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• Blog / Challenges

  Help@MIT welcome to student resources

  

  might need more than the incredibly awesome How to Get Around MIT guide ... your computer or your resume you want to tweak or you don't understand ... stressed out of your mind?  The deans in this office are good to touch base

  • by Piper '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 2 Tempering Iron

  

  midterms was not much better and I began to get really concerned. My fiery ... when you’re debating you expect people to attack and slash to bits your ... after researching for weeks and giving up my entire Saturday to get

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 28, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  In Memory of Sean Collier a memorial, to a member of our family

  

  Today, MIT dedicated a memorial to Officer Sean Collier, who was ... , and part of the MIT family. It is not the first memorial dedicated to ... Hampshire quarries near which he loved to climb, this memorial to Sean will

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  a night in hannover one of the most chaotic travel experiences of my life

  

  afternoon. The plan was pretty sound – my flight was supposed to get into Berlin around 11 PM, leaving me plenty of time to get home and get almost a ... , and went to get a coffee from the cafe near my gate. This gave me an

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 13, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  to get into our (or anyone else's) headspace for your essays. One tip ... way in which you have contributed to your community, whether in your ... primary goal in reading these essays is to get to know you, the applicant

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Untitled Pigeon Post 🐦💕

  

  .” Initially, I knew better than to trust a book written by a gas company. I tried holding out, but I was young and wanted to fit in, so peer pressure ... eyes, took a deep breath, and flipped to a random page. Little did I know

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / Events

  A Study Break. Or two or three. Or four. I think you get the idea.

  

  work and no play. Let’s just say there are some interesting ways to get ... treatise on how to gain weight and never let it go, 2) a poem of seemingly ... “singular” creates a tone of loneliness and isolation that contributes to the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Hug Your History Teacher Because it's 9/11

  

  So, I manage the blogs. Interestingly, the best way to manage the blogs I found, is to do it by NOT managing the bloggers. Might take a second for that to make sense. But we have an agreement. I don't tell them

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 11, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Underneath your curves (Free) sample problems from MIT's integration bee this year.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The new wave-y pop song "I Should Be Allowed To Think ... time to peel, and forget about it in a 350 degree oven for 90 minutes. As ... that, I headed over to the floor lounge to play Super Mario Kart with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Anxiety Level: High A play-by-play of emotional diffusion

  

  house sucks? What if you have to stay at home with your family?!? Me ... ’t qualified to do. Like your internship! Are you even qualified to do all of ... ? Me: But getting an internship the summer after your freshmen year is

  • by Powers '23
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  : Is now a good time to talk? D: Ahhh, sure. Q: You’re down to 3 ... ’m trying to help them out too, you know? Q: I get that Danielle. I really do ... wouldn’t be helping anyone out. Your goal is not to ATTEND a college, it is

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2017 FAQ You've got questions, I've got answers

  

  often have at this stage; please read through the FAQ to check if your ... completed your testing by October, do not worry; you do not have to remove MIT ... complete and you did not match to a binding school. If you take MIT off your

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Senior Ball 2008 MIT will even help you find a date

  

  's get together later to converge. --Hey, I'd like to sample your ... much. Prom is a nice excuse to dress-up, see what your friends look like ... , you’re dancing awfully close to Jimmy...”) Have no fear, for if you come

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Guest Blog: A Guide for the Hopeless and Drenched thoughts from mark '15

  

  to do for the rest of your life. For some, this moment appears ... , there is a goal, the destination to your journey. There is no winning path, and not every path leads to your goal. At times the road will bend and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 29, 2011
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are GIRs?

  subjects to help you explore your anticipated major. MIT’s GIRs ensure that ... social sciences to getting rigorous training within their area of ... the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. During your first
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How To Make (almost) Anything

  

  -land without anything to tether me down to things that actually exist. So to hedge my bets, I've set out on a crusade to learn more about regular old everyday physical objects, starting with "How To Make (almost) Anything" (aka

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Jellyfishing and other ways to recruit people to your organizations

  

  fraternity/sorority and don’t have big productions to put on for your ... beginning of the year, recruiting impressionable freshmen who want to get ... . No matter how much of a challenge your target audience may be to reach

  • by Stanley G.
  • March 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  I Suppose It Was Inevitable That We Have An Office Instagram a list of some other places you can find the blogs (and the bloggers)

  

  Nearly five years ago I added a Facebook share button to the blogs. It's strange to think that was so long ago, and also strange to think that it was once not obvious that people would come to the blogs any

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  -ly duties: 10. I was doing physics:  During IAP you’re only allowed to take ... My computer reminded me of what we're all thinking. Independent ... ’s definitely not because I’ve decided to relax too much and lead a quiet

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Gala a premiere event celebrating fashion, arts, and culture

  

  to explore the art gallery, which featured independent works from ... refinement to get to a place I was comfortable with, and adding 5-inch heels to ... , and left to start getting ready. Thanks to a team of lovely stylists

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 1, 2023