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• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Central Meetings Today, we'll mail out the first of four batches of letters announcing the MIT meetings…

  

  invitation to our meeting in your neck of the woods (haven't yet signed up for ... draw closer, the blogs and MyMIT will have more details on these events ... Tomorrow, we will mail out the first of four batches of letters

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 2 electric boogaloo

  

  (and still very shell shocked) to report that I’ll be working on the God ... The end of the semester has come and gone, and although I meant to ... on the ten side quests I had set out on at the beginning of my freshman

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  things that make noises for those lost

  

  headspace, or not enough to fill the void. like a computer on a loading screen ... 't really seem to get rid of. it gets in the way of your coherent thoughts and ... merged into one, in response to loss. the loss can be loss of a friend, an

  • by Anika H. '26
  • March 15, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles

  

  'll be well on your way to staying warm on a budget. Maybe you'll even ... around -5 F at night, and yet I stayed (mostly) warm.   The secret to ... let you adjust to different temperatures (by putting on/off layers), but

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 12, 2015
• Blog / Hacks

  Harry Potter and the Infinite Corridor (updated!) Don't even try to post a spoiler.

  

  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I figured it would be cool to take ... revoke your admission or diploma (jk) The t-shirt I was planning on ... dieselsweeties made me laugh: ... so we quickly dashed on the bus and hurried

  • by Bryan
  • July 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  've ever wanted to get out of the wind more in my life. While my thick, wooly ... many sweatshirts you have on, they are no match for the terrible wind ... was able to get by without actually having to do work. At the time, it

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! how to something something

  

  ) and in the lab, where she was an Intel finalist for her work on flame ... . Once again, thanks to all those who applied, and join me in welcoming the ... A few weeks ago I posted the Blogger Application 2012. We received

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Going Social Thinking about MIT Admissions and social media.

  

  weren't on Facebook. In retrospect, it was a primitive and dim space to ... somehow managed to bluff his way into a real job, Facebook has hit the big ... today, you'll see a "Share on Facebook" link at the bottom of every blog

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 14, 2009
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What support is available for LBGTQ students?

  , welcoming communities on campus willing to answer questions for current MIT ... MIT strives to create a safe and welcoming environment for LBGTQ ... Hernandez '14, wrote a guest blog, Think Pink 2011, about finding the right
• Blog / IAP

  The past four weeks, in maps. 3 continents, 4 weeks, 11 planes, made comprehensible.

  

  time on planes, so:     Stories to follow. ... My adventures from the past month can only really be described, and my absence from the blogosphere explained, using a series of maps. I

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

  Setbacks head hurty

  

  the cool kids, and it's great because I get to customize my planner the ... favorite libraries at MIT are closed on the weekends anyway. I'll tell you ... dream where I found out that Season 3 of The Bear was going to take place

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST POST! You guys are totally right.. that WAS really tempting.

  

  I would love to take credit for the brilliant entry title, but ... reading your comments on Stu's post and was going to write back but then ... hear what you have to say. I'm so proud (sniff).. the '11s are all grown

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting MIT’s Newest Truman Scholar! Yeah, I know I've been blogging a lot this week - but believe me, you…

  

  shoot me an email, and I can forward it on to her. Watch the videos! You ... , "Whatttt. How can one person be so. incredibly. happy?!" I quickly came to ... , graceful, and the kind of person who, when I'm tired and crying at 2 in the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t stop me now! I am a satellite, I'm out of control.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? According to the MPAA, the 1995 Mel Gibson classic "Braveheart" is "rated R for brutal medieval warfare." By the time you read this ... pretty much wishes me all the luck I'm going to need: Spammie, (and Mitra

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting always waiting

  

  Thanksgiving, and waiting for the weekend, and waiting for spring to come so that my team can get back on the water again, and waiting to see if my ... of 46 meters, and yes, waiting to see if the rain will stop so I can

  • by Alex M. '21
  • November 12, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who’s that new kid? ANOTHER one?? Are you KIDDING me?! She doesn't even fit on the page!

  

  to turn on the computer, change the height of your mom's office chair*, or tie your shoes. So every time one of the aforementioned tasks has to ... words to "One Week" by the Barenaked Ladies and I make the best blueberry

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  gratitude happy thanksgiving

  

  ’t expend much energy on pondering the concept of gratitude. In that sense ... say “thank you” to the bus driver, so how can “thank you” also be enough ... limitations to the English language, and more importantly, there are limitations

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 24, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  hello, again it me

  

  to has involved me working on abstract problems with my head in a book ... didn't make it a bad semester, just less bloggable. To touch on some of ... and I are going to teach a class on behavioral economics for HSSP, and

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 23, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, or you want to learn more about it, you can read more here. Waiting ... A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for November Reflect, rewrite, repeat

  

  [/annotation]. A lot of the people reading this are probably starting on their Common ... A lot of the people reading this have probably spent the past two months furiously writing and rewriting their personal essays to [annotation

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 2, 2019