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• Blog / Challenges

  You’re stressed. So are we; here's how we deal with it.

  

  sprinted all the way back to New House, and up the stairs home. There, I ... delighted smiles. *Christy S. '13, apparently. You're the best! I saw so ... you are NOT in any way defined by the school you attend - quite the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Digging through old bookmarks time for some blasts from the past

  

  about when I teach about proof. I don’t know which is stranger: the way ... say no to things too. Why selection bias is the most powerful force in ... , but we wanted to add new aspects to this field by only looking at the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 18, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  's why the interview report from your EC is valued so much by my colleagues ... getting to the end and realizing there is a piece missing. Now sometimes it ... learned quickly after joining the Admissions Office that it was important to

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Jupiter’s Moons, Doge, and a Tub of Icing how to CPW from Yuliya the Undecided HS Senior

  

  Talent Show to get judged by future students, but still, they do. The ... Undecided HS Senior once again persuades herself that MIT is the best place ... participants get to burn food and then eat it)? What's worse, is that 6 minutes

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  more questions, here is a quick FAQ to provide some more answers. I hope it is helpful to you. Q. Do you prefer the SAT or the ACT? A. We ... . What score should I get on the TOEFL? A. TOEFL is the one test for which

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Remembering Woodie Flowers they say don't meet your heroes, but some exceed your expectations

  

  authority solely by living the same values he hoped to see in the world ... . They say never meet your heroes, but I am here to tell you that Woodie is ... to science education and best known for its eponymous robotics

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus & Fierce Forever More questions answered, with a few words about yesterday's Fierce Forever 6.

  

  is the transfer the only way to get into MIT? Also.. till which term am ... your question is more in-depth, you may wish to call the Admissions ... to rush your scores to us. If you send them the normal way, I assure

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Events

  CPW 2008 @ MIT – Awesomeness Guaranteed (Guest Entry) On things that other colleges (namely their dean of admissions) will never letyou do.

  

  back.     I also quickly stopped by the Tech’s office to ... Meet the Bloggers. This entry is way too long and I don’t have the heart ... band led the way to the CPW Festival. And a conga line followed. It

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  7 / Pressure is a privilege Training for my last hurrah, the US Championships

  

  way to take the train and then the bus to get to the rink from my dorm ... TO SET THE MOOD: 'Aranjuez' by Jorge Muñiz & José Luis Duval ... needed to get back in shape. With the desire to end my career on a better

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  work-life balance (without a life)

  

  frowned upon to willingly do work outside of work? i get why it's bad if you're ... to take care of. the implication being that if you spend all your time ... google calendar to my personal account though, or at least, the free

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 10, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  best places to sleep on campus for when your bed is far far away

  

  a study is being conducted on main campus (worst → best) 1. Your 9am ... . Whenever I go to do work, the lights are low, and everything is all dark and ... the best. unfortunately it is not at mit. Harvard is old and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Perfect Match? because the right CPW host can make a huge difference...

  

  having the best possible match between the prefrosh (get used to it, you ... . That is of course, until they had the opportunity to experience all ... prefrosh, because I don't think it is possible to grasp the sheer enormity of

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living in Random Hall or: i really miss loop

  

  the walk down Mass Ave and thinking to myself "How far is this place ... 't really feel the need to move around. Funnily enough, Loop seemed to best ... course, we still abide to rules and Loop is still the neatest and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 1, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sororities @ MIT- Become a part of it! Come to the first day of recruitment on September 1st to learn more about what…

  

  your desk in the Reading Room to see a row of empty coffee cups and Red Bull cans, it’s your friends who get you through the night. There are ... you become an upperclassmen its easy to get locked into the same groups

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  to in-class concept questions. That’s OK, Joel, your grade is high ... failing the course. 7.012 is a GIR, which means I have to pass it to ... to become the model student I felt pressure to be, but my plans never

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Who we are All the stuff I've been trying to write since last July. It isn't much, but…

  

  and all that. I heard a lot of conversations on my way to the final ... we can get to help solve the problems. There's very much an "I ... . MIT students are complex. This is a fact of life. I've also had to get

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  3 Simple Steps for Making New Friends Guide to Meeting People

  

  by helping your roommate talk to various people in the crowd to ... , view the passerby as a person who is waiting for you to speak to him.” I ... .[/annotation] In a space like a dormitory, wherein there’s some 6+ ways to get to my

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 17, 2025
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if my application is disrupted by a major event beyond my control?

  unable to complete your application by our deadlines. In the interim ...  [email protected]. We’ll be here to talk to you and figure out a way to make sure we get your ... If your ability to apply to MIT has been affected by disasters or
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2nd Half of IAP a quick and slightly belated list

  

  in the Burton Conner TV room, but after an hour of failing to get the ... happy about it because, for like the first time, we get to take full ... bulk of the time commitment is in one week over IAP. You get divided into

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 13, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Special October Events

  

  Life is good will try to break the Guiness World Record for most lit jack-o-lanterns at the Life is good Pumpkin Festival! In addition to jack ... plenty to keep me busy. Here are some of the many events from this time of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 24, 2005