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• Blog / Admissions

  What should I be doing now? Tips for regular and early applicants.

  

  their time! Try to get your application components to us in advance of the ... Applicants Schedule your interview now.* The deadline (December 1) to schedule your interview is fast approaching! You can find the contact information

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)

  

  Last night, we went to a carnival that was sponsored by the ... this wiffle ball into the octagon hexagon (see comment below) without ... else see the resemblance? ...just throwing it out there... Sam

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  A Recycled-Material Selfie Stick Engineering and problem solving in developing nations (the most important problems only, of course....)

  

  I think (and hopefully you do too) that the title of this blog post ... the US. Addis Ababa doesn’t have a lot of tools and parts readily or ... ratchet, or a screwdriver, or even pliers--he just has to use the tip of a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 1, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  Music for Pre-decisions De-stressing manifesting calm and cozy vibes to get you through it

  

  before. This is a collection of songs that helps calm me down before going into something stressful. Many of these were songs I listened to while I ... you find some peace through the storm as well. https

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 8, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  I(t)A(ly)P trippin in the off season

  

  A friend of mine gets airline buddy passes through his dad which allowed us to take this impromptu little trip to the North End's motherland. I didn't do anything educational whatsoever, but I sure did enjoy the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2018
• Blog / Hacks

  Invasion MIT! the long war of general jack

  

  from the sacrifices of my soldiers to brighten your day. May you win your ... As I walked up the steps to 77 Mass Ave this morning I was ready to plow through another day of committee. What I got was war.  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Surprise! Long time no see!

  

  the way to dinner tonight we were discussing Adelaide '09 and her role ... Ruth. Then, on the way back from dinner, we were discussing Sam, Mitra ... , and a nice walk back from dinner, we ended up back at the dorm and I

  • by Snively '11
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spreading Santorum around MIT Or rather, just spreading awareness of Santorum.

  

  vs. Spam as a stepping stone to the presidency. Still, I must say, I'm not too fond of my US senator, Rick Santorum. I won't go into any ... strong that I felt the need to express it in an avant-garde photomosaic on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  tick tick tick and the euphoria of it stopping

  

  institute is always churning.  tick There's a constant sound in the back of my ... quietest moments of the night, you can find someone mulling away over work. Any time of day I walk through campus—like the rare and dreadful 4am

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 16, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Ups and Downs Currently down.

  

  mistake once." I don't think I've ever pushed the bounds of mistake ... . This is turn explains why I've spent the last two hours of my life ... Not gonna lie, my happy-to-sad ratio is a little sad-heavy at the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 12, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps for EA Deferred what to do next

  

  chance of being admitted to MIT. With that said, in the last few years we ... in EA. That's a small number, but to be honest so is the number of RA ... person has access to the reason (or set of reasons) why anyone was deferred

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  my room an evolution

  

  "]No,[/annotation] but I present to you the brief evolution of my dorm room.    Freshman ... character. I got curtains that block as much of the sneaky sunlight, unlike ... semester left, I'm not sure if I want to go through the hassle of getting

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 8, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Grads Design the Jolt Sensor to help high school athletes detect concussions better

  

  inventions left and right. The builder community at MIT is one of the strongest ... unable to speak as he staggered into the trainer's room. This problem of ... by donors from the Kickstarter. Ben and Seth are also alumni of my

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 2, 2014
• Blog / Events

  There is such a thing as a free event Collegefest is going on this weekend, go get yourself some free junk!

  

  Another busy week of classes has come to end! To celebrate, I went with a few friends to the Collegefest in Hynes Convention Center (it's next to the Prudential Center.) Admission is free if you have a Student

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 17, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  regression and imposter syndrome let's talk about computer science!!

  

  while sometimes the idea of people reading my blogs is very comforting ... , this immense stress regarding my classes that drives me to the point of ... because it is out of the reach of my comprehension. This led to feelings of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 11, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  things i have done since leaving school but only in the ten hundred most used words

  

  the sun and in the cold played lots of games got back into hitting ... of our lives the only way to give life meaning is to do things you ... ~~~ cut off all my hair moved to city where the sun is out every day

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 19, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  Our 2019-20 Application Essay Questions

  

  as the last few years, to wit: We know you lead a busy life, full of ... simply for the pleasure of it. (100 words or fewer) Although you may not ... together to better the lives of others. MIT students work to improve their

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 16, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  i’m catching up a blog about all the things i wanted to blog about but couldn't find the…

  

  ’s a compilation of thoughts/feelings/things I’ve done over the past (oh ... something right now. Here are some of my favorite pieces from the semester ... odd hours of the night) The sidewalk that goes down memorial drive (I

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 20, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  And now, for a brief interlude from our regularly scheduled finals whining. I should be studying E&M right now, but this is much more fun.

  

  fashion, come home a few hours later and camp out in the basement of our house to work. This is not the point of the story, though. The point is ... Sometimes, I forget how much I love MIT, and then I realize that the

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / How to Money

  ew taxes the new zealand government owes me money

  

  taxes, or save part of your paycheck for the government overlords. In New Zealand, this happened as well; they took away roughly 30% of my paycheck ... Today I finally filed the tax returns I’d been putting off since

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 13, 2021