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• Blog / How to Human

  cooling off it snowed? snew?

  

  seems to go right. Frustration is a part of the human experience and a ... to appreciate the good things, like a letter from home, fried eggs and ... remember the good things and care about You.

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  crazy party weekend from 2019 to now

  

  failing for the most part. it’s been a lot of fun and we’ve had some good ... memories? why is none of the music i write good enough? maybe discovering ... none of it will ever be as good as the first song i heard from them

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 18, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  you can run but you can't hide

  

  good or bad thing. I've been exploring the concept of closure. My mom ... I made at the beginning of my freshmen fall. I run from the people I ... it's you. At the end of the day, you are the common thread in all of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 24, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope for the Axolotl: On the Amphibian Extinction Crisis Happy Save the Frogs Day!

  

  the axolotl does not metamorphose, its cells are capable of reverting to ... of world biodiversity does not yet amount to one. However, the same ... chytrid altogether does not seem realistic, reducing the amount of chytrid

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Go, ninja, go. A four hour tour of Boston, with Gilligan, and the Skipper too.

  

  on the front page of The Tech. It was kind of cathartic; I was a chunky kid in high school and standing at the finish line of the Boston ... training into it. In the past five years I've done a lot of thinking, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 24, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Survive a Nor’easter New England hath no flurries like a winter storm

  

  centimeter of precipitation - enough to finely coat the Earth's surface with a ... 'easter: So called because of the storm's trajectory and wind patterns, a Nor ... . Locals may end up using the term even if the storm does not exhibit a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 11, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The career fair and emerging pop stars Thinking about life after MIT at the Career Fair...and then watching a fellow blogger transform…

  

  that does tissue engineering research in the lab of a certified genius ... way through the maze of prospective employers. Some were looking for a ... company. We learned all about the structure of the company, previous intern

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I Never Thought I Would Join a Sorority ...but here I am?

  

  To all of you who are wondering how in the world you will navigate the social aspects of college, first of all, chill. I have received so ... know, I had a rough freshman year (kind of everyone does in a way) in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2017
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find admissions statistics?

  If you're looking for admission statistics that's a good sign because we love stats too! You can learn the number of applicants, admitted students, and SAT/ACT score ranges for admitted students on the Admissions
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  beauty is overrated

  

  adjacent to beauty, but beauty does not give others the feeling of an elastic ... about the kind of beauty that arose from symmetry, from clear skin or a ... ’s overused, I think, to the point of meaninglessness. I don’t want my

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most ... . Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it. (100 words ... fewer) At MIT, we bring people together to better the lives of others

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers I know an atomic particle's speed, AND position!!

  

  , and soak up all the trivial goodness that is: Q&A Are MIT students ... 's calculated using an arbitrary combination of color choices and the amount spent ... the norm, but that's the beauty of it. There is no norm. I've seen

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  cool, and also touches on a lot of the general reasons as to why MIT is ... still, from the standpoint of an individual class, the material is ... train people in how to acquire knowledge, which is the purpose of high

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Highlight Reel Parents! A cappella! Thesis! Superheroes! Film class! And generally hanging in there @ MIT

  

  of the presenters, but everyone did a good job of tying in legitimate ... . (For an idea of what Roadkill Buffet does, check out the long ... because I wanted to capture all of my experiences, good and bad, and as it

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Events

  MYSTERY HUNT! Live from Mystery Hunt!

  

  It's going great!!! More pictures and quotes and all the good stuff coming soon. I'll let you know that part of today's challenge involved me eating an entire box of cookies and a bag of sun chips. Needless to say, I

  • by Bryan
  • January 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  Doc of the various deadlines and requirements for all of the ... possible jump on the nerve-racking process of applying to college, as if they were securing tickets to a soon-to-be-sold-out rock concert, the deans of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  Ah, glorious government holidays! Happy Fourth of July! Enjoy the day ... 've got my money on Germany. Good thing the weather conditions are better in ... bacteria this morning (for the MCATs, of course), and I noticed that the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Inspired by Paul and Snively.

  

  So, I'm in the Stratton Reading Room right now and the number of ... are given handlebars on the side of the train to hang on to. In the ... to hold on. You can jog on the side of the train and still be quite

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  means to a good escape out of the MIT bubble for studying. It's a bit of a ... can literally be anything. A cup of tea? A good stretch? Opening up the ... actually does the opposite of what these thoughts claim: asking for help is

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  seattle ➞ mit an epilogue in bullet points and pictures

  

  love the seattle summer, with every sunset being a thousand shades of ... 'm slightly afraid of the person i would become if i lived in LA. portland is ... alarms, the torrential rain on the first day of classes, and playing tetris

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 8, 2019