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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for September imagine a movie montage, but for politely asking teachers to say nice things about you

  

  's collective Spotify wrapped. It's crazy to me how much Spotify has just ... . You can go back to 2012 to Qiaochu's post about his life in the cloud; back to 2014 for my post on how I read applications; Nisha's post in 2018

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Apple Juice Liberation! Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few weeks ago.…

  

  see, in my family of five, we all like apple juice so much that if we all drank as much as we wanted to, there wouldn’t be enough. The result ... Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT have a Financial Aid Calculator?

  We have two calculators. The MyinTuition Quick College Cost Estimator provides a quick estimate based on six questions. For a more in-depth review, the Net Price Calculator will help you learn…
• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  is always an element of chance to what does and does not go viral, I ... comfort for trans kids while giving them connection to a community that does ... , and economic forces that enabled these influencers’ rise to prominence

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Not a Real Entry I wrote it in the imaginary plane.

  

  attempting to fall asleep, having heard stories of people doing this at times ... and I rolled out of bed and ran 3 miles and ate breakfast and walked to ... audition because I missed the actual auditions and trudged to the other side

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 10, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Show your creativity: the Year of the Pig While we continue reading applications full time, another mini-contest.

  

  . Not only does she love the riveting storylines and character development ... , and started her ascent to stardom by starring in the Abercrombie & ... touring to libraries and charity events and finally decided she was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Don’t forget to check in with yourself On living with intention

  

  chance to walk through campus, down the infinite, with my 9-month old baby — and it all still felt like home.  Okay, all the places I loved to eat ... to peer into). But! I still have so many specific MIT memories I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  blind spots, we need to confront the problems and get to know them before ... need to be just as innovative in public policy, just as innovative in our ... he said was that he didn't deserve to be speaking up there. "Let

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Time To Have A Sit-Down With Your GC. Can we tawk?

  

  is to be respected and taken seriously. There is no doubt in my mind that you are ready to get down to business. So, your first step is...? (Hint: see the title.) Aren't you fortunate that I'm here to help you

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life, the Universe, and the Energy Content of Gasoline "Don't Panic. It's the first helpful or intelligible thing anybody's said to me all day."

  

  used to be really good at taking tests. I never had any kind of test ... right from freshman year, I came up with a plan to help me to stay calm ... freshman year: "Considering my track record in math, I figured I'd need

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 16, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT students launch Camp Kesem Camp Kesem is a five-day overnight summer camp for children whose parents have had cancer.

  

  community of caring adults to provide needed attention and to boost their self ... opportunity to just have fun. Students at MIT have launched Camp Kesem, or Camp ... expanded to 22 campuses in 14 states. Camp Kesem at MIT, founded by Caroline

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 1, 2007
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Best and Worst Places to 💩 on Campus

  

  's one of my favorite classes I've ever taken at MIT (even though I had to ... for that class was to  "Make An Agent." For this project, you must make ... tool, or a visualization of some dataset.  We had the choice to make

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 9, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  first real snow!! wow so magical

  

  them and was immediately seized by the need to try them, even though i ... and behold -- snow was finally upon us!!!! at 3 pm i walked to [annotation note="grocery store in the student center"]laverde's[/annotation] to

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • December 11, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  “There is No Place Like Home” ...especially when you are a long way from home

  

  great opportunity. It would solve my problem of needing a place to live ... bus during the day on Sunday and I need to go to campus and it is ... need a shoulder to cry on, someone to go with you for frozen yogurt, or

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • July 12, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Fall Hits MIT In other words: Kate dumps all the pictures she's been meaning to post.

  

  need help carrying something orange that weighted 165 lbs. up to the ... events spanning the last week of which I took pictures. To whet your appetite: It was my turn to cook for the Tetazoo Food Coop, and my partner

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 27, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Saying Yes (or No) Decision time is upon the Class of 2014. How to choose?

  

  't need to send us money to hold your place. If you're still on the fence ... CPW is over. The May 3 reply date is quickly approaching. What to do ... sure about whether or not to attend MIT, please let us know your decision

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back Why is it that breaks go by so quickly?

  

  better, I don't need to know MATLAB, which is fantastic since I don't know ... mentioned in her entry, IAP 2010 is about to begin! People are doing all sorts ... abroad like the aforementioned individuals, my first IAP still promises to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 3, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do you live in Zambia? Malawi? Ghana? If you could send me some African dirt, that would be amazing! (And illegal. But…

  

  -Lab to my schedule. This involved dropping a few other activities of minor ... sort of pressure to some mixture of dirt and concrete. It has to be able to make a strong brick using pressure instead of heat. Also, the bricks

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 11, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Freshman Application: Live on Monday The MIT Freshman Application will go live tomorrow (Monday) on MyMIT.

  

  MIT. If you have not yet done so, you will need to register for a MyMIT account. The account provides a number of benefits, including: Access to the ... 's calendar of application-related dates: Early Action October 20: Last day to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How good are the academics at MIT?

  as an entrepreneur delivering an elevator pitch, you're going to need ... MIT is one of the best places in the world to be a student ... collaboration. Students are encouraged and expected to work with each other on