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• Blog / How to Human

  Things I Know to Be True Introductions and peanut butter Oreos

  

  a lot. My truths are bound to change. But in the end, understanding what one believes to be true is the key to understanding at all. So, in ... butter to any meal qualifies it as a meal of substance. Sure, it might not

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • September 29, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello deferred applicants, i, again, don’t know what to say, but i can try

  

  was to get deferred. i was expecting to get deferred, really. i knew, in ... rest of your life. you can feel like you want to lie in bed all day. you ... put all my eggs into one basket, and i truly was expecting to get

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s the big deal about 40^2?

  

  application, I just glance at the test scores to get a sense of them before ... Okay, so I'm in the middle (towards the end) of a long day of reading right now, but I thought I'd take a quick break to tell you a little about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 20, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Open Letter Employers love students with dorm desk experience.

  

  having to check maybe 10-15 packages on an average morning in the past, but on that one day last month, I had to check in nearly 50 packages of ... . Well, today, Amazon, in probably one of the smartest PR moves, took out a

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 8, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Beauty and the Geek Some of the greatest companies in the world recruit at MIT. Apparently, so do some…

  

  this curious flyer outside of the Athena cluster in building 24 (aka "a ... is actually a really exciting opportunity. To my knowledge, there has ... sometimes) So, who should we get to go to this audition? Ben is married with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Social Engineering no no wait not like that–

  

  time. People talk a lot about how important your living group is to your ... . There are so many ways to find your people in college, and I want to talk ... took me 700 words to get to the point…). You have a group of people who

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 24, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  ’s awkward to get a call during dinner from someone you don’t know. But, we ... learning to use a planner, cooking, cleaning, paying your bills, and even ... and just requires you to fill out a form and talk with your advisor. I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  shouldn’t be able to get into a top school too. So in 10th grade, MIT ... home cooked meals while you're living in a dorm! When I went to college ... afraid to get to the heart of issues. So in the spirit of Charlie Rose

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus Okay, so it's not even really half a bus. But I'M not the one asking…

  

  your actual SAT, get up early, sit down in a quiet place, and take a test ... won't teach you as much about the SATs, it's a good way to get you ... 's really expensive to get other people to motivate you. If money IS a big

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  No Ceilings next steps

  

  Part 1: (literal) There are no ceilings. For some reason, in a lot ... for them, and off I went. Because I had attended a community college in high school, it didn't really feel all that different; there is a goal in

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 12, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  What have you been doing lately? SPOILER ALERT: Mostly StumbleUpon

  

  been hiking and exercising a lot, and trying my best not to get burned by ... when I get back to campus it'll be back to IHTFP, but in some weird ... have passed (read: the 4th) so what's your favorite blogger up to? I don

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Notes and Updates Form every applicant needs to do this

  

  from students with something to report. If you're in a school that ... . I know that’s not a lot, but do your best to be concise ... convert them to a letter system for example. If you need to explain your

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Take Me *Home* to the Ballgame By Claire S. '25

  

  . Louis Cardinals—it was practically a requirement to live in the small town ... you to your home, hold onto it. Let it get you through the homesickness ... Of all the things to happen in college, I never expected baseball to

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Dark Side of the Moon Mi vida. Nada m√°s.

  

  school in terms of cross-admits with MIT. If you apply to both and get ... 've been MEANING to, but I just simply never got around to it! Actually, in ... MIT would decrease like pigeons in the park. We talked a lot about

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stealing from the Class of 2016 And you'll have to work to get it back

  

  allow people to contact a large number of other people whom all have a ... lists. It's impossible to avoid getting added to many MANY mailing lists ... mailing lists that only see use for a semester, others that get used for a

  • by Snively '11
  • September 27, 2012
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer doing all the things

  

  have to be that guy on LinkedIn who calls himself a “incoming summer ... knowledge test in Oregon to qualify for a new permit. However, due to COVID ... and for all. For the last several summers, I’ve floundered in a soup of

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 6, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You’re Not That Old [by Elise '14] Not having done it before should be a reason to try, as…

  

  Orchestra or Concert Band or other music groups. It’s a way to keep in ... to not only get involved in things, but to get good. Don’t worry ... , they also get to learn from other students. In fact, my specific friend

  • by ARTalk
  • June 17, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  After the Storm Thoughts about decisions from someone who's been there.

  

  able to help you get to know MIT a little better than you may have ... . I wasn't expecting that to happen...but through your comments, your emails, and even your random Facebook pokes, I genuinely became attached to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

  

  whether you're a student or a parent, though, to put things in perspective. ... in more than a month, and the time had come to catch up on MIT ... obligations always tended to cross paths. And yes, now MIT is in a different

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  . Companies and universities are getting in on the game. I’m glad to know that ... have to try a lot of different things. You're always going to have some ... to tell, and it was one we can all relate to: the story of falling in

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016