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• Blog / MIT Life

  Life as a Talent Scout I could be the next Randy Jackson.

  

  , Battle of the Bands, I went to check out a potential band for the competition. So on the way there, I stopped at Burger King on the way and tried the Cheesy Tots. I don't even want to know how many years of my life I

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  record: There is no guaranteed way to be admitted to MIT. Certainly, it is ... Someone emailed to me a funny post from one of those rumor ... found the secret on guarenteed [sic] Admissions to MIT This comes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Our thoughts go out to Virginia Tech.

  

  particularly disturbed by yesterday's events to contact the many individuals and ... updated regularly. We are fortunate to be able to rely on the ... All of us here are quite saddened by the shooting at Virginia Tech. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  ..." all the way down to blastoff. Yes, that concert certainly was a unique ... , this can turn out to be a great deal for you if you're committed to ... Oh, I was going to answer a bunch of questions today, but it turns

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  to go right now. Are you coming?" "...Sure!" Far be it for me to let ... happens to be an amazing photographer. Unluckily for me, I was wearing ... take up a quarter of the page, and to be printed in full color. Also

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Goodbye, Hope to See You Again For those moving on today...

  

  process, is, of course, a two-way street. You get to choose where to apply ... options can be hard on both sides. That can be emotional. To those of you ... going to be an awesome person. I truly and honestly wish you all the best

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  dear kuya i promise this post is mostly in english

  

  sugarfree). great band by the way, i might do a post about their song "burnout ... , for older sister. kuya can also refer to any older male person. back in ... degrees (celsius), with the daily mean being 28 degrees. in the summers

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 8, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  -specific documents but there will be some forms that MIT asks you to fill out by ... , congratulations! You have a lot to be proud about. From experience, I can say that right now, you have a lot to be worried about too. Here is a non

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Ask Me Anything no, really

  

  this isn't a bad way to find a starting point: ask me anything in the comments. Go ahead. Don't be shy. This is a judgment-free zone. To ... anyway, I'd be happy to attempt to answer questions about things like

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • December 29, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Delivery! "Ring delivery" is more like "ring takeout," actually, since they don't bring a brass rat…

  

  good week to get my thoughts all organized. (And to realize, whoa, I ... previously, was carefully put together by these guys, the Class of 2014 Ring Committee. I'm pleased to say that they also have some pretty good taste

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 20, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Antici A long time ago in a suburb far away...

  

  "abogado," or "lawyer." This is because the Spaniards who came to the New ... the Spanish word that sounded closest to it. Hey, according to Matt ... her logic was that she would have time to hide it from me, figuring I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  a strange idea. No one ever wants to be average. Society says that we should try to establish ourselves as individuals by being the best in ... to be different than everyone else to get into a good college. You

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Money! Money! Money! Life is like monopoly, except you're not a pewter Tophat and it costs WAY more…

  

  ! Want to give me a plasma screen TV for free? Be my guest! Remember, you ... in business and life. Your first one doesn't have to be high tech with tables and charts in excel etc. In fact, to avoid being overwhelmed I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Kevin’s Room Portrait of an MIT Student

  

  they want. Kevin has found a way to capitalize on this freedom to make ... off by a final design project that brings them to life. He’s also ... work-bench hangs what appears to be an action-movie setpiece. It

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 26, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Big News The next chapter in the life of Ben Jones.

  

  years here, I'm going to be leaving MIT in July. I'll also be leaving ... always be the city I love more than any other. It's a lot to digest, and it ... , it needs me - in many of the same ways that MIT did four years ago - to

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10s in the news A series of newspaper articles about incoming MIT freshmen.

  

  2010 (if there was a newspaper article about you, feel free to send a link my way). It's nice to read about MIT MMX like celebrities! Today, we ... Over the next week (or so), I'll be publishing newspaper articles I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Venturing to far living groups

  

  to be working)." One thing to remember is that just because a hall is ... wanders by to look at the sky and the neighboring rooftops: And last night ... fraternity or sorority, but without a national organization. pika used to be a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  to fill in my calendar. By the way, as promised, I have the answers ... , which, being devoted to make-or-break exams, means students there don't do ... Cambridge. At Cambridge, there are three eight-week terms, separated by two

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  of you may be saying, "C'mon, MIT is really good at math. They have to ... ... these are good things to provide. Keep us up to date all the way through ... this post will be quite helpful! How does the waitlist work? We are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leonard Nimoy at the Boston Pops He told me to live long and prosper!

  

  Leonard Nimoy. “That greeting originated in Boston,” Nimoy said, to cheers from the Boston Symphony Hall audience. He went on to explain that as a child he saw a priest make that hand gesture to a congregation, and was so

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2014