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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Now and Then and Maybe Later Tying up loose ends and weathering the calm before the storm we call "Fall Semester"

  

  to let me in. I think it's important to consider the fact that MIT is ... . Having the chance to get that coveted position in the lab of your dreams ... what kind of commitment I would be able to make. That was in the spring

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 30, 2014
• Blog / Public Statements

  Asking for letters of recommendation (during a pandemic) tl;dr: mostly the same as during normal times, but clarifying some points of anxiety

  

  answer is always the same: "Whoever can write most compellingly about you ... as the norm. However, it is not uncommon for us to receive letters from ... thing you can do is just tell us, in the additional information section

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT

  

  pandemic, the most important components to demonstrate academic readiness in ... [annotation note='In addition to the main text of the post, if you see any text ... officers, to exercise individual contextual discretion in each case. The word

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  “what if I get rejected” for everyone nervous about admissions decisions

  

  time to figure out their admission status. Essentially, nausea is in the ... of the most important factors in their future. It's not stupid to feel ... rejected is how much the pity stings. In an instant everyone around me

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 13, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  A person can develop a cough. Simultaneously the coldest and hottest entry I've ever written.

  

  'm developing my traditional mid-winter cold. I have way too much to do in the ... DID YOU KNOW? ...what the most awkward thing in the whole entire world is? Well, I will tell you. It is going to the Zesiger Center to go

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  One Extraordinary Week, Plus Ferrets I suit up for surgery.

  

  . =) Played in an Assasssins' Guild game, where I ended up trying to conquer the ... birthday explosion in Ben's office. And, most amazingly of all, I got to ... for scientific research, and you have to draw the line somewhere. All in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  again. Of course, this is only one approach to the essays. The most ... identity. In addition, I want to study the roles writing can play outside of ... have contributed to your community, whether in your family, the classroom

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  existential cubes a daily encounter with Ernő Rubik

  

  hard as we made it out to be in our heads—we just patiently followed the ... world were jello and it’s a slog to move through any of it. So, in the ... look forward to every day. I think that’s important. In fact, the “small

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 14, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Three of a perfect pair Biking! Clothing! Exploding! A day in the life.

  

  (supposedly) the world's third largest shark fin in its lobby. Thanks to Matt Mc ... ," and so despite the 8-inch purple gash in her leg, Ruth was determined to ... Boston, anyway. What I'm getting at is that the trip down to Dim Sum was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  As We Approach Decision Day On getting in and on not getting in

  

  keep doing it for the next four years. In fact, you want to keep doing it ... the Internet. Applying to MIT has a parallel in science: not all ... . Failure is inherent in risk, and risk is necessary for success. Applying to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 8, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  HT@MIT: Academic Resources How I Learned To Stop Slacking and Love the Office Hours

  

  absolutely fall in love with the class (shoutout to Tim P.(but to be fair ... try to go every week. It's also best if the TA that is staffed is your ... .033. This is one of the few resources that I'll swear by and continue to use

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tangential Learning Isn't the point of research to delve into what you don't know?

  

  Mind, but this is most often the Linguistics Department) while still ... bar that's tough enough to rip through its plastic packaging, as is the ... in time management.  You've got tons of things to do, as well as even

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  This Blog Post is a Bad Idea Not blogging for several months... that was also a Bad Idea.

  

  girls sitting at the table. Sarah R., '14, and I sat next to each other in ... snow? *(which is weird because I helped screw the supports together to ... foolhardy enough to enter the Bad Ideas Wings Eating Contest... and was it

  • by Kate R. '14
  • January 27, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what makes fear worth it musical theater and anxiety

  

  —urged to attend by other people on my hall involved in the production ... ’t be the only thing—seeing a movie in a theater is more immersive, and I ... to invert the character, to manifest their inside in the outer world

  • by Kai V. '25
  • February 27, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  feeling old and coming home

  

  to Paolo, actually, for the recipe. in a quirk of fate, Paolo is the B1 ... a blog about the trip in the near future. This blog is about feeling ... year, but also that I want to apply to grad schools in the fall. I have a

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 12, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Studying For Finals Study study study study study

  

  This is it, finals are in two days. One of the things that scared me ... . How does one go about studying? The general recipe is to just lock yourself in a nice room and do nothing but work. That's my plan for the day

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Flu shots optimizing literally everything

  

  it in the most efficient way possible, to as many people as possible ... the past. A bunch of people in our hall told me to get the shot. It ... [/caption] To follow the picture, [annotation note="perhaps the graphic is not as

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  tryharding but still not enough

  

  just to keep my head above the water. 5.601 is more or less the same ... extra time to pour into my technicals. I was like, having the most ... I used to be really passionate about in high school -- which mostly

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • March 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  . The long term goal is to be able to correctly fill in a blank map of MIT ... closest I’ve gotten to building anything is standing in the East Campus ... ’m preparing to double my collection at the Career Fair, which is apparently the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  What the end of the semester does to Conner 2 For one thing, no one does the dishes. And I mean no one.

  

  Hello readers. Happy Holidays to everyone! The term is over and I ... . Almost all of my grades are in and I'm also happy to report that I did much ... what finals week did to the 213 suite. First of all, everyone is always

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 27, 2006