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• Blog / Admissions

  AHHH CPW!! Goal: Do ALL the things!

  

  about you to maximize your experience when you come here. For example, my ... we are so excited to see your faces in just two days! All of this ... instead of only one weekend. But try your best to go to CPW or to at least

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Essay-M A representative collection of an MIT student's best writing samples.

  

  MIT application essay. I figure it's getting to be around crunch time for you regular applicants to start writing your essays for all of your ... get good schooling. I will go to college for six years, get my Master

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done done done end-of-semester happiness

  

  taking an extra class. now i am doing better--i get to spend time with ... set over the charles, walk alone without fear. i get to do things i ... classes, i've ended up reducing the problems to mathematical manipulations

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 24, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  someone’s gotta do it, but not me is it cool not to care?

  

  to live a year longer. if i could recruit other people, get them to run for officership, get them to see my vision, maybe it'd last a few more ... want me to succeed, because of course your professor wants you to pass

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 16, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Living in the Past The one where people drive up just to visit me.

  

  world. If you're hosting an event on campus, you can get hundreds of ... talk into the benches. You can also try getting a friend, putting your ... vials to run tonight sometime so I can get some data that I need to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  ZigZag 10 A new episode of MIT's video podcast, hosted by me. And there's mariachi.

  

  ) [click on the image to watch ZigZag] If you like ZigZag and would like to get it automatically in your iTunes, you can subscribe to the i ... Orientation Activities Midway; I loved getting to talk to students and hear all

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Riddle Me This The return of the puzzles.

  

  "How do I get to New Amsterdam?" "Just follow that road and don't be ... stifling. We just couldn't wait to get out of the place. (13) Enjoy! ... The return of the puzzles. Try your hand at this one. An entry about

  • by Bryan
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Welcome Events Your first MIT experience is closer than you think

  

  new admits in the ATL Be sure to check the listing on your My ... I hope you’re all getting excited for Campus Preview Weekend ... ’re excited to meet other new MIT admits so we want to let you know about some

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  people tend to make great teams.  These are the people I get super excited ... deeper into the science of what you're working with in order to better inform your design. The second part, creativity, is harder to define.  It

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42 classes i'm taking this semester

  

  get relative to my peers onto whether or not I'm taking full advantage ... start-up. As part of my Course 15 (management) curriculum, I get to take ... . Seriously, look at this syllabus. I was able to get into the class when an

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 6, 2017
• FAQ / First-year application

  Is it ok to go over the essay word count?

  We require applicants to follow the word limits provided on the application. Your information will not be saved if the responses are too long. You may have to "play" with your thoughts and sentences a bit to meet
• Blog / Challenges

  head above the water (intro post) an inner dialogue about my first month of classes

  

  could get used to the water temperature before going out further and ... assignments, have to keep moving and doing things. Relax for a day, and you’re ... campus is that I get a lot of time to think for myself. So I have these

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 9, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things A collective end-of-the-semester brain dump

  

  it rains and I get to wear my rain boots When it rains and I get to wear my waterproof flip flops Warm weather When I get to Mass Ave ... Getting a bad grade, but still realizing how much I’ve learned to get to

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • May 20, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  10 Lessons #IAP #Italy #LearningByTeaching #wow #Pi(e)DayCountdown

  

  it took for my plane to arrive, board, depart, and probably get to ... truly incredible getting to know them, and their extended family, and all ... transportation background, I loved using Italy's transportation system to get me to

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All-You-Can-Eat Summer I hit food coma at the first paragraph.

  

  say all you're going to get are tips on how to eat like a West African ... to dinner with twenty of your close friends when you actually told the ... 'm probably going to hurt myself if I continue getting carried away with these

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ¿Cómo se dice…? La única cosa que he aprendido en la clase de español.(Blame Google Translator if that…

  

  you just called your friend a wuss. Now add "ter" to the end. Wuss ... . Snively Advice Your mission, if you choose to accept it: Don't sound like a total n00b when you get to MIT. I'll help you out. First, pronouncing

  • by Snively '11
  • June 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  blood to get extra credit in AP Bio (no, really) and she passed out in the ... answer to this question. AP tests are mostly good for getting you out of ... ability to study smarter than your average freshman. No doubt that any of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Win Sam Stuff! That, amongst other things.var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" +…

  

  win all sorts of stuff and get to help record a new song for SongsToWearPantsTo ... . On a sidenote, Interphase is getting ready to gear up. I can tell ... Waaaaaaaah! You've moved on to '13 already!? I don't feel loved

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rewind the Tape b.good so you can find the golden ticket.

  

  occasion to get paid just to sit back and have fun, so I definitely seized the opportunity. I had to leave early to get to campus to film the ... to celebrate a friend's 21st birthday. I returned to my Texas roots

  • by Bryan
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans + Peanuts + Crackerjacks i practically pulled another all-nighter, and again, for a non-academic reason.

  

  getting ready for casual Friday at work where I get to wear flip-flops and a ... able to get a copy of the book. For entertainment, the party had a "Make ... sidewalk outside Fenway Park hoping to get tickets to a game that highlights

  • by Bryan
  • July 17, 2005