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• Blog / Admissions

  Being Home and Answering Questions some changes, some constants, and the end of pass/no record

  

  want to get out of my time here?" "Which activities do I value more and ... . Get in your college applications, and now what? Well...now's the time to try out things you didn't get to do before. Learn a new skill. Play with

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  parents love getting to visit me in Boston. The Parent Lounge: I hope you ... from your hotel -- call them and figure out your best way to get to MIT ... Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90). To get to the drop-off point from "the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  swatches of MIT collected like paint chips

  

  sounds fun. Most people only get to take one.   I read the blogs my ... is an openness here, a freedom to learn, to try new things, get trained ... I am going to put this together haphazardly, work on it in drips and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 27, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The middle of the semester I'm kinda over this workload

  

  vacation and professors were trying to get to a stopping point before ... unexpected good news yesterday from my UROP supervisor—I get to attend CHI ... academics didn’t suffer. Now I feel like I’m getting to the point where I

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  country and the world. They all come to MIT, stay in Simmons hall, and get ... . As it turns out, I didn’t get to give my train stickers to any of the ... , and given 5 more minutes to get over the awkwardness barrier, the groups

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Inspired by Paul and Snively.

  

  Next is). 11:02 AM: Gets to the first floor of Building 16, all the way ... : Decides to get some dinner. 6:51 PM: Cold blast of air from the outside ... students here had dwindled down to single digits. I logged on to take a short

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  that obstacle down brick by brick, go the extra mile to get around it, or climb to great scary heights to get over it, it will be worth it because ... , inspiration and optimism. I’ve searched high and low, from Facebook to Instagram

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  . Start here. First, from fellow bloggers: -- On getting to MIT from the ... . But! Remember, remember the Rule of November. Try not to get entangled ... . Exhilarating! Remember that scientific discovery you always wanted to discuss in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds like home Quarantine songs, from my home to yours

  

  lacked the inspiration—and the activation energy—to get started. And now ... hoped to meet you in, but since I’m already stuck in a staring contest ... as any to save this post from the crowded purgatory of [annotation note

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My UROP Experiences Research is kinda cool.

  

  . My advice to you is to get involved in the UROP program here. I forget ... here and feel like they need to stick with a single UROP so they can get ... before dead week is pretty stressful, as every class tries to cram in that

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  to getting to know you. To tell you a little about myself, I’ve had ... that it is collaborative and that they constantly get to explore new ... us on this blog. Marilee, Stu, I, and the other guests hope to each

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Great Expectations i've never read the book, but the title seemed to fit

  

  living before you get to campus. Personally, I had taken a special liking ... thought to myself: easy! If I was able to get 5s on my APs and As in my ... Expectation: There is no way I’m getting into MIT, let alone becoming

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Let There Be Prefrosh! And let them build ALL the things!

  

  Just one year ago, I had arrived at MIT as a prefrosh, ready to start my new life in Massachusetts.  I came here early to do a pre-orientation program (FPOP) known as FUP, where I got to do all sorts of cool community

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Holidays with the Huangs a nondenominational celebration of capitalism and duck

  

  refuse to wear anything else.) I've slowly been getting myself back to good ... meaning to get around to. Here's one to try if you have a DSLR. If you don ... goodness of Barbeque Lay's (okay, so maybe to mediocre health). And I can

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 26, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  then and now a reflection on the very bad

  

  ? Her? You don't get to do that." and it shut me up real quick. I forgot ... thought I was going to get expelled or rescinded or some shit, and that my ... blinked. Processed. Blinked again. I get to just not come to school in the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Want to Declare a Double Major? This is why/how I'm doing it, in case you were curious

  

  I'm going to start this out with a quick disclaimer: no, a double ... you happiest :D Okay. For me, a double major is how I've decided to navigate MIT and attempt to reconcile my diverse interests in both biological

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The root of all evil Money, money, money, money... money!

  

  State on my full scholarship, she was planning to get a pool in the ... consolidate those loans and when to start paying them back. I know that I'll get ... of getting a room there? Well, that varies from year to year -- it

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ultimate Recognition You probably don't know what that is.

  

  put into it. And now I'm probably not going to get that. And last night ... EVER TRY EVER WHEN I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO GET EXTERNAL VALIDATION OF MY ... told me that whatever grade I get in this class: it's really not going to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  and make sure to get outside during the nice days. There are some ... Two years ago (wow time flies), I went to CPW, and I came away ... mystical fog of technological magic and innovation. I still decided to come

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  for internships. I got lucky and managed to quickly get a few offers for ... get for myself and too often I'd find myself going to sleep as the sun ... I've officially been on my gap year for a week! To begin my gap year

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020