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• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  's not going to college.' I thought 'You have got to be kidding me.'" No ... ask -- the rumor that movie star Will Smith was admitted to MIT is ... You don't need MIT to be a success. Don't get me wrong -- I think MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What’s new? Life in Radiohead's hometown

  

  MIT, or should I say my hiatus from MIT (I will be returning to the ... ’t want my last entry on the MIT Admissions website to be about the Z Center ... than my parents, so I'd consider the designation as “new” to be warranted

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  winter things a sampling of IAP plans around campus

  

  January, students are free to do whatever they want, whether that be staying ... "]UROP,[/annotation] taking cool classes or traveling. The freedom to do whatever you want is really valuable and people find the best ways for them to spend their time

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 5, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  A New Year’s Resolution, MyMIT-Style Thoughts on my proposal to make MyMIT more community-based.

  

  seems to demand attention. Alas. Hoping to be back in the office tomorrow ... with the authors of our features. I think we'll be able to get there in the not-too-distant future, although it will take a lot of planning and

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The middle days of the week

  

  attempted to dance twice, not counting flailing around to music in the living ... there's going to be student art show in the fall to help raise money, but ... , as well, to raise money for the fund. It makes me proud to be an MIT

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Allegiance "No, I'm not one of /those/ people."

  

  . I'm a millennial who wants to be valued “as a person” and am not ... ’d be hard for me to make good friends from the job alone: work moves quickly, and there’s not much time to get to know someone beyond the labels

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 24, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back in Cambridge I less than three the holidays.

  

  bought a dinosaur sleeper for a girl. And why not? Girls are allowed to ... friend Chris '09 back to Plymouth with us -- his dad works for the ... silly for him to fly all the way back there just to turn around and fly

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Managing a Full Plate Both Food and Life

  

  ! Academically, it was the best part of my week. It felt great to be back helping ... breakfast/brunch (normally it ends up being brunch cause sleep is not for the ... has definitely increased, I could not be happier with how life is going

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • February 26, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hogwarts Institute of Technology Except we have 11 houses instead of 4.

  

  officially my favorite hack ever of my time at MIT thus far. It may not be the ... much my childhood! I went to all the book premiers and dressed up as a ... Blowing Gum. I have yet to visit Harry Potter World, sadly (it will happen

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  happened to you at what time, and then post the information? Not 'just ... to be happy and successful but I am a little insecure with the high ... . I have read countless times that MIT wants you, the applicant, to "be

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Brief Retreat How a short trip to Block Island left me revitalized

  

  how I might be able to take it out to the ocean, perhaps letting it sit ... from the future. I got a crash course in not burning out - and my mentor ... any excuses, I've been looking for ways to recharge myself and face the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 31, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  World’s Largest Collection of Brains The new Brain & Cognitive Sciences Complex opens tomorrow.

  

  : Brain science may not leap to mind when people think of MIT, but the ... Friday, MIT plans to dedicate what it bills as the largest collection of ... , stands on what must already be one of the brainiest corners in the world

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Love Potion No. 9 roses are #FF0000violets are #0000FF

  

  like seeing that I expected to be studying a lot of the time. Would we ... students, it's not hard to meet new people. With dating and the like, I don ... class where one or two of them will surely be paused for a serenade by the

  • by Bryan
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT has a radio station!? [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true!

  

  the control room with me. It's great to be able to have this hour of ... for the rest of Cambridge/Boston to enjoy!). It's located in the cozy ... to get involved with the radio station and have my very own show

  • by ARTalk
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Human Factor And String Theory Two links to start your weekend.

  

  will take us through the years leading up to our 150th anniversary. The ... being in Boston or Cambridge. Sortof surreal to experience that in Manhattan, but I'm not complaining. That's one of the things I love about New

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making Things Fly for a living.

  

  The only course that comes remotely close to being as badass as aero ... through this week. If that's not enough to make you just DIE to be an aero ... at the launch pad. Will it live up to its name? Will it make it through

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In many ways on average-posting

  

  the writer would like to believe that there is meaning too, but will ... mostly miserable. I had already decided to apply to the Admissions Blogs at ... and my voice. I decided to make the three posts different in some ways

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • October 7, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  IAP and Igloos This is an entry about IAP. IAP is the month of January. It's...February. I know.

  

  . IAP is another name of the month of January. Some people may be quick to ... thing to buy was the mystery bag. The mystery bag was a veritable wealth of the glorious unknown. The mystery bag was an opportunity to purchase

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 25, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  Algebra Since I decided to be a math major I need to take this. Why not now ... , suspiciously asking the class to introduce itself and not talking about protein ... improved over the past year at MIT. This class used to be hard; this time

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Share the joy

  

  The selection process continues here, and there's not much I can ... you updated when there's more to be said. Maybe about this time you ... might you want to encourage these juniors to consider? First, the three

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2004