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• Blog / Challenges

  You’re stressed. So are we; here's how we deal with it.

  

  from studying that I can't help but share with all of you - the first ... This is a season of stress. The release of Early Action decisions ... , who is one of the most amazing singers I have ever come across.) At 8

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mathisms and other linguistic quirks of the nerd incubator

  

  There exists a nontrivial subset of the MIT population for whom the ... ultra ultra math nerds, and suddenly you can smell the scent of math ... "]reckless abandon[/annotation]. But that’s only scratching the tip of the surface here

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 15, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  Belated Guest Entry by Carin '13 - a little late perhaps but incredible nonetheless

  

  to post a long long time ago, regarding the epic IAP 2010 travels of ... communities. Between the four villages, we got a pretty good idea of the needs of the urban and rural villages. When we weren’t working with GK, we

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 2, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  AHHH CPW!! Goal: Do ALL the things!

  

  sponsored by MIT Admissions during which hundreds of prefrosh from around the world gather for the first time together in one spot to go up to random ... have to be honest to the prefrosh - many of you were stalked on facebook

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of the Bands "Rock on and come to CPW!" ~ Thomas Jefferson"Chris, you made up that quote from…

  

  anything to them was Battle of the Bands.* For an hour and a half one night you'll see MIT kids like you never knew them before! Some of the most ... difference from the stage to you to just nigh the electric breakdown of air

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Evaluate your MIT Student Experience Dear {{FIRST_NAME}}, Every four years, MIT surveys all undergraduate students about vario...

  

  aspects of their academic and student life. The survey is essential in ... enhanced while a student at MIT? How do you perceive the sense of community ... , and the results of any research or analysis using the data will be

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 27, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senior Week: Anjum Sharma A salute to one final senior.

  

  everyone in the class. Random MIT Memory: Trying bubble tea for the first time with Matt McGann and the rest of the advising group freshman year. I didn't like the way the bobas tasted so I started shooting them out of my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Painting and a trip into Boston

  

  , in exchange for helping take down what's left of the wallpaper in her ... had planned to go to the dinner mob of Nick "Nim" Martin '03, another 5 ... first time, but I was too late. So instead, I went with Kim to the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Get Your Wii On. A Dome Hack!!!

  

  In honor of the release of the Nintendo Wii the Great Dome found ... back to one of my favorite video games from when I was a kid, Zelda! The ... the Triforce of Power, Nayru contributed the Triforce of Wisdom, and

  • by Bryan
  • November 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Why It’s Special all the things that make CPW amazing

  

  . Prior to the visit, I was terrified of taking Biology at MIT. After CPW ... . I knew that I wanted to be part of the MIT community after CPW ... paradise! There’s plenty to geek out about. You might attend a Lord of the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Fuji: Not Your Grandma’s Mountain I guess if we're being honest here there were actually a lot of grandmas climbing…

  

  will be in Japan next (and it's only open two months out of the year ... - a fact I was to be reminded of when our trail merged with the most popular trail after the 8th station. (FORESHADOWING!) There were five of us

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 6, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Food, glorious food In which I learn that Simmons Dining is not, in fact, the best that Boston's…

  

  "] Map of restaurants I visited over the week.[/caption] Day 1 (Saturday ... custard" (from the drinks menu, which turned out to be just a bowl of corn ... fueled by the adrenaline of venturing off MIT's campus the previous day, I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  they want to see you fail managing others' envy

  

  ’ve defused the situation or avoided it in the first place. Yes, there’s an ... in the class (first place went to my math rival). If they were busy ... other people. The change wasn’t one of moral goodness but self

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In which I “get a life” again reclaiming my childhood hobbies

  

  question, as if I’d never snapped out of the trance of college apps, and one of the most common ones I noticed was “what are your hobbies?” But ... a sense of identity. Despite what the title of this post implies

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wooo Summer The goal as usual is to do ALL the things

  

  and it was really interesting.  For the first half of the semester during the study of ancient Andean culture, we had labs where we spent ... the meaning of Pass/No Record.  I thought I'm going to take all

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Strike! Strike! Strike! I. H. T. F. P.

  

  first day of CPW so they could study. Luckily our test is this coming ... of that quiz than any test I'd ever taken. I spotted the admissions ... things, so once I got the paper portion of Course 2 out of the way I'd be

  • by Snively '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  moment, taking a gap year (read on for details). If you are a member of the ... into one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in ... future you’ve always dreamed of (and, no doubt, the one everyone *expects

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-year Grade Reports And Other Common Questions Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the last…

  

  Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the ... 're sustaining the work that led us to want to admit you in the first place). We ... trimester system? Send us what you can - this is usually the first trimester

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  loftblogging 3: liberation via customization i <3 process

  

  control of my space. I would build my own loft! Luckily, all the material I ... ="attachment_118325" align="aligncenter" width="450"] the initial state of my room (i ... —it's liberating! I was free to decide on the dimensions of my loft, opting for

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 26, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Few Words

  

  had reported the same level of satisfaction with their lives. I'm sorry ... . And to those of you who get waitlisted: Waiting's hard, yes. But the ... get off the waitlist, and you could be one of them :) To everyone: As

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 14, 2010