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• Blog / Admissions

  Summer restaurant recommendations Some of my favorite restaurants.

  

  appetit! (Feel free to leave other recommendations in the comments) ... A few weeks back, I ran into my friend Andre '08 on the T (that is, the Boston subway). Andre, who is on campus this summer working on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Embracing Change How I came to be a cook in a professional kitchen this summer

  

  have to start drinking it in mushy cauliflower smoothies. On the other ... , adapted to, put neatly in its new spot in the revised status quo. Bad change ... ways life would be better if I could just find a cozy nook in the past to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 20, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pressing Pause Taking a moment before the beginning of spring semester

  

  how to code in three weeks. The lab assistants, TAs, and lecturers were ... , I usually smile to myself uncontrollably in the hallways like the ... IAP--Independent Activities Period--is soon coming to a close! Spring

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  a text convo on failure and other stuff i guess

  

  summer I'm in the IAP program Ohhhhh You plan to do misti after graduating ... Not the best coping mechanism but it is unquestionably effective to ... “ Not the best coping mechanism but it is unquestionably effective to

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 12, 2024
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s MIT’s mission statement?

  The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in ... nation and the world in the 21st century. The Institute is committed to ... to bring this knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. MIT is
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Sophomore Stupid It’s morbin’ time

  

  ="1000"] my eyes needed to pee and there was someone in the bathroom ... classes too. I want to learn as much as I can in as little a time frame as ... able to several personal projects in the time I would be taking a class

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 30, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From Atlanta I heart Exploding Bacon

  

  MIT professor Woodie Flowers back in 1989, before most students now applying to MIT were even born. The goal of FIRST, broadly speaking, is to ... haven't been there, this is the next best thing: The field was set up in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorms The closest I'll get to an entry about the different dorms

  

  I know enough to stay away from trying to describe the different ... on the admissions website. What I will do, however, is let the dorms ... bit in that regard. Allow me to introduce, Beaver Scope! According to

  • by Snively '11
  • June 24, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Superbowl Discuss.

  

  , but I'll return next week with the next Q&A and other new content. In the meantime... Superbowl: discuss. Who are you pulling for? Who's going to win? And most importantly: who will have the best commercial?

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  two years after my book auction in retrospect

  

  bound to each other, constantly in orbit, trying to survive the most ... , talking to editors at publishing houses who were interested in my book. The ... happened because it gave me the financial privilege to be able to stay in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  What is the MIT QuestBridge Supplement?

  Our MIT QuestBridge Supplement is a way for us to gather some ... MIT will be contacted directly about how to access the MIT Quest ... Bridge application to apply for our Regular Action cycle, but you must let us know in
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When I Grow Up In which I contemplate growing up and what I am going to do with my…

  

  unsure. The other is like "Hell yeah I'm going to save the world with ... up" is often completed with a "I want to be" or a "I will try to." We used the phrase when we were little, starting at around kindegarden, to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 8, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  side, I had the option to work at a startup in Cambridge called Geo ... opportunity to develop skills in the field of electrical engineering and it ... Steve Jobs, take a moment to think if that's your best choice. The goal is

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Summer of Learning Because MIT classes don't spend too much time on hacking into computer systems

  

  week introduction to the software security world. What that meant is ... "Nat, to hack you need to understand systems better than the sys ... ago I landed in Austin, Texas to start an internship at Lumension (they

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 29, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Hint of fall A Sunday adventure

  

  green, but one in particular has decided to be yellow. Next up was the ... 's officially cold out, b) it's still a tad early to frolic in the fall foliage, c ... were spent in meetings, labs, and libraries, trying not to get smashed by

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 21, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Picked My First Apple apples, part 1

  

  MIT sponsors an annual trip to an apple orchard in Stow, MA for undergraduates living in the dorms. I went on that trip for the first time today ... experience is mostly with pumpkin patches, but I have also spent many hours of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 16, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Application Materials? What to do if your MyMIT tracking shows missing documents.

  

  application is not yet complete. Over the past month, we have received more ... multiple processing steps. Every application is evaluated using the same criteria, whether it is the very first or very last application read. There

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Work, friends, sleep – pick three In which I manage time effectively.

  

  in under five minutes! Woo hoo!) This week is different - I'm going to ... finished the psets early in an attempt to carve out three days of ... update your blog." So at the request of two of the most awesome high

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sun off a beach The one where it rains. I mean, another one where it rains.

  

  warm in an antarctic environment is to huddle together in concentric ... Mafia, Moo, and President. I just want to say right now, Moo is like the ... Well now, this is a good way to start a blog entry. Megan '08, nine

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Cacophony of Coats Also, my courseload for this term!

  

  outside. They established that coats were, indeed, useful to possess in the ... 'm just kidding about the first part. It wasn't that cold. In an attempt to ... most awkward conversations I'd ever been...well, witness to. There's a

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 10, 2011