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• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  with somewhat of a plan, and you'll probably be fine. Some members of the ... need not be a luxury for the rich. Some students use them to earn money ... anyone would be hard-pressed during a gap year to spend the $30,000 or more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  faith in the future

  

  desperately want to think that I've found the one. I so desperately want to be ... here. And all of this is still very true; I think the place that I will ... I don't even know myself at all I thought I would be happy but now

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Lots of questions today! Lots of answers, too.

  

  . Those elective units can be used either toward the 180 units outside the ... , you have no need to hump somebody on the dance floor, because [fill in the blank here]. We're considering having mini-golf at our wedding

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Spring Line-Up, Part 1: Classes Learning Middle English, sketching constellations, holding meteorites

  

  professor) said "this may be the first subject for you for which physics is ... Last year, my class sizes were on the order of 100, 50, 60, and 20 ... our solar system, and getting a broad introduction to the universe using

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  the fear and delight of fire spinning do not this at home! I am a trained (semi?)professional.

  

  it’s hot and will burn you if you screw up. The fire isn’t any less ... TRAINING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. While I’d love this blog to be the reason someone new joins the club, I’d rather not be the reason a lovely stranger

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 21, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Circle of Life Nance starts waxing about some deep stuff.

  

  weekend to be exact - I sat in a dining room table in the East Flatbush ... she'd be seduced by the allure of the Ivy League. I was positive that ... smart, hardworking, and destined for greatness. I will be very proud if my

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  in wonderland hello from the number side

  

  the point of unwritability. I would probably still be re ... estimate of RPM by getting the pitch of the sound being produced! I'm doing ... 'm doing art NOT I would be doing art 98% of the time!! (I really really

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 16, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Row, row, row your boat aka varsity sports at MIT

  

  . The girls on my team are some of my best friends and I know they will be ... , across the street from Burton-Conner (not to be confused with the Sailing ... before, your chances of making the team may be slim. But others are very

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Google RISE Global Summit and some thoughts on STEM outreach.

  

  kids will become the High Schoolers that start or join High School teams ... seems to be: if you discover something cool and revolutionize the way we ... your research, be really smart. For the sake of STEM, I think that we

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Events

  On Latin American Things Hablas español? Do you want to?

  

  blog and come on - it's not like I'd be able to focus with the sky so ... presence must be very prominent in all of the US. And then, I get here to ... course, we’ll be sightseeing as well. This is not the typical MIT-invent

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  rethinking perfectionism god i just want to get things done

  

  too high, and then being disappointed in the result. These are all ... disappointed by what the paper will look like. There's just so much more I could ... more time in my life than I’m willing to devote to it. The key here is to

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 8, 2020
• Blog / Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  soul searching at CES 2019 a non-journalist's take

  

  marketing/will take to market soon. Neato. The convention isn't necessarily ... actual Google house) to anyone willing to wait two hours in the line (not ... element was being suppressed in favor of talking up the product. (I know

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 15, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  the person you are now oversharing on the internet

  

  will be the biggest injustice to her legacy yet. I've been going through ... all the time and I will continue to say it again but MIT has truly ... included. By the middle of November, that number dropped to 2. Being single

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your ... you may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you ... know Weekends, get it poppin' on the low Better days comin' for sure

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  deferred, take solace in knowing that we will reconsider your application ... is by no means the end. Many MIT students have been deferred; you can ... may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may

  • by Decisions
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  An Online Going-Away Card for Ben Jones Today is Ben Jones's last day at MIT. Comment here to wish him the best.

  

  As Ben wrote last month, he will be leaving MIT today to take up a fantastic new job (Vice President for Communications!) at Oberlin College. If ... the comments thread in this post to leave your best wishes for Ben as he

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  Exam week starts, and before I know it I’ll be graduating. Where has the ... everything will be alright no matter what, that there are other schools than ... /during/after the decisions if you need help. May the beaver be with you.

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  . This article from 1999, which I think may be one of the most insightful ... there's something alive in the air. I like being barefoot and feeling the ... room in Burton-Connor too, as long as you clear it with the house manager

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role Of A Teacher A discussion regarding recent events in a Colorado classroom.

  

  While you guys are waiting for decisions to be released, here's a ... your age group and the journey towards college. As you guys are among the smartest and most thoughtful high school students in the world, I'm really

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Events, Food, and Awesomeness: CPW A story about how CPW is more awesome than lobsters

  

  moved before the memory making parts of my brain could actually store any reliable information. I have one memory of me crying in the kitchen while my ... where I spent my days eating Steak n’ Shake and fishing in the lake by our

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 10, 2014