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• 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
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  morning and you're feeling overwhelmed. Maybe that problem isn't making sense no matter how many times you re-read it and you're really stressed out. Maybe you're planning on pulling an all-nighter tonight and to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  You Prep, I Prep, We All Prep How to prepare--or at least, how I did.

  

  Board schedule and realized that unfortunately you’re all almost done with AP exams ... to pretty much anything, so if you’re still doing some last ... still a thing?) or your school is like my high school and has finals the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 13, 2015
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining As it stands now

  

  beginning of the semester goes towards all of your dinner purchases over the ... of your dinners, so you still have to pay, just not as much. There are ... dinner on Sundays). PROS If you eat more than $600 worth of dinner, you're

  • by Snively '11
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 2

  

  removing-your-belt stunt ?" Hmm... perhaps you're referring to my story about ... please hurry up your application process?" Sumith, we are in the middle of ... closely to your desired major will suffice? Also, how long does it take to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  someday fate of friends

  

  have your Spanish?” I didn’t; I had spoken maybe three full sentences in ... to me. Finally just before I left, his mom gave me a hug: “You’re mostly the same as you were in high school. You’re less shy, though, no

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 10, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Reasons to Join ESG A Look at MIT's Freshman Learning Communities

  

  Freshman Learning Communities Your first year at MIT is all about ... and learn in an environment that better suits your style. The problem ... , allow you to avoid the negative sides of GIRs and go through your whole

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Never Mind The Score Insights from the National Poetry Slam - for both MIT students and hopefuls

  

  !) in your lifetime. They've also been some pretty great teachers ... you to read some of these pointers. They'll set you up well for your ... someone. Now, it's good to stay in contact with your close friends from

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Home on the range Dorm choice timeline and advice.

  

  the option to stay in your temp dorm if you want, although you shouldn't succumb to laziness and not explore just because you sorta like your temp ... at least to use the i3 videos to narrow it down to your top three or

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 15, 2006
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25

  

  you have any questions you want to ask live, this is your chance! We ... if you didn’t win Math Olympiad, you’re not who these colleges are looking for (also not true—admissions officers consider your application

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Pros and Cons, as Told by Residents "because EC is home 400ever"

  

  . -- There are murals on the walls! You can paint on your own walls and customize your room in almost any way you like. -- East Campus is mostly ... stuff, impostor syndrome is fairly likely to cross your mind in East

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 20, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

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

  

  -stranger. "Friends from CPW? From your pre-orientation program?" =~ m/people I hadn ... . Sometimes, your energy is spent, and you need to be helped back to your feet or propped up. Your friends take care of you when you need them to, and

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

  Ben’s Fourth Semi-Annual Q&A Even yet still more answers to your questions.

  

  , including an int'l olympiad medal)." Don't worry about the writing, and your ... some extent, so you can't really divide them up so cleanly. Your above ... : "I could've sworn that I've seen a photo entry in your blog, Ben, or

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  the mortifying ordeal of being known embrace the care that lies within you (my attempt to soothe pre-decisions anxiety)

  

  Common App essay, but more focused on how your past academic experiences ... .[/annotation] If you’re anticipating a decision from MIT this Saturday, maybe you’re ... with the hope that the odds will be in your favor. You’ve already taken

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 14, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  uncertainty becoming a boring adult

  

  empathize with the state of mind of not wanting to commit because you’re ... is to say, if you’re a curious person with an open mind, you can convince yourself that practically any subject is interesting while you’re in

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  speculation also a post about touching grass

  

  questions is to just go with your initial instinct instead of trying to ... to theorize about what you would do in certain situations or how your body works or how you respond to specific emotions, but most of your

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 19, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  love people. cook them. tasty food. meet pecker!

  

  Pecker, but if you're willing to lump a bioengineering, bioengineering ... ="It's kind of scary how quickly your belongings multiply after living here for ... multimeter in my backpack. Why wouldn't you have a multimeter in your backpack

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 27, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to see your decision by clicking View Update. There are no interim screens

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds like home Quarantine songs, from my home to yours

  

  to do anything other than play Animal Crossing, here’s your excuse to ... ’t your thing, I get it—I was trained on Brahms and Bartók. As an alternative, for anyone interested in expanding your music catalogue and shaking

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I Chose To Spend My First Weekend Away From MIT 132 miles north to be exact

  

  feels like you're in a hamster ball, surrounded by due dates ... from every direction. And so you walk all over your workload, checking ... . But as you slowly but surely make your transition into being an

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 16, 2019