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• Blog / Announcements

  We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2021–2022 application cycle as well

  

  improves our ability to predict subsequent student success at MIT. When we ... preparation; when we don’t, we have to look (even) harder at other factors, such ... [annotation note='Here at MIT, President Reif recently announced that we are

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 6, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Musings of My High School Senior Self bring your best cringe face

  

  Well, the moment is finally here. My last first day at (virtual) MIT ... still remember getting a whopping 34 on my first midterm at MIT. I ... place and my crowd at MIT. So to remind myself of all the ways in which I

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 16, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Iron Mask what i learned from MF DOOM

  

  what other people were doing, or even what people liked at the time. He ... honestly, it’s so difficult to do. I mean just look at influencer culture or content creator culture…actually even look at college admissions culture and

  • by kellen manning
  • January 2, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Subtle Art of Being Unhosed what i've learned and what i'm still working on

  

  weekends either. I kind of feel like I’m back at MIT in that regard. Part of ... ’ve been trying to be better about self-care (p.s. I’m really bad at sticking ... at the sky, bonus points if I can see stars. I try my best to spend

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 1, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  what’s happening on campus tl;dr packing up & freaking out

  

  -off parties, for thank-you cards, for savouring the moment... Even at the best ... or other older family members who are most at risk. So, to sum up ... . (For context: "cathartic screaming" is a popular tradition at MIT, often

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 11, 2020
• Blog / Events

  2022 Ring Premiere! ring alert: it SHINY

  

  Every class year at MIT gets their own personalized Brass Rat. What ... at Ring Premiere; then everyone scrambles to spend their life savings ... content of the presentation. However, I don't regret going at all! Part of

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 3, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  updates i'm still here.

  

  slowly chip away at my GIRs. My World Music class served as a welcome and ... means for me; trying to get seven hours of sleep, eat at least two healthy ... research positions, make it for my library shift, smile at every dog I walk

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • January 20, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  A lively Dead Week what i've been up to

  

  I'm given to understand that at other colleges, students actually get ... final exams. Here at MIT, we're only granted a paltry four-day weekend ... groups get together at the end of the semester to schedule next semester

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Astrology Forecast for the Class of 2023 Some big aquarius energy is coming...

  week. Tonight I'll be at a welcome dinner for students in FLIPOP, the new ... , I'll be at a diversity and inclusion conversation hosted by the Office ... think about future careers, if you love analyzing data, there are jobs at

  • by DJ Rock
  • August 22, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Chasing Success idk what that means anymore.

  

  seemed to be simple. It was easy to identify what was at the top of the ... 's waiting at the top of them. The ladders seem infinite, and my path through ... things. Becoming a Vice President at a pharma company feels equally

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 5, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Nothing is perfect… and it doesn’t matter a guest post by Tommy A. '21

  

  I rolled out of bed at 8:30am last Friday and raced to Pappalardo ... ."][/annotation]   I impounded my robot and left Pappalardo at about 3:45pm ... went to a sound check at 4:30ish for the song I actually led and put

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 6, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  To All the Blogs I’ve Loved Before Hello? Is this thing on?

  

  locate the Admissions Office. I finally arrived at my interview a little ... of college, I searched for opportunities at nonprofit organizations ... mine. A week before graduation, I got a job offer at a college access

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • December 12, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  from home for months at a time, but I also believe the general atmosphere at The Institute totally drives homesickness out of your mind simply because there is so much to be done at any given time. Get excited for all

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  One Month of Baby Steps my feet hurt

  

  Hi, I’m Kathleen. I’m a first-year student and a new blogger here at ... much longer. Time doesn’t flow at its normal rate when everything around ... a single day (at least, for as far back as my phone’s log goes). I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 26, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Seattle was gorgeous until the smoke came in

  

  or a few at a time. I specifically sought out a summer internship in ... this summer was the Summerland Trail at Mount Rainier, the crowning jewel ... of Mount Rainier. The larger meadow at the top of the mountain felt

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 22, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Hello Summer! Finally done with finals

  

  lazy to finish up this week. Spending a whole year at MIT really changed ... Tex, which for me who is honestly pretty horrible at anything that involves a ... . I can defiently call this first year at MIT a success. In regards to

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • June 1, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Things to Do in Cambridge and Somerville places and events, illustrated

  

  River, is an "exuberant celebration of the arts." It happens yearly at the ... dancing to kids' tunes. I like to come for the crafts and get stuck at a ... suggests, the MayFair happens at the beginning of May as a way to herald the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 15, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Denied by MIT, Now A Goldwater Scholar finding her way four years later

  

  had met her at Maker Faire and corresponded before and during her ... sorry for her disappointment but sure she would be a fantastic student at ... comfort at the time, and it's one of the things that got me to continue

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 18, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Walkin’ Enjoy my expository, mediocre investigative photojournalism!

  

  up buying at the store. Ice cream is a catalyst for productivity ... :     Well, CAN YOU?!     Yes, here at MIT, we can even ... list at MIT for free food, there is also a mailing list for free

  • by Jackie M. '20
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  c/o 2017

  

  last friday a lot of my friends walked at commencement after a speech ... at roughly the same time and grew in some sense of togetherness, and ... few weeks ago, my a cappella group sang "senior singouts" at our final

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 12, 2017