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• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the intervening…

  

  - which will be coming soon, I promise. But it's silly to plow ahead with ... what they seem, and you will be judged not by your merit, but by your ... . To get in, you must either be the next Newton, or filthy rich. Good

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  abstract. Let me get to the point. My hair is purple. Let's be frank ... act, be your own person and make good choices. I'm here to tell you how ... , come to think of it, I can swim across the Charles... My point is: peer

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  things that make noises for those lost

  

  impending doom, or an unknown. you may not be able to deal with it right now, or you may not be able to control an outcome. and that's okay. time ... headspace, or not enough to fill the void. like a computer on a loading screen

  • by Anika H. '26
  • March 15, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Classes Online (...and a bit about a fall class, too.)

  

  teachers at the Institute. BE.010J: Introduction to Bioengineering Prof ... news about classes not being offered in the spring, this morning I heard ... you pulled a hack (though the hosts said "prank")? Is it wierd to be in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  I Miss College Application Season The Good, The Bad, and the Casey Jones

  

  to be warm but not hoodie warm. I miss sitting in the school parking ... listened to while I applied to college. I miss being Wasted on the Senate ... classes I’ve ever taken. He did not have to put so much work into making the

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Early Action: Not Admitted A forum.

  

  open forum for you to talk. We understand that this may be a difficult time for you, but we ask that you converse civilly and with the best of ... , which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a great number of

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  The night before graduation, I was about to turn in for a good night's sleep so that I could wake up early the next day to figure out how to pack ... slowly that I had to really simplify the rig, which ended up consisting of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  And so it is… Just like the blogosphere said it would be.

  

  /stolen from Sam, although I probably will not be able to pull it off as cleverly ... . To kick off my new blog, I thought I'd do some blogging from the road, with some "day in the life"s, similar to others that have been done in

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  contemplate what it is like to be a “woman at MIT.” The only differences that I ... : The Battle Moves to the Trenches” by Cornelia Dean (the Times’s science ... very superficial, including the perks that women get access to the Women

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  From the eyes of a newly minted EC A flashback++

  

  about, but if you tell me, I will, but my lack of blogging is not the ... , I was not the most fun person from the months of January to March of ... the excitement lied in the fact that I was not expecting to get into MIT

  • by Bryan
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  the balance that we will not be able to admit them to the Class of 2029 ... portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to ... fellow mountaineers, next fall. Of the students to whom we do not offer

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  I had a terrible week Also, I think that making puns about the President is Obaminable.

  

  th left much to be desired. I will elaborate on the details of “much ... -owning Canadian grandma I've ever met on this side of the Mississippi), a trip to ... thing about MIT, #262, is that you quickly learn to not take surveys

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tips from Me to You 15% is standard most places, but my tips are 100%! (awesome that is)

  

  application, but an important thing to remember is that MIT is not the only ... , and Admissions will be able to tell if you'll like it here, and ... say Tuesday the 11th. I can already tell this will be interesting.

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Southern California Fires Our thoughts go out to those affected by the wildfires.

  

  students directly affected by the fires, we will be as accommodating and ... with us when the time is right for you and we'll be happy to work with ... recommendations for you. Do not worry about your application right now. We will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tasty water, the Charles River, and other things that are not synonymous First post!

  

  -and-pasting, the entropy of the universe will not increase as much as it would had I ... It's a little-known fact that McCormick Hall is home to not only ... sailing, suffered two blows to the head from a wayward mast, pretended to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 11, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Life, IHTFP, and Everything answer: 42 (and snow!)

  

  on the unloading weekends. I tried not to remember my beginning ... place in the world, and I was the only being at the time to see. (image ... expected to hear the city buzz and face giant skyscrapers, but instead

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2015
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I list standardized test results?

  . Instead, you will be asked to report exams you have taken or plan to take, and we ... you submit the application, you are still able to add them by following ... If you are planning on applying to MIT and would like to see our
• Blog / MISTI

  The Last Day at Gymnasium Untergriesbach as part of the MIT-Germany Global Teaching Labs Program

  

  I am being kicked from the nest without being able to fly. I sit on ... horrified looks the victims I call to the board. 8. I will miss bright smiles ... patience and great humor. I will never be able to forget this community that

  • by MISTI Program
  • March 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  other by their in-game nicknames when referring to the gameplay. “Why is ... It’s hard to believe the first month of sophomore year is already coming to a close, but I’m happy to say that the term is taking shape quite

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  first real snow!! wow so magical

  

  [annotation note="grocery store in the student center"]laverde's[/annotation] to ... them and was immediately seized by the need to try them, even though i've probably seen too many hot chocolate bomb fails on the internet. (they ended

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • December 11, 2022