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• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to my home Feel free to chill in here

  

  week. Thankfully my tests are spread out, allowing me to focus on one ... turn on my music and just nap in my bed, forgetting about how difficult ... dorms at MIT, you get to pref who you want to live with, what floor you

  • by Celena C. '12
  • October 4, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the intervening…

  

  where you go) and to keep your eye on Matt's and Ben's blog for more info ... about how it's not so bad getting rejected from your first choice school ... to sit on your couch eating ice cream straight out of the carton

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Embracing Change How I came to be a cook in a professional kitchen this summer

  

  passed on to me. I counted. The word “how” appears 12 times in the ... from, and how I used to be. I used to be afraid of change. Complacency ... have to start drinking it in mushy cauliflower smoothies. On the other

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 20, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Up To Date! Tracking your application.

  

  have received. Now we're really ready to read applications! This is a good time for you to check your application tracking on MyMIT. It will ... no impact. The best way to get us a missing piece is by fax. Our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline

  

  looks like the site is back up again! Thanks again for your patience - feel free to post comments here if you encounter further issues ... patience, and check out this post for some answers to your frequently asked

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • December 31, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  bands get up on stage to show their musical talent and you get to rock out ... ;-) Here are a few tips to making the best of your CPW experience. Rule #0 ... , faculty, and anyone else you manage to meet. Rule #1: If you're paying for

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Bulletin – RA News, EA Results bang it here for the latest updates and stats

  

  Admissions staff with new and exciting things in your life. How to send us ... things that arrive today to not appear on the tracker for another week or ... Report. If you have something important you would like to update us on, you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 7, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  The Infected It's not a zombie outbreak...yet

  

  ! (Come on, how unprepared can you get?) It turns out that three of us ... nose is running, or your leg's going to fall off, don't expect any ... razorblades in my throat (that's how it felt, anyway), constantly having to blow

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  nonstrategic in your own essays, and not try to get into our (or anyone else ... reason to start on them now, but some people like to begin thinking and ... way in which you have contributed to your community, whether in your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  you're finally going to take that shot and how magnificent it's going to ... psets, more emails to catch up on, more laundry to do (a very real problem ... do it” (Amelia Earhart). So if you get scared, “don't be afraid of your

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  thank you notes before i go

  

  in your apartment and you will not be able to get rid of me, Eva, I ... up and teaching me how to grow from my mistakes. For pushing me out of ... '3", how lucky I am to know you. eva To my dearest Eva, I'm...so fucking

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Anticipation a little something to keep you company

  

  yourself some time today. To realize just how far you've come. To hold your ... today too. And I'd love to hear how you're doing :) ... whatever it is that you're feeling, you know that there is only one way to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  making space in my schedule to go to the maker space and 100 other things I was bad at this semester

  

  excellent introduction to maker culture and allows you to get dirty in hands-on ... get taught to use them, and if you already know how to, you just prove ... not had the energy to do so this semester! Let's get right into it

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 5, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Answering Your Questions: EA Deadline Week How can we be helpful?

  

  ;re here to answer your questions.  How can we help?  Answers ... teachers and schools.  Your recommendations do not need to be in our ... if your formatting doesn't look right, you will want to know this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  continue your career while being around your children more. On another note ... repercussions on the job market. First of all, it is very competitive to find a ... definitely reduce your chances of getting hired because of the risk that your

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  five buttons and a strummer you have to move your cursor and click on ... you can make your own for much cheaper. Toons Prior to MIT, I have never done or wished to do acapella in my life. On a whim, I decided to

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: A Summer With Tulip Interfaces, Inc guest post by Sharon L. '21

  

  managers can create to distribute to workers on the shop floor. I’m an intern ... day has been exciting and full of surprises. I usually get to the office ... first day onwards, I’ve been able to work on ongoing projects and

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 1, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  deep talks , strange person

  

  and you've all either thoroughly trampled on capitalism or come to the ... uncomfortable as you reevaluate your perspectives on a plethora of social issues ... responses of your friends vary, and it's fun to discuss different answers when

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  it is okay to not know a note for hs seniors (and others, too <3)

  

  about college — how to live on your own, all the minutiae about academics ... your exact course schedule for the next four years or how to prepare for ... to get into MIT”; I could tell you the things that I did in high school

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  I’m Poor!!! But I don't have to be!

  

  up a lot of your time. Here are my top ten ways to earn money at MIT ... year you're smarter, have money, and have a new addition to your resume ... back to your dorm, grade them, and then give them to the TAs. It

  • by Snively '11
  • April 5, 2008