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• Blog / MIT Life

  What I want to be when I grow up Did I go with the baseball announcer idea? Or the Daily Show script writer? Read…

  

  wanted to be when we grew up. My classmates drew astronauts and firemen. I ... grow up," said Laura Nicholson, a third grader at Ocean Avenue Elementary ... me. I studied Spanish for about 7 years in high school, but after my

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Free-For-All Week! Movies, Music, and Baby Names.

  

  APPLICATION PROCESS, ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR! I need a big favor! I am up to my neck in applications (I just want to save my wrist watch!) For ... think and I'll post my favorites in a few days. Be prepared for vigorous

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  For Those About to Dew (Also eligible for salutations: those currently rocking, those about to rock)

  

  right... Some weeks you only get to choose one. It's a lifestyle not for ... : For the sake of not scaring my parents too much, let's pretend that ... some 70s: P.S., thank you Costas for the 15-213 wakeup call. Two

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  suggestions for MIT merch but they're bad

  

  . And I have finals coming up, too? That’s wild. Anyway, it’s that time of year again for my favorite seasonal meme: The holiday season is a time for gift-giving. A couple of weeks back, I visited the MIT Coop to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 10, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Asking for Directions Two weeks of pondering, photography, and prose.

  

  I "grew up." Having been a computer nut since age four, I happily ... intended major. I was reaching for the top -- what better place to study ... combination! Sounds like the perfect training for the next big Internet startup

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back and ready for action! Saying goodbye to summer and hello to my sophomore year

  

  did face was while waiting to fill up our tank at a NY rest stop for a ... It feels good to be back at the 'Tute!!! My family drove me up to ... back-up into the pump to save some time. Since I thought the driver was

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Conditioner For My Face "The dot product is the solution to all the problems of the universe. Even the…

  

  you leave for college, you kind of forget that life continues to happen ... lives back up where they left off. Next up - my mom goes on a mission to ... keeps track of funny quotes. Two years ago when I was in South Caicos for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are YOU Up To This Summer?! (2010 Edition) Happy summer!

  

  !! ^_______^V (^ my attempt at building up enthusiasm :P) What: Send me an ... . captions) affiliation with MIT (year, or year of application for potentials ... . My email is up there in the banner - I'm curious to see what all of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Lament for CPW (Guest Entry) Of lanyards, Capture the Flag, and headwraps.

  

  -purchased lanyard. Now, when I should be writing a persuasive essay for my AP English class (for all those who have forgotten, an essay is the English version ... on campus—and there shouldn’t be any reason for me to like it this much

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Let’s see those cell phones up in the air” cause every little thing's gonna be alright

  

  space for my architecture studio, I got a call from my friend saying that Lifehouse is performing for free across the river. I decide to take an ... ' sister in Beijing before I left, so I looked up the coordinates on Google

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions for 2016 And what I gained after a semester at MIT

  

  mom for some new shirts and ended up purchasing the loudest, brightest ... attention was trained on fall of 2015. For me (like I think it is for a lot of ... blinding goal, a safety net for things that I wasn’t satisfied with in high

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for November Reflect, rewrite, repeat

  

  App essays, or gearing up for the MIT regular deadline. Wherever you are ... it up! You've probably learned a lot about yourself while writing ... continue to learn more as you finish up your application process! To help

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 2, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  as you've made up your mind for sure about whether or not to attend MIT ... register for CPW by Thursday, April 5, or when your travel plans are ... across the globe will be hosting gathering for the Class of 2016, as nearby

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  News for Admitted Students Some next steps for those who received the good news.

  

  've made up your mind for sure about whether or not to attend MIT -- after ... register for CPW by March 24 or when your travel plans are solidified ... globe will be hosting gathering for the Class of 2014, as nearby campus as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Updates for the Admitted There's good stuff on your MyMIT portal.

  

  you've made up your mind for sure about whether or not to attend MIT ... for CPW on March 31 or when your travel plans are solidified, whichever ... globe will be hosting gathering for the Class of 2012, as nearby campus as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / People & Identities

  requiem for the desert as temperatures rise higher

  

  bed[/caption] I stand by that but I hope they never will, up here. They don’t seem to like where the heat is at already — for the past three ... expected the faucet water to be lukewarm when I asked for cold, the way it

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 30, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students FAQs for students deferred from Early Action.

  

  Here are some FAQs for deferred students... Is it all over for me? At ... weeks before January 1 working on regular action applications for other ... keep us up-to-date with any news in your life. This is not required nor

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Time For Art [by Ashley Nash '11] If you don't have much or any experience with art, MIT…

  

  find 3 formulas for them and then you will get an answer, if you are ... of the same name. The show was exquisite, great acting, music, make-up

  • by ARTalk
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.

  

  provided me, and I’d go to McDonalds for the Wi-Fi, where I would learn all ... Acceptance Rate.” This was the case for me. I would sit there, when I had free ... middle of the hell that is the wait for decisions, I really suggest to not

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 24, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  mattress being blown up! I know that this doesn’t work out so nicely for ... useful skills, that’s plenty enough to set up a future. For every extra ... all added up to a lot of expectations—both conscious and subconscious

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025