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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Every song I’ve referenced in my admissions blog posts

  

  crowd, because I can bet someone will sing along. It's my karaoke go-to ... Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used to Be), and it gets a dedicated post this ... senioritis. As much as I wanted to use We Got Work To Do, it didn't fit the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 15, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Spoofy Spooky Stories MIT is ~haunted~

  

  to grab our ankles without warning.  Naturally, Penny thought it would ... it’s true that many people here tend to overcommit themselves, this isn ... make the regretful decision to put this pset off until it's too late

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 31, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10,000 Ways That Won’t Work

  

  memory devices using two exciting new materials, only to discover that they ... knowing what does. For example, my simulations taught them to avoid using ... semesters have been somewhat disappointing, I think it’s good to experience

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 27, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bibliophiles assemble! When life gives you books...

  

  ...you name it. I tried very hard to tame my hoarder instincts. My friend walked ... ’s what I ended up with - I had to stop myself before it got out of hand, and so I can hurry off to the CPW Activities Midway. Honest Signals

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 5, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This one goes out to the parent Fire! (she's comin' down on her own, now)

  

  seen the MIT homepage today when you were like, "ARRRRRGHUS!! I NEED TO KNOW IF I GOT IN TO MIT!! MAYBE THEY SPONTANEOUSLY DECIDED TO POST THEIR ... have noticed that it was advertising the MIT Coal Study, an

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  it was in the waiting area for the dentist that I used to go to, I ... . Ever since then, I have been obsessed. In high school, it was my go-to ... is my goal to beat it. Recently, though, I’ve gotten into watching

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  they’re similar to ice skating where you push to the side, but it was ... hands to the dealer and he would tell us out loud “you can still stay in ... deciding it was far more interesting to go frolic in the snow. I don

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

  Stepping Up MIT brings the best out of people (in between psets of course)

  

  event that encourages the student body to give back. It was then that she ... , service is not only a fantastic way to hang out with your sisters - it is ... If there's one thing MIT students aren't known for having, it's spare

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / Events

  It’s not every day… lunch with a celebrity

  

  you can be a part. Sincerely, Kirk Kolenbrander Senior Advisor to the ... it is that TWO bloggers were invited to have lunch with her. ~10 ... ...that you get invited to have lunch with the president of MIT

  • by Bryan
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  busy that when I actually came back to the dorm, it was to sleep. Because ... rained for approximately 70% of the time, and it's hard to hold up an ... started in the fall, it made a tremendous difference to walk into a gigantic

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recollections of a Stranded Traveler IHTFP: I Have To Find a Plane. In the meantime, I reflect on happier interpretations…

  

  warmth. American Airlines, you can take away the sweetness of my freedom to ... insanity native to jungles clotted around the siren shores of Winter Break. Take the mental hyperactivity characteristic of MIT kids, infuse it with

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 23, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  3 / A team effort Roll Tech: Your newest Intercollegiate High Team silver medalists!

  

  took it slow, taking time to rest up, take care of my body and mind, go ... New York safely!"]just as fun![/annotation] It was, however, nice to get ... event unique only to the intercollegiate events. Each school can register

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 12, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m Still Here (for now) quick reflections on the last ten years

  

  parents used to drive me [annotation note="bless them, it’s not an easy ... of it, but I could only rely on myself to assuage the crushing fear of ... . Its coastal views of the northeast are familiar to me, and its spotty Wi

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I think I am slowly going insane This is your brain on AI-generated videos

  

  was nothing like the sleek videos OpenAI likes to tout in its demos ... ’s when everything started to go downhill. It turns out (unsurprisingly ... realizing it, these subtle flaws began to mess with my mind. When I took a

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • November 6, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You win some, you lose some. day in the life.

  

  it, and headed to lab. I try to go to lab once a week. Sometimes I can ... around to getting dressed it was about 2:30 and I put on my SPS Shirt ... calculator, and in the end it turns out my dad had just forgotten to pay last

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  EA, RA, and Transfer Updates Including the status of MyMIT tracking and the latest for those impacted by Sandy.

  

  " when you submit it, and then email us and have us change it to Early ... decisions.  It will probably be in mid-to-late December.  Please be ... Happy November -- it's almost Thanksgiving!  Here are some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2018 Diaries what the weekend was like for me

  

  .” Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that, though, I have friends who can probably help host. It would be extremely awkward for the prefrosh to sleep ... ) everyone who passes by. It’s a very useful experience—you have to learn to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 17, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 2 The deadline is coming!

  

  is to come!). And, if you can swing it, consider taking a gap year ... January, can I just ask my teacher to submit it when school starts again ... somewhere were wrong? Do I need to print out that page, sign it, and mail it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 30, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode II: Amazing Rain The one where you rapidly cool hot metal.

  

  property and to your children. The Y-Knot's rope can be used for other ... toy in the store and bring it to us immediately. She warned us that the ... meantime. In my old age, I've come to realize that it's really the little

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Illusion Of Validity look inside your heart. you know it to be true.

  

  through a series of challenges (an application, as it were) to test their ... candidate school. According to Kahneman: ...as it turned out, despite our ... also have caused us to moderate our predictions, but it did not. We knew

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2011