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• Blog / About Decisions

  [guest post] hindsight in 2020 — about life after mit rejections, situated knowledges, and ultimately getting closer to the asymptote…

  

  who are seeking to make a decision about your MIT future by May 1, and ... truck stop town. a city in the central valley that used to have a bean ... the only uc she gets into is davis — “i don’t want to go to a fucking

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Work in Progress So. I decided that I needed a new banner.

  

  looked at my page, but I have no one around to help me make a new banner ... lockers. All MIT students get Athena accounts, which allow you to have your ... as your Athena locker. So Ben sent me a link with info about how to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  in a future entry.) I’m ashamed to say that I had received an email ... expected to understand this alphabet soup. Once you get here, though, you’re forced to dip your spoon in and search for the right letter (or combination

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Digital Anxieties: A Conversation with Bo Burnham and Jonny Sun i cried for ten minutes after watching eighth grade

  

  as a whole, question what impact I wanted to leave on the world. In short: it played a large role in who I am today, and it's very bittersweet ... -narrative dissociative world...by the time you get to your first kiss, you've watched so

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 28, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Guest Entry: Leadership @ MIT You can become a leader on the MIT campus. Here's how...

  

  large events, get funding, and how to get involved in student activities ... the initiative to make a change in the community. The MIT Public ... -identity in leadership roles. It’s a great way to mentor and impact students in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bicycle Race More things happen, and I pretend that I've read your comments.

  

  to ride it where I like." Having a bike makes getting anywhere else in ... on the chalkboard as a reference. In his words, the quiz was to "test ... have to: a) take private lessons b) be in Chamber Chorus, Chamber Music

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When September Ends on career fair, life, and other occurrences

  

  folder of resumes in the hopes of getting a dream job. There are always plenty of dreams in attendance. Check your “most visited” website stats: Google ... is designing a skintight spacesuit akin to the one in the movie. I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Google Maps is NOT the best. But everything else seems to be right.

  

  , but I'd rather blame Google Maps for getting me lost on the way to my ... only 18%. Sam's Mom has informed me that I have a then/than error in one of my recent entries, but I am unable to find it. Well, I'm not in Rome

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Your questions & my answers.

  

  ?? I'm a dominican boy who wants to get into MIT after finishing ... stressed out as your text makes you seem, I honestly recommend a trip to the ... distribute to on campus visitors. Shortly after that, we will begin mailing the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  LOLZ CATS In which he creates one of his own to explain his extended absence.

  

  'll get to your questions soon - although most of them are about missing materials, and Matt already did a great job of addressing that topic ... already has its own Wikipedia page. I made you one. It will describe my

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  students with something to report -- so if you're in a school that doesn ... your first trimester grades. Please be sure to get your official midyear grades from your Guidance Office in order to complete the Midyear Report

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What Is an MIT Community? ...a personal experience

  

  sit together in a darkened lounge and watch shadows of Jupiter’s moons ... majors, in a lengthy exchange of experiences and ideas. Discovering ... engineers, and we love to stay updated on their projects. One day, we may get

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 13, 2015
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?

  help us get a better understanding of your mastery in a subject. We ... has impacted your performance in a class, or a decision to take a course ... school can make available to us and consider them in the context of your
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life Tokens the currency of joy

  

  importantly, though, when you land on these squares, you also get to pick up a ... ,000, even $50,000, equivalent to the payday salary of a “computer designer” in ... –choosing a career, getting married, having kids, getting promoted (or fired

  • by Allison E. '27
  • July 6, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Almost Famous You probably think this entry is about me.

  

  's ultimately better for society that they put a picture with me in it on the front page of The Tech. Because, really, if you're going to run a marathon ... have until Mitra gets home to read this entry. So today the first issue

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  a fun bet spicing up the admissions process

  

  . I set up the bet so that if I fell short, I’d get a consolation prize ... When I was once a high school senior drowning in college applications ... represent everything about who I am as a person in 250 words? I couldn’t, so I

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / MISTI

  quiet moments out in the rural English countryside

  

  , you get the point: my home base this summer is a remote place out in the ... both in my life. i dont need to… pick? i feel like that’s a question that ... this summer, i’m living in a small, cozy house out in the medieval

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Get Home from the Airport for Free For prefrosh who are like me and terrified of entering dank underground tunnels they haven’t…

  

  to Boston from a family vacation in Toronto, I took the T back to MIT ... .)   Wait under the big cement Silver Line T posts. Bring a book.   To your ... racks to store your luggage and a scrolling neon sign announcing the next

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 18, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  An MIT Adventure Life at the 'Tute

  

  the subway for the first time, but getting to meet the students at the ... really get a sneak peek at the life of an MIT student. These students have ... about them, so I would like to point you to their Tumblr page about their

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers I know an atomic particle's speed, AND position!!

  

  can send in a picture of your invention, the place to send it would be ... email me and I'll get to it when I can. Please put "Question about MIT" in ... takes place in a mirror, then who knows. Ceiling Cat will have to sort it

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 30, 2008