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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  fun. the band, but also the form

  

  classroom on Tuesday morning and had to run to get there. I went to an extra ... to work on them. And then I was out the whole weekend, from Friday ... few days in contrast to how much free time I had over IAP. I feel like I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  “So what’s being a blogger like?” i spill the (lukewarm) tea

  

  's thoughts on if a topic would make a good blog or how to structure a ... depends on who's blogging at the time and what they want to get out of it ... , unfortunately I am not going to post an ad for your startup on my blog). It makes

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 1, 2023
• Blog / Community Projects

  CASE: Identity and Intersectionality and some bunnies if you hate everything else about this post

  

  if you're black, white, or somewhere in between. You don't get to ... open to all MIT students regardless of identity. How did you find out ... adjust to life at an institution like MIT. I regret that I didn't get to go

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 30, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  It’s Possible To Have Too Much Nutella Wait, don't go away! Hear me out on this one

  

  they're versatile enough to be savory (if you put eggs and stuff on it ... like salads as they hand out coupons to passersby. (If I ever get the ... icing on a cake. It looked nothing short of inviting. (Had I known how

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  lessons on burnout 2020 made me realize things

  

  burnout and exhaustion from all the things I was trying to accomplish on not ... myself for another year? So here I was, trying to get ready to learn again and kinda freaking out because I felt like I had forgotten how to make

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • January 12, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Time may change me, but I can't trace time..

  

  considered attending any schools on the West Coast, because I wanted to get ... if you're not from The Matrix, you'll have to figure it out on your own ... 'm pretty sure now that there isn't any other way to get it in your head. So

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 28, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  That’s right, you’re sick Thank you, nurse, for stating the obvious.

  

  't really get to know other MedLinks very well. After training, you see them ... Services and see if I can get an extension on the homework, but..." I'm off ... As I've discussed on this blog before, MIT MedLinks are awesome. Got

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 Halloween Costume Ideas for MIT Students but they're pretty bad

  

  bananas on your head. Nothing can get better than that. Con: There are no ... Is this you? Are you an MIT student who can't get in on the October ... your Halloween vibe? No problem! Here are five costumes ideas that'll get

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 15, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Guest Blog: A Guide for the Hopeless and Drenched thoughts from mark '15

  

  Drenched If you are reading this, you are lost on the path to MIT. Your ... to do for the rest of your life. For some, this moment appears ... , there is a goal, the destination to your journey. There is no winning path

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 29, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  probably take you a while to get used to college life and on P/NR you ... appreciate inquisitiveness and curiosity. This way, you also get to know your ... reason. First semester is on pass/no record (P/NR) in order to give

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Places to Sit at MIT and study

  

  . Whenever I get stuck on my work, I like to find a new place to study. The ... I came to MIT with an ambitious goal: to sit everywhere on campus. Oh yeah, and to get an MIT degree. After four years, I've completed neither

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 19, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering some questions The entry on commencement was just getting unwieldly.

  

  to go off of or do you know what you're doing like the back of your hand? when do you get to learn how to do all this anyways? Yes, you can ... lot of the experiments I do involve getting cells to take up foreign DNA

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Benzene Back Take it to the lab!

  

  chemically and lyrically acceptable to say 'get your H on' or 'get your benzene ... it And get your H on Go ahead, be gone with it Get your H on Go ahead, be gone with it [X6] Get your H on [Verse 2] I'm bringing benzene back

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 24, 2007
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Letters from the 2023 decisions threads

  

  decision on equal terms, the institute and myself, with nothing to lose. Your waitlist decision gives you exactly that: the opportunity to be on ... an open mind. I am so glad to reflect on how I was able to grow as a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  quiz: what halloween candy are you? based on your college applicant personality

  

  need to get in? Because I only got a 1590.” How do you plan on ... What are you writing your essays on? well I did one draft about a club ... How I got all 5s on my AP exams without even trying What question

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 22, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  committee worked hard over the course of several days to determine how many ... on the waitlist to about 500 people, and many of those people accepted a place on the waitlist. But it just isn't ethical to keep that many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Announcements

  Our 2019-20 Application Essay Questions

  

  that there's no reason to start on them now, but some people like to ... , your family, clubs, school, community, city, or town. How has that world ... ’t go according to plan. How did you manage the situation? (200-250 words

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 16, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Super Top Secret Spy Action Real Life Experience: Building a car in 2.007

  

  so you can get more points than your opponent and win and get to go to ... on and how my design evolves. The past two weeks have been dedicated to ... comes down to chance. So on to this year's competition: "I have to f

  • by Bryan
  • February 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  . Anonymous asked, do you have any advice on how to get to know professors? it ... State on my full scholarship, she was planning to get a pool in the ... during office hours or after class. So it is possible to get to know your

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

  Culture, not the bacterial kind Some questions you should be asking about all the schools to which you're applying.

  

  does the academic calendar look like? How easy is it to get a research ... the blog, because I get to impart all kinds of advice from an almost ... need to figure out in order to decide on a program, therefore, is which

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 4, 2006