hands, but then I ached for the

  • by Kai V. '25
  • September 11, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Social Engineering no no wait not like that–

  

  good fit for yourself can feel high-stakes. I was super nervous about ... "]the best fit for me[/annotation]. Some people have zero problem with this ... course, 99% of the reason for this is that MY FRIENDS ARE AWESOME AND I

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 24, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Putz and Tetazoo are friends!! field notes from a faraway land

  

  for a week. Putz and Tetazoo have quite the relationship, one that ... for clarity. I promise that the frequent snide remarks are all in good ... irradiate my food for >2 minutes (only to get lukecold results) in our more

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  bucket lists, grocery lists, and a li(s)tany of other things this is actually just an excuse to make people list-en to me talk about minecraft

  

  attention for hours on end.  That being said, my favorite Hermitcrafter is ... getting struck by lightning (I hope), putting my goals for the year into a ... importance of goals in our young, impressionable minds. Just for this, though

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • November 3, 2022
• Blog / Summer

  this summer a recap of sorts

  

  entirely, I'm taking this time to recap what I did for the past several ... , make coffee, drag myself over to my desk, code for a couple of hours ... some more work, before logging off for the evening and going out: to meet

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • September 14, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  books I’ve read this year slowly but surely completing my 2020 resolutions

  

  , and I’ll probably read another book after finals. For now, here are the ... . Learning and understanding my faith was one of my goals for the year, and ... English and Amharic, so it was nice for me to review a little bit of my

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • November 19, 2020