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• Blog / Events

  Blast from the Past

  

  of time (sorry!) and after Ruth's balloon adventure, I headed over to ... are 4 of us!" So he rounded me, Keri, and Jess into the frame and had ... . Anyway, I had an awesome time at the party, which was actually kind of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes, we care about your stories Reflections from the road

  a similar version of the question, “Do you care about this life ... violence during my first year of high school? Can I write an essay about how ... then had it disbanded because of problematic school administrators? Do

  • by DJ Rock
  • October 10, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  of in awe of the fact that I'd apparently survived almost a full year at MIT. I did not, shall we say, come from the most stringent of high ... . (Hey, speaking of my sleep statistics -- (awesome) Professor Wolfe, who

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Things You Won’t Have to Buy (or spend *that* much on) This one's especially for the incoming freshmen.

  

  'd fill you in on some of MIT's not-so-well-known secrets. No, this isn ... those are all awesome. This concerns saving money and taking advantage of the perks of tuition, because there's actually a lot covered by that

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Half Harvard, Half MIT My schedule this term is split down the middle. Like the movie Grindhouse. Or Korea.

  

  any class like this offered at MIT (of couse, Harvard doesn't really ... being Harv '08, and I've gotten to know some of her similarly cool friends - like Sam, who does a beautiful Flight of the Conchords impression, or

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  details). If you are a member of the Class of 2011 and would like to request ... can send a letter outlining your plans to our office: Office of Admissions Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.

  

  batch of them here, and I think that the time has come to do so again. A ... , citing a lack of interviewers in my region. Will this adversely affect my chances of getting admission? Is there a way I can still have the interview

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there an MIT Flying Club?

  offers regular general body meetings for members, hosts helicopter fly
• Blog / How to Food

  How to Survive in a Cook-for-Yourself Community and why meals plans are terrible

  

  of the post offers ways to feed yourself in a non-dining community for ... variety of diets. They all offer cheaper options and discounts for first ... on the presence or absence of dining (unless cost is an important

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 10, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Unity

  

  , but do you go regarding each new person you meet with some degree of ... Some lessons, we learn by virtue of way of life. They’re the kind of ... simplicity of daily routine, implicit enough to be anything but noteworthy

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 30, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  previous posts why I decided to take a Leave of Absence this year. The event ... undergraduates were sent home last March. I was frustrated that so much of my ... 's response and the new reality of being an MIT student during COVID-19. At

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  sundays in the parks with friends a post title based on a musical based on a painting

  

  of downtown Boston. I knew that this semester would be particularly tough though, and that I would struggle to get myself out of my room if I ... with a total of[annotation note="these also have associated numbers

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 15, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s Fight against Gender Discrimination in STEM an excerpt from a fall class paper

  

  with STEM degrees, and only 3% of all women continue working in related ... the class now. 98LH was one of the required junior tutorial options for ... articles every week (for a total of ~300 pages a week) and wrote a 25-page

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 6, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  re-orienting REX et al.

  

  offer, instead of focusing on what it requires you to give. When I was ... earlier return in case of limited flight availability or other extenuating circumstances']move in.[/annotation] I was one of the first people to move in and

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 19, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding a Second Home love is where you least expect it

  

  of what each community has to offer in just three days, but you can ... Let’s flash back to a sunny weekend in April, where the grills of MIT ... , or CPW as it’s often written, was a scene that had unfolded in many of

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  , MISTI, career fairs - MIT offers a lot of resources, but you have to take ... Let's face it: none of us are getting younger. In fact, I'm getting older at the astonishing rate of one (1) year per annum, which means that

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Halloweekend and the 7 weekends prior!

  

  the FRESHEST of fresh, like the Fresh Prince of Bel-air eating crisp ... game character or piece of sushi. As a winged version of myself, I had the incredible luck of flutterskating with a Viking, a pot of gold

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

  

  without a car. Isn't there a delivery-to-door option offered by some of the ... I have to admit that I don't have fifty pieces of advice for anybody, but I do have a couple of things to say about starting college

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  CPW was a lot of fun, and it was great meeting so many of you in ... guys got to see some of the nice weather we have hidden around here ... grumbling for part of them because of having to wake up at 7am. ;-) April 21

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I AM CONNECTED! Finally arriving on campus was way less exciting than finally getting my wireless connection to…

  

  ) and arrived on campus around 5:30. I checked in at the front desk of my dorm and my family helped me carry all my crates of junk up to my room. Speaking of my room, it got changed. Several times. I was originally supposed

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 22, 2005