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• Blog / Admissions

  Flow: Writing Like Yourself *insert prospective 2021 clickbait tagline*

  

  my impressive vocabulary. Being word-limit averse and untrained in the ... be the most important of my life, yet they felt so uninspired on the ... or even suffering. It's not a competition--just be honest. 4. Your

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 19, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Unremarkable things are you "jaded" yet?

  

  word here before, like it’s a thing - becoming jaded with being at MIT ... spontaneity turns out to be a disappointment. An artist I like retires to be a ... . Being a junior, I know that living through MIT is not much like the ideal

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 25, 2016
• Blog / Events

  This Particular [T-] REX Tuesday (No actual tyrant lizards in this blog post.) Frosh come chill with me!

  

  The young kids are now the age I thought I’d be when I thought I’d be ... where I plan to be (and I really hope I don’t have any of the times drawn ... fear, ponchos will be provided! 12:30 - 2pm Jello Wrestling @ Burton

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 1, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  What does a number do when it wants to be a picture? I acted in my ... Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde as a DramaShop Fall One-Act. The director ... contributes to the overall experience. Which colors should the lights be? What

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  telling me I was born to be a writer. This was absurd. Even I could see ... odds of being seated at that dinner next to that Salomon Brothers lady ... were true. Working hard and being lucky are not mutually exclusive. In

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  this post will be helpful. How does the waitlist work? We are aiming ... waitlist will not be admitted. I hope that you will have another great choice ... very interested in attending MIT. What should I do if I hope to be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harbinger of Doom, Despair, and Knowledge: PSETS Don't worry, not as bad as they sound.

  

  MIT, you might be left wondering just what it is you've managed to get yourself into. As an expert in what he is and is not currently in, I'd be ... academic way of saying "homework", and the answer to what you'll be doing on

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Veni, Vidi, Jamba I came, I saw, I conquered a lot of smoothies

  

  be mainstream curiosities. Recently, someone from my high school threw me a curveball: what do I do for fun. MIT may be known for its academic rigor, but it doesn’t have to be a grind all the time. So, even though I

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 15, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Time to Complete the MIT Midyear Report Applicants need to fill out the form on MyMIT by February 15th.

  

  all students, and is to be completed by you, the applicant.  The Report ... to be completed by every student being considered for Regular Action ... deferreds). The Midyear Report is to be completed by you, the applicant. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The rest of my life is a black hole. But not the fascinating kind that's the topic of extensive astrophysical…

  

  visit Boston a bit once it stops being absolutely miserable weather out there. But mostly I'll be taking classes. Thesis Do a lot of work and ... be in the form of a blog, I thought, "well how can I not?" 1

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen AKA, the "Magic Pen"

  

  everything you write and syncs it to your computer to be used later in a digital format. It also records whatever is being said and maps it to the ... hear what was being said when you wrote it. When I was researching

  • by Snively '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Dark Side of the Moon Mi vida. Nada m√°s.

  

  pleasure, and FIFTY PERCENT PAIN...") ok. I'll stop being random now ... stuff, we wouldn't be having oodles of editorials in the Tech talking ... plug for current students - if you want to be involved in iHouse, you can

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two New Kittens hundreds of pictures.

  

  " "Size of 3 month old kittens" "How big should 3 month old kittens be" "How ... kittens" Thank god for the internet, really. JP Licks being JP Licks ... on the cursor on the screen) not noticing when they are being raised 8

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Lament for CPW (Guest Entry) Of lanyards, Capture the Flag, and headwraps.

  

  -purchased lanyard. Now, when I should be writing a persuasive essay for my AP English ... on campus—and there shouldn’t be any reason for me to like it this much ... these clothes aren’t the feel-good objects they should be. Wearing a shirt

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales of a College Froshling Okay, so I'm not a frosh anymore. Meh, whatever.

  

  writing an "apologies for being too hosed to post" entry and never finished it, which is just as well because I don't know what was going to be in ... being insanely busy, but this is just ridiculous. Let's try this again

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  High Stakes Because it’s you who makes you.

  

  , and feeling all right about it because I only had to be somewhere in the ... few hours ago. I found a place to live this January when I'll be ... , but, you know, I still manage to be a part of the discussions just fine

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  air - would anyone be convinced if we said it was due to a severe lack ... ? Anyone looking for their college radio fix at midnight on a Sunday would be subjected to two hours of torture from us, and the following backlash would be

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  abroad or take internships in a foreign country. I might be getting an ... might concentrate in theater, because that would be really fun. Plus, you ... electives I plan to take. It needs to be approved by a specific faculty member

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 3 Helping the Class of 2010 with their decisions.

  

  :]." Ariadne, I've arranged for you to be contacted this weekend by Nicki '07, another national level classical guitarist and engineer. I hope this will be ... , another anon, the email address doesn't seem to be the one in our database

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m supergirl and I’m here to save the world My day, being thought of as superhuman, and answering several questions.

  

  , expecting him to be glad to see me. He swatted me away and went back to sleep. I took a shower, because ugh I felt disgusting after being on a plane ... in lab, be on the cheerleading squad, and work for the admissions

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 25, 2006