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• Blog / MIT Life

  The Beginning of the End & the end of some beginnings

  

  dwelling on that. While some of my friends have completed their requirements ... . Then there's the feeling of relief. Whew - I don't need to cram 6 classes together to finish my degree. In fact I can proceed at a comfortable pace. I

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*

  

  introspection, sometimes they creep into my life nonetheless. (I'm the daughter of ... completely not-sappy movies like March of the Penguins and Sahara.) Today was ... Miller, was out of town today, so the Brain and Cognitive Sciences

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  team?" I've also had to perfect the sort of fake smile and forced giggle ... Davidson Institute offers many programs of interest to the kinds of students who would be thinking of MIT, including the Davidson Fellows Award for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have any age limits?

  We don't have any age limits or restrictions. If you've been away from high school for a while, we would expect to see the results of your ... courses at a community college or in a non-degree program prior to applying
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 2 Wow, lots of questions to be answered...

  

  recommend sitting for the TOEFL instead of the ACT; the TOEFL will then take ... victims of natural disasters. I myself am from Naples Florida and just got ... they will ever reach MIT nonetheless reach MIT in a reasonable amount of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  ode to grocery stores the loneliest sweet potato

  

  stressed that I can barely quiet the buzz of all the bees in my head--I go ... , I work through my supply of rice noodle packs that I got from ... shipping and delivery takes a while"]YamiBuy.[/annotation] I watch a lot of

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • April 15, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  offer. A lot of people are wary of the statement that "CPW is fake - you ... myself this weekend, courtesy of you guys: 1. I apparently do not look like ... that you guys start to head back to the four corners of America (and the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / People & Identities

  another year around the sun I guess I'm 19 now

  

  post a few weeks ago"]birthday[/annotation] today, and one of my ... especially when – it’s cold outside. The [annotation note="or is it one of ... arrived and was consumed with great enjoyment. Enjoy this picture of my

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 21, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  What is weather? ...and what is rain?

  

  degrees and sunny. That basically sums up my prior experience with ... degrees Fahrenheit. Not too bad, but warmer and more humid that I’d prefer ... middle of the tropics. (OK, bad analogy, but you get the point.) I was

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 9, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  The CrimZone. there are 2 impostors at harvard

  

  proof of vaccination. Appointments like these usually make my social ... out of the printer. Everything seemed too easy, so we went to the ... gathered around numerous booths set up along the walls of the library

  • by Jenny B. '25
  • September 16, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting…the 2008 Brass Rat!!! As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to describe the unveiling…

  

  describe the unveiling of 2008 Brass Rat. Brass Rat? That's right, MIT has ... -growing infestation, one rat is chosen out of the many scurrying about campus to be ... played a prank on us this year. Actually, the Brass Rat is one of the most

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  from me to you burn it all down

  

  of things to write about—there’s always something going on in my life ... keep slipping through my fingers like wisps of smoke. Every week, I feel ... ’s like I’m putting on a persona. Every word sounds fake. Or maybe I should

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Restoring Sanity… and Fear And love of cats.

  

  looked fake, but, my, children can be gullible. Some of those screams were ... front of you. And, of course, as you leave the security checkpoint, your ... number of friends from home, MIT comrades, and MIT alums were heading down

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  what your favorite study spot says about you badly stereotyping places to work on campus

  

  and comfort, even if you're lowkey still in your TikTok fake vine phase ...   you have a lot of drive and commitment—remind me how many ... adversity, and have a bunch of cool interests. you're social, but mostly like

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  AFROTC = stress, and why that’s okay Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps: "what do you do every week?"

  

  C/4C Claire Nieman '13 On Sunday, 25 October, the cadets of MIT's Air ... 365 have 1-2 hours of class every week, where we learn about the Air ... , if you see people in camouflage carrying fake rifles, that's us) as

  • by ROTC
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Megaphone, Pressed Against An Insect’s Brain That is what this blog entry resembles.

  

  's just a fake model; I'm not too sure really). Of course, I had to take its ... also took some pictures of my own outfit at the dinner, but I decided ... managed to get him hopelessly lost within like 20 minutes of my house. Also

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 21, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Deadline Q & A Have a question about your MIT application? Read on...

  

  those of you who have procrastinated and have not yet submitted your application, here are a few tips, notes, and words of wisdom: Submit ... in advance of the deadline. Most people's problems at the deadline

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  ! Some of these go back pretty far, but better late than never ... seriously considering playing in college. Athletics are one of many ways to ... Internet based TOEFL? In order: Both are important (and required). / Not as

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Needles That was anticlimactic.

  

  strips and loops of metal through my ears? And I said that sounded kind of ... months of ick and ouch later I started putting shiny metal things through ... would look with that gold hoop, or that fake green diamond stud with that

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Things That Are Awesome (And have been keeping me from writing recently -- Sorry!)

  

  Science) at MIT, I am able to stay on to complete a Master's Degree. The M ... courseload. This puts them in position to finish all of the requirements for the Master's degree as well as the Bachelor's in only 5 years. (If the

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 1, 2009