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• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  scholarship? Does the school offer the majors you’re interested in? What ... )? Does the coach and team fit your vibe? Keep a running list of things ... .[/annotation] Get in contact with the coach early by sending an email. Make sure your

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine

  

  least socially acceptable. Feel free to reuse them at your own risk. Tier ... them; if you're asking for something or have something to genuinely thank ... -commissioner, "yfn" means "your friendly neighborhood!", and you can read more about

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 9, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  I Can Talk to Anyone perseverating with caution

  

  loaded “What’s your major?,” then the fun begins. I give the usual 30 ... game is being played. If you’re interested about all the various things I ... enjoy thinking about. And if you’re not, then I’ll hit the ball back into

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 13, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  sk8 jebby on a skateboard

  

  customize your board so that it suits your experience level and motive for ... ."]Seriously.[/annotation] It lowers your center of gravity, which increases your stability and also makes falling a little safer, since you’re closer to the ground. I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 29, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Mas33h Hall A quick look at life in the Castle

  

  ) CPW is this week, so if you’re a prefrosh you’re likely going to be ... :00AM if your heart desires. 3 Not-the-Best Parts of living in Maseeh 1) You need your MIT ID to access the stairs/elevator. This is petty and I

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / How to Food

  Guest Post: Where to Buy Food: MIT Groceries Guide Because eating textbooks gets expensive.

  

  's blog Food Parsed on August 31, 2015. Buying your own groceries can be ... ’s much easier to carry groceries on your back than in your arms. When loading groceries into your backpack, make sure to put more durable items in

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  in what happens if you have no long term consistency at all in your policies." Q: Did your parents think you were insane when you quit your ... baseball to politics was like) "If you're making a true prediction, you're

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  reasons. Sometimes it is hard because you don't know your audience and have ... , no matter how smoothly you try to form your sentences, they invariably ... situation in which obfuscation is to your advantage. You will frequently

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Moves and Music(als) Illustrated with tons of images and a video, and not *as* many words

  

  's say you're a student who's interested in MIT, and you want to continue ... going here. Your biggest concern is that MIT, which doesn't stand for ... absolutely no media in them.) If you're the type of person who knows of Brahms

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Magic of Those Ivory Keys (Guest Blog!) Part 2 of 3 of "Why I Declared a Humanities Major at MIT" series!

  

  your computer in its entirety.) So I actually did this "interview" back ... has music been a passion for you? Tell us about your musical journey ... experience during your music career at MIT? Can you describe it for us? Jenn

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  College The path to self-discovery is lined with my blog entries.

  

  ability to make reasonable judgments, however. So, whether or not you're ... difficulty that requires you to reach out and work with your classmates, to ... the line between your classes and life beyond classes becomes

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right

  

  your life in interesting ways, if you let it, but you have to let it. I ... . You don't get something for nothing. In addition to rerouting your life, making you rethink your values, and so on, MIT can do interesting things to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A follow-up

  

  people who have never seen it before or struggle with it) during your first ... -level classes with material that almost none of your classmates already knew ... website, and say that if you send me your contact info I can put you in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And for my next trick… ...I'll make J.B. confess to copying the answers to Ms. Hauser's test!

  

  , in case anyone missed them.) Jess: Okay, so your roommates are picked ... ! Michael Borohovski: Jess, you can choose your roommate AFTER rex if you choose to do so, but if you don't choose one (i.e. staple your applications

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 A Questions Omnibus is a post where I answer your lingering questions left in the…

  

  I answer your lingering questions left in the comments. So if you ask ... your classes that you have taken? A lot of my Social Studies classes are ... because of the length of your essay. We do not have an auto-word-counter for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Temp assignments and cautionary tales

  

  I hear that if you're an incoming frosh, you got your temp housing assigment. If you're a prospective student, allow me to explain. During the ... dorms, and choose a new one if you wish. After you get your final dorm

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  answers are brief, but I hope that by publishing answers to all of your ... 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 / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 2 The deadline is coming!

  

  friends & family, do something good for your heart (lots good for your head ... anything is most important, it would be your grades, but everything is ... submit my form." Minh, have any official from your school write us a letter

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  clay crash course one month of wheelthrowing later…

  

  ="aligncenter" width="500"] .[/caption] 3) Drill a hole. Using your thumbs (or pointer ... start creating the inner cavity. Stop when you reach your desired floor ... , slowly widen it until you reach your desired floor width. You’ll end up

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • February 10, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  had. But simultaneously, MIT is purposefully difficult so that you're ... acapella group, a sorority, MIT Symphony Orchestra, and join the exec of your dorm while taking 5-6 classes if that floats your boat. There is no

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021