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• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  , our primary goal in reading these essays is to get to know you, the ... nonstrategic in your own essays, and not try to get into our (or anyone else ... forthcoming cycle, so I'm posting them. I want to be clear that there's no

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Updated MIT Groceries Guide (guest post) A requiem for Stata.

  

  guide to getting groceries as an MIT student. I’ve been quietly ... where you can buy groceries from local farmers and get them delivered to ... always having baked goods to offer. She studies Course 6-3 at MIT, but in

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 4, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  They may take our lives… ...but they'll never take our free Celtics tickets.

  

  chair, which means I get to plan things that I always wanted to do and ... , offering advice on how to get tickets, which games would be best, and other ... . It actually looks beautiful, and I might have to check out Vaduz or

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Summer

  feelings from the summer I wish I could describe more accurately partially inspired by ducks, newburyport

  

  of desperation as you get closer and closer to the end of the day; a ... individually commit and test each change you make, you just want to get something ... other paths to learn enough to get the progress from that eighth path; the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 5, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  An Origin Story Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the Jinchūriki

  

  : Get to work Check in with the director. Check in with co ... I felt the sudden urge to write something tonight. I wasn’t sure what it would be, or what exactly to say, but I guess it’s always good to

  • by kellen manning
  • January 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison

  

  impossible, why don’t I at least try to get partway there? I’m not arguing ... differently? The other main reaction I get to my “being the dumb friend” spiel ... extracurriculars, or always seemed to have some interesting trivia on hand. Being the

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  grad school vs. undergrad should you MEng?

  

  . I’m a teaching assistant. To get funding, most MEngs have to TA or RA ... ’t randomly hit up someone on my floor to go get boba. Plus, many of my closest ... only had space to take required courses, although I did get some

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 9, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sometimes you just gotta relax (putting this out there as a message for ourselves as much as for anyone else)

  

  blog was super random. It probably is. But we just really wanted to get ... really do just have to relax. We were pretty bummed that we didn’t get to ... get from A to B. The team also made augmented reality animations and an

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 22, 2017
• 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 ... freshman student, I decided to jump in and get started on problem 4, just to ... thought. "Maybe that's just a curveball, just a tough one to get you

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

  A Three-part IAP sababa* in more than one way

  

  great time to bond with teammates and get some sun in the middle of a ... were really interesting (my subtle hints to get you to consider courses 1 ... Old City in Jerusalem is exactly the type of place I love—easy to get

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 17, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Bavarian Rhapsody I'm just a poor boy, I go to MIT.

  

  in a blog? Anyway, it's good to see fans getting along. The motto of ... liked to paint tangled masses of naked people getting sucked up to heaven ... unregistered commenters and I would get to approving this comment at my earliest

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 29, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  play soccer) to get recruited, so I definitely have advice for other ... , and I was lucky enough to get in!! I officially committed the spring ... The college recruiting process can be a confusing world to maneuver

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fig. 4: Study with me! A semi-productive Sunday afternoon vlog (feat. an hour trying to find a printer)

  

  get a summer break -- or have the opportunity to do internships, MISTI ... 'm already returning back to the US end of next week. This week is also the ... , offering students the luxury of having the entire summer to revise and giving

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hitting Rewind on 2013 a summary of posts I never ended up writing from IAP till now

  

  'll get to do things at MIT/in Boston that I've wanted to do forever - like ... this one, get back to dancing a lot, and more. I've already started on ... overwhelming than I thought it was going to be - a confusing whirlwind of psets

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in My Summer Life Starts at 5 AM, ends at 10:30 PM, and go-go-go in between.

  

  becoming a doctor, I wanted to get a little insight into the pharma aspect of ... , and since all of us are used to showering in the morning instead of at night, my mornings tend to (1) start early, and (2) be a little hectic

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 15, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  “Choose Your Own Adventure” MISTI edition

  

  , so we get to manage our time for work, travel, leisure. (At the moment ... of interactions, so we get to manage our contact with co-workers, local ... Development) and Sean Gilbert (MISTI-China coordinator) to Beijing. Sean makes a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 20, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living with Rain Beyond the umbrella

  

  when I don't have to worry about the legibility of my notes when I get ... it finally became time to find a new solution. My solution for the rain involves three things: 1) Rain boots * I didn’t get rainboots

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 6, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT XC, looking sharp In which Maggie unveils the most awesome flowchart ever!

  

  Now, I know I’ve had a tendency to bury the lede a bit, (although I’d argue the sample size, n=2, is too small to draw conclusions from), so today I’m going to shake things up and show you what I’ve got up front

  • by Alina G. '11
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Still Going… haha... yeah. It's not over for all of us.

  

  actual deadline for the senior thesis that I am now desperately trying to make. That is, next Thursday, May 21th. That is, if I want to graduate on ... ... Hmm I don't know when I was actually planning to hand it in... June 4th

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  your future classmates, and to get emails and screennames to be in touch ... , check it out! Join the Facebook Group: Facebook is a great place to meet your future classmates and get questions answered by current students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009