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• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Battlecode?

  intelligence. Student teams aim to write the best player program for the Battlecode real-time strategy game. This is a one-month hardcore coding skills ... The 6.9610 Battlecode programming competition is a unique challenge
• Blog / Admissions

  my MIT admissions essays a retrospective

  

  wrote. Disclaimer: this is not admissions advice per se but maybe the way ... essays. For the tl;dr, scroll to the bottom to get my general takeaways ... connoisseur. Unfortunately, the nearest Indian restaurant is a ways away. Whilst

  • by Victor D. '27
  • October 14, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  i saw you four ways to follow MIT students

  

  you learn to care for others. practicing that is one of the best things ... to vicariously ride the ups and downs of MIT. they can't tell you if ... lot to glean from the comments. of course, the platforms all have some

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 16, 2014
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2024!

  

  , sometimes to get [annotation note="Framingham has the largest Brazilian ... class, and so forth. The mission of the blogs is to help our students ... ’t clear, let me know in the comments or by email, and I'm happy to help!

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 1, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007: Where even your smallest part matters The 2.007 competition has come to close!

  

  teaches design and manufacturing, so the first month or so is dedicated to ... plays whom in the first round of the competition by having you run your ... class is eliminated from the competition. Things get more serious and the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  pebble. The place you want to be is farther than this, right? That’s why it ... who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk ... time for you, but we ask that you converse civilly and with the best of

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the ... ,275 students who will have the chance to collectively climb the mountain that is ... , then I want to remind you success is not always a straight line. Your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / Hacks

  Harry Potter and the Infinite Corridor (updated!) Don't even try to post a spoiler.

  

  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I figured it would be cool to take ... BOOK FOR NINE YEARS ... ZOMG Oh and if you think you're going to post a spoiler, think again. I've been given permission by admissions to deny or

  • by Bryan
  • July 20, 2007
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Person Studying Persons… ...and why the Myers Briggs test is invalid

  

  single day is discuss scientific theories, listen to the NPR Politics ... to go out of my way to perform these types of kindnesses. This is not ... taking time to understand yourself is great for personal development. The

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 23, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

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

  

  consulting externship ended up being the perfect way for me to satisfy that ... Your Mother fans, my semester is so awesome that the following would be ... , tests, med school interviews, extracurriculars, and more. By the time

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of UROPing in few words

  

  soon joined! To explain it quickly, we are using the art of paper cutting ... able to handle more force. Using the facts given by the computer, I ... The first month of the year is a beautiful time for students here: no

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Circus School Mitra flies like a trapeze artist; fruit flies like a peach.

  

  . Then your left hand. (It really helps to trust the person holding on to your belt.) Then lean forward. (This is where you really need to trust the person holding on to you.) You think you're leaning as far forward

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  cpw at pika a continuing experiment in cooperative campus-previewing

  

  to finish off the weekend. If you're a prefrosh, come by! If you're not a prefrosh, come by! The schedule can be found here. This is all ... :         *what is forkapple? the best game ever

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re Not Alone Even if you think you are.

  

  MIT is about being ridiculously overworked and not getting enough sleep ... you laugh and to keep you from crying. So just remember, when you're ... :00 - 11:00 AM: The last two thirds of cell biology lecture (I miss the first

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • October 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  goal, by the end of four years, is to be able to pull together a tasty ... and running to your 8.01 lecture. The smell of something cooking in the kitchen makes people stop on the way to their room and chat about their day

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  I am lethally bored in the airport boooooo

  

  the terminal with your 1000 lb bags to get water Check to see if any ... to the bit. (p.s. this is also what I want my signature French fries to ... ™,[/annotation] here's my advice: Get to the airport so early that you learn that you

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • May 22, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  ‘Til the Net Breaks Championship Szn

  

  shining, and a score to settle, it is the perfect day for soccer. We start ... ,” which refers to how relentless we are to goal, and how the only way we ... the cut. The bracket selection is live streamed by the NCAA and is how

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Residential Life

  A man’s reach should exceed his grasp My roommate and I built a lofty heaven!

  

  way longer than it should've to get right; the haphazard bed slats ... are central to the way MIT works. In the right environment (one ... happy to let us do), get the right drill bit, and get the right screws (we

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 23, 2018
• Blog / People & Identities

  a jaunt to Philadelphia We went to the AWP writing conference!

  

  from a corner where the wall is painted black to a corner underneath my loft bed where the wall is white and blue and red, though not in any sort ... ago, to go to MIT. I was struck by the fact that it would be waiting for

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  hacks?) What is your preferred way to the get the tour: on your smartphone ... have been screened carefully by yours truly. :-) My first interviewee is ... companies and products that are directly relevant to the college search

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007