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• Blog / Life after MIT

  I may have been accepted to MIT, but I'm getting darned good at failing at other things!

  

  , Rose Hulman, Oregon State, Georgia Tech, Indiana University, and so on ... . This was dumb. [sidenote - as I enter into this "long distance running ... (SO MANY SHOES) and even grew a hideous long scary beard so that I'd fit

  • by Snively '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  Congressman about pulsars. *     *     * The United States House of ... waited in a long line to walk through metal detectors. The nice view of the ... , dangling with flags from all of District 7’s many universities and colleges

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / Advice

  Two Years and how it's changed me

  

  sorely needed the experience. It took a long time for me to realize that ... declaration of "yes - you've come a long way." There were video gamers and ... MIT, and it's inspiring. It gives me hope in a state of the world whose

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Revolutionary Technologies at TechCrunch DisruptNY breathing office walls and credit-card sized computers

  

  minute-long pitches from every participating team. There were some very ... up and photosynthesize in the background. But long term, they hope ... Laboratory, the FBI, the Department of Defense, the United States Army and the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 19, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The most beautiful class schedule yes. good

  

  . Topics range from economic growth and inequality in the long run to ... economics of long-run economic growth." 14.32: Econometrics "Introduction to ... : Theories of the State & the Economy "Political Economy I explores the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • February 3, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline MIT's regular action deadline is January 1.

  

  be fine, too, as long as there is enough information for us to match ... . We believe the word limits as stated for the essay questions in the ... exceeds our stated limit; it is your choice. We do not auto

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  10:31 I wrote this entry on my iPhone about two minutes after boarding the 11:10 train…

  

  little too long waiting at the station JUST before I had to get off. (Of ... at the wrong exit and panicked, and did what I would in the States if I ... stopping to ask but decided there wasn't time, since the line was too long

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  college apps. Mentally, I had long since left high school behind and my ... been a long December spent polishing essays and hitting submit buttons ... significant single decision as choosing a university. But I’m facing a lot of

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

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  in the universe?" pointed to it, and asked "can science answer this ... 're at the beach in the evening and the sky is a very pretty red, you might ... takes SO long, but I absolutely adore Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Isabelle

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a spectacle-r weekend exploring the Boston Harbor Islands

  

  five-day-long kayaking/wilderness survival adventure ... hour there...The boat leaves from Long Wharf, which is a ~10 minute walk ... brought us straight to a beach where the majority of other visitors to the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 5, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  On Trauma, and MIT I’m imagining my high school self, and what I would tell her before coming to…

  

  , where it’s just long enough to be stubbly, but too short to hurt your ... graduation not long after. The thoughts leak out of me, so I’m going to write ... : “I like you better with long hair.” I wrote, what should I change to

  • by ana~
  • May 4, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Who You Vote for May Not Matter that you vote most certainly does!

  

  of voters that exist here, with more than 50 colleges and universities ... city with this country’s first and most well-known university, I can ... , students across this state will have the opportunity to voice their opinion

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  on extracurricular activities as the United States does. This is okay ... new high school does not accept weighted credits from out-of-state ... applying for transfer admission in your first or second year, as long as you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  The train in Spain is ungainly, take a plane I'm an MITblogger, get me out of here!

  

  architecture, elaborate artistic displays and blissfully warm beaches. The second ... , lovely lovely beach, that was way better than all the beaches near downtown ... beach was made of SAND. I even managed to get a lady to watch our stuff

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  stranger to driving long distances back home. Immediately, however, my ... Massachusetts (like most US states) allows driving with a foreign license printed in English. “Yeah, but what about the states that don’t?” To my

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Things That Made Me Happy (and Sick) It’s me and my infection’s TWO MONTH anniversary!! 🎉😍

  

  suck (like sitting on a beach all day). Things that used to suck are ... because sometimes you just gotta do stuff that sucks. Getting my degree will ... every day at 6 PM and a late-night green tea. I waited in a VERY long line

  • by Powers '23
  • January 4, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  fall visit to a college or university that you are interested in ... COMFORTABLE SHOES! All tours are walking tours and many can last as long as 90 ... of the school, it may be an extension of the university. Go visit

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Beginning Sunday until the end of October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth…

  

  Trivia: By population, which US states are most and least represented ... MIT different from other universities? How might you know whether or not ... hearing about? Trivia answer: The most represented US state in the MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  bad vision try these glasses on for size.

  

  . Before watching the movie, we had to listen to a lecture given by the state ... state shark biologists). He was talking about having to rescue a shark ... system. Polarization At Disney World, Universal Studios and other 3-D

  • by Bryan
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thank Goodness! "There are bridges you cross / You didn't know you crossed / until you've crossed."

  

  in orgo. Argh! < begins long rant on organic chemistry > (I ... in Calculus" quickly became my best friends through long sleepless ... can only hope it's the same for orgo?) < finishes long rant on

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 21, 2009