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• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Seniors let's talk

  

  Life has drastically changed in the past few months. You’re in a ... year left and a whole lot of stuff to do. And whether you choose to ... ’t wait to throw your cap up high at graduation. But you’re also a tad bit

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 17, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  2021 Applicants: Answers to Your Emails Inspiration, Process, Components, Stress Mgmt, and More

  

  addressed to you. It’s a long weekend and thus an excuse to pretend that ... , according to my Writing Advisor, “thus” is a very math major word ... components (including a variety of different posts on writing essays and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Snow! there is (was) snow and it's freezing (or is it?)

  

  off the train, I was greeted by a gulf of freezing wind. I mean ... in the tunnels with friends a few times before, but as a directionally ... myself to find my way on my own. Thankfully, though, there were a few signs

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 9, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching

  

  break and only a small handful of people will be answering phones and ... recommended, the interview is not a required part of the application (and ... time about documents that are not showing on MyMIT. Do not send a second

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  What is weather? ...and what is rain?

  

  been in a drought). Combined, heat and humidity are killer. But when you add in hot and humid rain, well, that’s like putting a kangaroo in the ... well prepared though. A few weeks ago, I found this app called Dark Sky

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 9, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IOI 2015 in Kazakhstan of khans and computer science

  

  Late last month, on July 25th, I boarded a Lufthansa flight from ... in a kind of academic olympics. At IOI 2015, 322 students from 83 ... . Participation in the ISOs is neither a requirement nor expectation of applicants

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching no need to panic

  

  Hi all, The office is closed for the holiday and there are only a ... recommended, the interview is not a required part of the application (and ... time about documents that are not showing on MyMIT. Do not send a second

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  My brother is cooler than me The plight of the less-cool older sibling.

  

  A couple weekends ago, the average age on campus suspiciously ... flooded the Student Center and Infinite. I'd almost forgotten what a pre ... brother, Ryan (who insists on being called a pre-teen). There are very few

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wake Up Calls because The Big Picture needs you

  

  night before. It's a well-kept secret. But I have proof. Behold the two ... 7, 2011 : Take note (ahaha) of a few things: 1.) The reason you ... every single student is a massive super genius. (Proof that I am not is

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Mechanics of Blogging How do I do it?

  

  several peoples' minds: Blogging. Whenever I get a brilliant idea and just ... MovableType publishing platform. Instead of being a website like blogger or livejournal, MovableType is designed to fit into a webpage that already exists

  • by Snively '11
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ¿Cómo se dice…? La única cosa que he aprendido en la clase de español.(Blame Google Translator if that…

  

  of the Boston population. A while ago I gave everybody some Boston ... you come to Boston you will see names to a lot of new cities, cities ... aren't careful you'll get marked a tourist instantly if you mispronounce

  • by Snively '11
  • June 11, 2008
• Blog / Events

  What can I say, it grew on me . . . (Guest Entry) Now I'm a beaver believer!

  

  was all a little much. Fortunately, I met some other awesome prefrosh! Becca '12 and I at Meet the Bloggers Tim '12 and I stuck in a knot at ... journeyed to the Student Center to Meet the Bloggers. Snively was a hit with

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Recap; New Bloggers Announced Philly, Jersey, Wilmington. Jess, Keri, Lulu.

  

  , although it's only been a couple of weeks. Lots to tell you about. Fall ... here so long that I've forgotten what it's like to be in love with a ... that. Except Keri just got a radio show, so there may be hope for this

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Preview Weekend ...begins a week from today!

  

  CPW begins a week from today, and I'm really psyched. The weather is ... Rockwell Cage (W33). This event is a lot of fun, and you'll see many familiar admissions faces here along with a performance by the Logs. Following this, I

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT is easy if you study rastrology. Getting into awkward positions, at the Bank of London, with penguins.

  

  alarm on weekends. Oh, dear. So, I awoke with a jerk at 8:30 AM yesterday ... particular Saturday, my early awakening was the result of a yoga makeup class ... television in front of my treadmill. Sure, I lost a little by not hearing Alan

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobel Prize Week An exciting time for research, both noble and ignoble.

  

  compared to a dance in which the couples change partners. Metathesis is used ... ). This represents a great step forward for "green chemistry", reducing ... , a typical sophomore-level Chemistry class. Not only that, but

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Radio Radio

  

  allowed by the FCC, Turner and the lawyers for both stations found a legal ... playlists... here's a sampling: Marilee Jones Dean of Admissions Wednesday ... a Hound Dog (Elvis) * Candy Man (Roy Orbison) * He's So Fine (Chiffons

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What do you see now? they say genius likes to alternate between the soil and the sky

  

  2 types of games. Finite games where the goal is to win on a ... – here I lay a small piece of this rich tapestry! I see what you have done ... , and the realistic impulse to be a part of and be recognized by the

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • May 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  joshua angrist shares the nobel prize! and the research is *so* cool

  

  relationships”. There’s a lot of depth behind both of these contributions, and as ... , physicists, and so on — have a cut-and-dry, formulaic way of approaching ... patients (or whatever you’re studying) to a “treatment” group and some to a

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 14, 2021
• Blog / Summer

  Diving In transforming myself into a cs bro

  

  of a fear that I wouldn't do it "right" or I wasn't "smart enough" to ... minor, it's a really big character development for me. To start off, I ... . I eventually found a post that recommended I downloaded a tiling

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 23, 2020