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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  HT@MIT: Foodie Edition The Friendly Toast, Oasis and Teriyaki House, my three favorite restaurants

  

  , while I frequent the latter, getting to the former is more of a luxury ... . And not only is the food abundant, it's also delicious.   The ... downside is that if you arrive Saturday or Sunday morning, prepare to wait

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  work // life trying to figure out the balance

  

  "]boba[/annotation]. then it's back to the office, and i have a 1-on-1 with steven and he ... understand it the first time, so i ask steven to explain it again and he slows ... after lunch i walk out to the docks and look around and it's beautiful

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  YoYoPhones The iPod has nothing on this.

  

  to accept is to build 50 yo-yos including at least three parts. This ... ...wait for it... A YOYO THAT DOUBLES AS HEADPHONES, so that is what we did ... Before you get all "zomg" on me. This is *not* the iPhone v2. MIT

  • by Bryan
  • May 21, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  essays? The trick is that there isn't a trick to it. I can tell you what ... . It's virtually impossible to summarize yourself in a few paragraphs ... "Activities" section is to capture a glimpse of you outside of what you look

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 19, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  notes from a week of new classes the prettiest peril of higher education

  

  (highkey) bad. The structure of the class really is made to give students as many materials to learn as possible, which is noble but very messy. Every ... earlier in lecture and update it/show what we proved/changed. This is really

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 15, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  how do i button up this coat? a clothing conundrum

  

  times you aren't supposed to button every button - it is more common for ... , "Rona, you used to dress better in high school. Then you went to MIT." It ... what shoes to wear for summer. And no, it wasn't some peer-pressure thing

  • by Rona W. '23
  • March 29, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I Climbed a Mountain Today there's always gonna be another mountain!

  

  without saying that A- is the best grade to get, since it's the same as ... next to MIT) and $0.65 here? 4. Fisherman's Wharf = tourist heaven, 5. It ... adobe is like natural air-conditioning) is fairly small, though it has a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Night Vision Funny how "photo"graphy throws you into the dark

  

  techniques to make what I see in my head manifest on paper. It’s emotions ... going to the darkroom because it’s “therapeutic”. I can’t exactly disagree ... This semester I’m taking Intro to Photography. For the first half of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 8, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Dora the Explorer My long-lost twin has suspiciously wrinkly forearms.

  

  , but she says it is not easy. Thanks for the great banner design, Zaira ... ! Another factor I'll have to consider when selecting a class is whether they ... to admit, the resemblance is uncanny. Huge thanks to Phil '07 for

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 9, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  inform your design. The second part, creativity, is harder to define.  It ... getting something right is hard.  It's not enough just to care about ... look like? This is a challenging question to answer, because the variety

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A grab bag filled with a magical camp and the Big Apple One month of activities in one entry.

  

  campers must be recruited – but I think it is safe to say that our first ... papers (coming soon to an MIT journal near you), working at Camp Kesem (it was a huge success, more info on it later), taking daily trips to the Au

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Notes and Updates Form every applicant needs to do this

  

  example, it is sufficient to write "B+" rather than " ... important info below. 
What is it? The MIT February Updates and Notes Form ... admitted or deferred in Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  168 Hours and how to spend them

  

  A/N: This post is coming out weeks after I intended for it to; please forgive me! If it makes it any better, this is a very long and fairly ... sounds stressful, it kind of is! RPM-ing is really meaningful to me; I hope

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 21, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Bulletin – RA News, EA Results bang it here for the latest updates and stats

  

  - the best way to do it is via fax. Saves on postage, trees, and carrier ... it is impossible to know at this time exactly how many complete ... , and the office is revving back up. And with that, it's time for a few

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 7, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Spirited Away Guest Post By Freshly Alum'ed Wasay A. '19

  

  *to set the mood* [playlist ids="44803"] The floor of my room is a ... ’m out of place. It’s hard to believe that it could all feel so different ... all, but MIT will never be the same. Because MIT is about the people. It’s

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 13, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT and the SAA HOORAY FOR ACRONYMS

  

  KeyboardFace™. It you're not sure what KeyboardFace™ is, it's exactly what it sounds like. Clearly MIT is refusing to let me graduate without a few last ... have the patience to look at what you've done and figure out what it

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Gravity Rides Everything We are gathered here today to allude to rapidly accelerating bouncy balls and The Moon…

  

  important: music, and how I listen to far too much of it. ...what?! I'm not ... way? Name two. I dare you to. Anyway, this album is my favorite new ... out. All of this is leading up to the tried-and-true open question

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gotterdammerung and The Barber of Seville [by Xenia '13] Art Scholars go to the Met!

  

  give to her. It sounded fairly interesting at the time though (I paid ... that mesmerized me: Tristan+Isolde, which is similar to Romeo & ... became an Arts Scholar. This program’s mission is as follows: to foster an

  • by ARTalk
  • March 20, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  A Blog Entry About Transition This blog entry is about transition. The act of passing from one state or place…

  

  " painted on its side, but I'm not actually going to tell you what it is yet ... your four-year-old cousin to study. (Seriously, Mom; isn't it a little ... -backpack-wielding sophomore. (That WAS a long time ago, wasn't it? You're free to imagine me

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 2, 2007