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• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  in your application. Instead make certain you have thought through what ... things are in your application before you hit “submit”. There is no single ... who you are and who you want to be. Embrace your choice: Once you have

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Leaving a Mark Painting a mural and turning my rat

  

  you're an undergrad, you wear it so that "the beaver is sh*tting on you ... Cambridge and Boston skylines on the sides of the ring: while you're at MIT, you wear the ring so you're looking at the Boston skyline, and once you

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  I walked on water* IAP? no...you're AP.

  

  point is, of course, that the longer you’re away from something the more ... not your average lecture class.  2.670 is essentially a shop training ... class). Plus, you get to machine your own flashlight out of aluminium

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m laughing out loud cheek. muscles. cramping.

  

  Cumberbatch fangirl." Sam is a brilliant physicist so cross your fingers that ... evaluations You are receiving this because you have not yet done your on line ... AM to complete your evaluations. And, I know you?ll be pleased to hear

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  screenshot of how your MIT grade report looks like online. Note: Your grade report is slightly different from your transcript. The grade report is for ... means pass. These do not weigh into your GPA. Spring semester was a

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “All Aboard the Rage Bus” Travelling by bus.

  

  shrink myself into my book and you’re feet making it feet agonizing feet. I know you’re not a bus, but United Airlines, for overestimating the size of your plane by half a plane, making me take another plane, filling

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  : attend a class in a major you’re interested in, visit the dorms and living ... living group that makes you feel at home: adjust your schedule so that you ... rest will be your classmates, lab partners, and pset buddies, too. Now

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

  solutions to all your design criteria, and then your proposed solution is just ... your solution to a problem, pi is the ith particular subproblem, and s ... . THAT'S what engineering is all about. That's why you study your brains

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  needed to be a leader with drive to change something about your community ... take, get involved, and love what you're doing. People at MIT love a good ... does it keep your mind sharp, but it actually does prepare you for what

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  . Whenever you're feeling stressed about the millions of things that you have ... crammed in your tiny room trying to solve the hard problems together and ... this week are waiting for the newest psets to come out, come in your hour

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Good Advice On Advisors

  

  in the form of your freshmen advisors. Freshmen advisors are faculty ... to ask how you're doing. I certainly can't speak for all of them since ... for your patience and politeness in pulling in the reigns more than once

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Hospital Trips and Dance Parties MIT campus is where it's at over the summer.

  

  happens when you reach the wall? Answer: You use your feet to stop. Me: Oh ... your college years. You probably know that it's young, that it's lively ... nearby. Elderly couple, whoever you are: more power to you! When you're

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Events

  (Paint)Ballin’ Hey, if you're already hosed, you might as well have a good reason for it

  

  to run up until the Friday of that week. So basically, you're learning ... realize that your schedules may look like this (click 'em to make them ... " like pelting the ever-loving stuffing out of your coworkers with several

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Get excited for CPW! CPW= Campus Prefrosh? WHOA!

  

  relaxed and listen to music, snack on a sandwich, or just hangout with your ... have to do the MIT thing and sleep a little less). You're probably already convinced that MIT has a stellar academic program. (If you're not

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  act, be your own person and make good choices. I'm here to tell you how this is fundamentally flawed. What Mrs. Andrews (what? Your kindergarten ... pressure isn't always bad. Listening to your friends, and letting them affect

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  In which I show no restraint whatsoever But don't worry, you'll all probably benefit from it (unless, you know, you don't).

  

  comfortable, is really not necessary for your bed. In fact, I fear that it may ... anything that retains an imprint of your hand for that long, regardless of ... president for a year. If you don't like where you're temped, you can move

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 11, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Exhibitions@MIT [by Leah Brunetto '12] Something different amidst displays of scientific progress.

  

  [by Leah Brunetto '12] No matter what your background or level of ... -registration, you can even exhibit your work on the MIT campus! My name is Li, and I ... end, you can, of course, add a personal touch—your own soundscape

  • by ARTalk
  • May 12, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Writing Science Fiction [by Susan Shepherd '11] Writing takes time, but fortunately MIT gives you good excuses to…

  

  safekeeping upon arrival. (In theory, MIT returns your time to you upon ... friends will take up a large amount of your time, and it is very tempting to ... deliberately ambiguous and your readers split three ways as to what it meant

  • by ARTalk
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  worry about what you list as your "intended major" on your application ... Office get a sense of what your passions are and how you have explored them ... anyone tell you that being unsure about your future stop you from being

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Banditos Misteriosos Everybody enjoys a ghoul dance party!

  

  Monster Mash-up! Consider this a Halloween Dance Party but with all your ... , we will be your choreographers. On October 17th, we will be releasing an instructional video, complete with dance moves and your very own

  • by Snively '11
  • October 25, 2008