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  hey kids you should apply there's still time!

  

  . After all, MIT is one of those schools that you strategize to get into ... ’s why I think you should apply. 1. Applying to MIT is how you get into ... aid is pretty generous compared to other schools. It was actually

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 4, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Life, IHTFP, and Everything answer: 42 (and snow!)

  

  The first sentence is always the hardest. At MIT, however, it came ... MIT always, but I do now. No place is an ideal match, but I guess I ... ,” but the struggle is real, and the outcomes are wonderful. (image from

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Events

  This Isn’t Goodbye This is see you later.

  

  “This isn’t goodbye, this is see you later!” I told my family as they ... what symptoms. This is a story about how I survived Family Weekend ... sure everything is in order. Our frat was holding a small barbecue for

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 19, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Vertigo My brain hurts.

  

  , which had a population of 544 in the 2010 census. This is about the size ... many people on Earth. By the way, Montana is stunning: - The ... zero perspective on just how vast the program really is. There are SO

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ingredients for a black hole: 1. Hydrogen 2. Soda 3. Bottle Irish pub-lic outreach

  

  (does anyone actually know what an Irish Pub is?) to teach Carl about ... outreach. The purpose of public outreach is not to just emerge from our labs ... knowledge, then retreat again. The goal is sustained engagement with a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How MIT students are trying to change education by biking across America.

  

  knowledgable about. Inspiring a student is hard, but we thought that the first ... biggest challenge will be the teaching. LIke I said, our goal is not just to ... will also be difficult, as it is for any teacher, to keep the whole class

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 10, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  A last-minute barbecue for hundreds of people New House: mobilize.

  

  that my body is really not designed to carry a 20 lb bag of charcoal. By ... , following the Shaw's trip. My body is not designed to get up at 5am. To my ... in months. The memorial service took place on Briggs field, which is

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 11, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Simulating Catastrophe and learning to speak up

  

  my section is ready for the upcoming ELL. One other little detail ... far. This is something we’ve never done before in an ELL, but it seemed ... great results. There may even be a chance that this ELL is incorporated

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  print “Hello, World!\n”; Everything you ever needed to know about me

  

  time of day. My name is Lydia. We have a lot to catch up on. I was born ... from back then is a conversation with a nice man on the elevator— “How do ... childhood is probably less interesting. I went to Andrew Jackson Language

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  his presentation? MIT Audio Visual is the place to go, and I found their ... this task. This is harder than you might think. How can 5 energy ... that the jumble of office supplies all over the table is beckoning them

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The First Four Days of the Next Four Years (Guest Entry) "STUDY. SLEEP. PARTY….pick two"

  

  name is Li, and I am an enthusiastic member of the incoming class. I ... different. (Oh yeah, this is my first time blogging, so let me know if I ... since "senioritis" is really starting to kick in.) My only regrets are: 1

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  07/07/07 Speaking of numbers: the number seven in particular, brought to you by the birthday of…

  

  Strawberry Blonde. Notice the enthusiasm is still present. 4. Dog, The: lunch ... Center) to build an In-N-Out, which in my humble opinion is a VERY SAD ... this is not different from Coldstone. I have nothing to say to those

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 9, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  snip snip liberating the shoulder one free t-shirt at a time

  

  and ask me to "veronica-fy" their shirts. Which is insane because this

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • September 28, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ST PATRICKS DAY RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  

  HEAR YE HEAR YE ALL LADS, GINGERS, AND HONORARY BOSTONIANS, LORD HOZIER, KING OF IRELAND, IS HERE TO SPEAK:  It can't be said I'm an early birdIt's ten o'clock before I say a wordBaby, I can never tellHow do you

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 17, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  Bad Ideas Month word of the day is oops!!

  

  don’t know if you noticed, but Normal Ping Pong is really hard. Those paddles are so small, and I keep missing! The solution, obviously, is to ... , every day stop cooking. Order Uber eats  leaving your room is for

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 3, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  parallels or juxtapositions in one sitting at flour cafe

  

  my place here. one of the most sure things about sophomore year is my

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MARC 2025 (not a live blog) Featuring Andi '25!

  

  MARC is one of the few conferences people have in their academic ... think what we said is a little heinous for the blogs, judging by the ... . Each pitch is 60 seconds long, and they honk a rubber chicken at you if

  • by Anika H. '26
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  year. This decision has been made with care, and it is final. I know this

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  New bloggers? New bloggers! [cue fanfare]

  

  is hard (and so are applications!), so we're more than honored that you

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 7, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ripping shirts and other clothing mods

  

  Clothes are so fun! I love tailoring my outfits to whatever is happening -- baggy metal shirts for long hours in shop, sleeveless shirts for the forge, cropped ones for social events that don't include bits of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 1, 2024