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• Blog / Admissions

  The Number Game A few words of advice before applying to college.

  

  nuts. Now, I'll admit I was kind of shocked by the number of posts that were along the lines of "Chances at MIT." I guess I was just a little ... baseball cards in my kindergarten days. I guess the whole point is MIT looks

  • by Bryan
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Letters Are In The Mail You are an incredible group of people, both academically and personally.

  

  Well, you heard it here first. The letters are in the mail. For the ... academically and personally. You are the best of the best. I wish we had enough room in the Institute for all of you, I really do. I'm off to enjoy a

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not all heroes wear capes – but some carry tubes. 2021s are happening

  

  online, please visit the verify page and enter your username and password. The verify page is available now for applicants to confirm their login ... decisions.mit.edu and log in using the same username and password that you use

  • by Riri Williams '20
  • March 7, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  proof of life hmm :thinking-face:

  

  myself blink out and in of existence as I crossed the threshold of the office each morning and evening. The meat of each day was some combination of staring at Jira, VS Code, C++ docs, and the free snack selection in

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • August 16, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to get around MIT hunger pangs [by Sadie Scheffer '10] Culinary art = delicious art.

  

  totally new experience for college freshmen. One of the most important changes for most people is the task of cooking meals. With LaVerde's open ... at the inside. It contains a twisted bar of aluminum that plugs into an

  • by ARTalk
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art Keeps Me Sane At MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] The beautiful irony is that the analytical, obsessive, and perfectionist mindset…

  

  Star Wars Trilogy: The Musical Edition fall of my freshman year - the ... Yoda puppet, one of the stars of 'Star Wars Trilogy: Musical Edition,' a production of the MIT Theater Guild. Photo / Jax Kirtley Really, can you blame

  • by ARTalk
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Music and Mayhem by Jess ‘12 Minus the mayhem. Also features running commentary by Yan. p.s.: Jess, your italics didn't show…

  

  recall we journeyed to New York City at the end of July and survived a gastronomical bildungsroman**. *In all prepositional honesty, at least half of the living at pika happens on the roof instead of under it. Pika's homemade

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Battle of the Boot storytime with Yuliya #1

  

  ceiling of the Simmons auditorium and display my work of many days. There ... past the rows of viewers. I donned my best cardigan and favorite boots. Underneath my shoes, I concealed the mark of laziness, two mismatched socks

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  So they say that the best part of MIT is the people. Is this true ... to be people, in which case I would whole-heartedly agree that one of the best parts of MIT is the tiny furry people walking around on the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Flu shots optimizing literally everything

  

  cool you could write a whole paper about it. In fact, one of the ... the past. A bunch of people in our hall told me to get the shot. It ... shot clinic was one of the coolest things I’ve seen since I got here, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  It’s cool to care but maybe care a little less

  

  with vertigo. It was the first time I had a bout of vertigo since January ... 's one of the most important lessons I've learned in MIT, that whole ... the toilet. In front of me, next to the door, was a featureless white

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 26, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Of MUN and Academia What is Course X in Chinese?

  

  , when I went to UPMUNC in November. One of the most common questions the ... (two weekends ago) Members of the BU or MIT MUN program are given the ... the conference from the other side of the spectrum. Joining MUN

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Supporting our DACA Students MIT’s commitment to the safety and well-being of all students has not changed and will…

  

  Reif argued against the possible repeal of DACA. You should read the ... me here: As the president of one of America’s leading technical ... principles. The plight of the Dreamers presents a profound question of fairness

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  All these days I spend away What does "home" mean to you?

  

  the MIT populace as a whole, but I have some amount of work to do - or ... students reprieve and respite from the constant deluge of problem sets, essays, and tests so commonly found throughout the dread halls of the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Catalogue of Fridays Like the unsolicited kind you get in the mail, but with more pictures!

  

  suppressor genes. Friday, December 6th For the entire first week of ... Lives of Others for the first time while devouring a bag of cinnamon sugar ... Fridays are sneaky. Theoretically, as the last day of the week and

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  BEST WEEK OF 2007 ...a self-rewarded happiness.

  

  for undergrad. So anyhoo, this is just the first hurdle. I still have to ... made the first step. I'll keep you all updated as time progresses. ... dancing. Don't know when I'll stop. It's a different kind of excitement

  • by Bryan
  • January 20, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2012 Night at the Movies '21,' the MIT Blackjack Team movie, opens this weekend... who's in?

  

  As you probably know, the movie 21, based on the true story of the ... MIT Class of 2012 Weekend at the Movies So how's it work? Well, the most ... (or post it on the MIT 2012 Facebook group). Please include names of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  what I’m doing this IAP mostly physics and musical theater

  

  the month of January: some people treat it as a four-week extension on ... mornings, any inch of skin exposed to the air goes numb in minutes. But this ... colder and hungrier) and a whole host of possibilities are available that

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Tales from the application process Results from the 'mini-contest.'

  

  choice. The first thing that my parents asked when I told them I wanted to ... Financial Aid. The last thing that may be an issue of going away from home ... truly am. Allow me to share some of the things I did learn though! Maybe

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: Expo how MIT is leading the educational revolution

  

  the first Festival here. This post is the second of a series of three ... . Flowers is the co-founder of the FIRST Robotics Competition and MIT ... The Festival of Learning is an annual event organized by the MIT

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 20, 2018