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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  , cowardice, pride), as opposed to feeling contrived for the sake of having a ... or perceived quality, because: 1) I don’t trust myself to make a ... want to avoid arbitrarily ranking critically acclaimed books higher based

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  provide (new awards, changes to your activities, etc.). We will accept ... Committee will primarily look to the Midyear Report for your updates. What ... ? No. You do not need to "improve" your application, or redo

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tetazoo is not a Hivemind Haha... just kidding... unless?

  

  up for the freshmen and other hall newcomers. We have tasks to complete ... “blanket world” (I just have to gently put a blanket over their head ... time! Chaos is literally all around me right now: I have a friend playing

  • by Powers '23
  • November 24, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Sexy MIT Engineers My

  

  . How to cheer very loudly on the sidelines. I remember the only time I ... just in time for the freshman spring season to finish. End of freshmen ... workouts, and stretching/foam rolling. Now I have to stick to it. Trying to

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Fig. 5: Zimmer- und Wohnungsvermittlung Universität/ETH Zürich aka ETH Zürich dorm tour!

  

  abroad, and it's been refreshing to not have to rely on my broken A1.2 Schwiizerdütsch to get around on a daily basis. Random things I've dearly missed ... -to-5, cooking, and adulting (read: making sure I pay my bills on time

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Classes

  Impressions of a Harvard Class I’m taking Irish Folklore and a writing seminar on fairy tales!

  

  out to be totally true the buildings have names, not numbers, and the ... own jargon, too, though it doesn’t seem to have as much. On the first ... .  also, you tend to find people at Harvard who have chosen to dedicate a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 12, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Admissions Decisions Available Online MIT Regular Action admissions decisions are now available at https://decisions.mit.edu.

  

  use to log into your MyMIT account. There are no interim screens, so you should be sure you are ready to receive your decision online before logging ... harder. Thank you for applying! We'll have more to say about the process

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Love is Blinds A short, fairly irrelevent entry, as told from the perspective of the 7+ people who…

  

  's what I said. WOMAN AT THE CASHIER: Right, well, do you have your receipt ... last night, in the hallway ANGELA MONSTER: Allin and I are going to Economy Hardware tomorrow morning. ME: Oh, can I come? I need to buy blinds

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Let it snow What I did today instead of sleep for 29 straight hours.

  

  through until 9 AM Monday, when I have to get up to get ready for my first ... went so far as to have breakfast there Saturday morning. It's a long ... Today was going to be my sleep day. I was going to go to sleep on

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 4, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  who else is watching infinity train?!?! *a fangirling hub that we will update every day this week*

  

  and I seem to be having a disagreement." Yes, just yes. The Ball Pit ... ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY6kfVWv01k[/embed] We LOVED this short the first time we watched it ... signatures, was made to turn Infinity Train into its own show!!! The power of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • August 6, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Taylor Pons from the First-Gen Program #FirstGenPride

  these topics. Check your CP* guide for the link! This year, to show off ... One of the coolest parts of my job is that I actually get to spend a lot of time outside of the Office of Admissions (or currently, on Zoom

  • by DJ Rock
  • April 14, 2020
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Does MIT have a first generation community on campus?

  The First Generation and/or Low Income Program (FLI) is committed to building a sense of community among first generation MIT students, faculty, alumni, and staff, and raising awareness of their unique experiences
• Blog / Residential Life

  meet the simmons elevators! aka me thinking wayyy too much about elevators

  

  I’m in one, I have no choice but to ponder the machine surrounding me ... of Simmons, so he’s constantly on the run. The first time I tried to ... Things always seem to come in threes. The Three Musketeers. The Holy

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 12, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And the End Closes In My last semester as an MIT undergraduate

  

  majority of my time since classes have started has been spent doing something ... short feature piece. To be honest, this class does scare me. I don’t have ... bored easily. Details to follow. I am also TAing a class, but that time

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t stop me now! I am a satellite, I'm out of control.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? According to the MPAA, the 1995 Mel Gibson classic "Braveheart" is "rated R for brutal medieval warfare." By the time you read this ... Protein Odwalla Bar for energy, ten dollars in case I pass out and need to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  to tackle Scotland's binge-drinking culture have been announced by the ... have other things to do. I was sceptical at first and slightly ... as my first year passed, I noticed that I seemed to have more money

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Visit I... got lost on the tour, actually...

  

  I realize that some of my readers may not have had the opportunity to visit MIT yet. They may never walk the tunnels before they decide to apply. A brave few will not even be able to visit until they set foot on

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  have contributed to your community, whether in your family, the classroom ... thinking that everyone had only one parent, and if you happened to have both ... . I remember having to create friends out of inanimate objects

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  A last-minute barbecue for hundreds of people New House: mobilize.

  

  , and a bag of charcoal delivered, and have a barbecue ready to go by 5pm ... the supplies, and arranging to have them delivered to each dorm. I gave ... House, and the thought of having to feed all of them, plus visitors from

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Party!

  

  I don't have much to say, I would just like to bring this to your ... narrow victory for Lowell. (Photo credit to Eric Schmiedl '09) Yes, that's me, in case you somehow didn't figure it out. I still have mud residue

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 8, 2007