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• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  research, and want to be part of the astronomy research community. What is ... fellowship is an arrangement in which financial support is given to a graduate ... the student to engage in teaching and/or research in furtherance of the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Process of Psetting And the technicals of technicals

  

  will. Then I just print out a paper copy to hand in while the file is ... The imperative of an Admissions Blogger is to write about life and ... spell it? A: A “pset” is short for “problem set”, and it is the most

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 23, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  class is not just happening to me. Sophomore fall is the most difficult ... . I did really well in the class, and even enjoyed it to a point ... .  MIT truly is a place where you are forced to drink from the firehose

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  laser-powered happiness 6.UAR showcase, part 1

  

  "][/video] This is also probably the most terrifying 3 minutes of my life to ... would go this is fine! and add my gene-buying plans to the transfection ... which point I started work in the Traverso/Langer Lab. Because Binbin is a

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 5, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s FPOP for Entrepreneurship a week of connecting incoming freshmen with MIT startup founders

  

  to know the other freshmen in your program. Most (all?) departments ... know pretty much every single one of the groups on that list! I have to ... . He is now a partner for Square Peg Capital in Boston, and he gave the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 29, 2016
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Why Is There No Water? One of the most important things in your life is invisible to you until it…

  

  in order for the water to disappear. In Kaffa, the reverse is true ... is the village in Kaffa, Ethiopia where I've been doing the water ... alive and things. There is no one living in the middle of the driest parts

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  self-destruction my entirely self-inflicted problems

  

  future, and what i need now is a more reliable way to ground myself in the ... the brain is just a collection of neurons that have no choice but to ... in your brain to fire in a way which destroys you: “He means the Word

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 27, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  getting back in the groove 🎵groovy groovy🎵

  

  : Trying to hype themselves up and in reality the class is just fine I won ... want to do in tandem with the academia that is about to suppress it. This ... in their PNR ways Instead learning the trials that come to all. Beware

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 3, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  ‘Just Chillax’ [about your college essays] My little brother is wicked smaht.

  

  ! With one! (The secret to life is to celebrate the little accomplishments ... get a point across.) The essay is your chance to show that you're not a ... some of his comments so probing. He is immature, but he’s in no hurry to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 22, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I went to a motorcycle festival don’t worry, parents, I didn't see other MIT kids there

  

  , especially when no one is explaining it to the guys working alongside me. But ... waist, her hair flying in the wind while he turns the gas. I looked, and ... was scrambling slightly to finish. On the way, however, I passed people

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 23, 2022
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  from a rural or small town?". This is an iteration of one of the most ... admission process?" While I know the ideal answer to the question above is ... the inherent strengths of this experience. So this is where I come in

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the MIT Energy Initiative?

  The MIT Energy Initiative is a platform for highly focused energy-related activity at MIT. The program includes research, education, campus energy management, and outreach programs that cover all areas of energy supply and
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Genshin Impact and a better introduction to me

  

  ’s usually referred to in the in-game dialogue) is kind of confusing ... person in the picture is Albedo, who’s an alchemist. I don’t have a lot of ... interested in it explore it themselves. Also, the game is beautiful!!  Like

  • by ana~
  • October 7, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Me Anything! Responses life and admissions

  

  semester you stay in the program. Most of those jobs are possible to start as ... to talk about more than just The Process. Every college is different ... in the comments we didn't get to answer (watch the webcast for the ones

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Summer

  feelings from the summer I wish I could describe more accurately partially inspired by ducks, newburyport

  

  in not contributing as much as you ought to have; the worry that you ... to the singer, which is somehow impossible despite your best efforts ... leaving work :0[/caption] the feeling of buying a discounted membership to a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 5, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sneak peek at the new admissions and SFS sites what we've been working on all summer

  

  development) backend is awful and really gets in the way we needed some better ... process and her findings in the future. We hope to launch the new ... leading a project to redesign the new sfs.mit.edu and mitadmissions

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  The Aftershock In memory of Kate Hunter ‘20 (1997-2017), who will always be remembered for her big…

  

  to sink to the ground too. In that moment, I felt nothing. There was ... to the last of our days; for it is only our heartbreak that finally refutes all that is ephemeral in love. There comes a time, although the

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • January 18, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers to some questions

  

  mom asked, "So, my kid is coming to EC in less than two weeks (EEEEEK ... you stop reading one of the lines in the middle and neglect to add the ... that someone won't open the lid and dump in something unrelated to the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  My life in the bush of ghosts The long-awaited chronicles of my life as a vegetarian.

  

  to squeeze all the water out as he suggests in it. While the tofu ... something to write about on my blog someday. Kind of. Over the past year, I ... . So, since I used to rely a lot on eating meat with pretty much every

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Refreshment We need your help!

  

  better. I think one of the most important things I've learned in my time ... mentioned, the other camp counselors and I have been trying hard to raise ... bigger: Pepsi Refresh. The Pepsi Refresh Project is, as you might guess

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 6, 2010