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• Blog / MIT Life

  Measurements How do you measure a year in the life?

  

  "ridiculousness". The first unit that comes to mind is Chris Dodd's proofs ... Campus to the Z-Center one day when my favorite song of the musical theatre genre came on ("Seasons of Love" from Rent). As I belted out the ways they

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions for 2016 And what I gained after a semester at MIT

  

  good reason. There is way too much knowledge in the world to ever be able ... in any way we want. We have the academic flexibility to dive into any ... for me. But the mentality that you have to simply “be amazing” is

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Random Post While Reading Apps. Because we need some new posts...

  

  with the life of the Admissions Counselor at MIT, here it is: We get applications, we get a lot of applications. We then need to read those ... example is more your speed then by all means go for it. I meant it when I

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • November 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates 2013 things that are happening

  

  latter of these changes is always accompanied by questions, so I wanted to ... . If your teachers want to use the Common App cover sheets, that's fine ... MIT. You can always check how your essays look in the PDF preview, which is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  our tempers and egos to get the better of us. But one way or another, we ... means to be a member of a fraternity. Because the fact of the matter is ... to put it into words, the primary difference is an almost overwhelming

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  4th of July Celebrations Boston, and the MIT campus, are great places to celebrate the 4th of July.

  

  arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the Boston Pops is ... families only, you can't get much closer to the fireworks barge. The nice

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Global Poverty: ‘This Is Our Crisis’ People lead busy lives, and fighting poverty is hardly an extracurricular activity to which most…

  

  (ID) issues by way of completing an extensive study of the famine that ... doors to Boston University’s Metcalf Hall. Along with the hundreds of others who were in line, I anxiously awaited the chance to hear

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Announcements

  meet the baby bloggers! (some of whom are older than me)

  

  Hi everybody!! As the first week of class winds down, it is my ... ="this basically means it is my job to be enthusiastic and helpful at everyone and ... submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known). There were many excellent

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 6, 2020
• Blog / Class Projects

  What I made in my documentary class three videos and many, many lessons

  

  either: a )to introduce your audience in 3-5 minutes to the multiple sides ... weeks go by and I try to get ready to start working on this assignment. I ... asked Sienna to get dinner with me and talk about what the central issue

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • January 5, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for October write those personal essays! submit those early apps! get PUMPED UP

  

  Last month, Petey posted a motivational soundtrack for the month of September. A lot of y'all seemed to like it, so we made another one for October! This month's theme is to get hyped up and get shit done! :) Give

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] give us your words you have words. we want your words.

  

  constraints are fairly lax but the form is long and repetitive, forcing you to return to a topic over and over again. It is a form whose flexibility ... , and then we will return to the blogs, and I will figure out if it is

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  wonder how I am getting paid to do this job... I should be paying them." This quote came from an F-15 pilot who stopped by to speak to the AFROTC ... . I want to be a fighter pilot - that is why I joined AFROTC, for the

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Be A Blogger (2018)! welcome to THE INTERNET

  

  want to be bloggers to embrace the GOOD TIMES https://youtu.be/cozHT9QaFJo What does it mean to be an admissions blogger? The best representatives ... of the blogs is to allow our bloggers to communicate what being a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2018
• Blog / People & Identities

  On Reconnecting spending winter break in India

  

  taught children to spring from the blue-colored cement roofs onto the ... place that they would return to, holding the hands of their American ... closed and many people off campus, the usual hustle and bustle is gone. It

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 13, 2019
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit my official transcript to MIT as a QuestBridge applicant?

  If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your ... transcript and no further action is needed on your part. If you did not submit ... (located in the MIT application portal) after you submit your MIT Quest
• Blog / Challenges

  difficult difficult lemon difficult the end of senior fall

  

  -seven consecutive hours of consciousness in my scramble to actually finish it. By the ... emails as well as I used to. Yet, it is hardly the worst thing that could ... along the way. It is the hedonic treadmill of self-actualization, where

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 29, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  self-assessment, re: playwriting notes on taking playwrights' workshop this semester

  

  find ways to drive action, create drama, all in a theatrically compelling way. In particular, I found myself wanting to say big things, philosophical and critical things about the current state of humanity. I would get

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  gently down the stream whitewater rafting might be easier than driving on mass ave

  

  ![/caption] Our raft was helmed by the sweetest guide named Hannah, who is also the ... , row, row your boat” song. The river was lined by tall deciduous trees, which were a quarter of the way to their full autumnal colors. Maybe I

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • October 16, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On sleep There's nothing certain in this world but sleep and taxes.

  

  it is possible to get an adequate amount of sleep at MIT, as long as ... their best work. You're welcome to do that too. Lots of people at MIT are ... they complain, I like to give them a blank look, as though the concept is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FASAP [by Maggie Liu ‘12] T-ride + thought-provoking art piece + yummy free dinner afterwards.

  

  regular 2-hour weekly meetings during the Fall term. Compared to Traditional ... of the advising seminars offered. The official title is 21M.123 FASAP ... it would be a great way to continue my love for art in a, well, tech

  • by ARTalk
  • November 12, 2008