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• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Halfway Through MIT Where I’ve been, and where I’m going

  

  ’m also going to keep making the best of these opportunities. Life is so ... a very lovely soul, who I invited to write a post anytime. This is the ... campus, listening to the song Alewife by Clairo. We went back a few more

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 25, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  Ten years at MIT for me 🎂 a few notes on the occasion of my 10th anniversary at MIT

  

  wanted to put in this blog post for some time. The problem is that talking ... this institution and the work of admissions has meant to me, is too ... good. To all the applicants who have transformed the way I see the world

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures From a Year of Classes The End of a Saga

  

  ) where you pretty much get to do whatever you want with your life for the ... actually also missed the second bus and had to get driven by one of the ... of those around you. Nothing is too far out of your reach and the best

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 20, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Angry Nerds Sometimes you've just got to flip the bird.

  

  Capstone courses, and it has to be the best class at MIT by a long shot. You ... . Unfortunately, the former is largely determined by your machine. In particular ... Birds beanies. (That's me in the red that the finger is pointing to

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  's the only way to keep from getting sad about some folks I really want ... . The group we admit in the next few days is going to change civilization ... us head over to The Miracle of Science to decompress for a bit. MIT is

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I want you to burn Unfortunately, usually somebody just blew up their spaghetti-o's.

  

  body to Mars" is "periareion." My dorm, Burton-Conner, is the best. Even ... . People usually take the minute before the fire department gets there to put ... , we're still the best. Why? Kitchen space. As Laura showed you, each

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting in Connecticut Tales of my trip to a figure skating competition

  

  am on my way to the bus station. The only food place that’s open is ... call an Uber to get to the bus station, and get stuck in traffic. Rush ... miss the bus at this point. It takes 35 minutes to get to South Station

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 29, 2015
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Killing Time…Not Really guest post by Sheila B.'21

  

  , with them was a joy to me. A little less than half the summer has gone by ... to get past my driver's exam tomorrow--fingers crossed on the parallel ... *written by Sheila B. '21 as a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 15, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  second to think about the big picture - which is where my friends came in ... application processes as a way for me to simply learn more about myself and get ... done for the sole reason of getting into MIT, then you're doing it wrong

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to miss deadlines at MIT Policies for late assignments, and ways to keep your grades afloat when life inevitably happens

  

  days without having to get S^3 in the loop."This is a little bit like the ... thinking like, "man, this is amazing, I can feel myself getting smarter by the second! I feel like I’m finally starting to get math." But then, the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • October 12, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, musicals, teaching, research, sports, and wisdom tooth surgery. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I…

  

  . I quote: "My job is to convince you that the SINGLE MOST INTERESTING ... that I get all the captains on board with what they need to do, schedule ... efficient way to respond to a gajillion small children The MIT Museum runs a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  unquantifiable growth progress that can't be measured

  

  is fine, but in the last few months, I've been trying to step away from ... the way, is 12.) But even at MIT, not everything can be measured. When ... easy to measure my life at MIT by courseload units, GPA, hours slept

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 5, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  is an intimate extension of yourself - your life story presented to the ... This blog is to all the '14's, '15s, '16s+ who are scared after ... "passion." Passion is getting up at 5.30 AM every morning and braving the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Nibble of Music

  

  . But instead of the first 10 (decimal is so ordinary!), I decided to provide the first 10 base 16, since hex is the way to go. 0x0. Lonestar ... . When reading, I'm most likely to be listening to a specific album -- the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Meetings… I hope you'll attend the event near you.

  

  admitted students. The events are designed to provide you and your families ... know about the Institute. It's also a great way to meet other admitted ... of meetings is posted within the Admitted Students Portlet of your My

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 24, 2009
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Battlecode?

  intelligence. Student teams aim to write the best player program for the Battlecode real-time strategy game. This is a one-month hardcore coding skills ... The 6.9610 Battlecode programming competition is a unique challenge
• Blog / Life after MIT

  11 Reasons Why Senior Haus is Awesome Twelve, if you count me once living there. That's pretty awesome, right?

  

  you're here! There's way too much stuff to do, and it's not a true MIT ... The Gray House, where MIT’s president lives. what other dorm gets to see ...    The MORAL OF THE STORY is, check out our CPW events! Stop by if for no

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2012
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview deadline?

  Action. After you submit your application, you may be contacted by an ... email address you provided on your application to contact you, so please monitor your inbox and respond promptly. If we are unable to offer you an
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  i saw you four ways to follow MIT students

  

  you learn to care for others. practicing that is one of the best things ... to vicariously ride the ups and downs of MIT. they can't tell you if ... lot to glean from the comments. of course, the platforms all have some

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 16, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  my MIT admissions essays a retrospective

  

  wrote. Disclaimer: this is not admissions advice per se but maybe the way ... essays. For the tl;dr, scroll to the bottom to get my general takeaways ... connoisseur. Unfortunately, the nearest Indian restaurant is a ways away. Whilst

  • by Victor D. '27
  • October 14, 2025