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• Blog / MIT Life

  Desired things a youthful aside.

  

  favorite TV show (no, really). If you're here, don't miss out on Boston. Get ... exactly the way we are is not what brings us to MIT. Pushing to find your ... 't forget to be happy. Don't make time your enemy. Sure, take 8 classes, but

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 12, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  covered that. So let's get to the meat of the matter (or for you vegans out ... penalty of law and all that stuff concerning your right to privacy, I am ... related to your intended fields of study for quite some time, while others

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2012 Night at the Movies '21,' the MIT Blackjack Team movie, opens this weekend... who's in?

  

  the Movies" here on the blog on Monday. Your picture will get bonus ... As you probably know, the movie 21, based on the true story of the ... here: To celebrate the movie release, I am declaring this weekend to be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  ambition finding direction

  

  is: you should be smarter. You really should get around to reading all ... now i mostly just want to learn a lot and work on meaningful technical ... ’t think your ambition needs to be particularly challenging or impressive

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 3 is third time the charm??? questionable

  

  percentage to like, 75% on its own. But I do feel shitty and sad about getting ... was, so I can't quite give myself 100% on this. Sidequest 2: Get my ... the sailing class next semester, so maybe I'll get this to 50% before I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  rice cooker cooking or, how to cook for yourself with zero skill

  

  to get your own, you don't need much. Consider: Grimgrains, a blog ... thing I did when I came to MacGregor? Get a rice cooker, because I haven't had a rice cooker in forever. And oh man was it a great decision to get

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 19, 2021
• Blog / Events

  This Particular [T-] REX Tuesday (No actual tyrant lizards in this blog post.) Frosh come chill with me!

  

  better in jello"? Now's your chance to prove yourself on the field of ... when I ran REX events (still not). This year I get to experience R ... observe and absorb my and your experiences and fun to compile a project that

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 1, 2015
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…

  

  time on the team, requiring us to learn how to build a custom gearbox ... first be a good engineer. 2) Learn on the job Nobody tells you how to ... who were willing to take the risk and get their hands dirty. 3) You’re

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ILGs at MIT They're independent! (Guest post by Sondy '07/G/awesome.)

  

  when you graduate and get a place of your own, it becomes difficult to ... part of MIT means we get our own SafeRide stop. If you're on campus past ... 's a post on MIT Independent Living Groups (ILGs), another alternative to

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 5, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  sweating. It's also pretty sad to think about all the effort you're expending ... this be a warning to all pre-frosh deciding how much junk to bring to ... before Reg Day, which is when you meet with your advisor to choose your

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Me Anything! Responses life and admissions

  

  /No Record: if you get a C or above, you get a P on your transcript. Otherwise ... answers to the question: one, it depends on your major ... Thursday, 10/26, 7-9pm EDT. That's over now, but you're welcome to email me

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Sixth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 12/22/05.

  

  would try to get your SATI Math over 700 as well if you can. There is no ... Answers to questions received through 2PM on 12 ... CollegeBoard to send the scores to us, they will automatically go into your

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  CMU / Parallel Universe i am not a clown

  

  research so you're getting it anyway. I said goodbye to Daniel, got on the ... to me how many MIT and Harvard undergrads know a lot about how the ... 's because we all want to imagine how things would've turned out, in the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  finding meaning at the end of the world i alone determine my destiny

  

  , for having taking the reins on my life and fighting my way to get here ... him when he gets deferred. i want to tell him, hey! i struggle, and have ... frequently. all in a week's work, right? to wail and complain about how

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 1, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  An interview with AoPS "What Kinds of Students Does MIT Look For?" but ASMR

  

  read on our "What we look for" page, or that my response to "how can I ... hard to accept. Eric Olsen: How did the pandemic affect your admission ... how we think about issues that have been discussed on the blogs for a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  afterward and forgetting how to quite approach it. Getting that practice is ... select a leader. Once you have, leaders, raise your hand” Me: *turns to ... put together, on steroids, enhanced with access to a network of former

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ramen this is a ramen post.

  

  curry and donkatsu fills your nose and you smile. are you going to get ... , waiting for my turn to sit. if you’re going for the first time, get the ... sad and need to get inspired in your life. the ramen is not the point of

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Imagination Box [by Danbee Kim '09] We can draw on the walls again!

  

  environment to enhance your mental facilities. As such, I love that there are dorms on campus where you can paint your own walls and string up your own ... enhance who we are. How do we have time to paint murals? After a grueling

  • by ARTalk
  • October 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Time to Complete the MIT Midyear Report Applicants need to fill out the form on MyMIT by February 15th.

  

  Midyear Report serves two purposes: to get your updated grades since you ... serves two purposes: to provide your updated grades since you have applied, and to mention other updates since you submitted your application

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Playing Doctor… Are people REALLY impressed by big words? You be the judge.

  

  in class we got to break away fromo background information to get some hands-on, practical experience. I now know how to use a sphygmomanometer ... and, dare I say, interesting. It was a LOT of material to get through

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2006