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• Blog / MIT Life

  The Internet is Weird My first attempt at using eBay, or, how I'm trying to profit off of sad…

  

  get a chance to meet Ben and understand how completely ridiculous he ... he wasn't just trying to get rid of these old things he was getting ... TOTALLY NORMAL and all, and I just didn't want to ruin that.) Snively loves

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  appoint officers, on down until you get to the general admissions infantry ... to be done. By contrast - but keeping the military analogy - here at ... get 45 minutes of devoted, leisurely analysis by the entire office. But

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CP* restored my faith in the universe i read...My Immortal...with prefrosh

  

  involved when you're clicking between Zoom meetings, but students are able to ... Lounge and talk around small tables, so prefrosh get to interact with us in ... better way to validate your acceptance to tech school than to read and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunsets Academics at the other Cambridge.

  

  The sun always seems to hover near eye level. It gets a bit ... , get about 8-9 hours of sleep every night, even at MIT. But you're ... get 3-4 example papers per class that are like problem sets. You're

  • by Cambridge
  • November 13, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Alien in America A display of feelings; a post that might not make any sense.

  

  action or get involved and have an impact on what you want to change. I ... about often in order to function and go about your daily life, the way ... have to deal with in your whole life. Imagine that it is summer and you’re

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 14, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking Portlet Now Available You should now see it in your MyMIT account.

  

  'm getting a bunch of comments in response to this post with financial-aid-specific questions and unfortunately I'm not equipped to answer them - please send them ... the financial aid tracking portlet in your MyMIT account. If you have

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  today is my birthday & i still don’t know who to become

  

  agree to get married or break up. We have started this conversation many ... 2021 is two-thirds over. To celebrate the newly abandoned month, I play august by Taylor Swift on repeat. As I grow older, I find that Taylor is

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 6, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  people cheering each other on, competition is as close as you get to a STEM ... engineering project. Important words to live by, and with that I'll wish ... . Founded in 1989 by Segway inventor Dean Kamen, FRC is an activity where a

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• FAQ / Transfer

  Am I eligible to apply for transfer admission?

  equivalents to estimate your eligibility. Eligibility will be assessed by the ... year. Successful transfer students come to MIT from many backgrounds ... non-traditional pathways.  Unfortunately, we are very limited to how
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  sure to bring to MIT or to buy as soon as you get here. I conducted a ... . So when you're cutting down on the things you're bringing, make sure to ... unique to you?     Passport/Visa You need your passport to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  dresses up nice and goes out to dinner. I'm sure this list will get longer ... all - and hopefully, you all find similar things to do around your own ... perfect 100% of the time. (3) It's easy to feel sad and miserable about

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Watching Birdwatchers And getting into summer programs.

  

  out that I need to get all four of them removed... And so on. Each ... one accomplish such a thing? By learning to see. All the exotic habitats ... instructions to "start scanning", which I took to mean "point your binoculars to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  train of thought on feeling deeply

  

  large swathes of time to feel and think deeply at MIT. When you’re in a ... , manufactured to be tough and sturdy and to have your tensions and compressions ... and getting to witness the vibrant art, poetry, and theater scenes of

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  to find out (the answer to that last question, by the way, is no ... . --------------------------------------------- One of the questions I get asked most often by high schoolers is whether ... .  But primary sources are so hard to find, right?  Right? Michael

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred? Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt).

  

  you respond to me, be sure to read the post by Dean Marilee Jones on the ... that receiving the news that you are deferred has to be disappointing (to say the least) to all of you. Please take heart in knowing that you

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I list standardized test results?

  required to send your official scores as part of your application ... you submit the application, you are still able to add them by following ... If you are planning on applying to MIT and would like to see our
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing documents! FAQ: What happens if part of my application isn't showing up yet?

  

  showing on MyMIT yet AM I DOOMED?") Let me respond to this series of questions. First: no, you're not in trouble if your materials haven' ... get an email, and I'll post another entry so you can have any

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  is the worst grade to get. It means you were "this close" to an A- but ... that if I were to get a B+, I should have opted to do less work and get ... to laugh hysterically until your ribs hurt. So I'll keep this entry

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT: Round 2

  

  enlightenment from the generations gone by, ready to fill eager young minds with ... meant to get along very well was a very valuable life lesson. When I came ... away. I write to you now from Frankfurt, Germany, with the title of “MIT

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Blogger Pets some serotonin for your noggin

  

  boy because swims in his own poop water and then likes to get too excited when you walk by his tank and splashes water in your face. he’s also affectionately called a stupid boy because he tries to eat your fingers through the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 13, 2021