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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Things That Made Me Happy (and Sick) It’s me and my infection’s TWO MONTH anniversary!! 🎉😍

  

  have to do so I don’t die. Perfect! And now that’s it’s a cartesian ... . Tons of stuff is on the positive y-axis, too. It hasn’t always been like that, y’know? But not everything that makes me happy is totally worth it

  • by Powers '23
  • January 4, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants

  

  . MIT is competitive, but it’s not a competition. There are no judges to ... school adventures. MIT is not the goal. It never was. No one can see the ... application finish line. After that, refer to 1. But for now, here is what I can

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ye Olde Career Fair An MIT tradition...and a great opportunity for a discussion on leadership!

  

  professionals have to say about it. Super classy Elizabeth '11, GEL student ... company names). Now, I’m a junior, so the Career Fair is starting to get a ... . Both are equally valid career paths. The Career Fair is a great place to

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Be A Blogger (2018)! welcome to THE INTERNET

  

  FJo What does it mean to be an admissions blogger? The best representatives ... of the blogs is to allow our bloggers to communicate what being a ... about what it's like to be an MIT student through their own experience. We

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Our new video And yeah we’re kind of jazzed about it

  

  video to be featured right on the homepage. Its part of our overall ... tuned. But for this video, it was our goal to give prospective students a ... mostly we wanted it to tell a story of what our community really loves

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 7, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Sam Guess what? Ben's mom. Ha!

  

  . However, this entry is dedicated to Sam, who neglected to mention that HE is ... little detail of my life, just because it's amusing to me. So Sam works the ... terribly busy I make a point to say hi. Now, as I mentioned, it's only a few

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  't mean coming to MIT (and, I cannot stress hard enough, it is POSSIBLE TO ... love to take them, but it's just not an option for me and I feel as ... the classes MIT wants me to. I take the most difficult classes it

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Setbacks head hurty

  

  the cool kids, and it's great because I get to customize my planner the way it fits me best. This is one of the pages I've made for myself ... pilgrimage to Lamont Library in Harvard and camp there for hours. It's far

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A catchup I answer questions, now that I'm no longer drugged...

  

  'm happy to report that I feel much better now. I was seriously out of it ... week. Responses to Comments: Jalpan Dave asked: Is there any way I can ... besides my IB but thats not enough is it? Well, considering there are 17

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  extremely docile and friendly (or according to Wikipedia, “dog-like”) and is ... that, though, she is sweet and likes to rub her head against you back and ... some days it’s like I mean nothing to him. I don’t take it personally

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  World Suicide Prevention Day Write love on your arms to show support

  

  .  Still, I love it here.  This weekend, I played with cats, took a trip to ... work gets to be overwhelming at times, and it's important to know that we ... to help students in need of support, but I think it's important to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  share? Work is super fun! And I'm trying to figure out… life, aka what I ... ...I honestly don't know enough neuronscience to be able to explain it, I just do ... "specialized" field like aerospace isn't nearly as restrictive as it is sometimes

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Thoughts on Snow quick notes from the journal.

  

  waterproof to it as you thought. Silly: how grass looks like a bad shave when ... delightful squelching sounds after a while (see 4.) Everything is wet. It ... about snow: Don't welcome it with a fire alarm and evacuation at 9

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  reason I’m in China is to intern at an architecture atelier at Beijing ... 't want to rent to foreigners to avoid paying tax 3) the apartment is too ... Chinese backdrop, and it is...but do you see something strange

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Feel Old Senior year? Already? #indenial.

  

  - that I will blog more this year. It's a promise to myself as much as it ... to computer science but also to real life. 6.046 is notorious for being ... far, this class is awesome. It takes the algorithmic thinking of 6

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP 2006

  

  purpose of this is to help you "network" with alums and find jobs at their ... Again, happy 2006 to everyone! Electricity and cable have been restored at my house -- I hope everyone who is still without power (and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  feel may be helpful to us in evaluating your application. Every application is read in a holistic manner, within its proper context. ... plenty of room for you to tell us about any special circumstances regarding
• Blog / Residential Life

  [guest post] from the vault: hall exchange notes notes from a hall exchange in 2017

  

  is quite familiar to me, it is strange to describe it in such specific ... a warm palate. east campus, although i love to call it home, is more archaic: it is, to say the least, in need of repair. i am not sure which i

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  You (our signature song) to me in my boxers. It was amazing. Toons is ... /Silly Things Sometimes you need to get away from campus, as wonderful as it is. I ... , here are some things I do to keep myself sane: Poi Poi is a member of the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Navigating Offcampus Housing 101 finding housing is a fucking nightmare

  

  . Trust me, everything is going to be okay eventually. You'll figure it out, no matter how frustrating it is! Questions To Start: How big is your ... and a common area is quite difficult, and it's annoying to not have

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 11, 2020