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• Blog / Admissions

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  jockeying for social status and acceptance in teenage hormone land, otherwise ... topics around in my head and wait for inspiration. That's the thing about writing for me, I can't force myself to write something within a given

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Hayden Christensen Comes to MIT, Looks Pretty Pictures of the top of Hayden Christensen's head inside!

  

  .) LSC GUY: Hello, and on behalf of LSC, thank you for coming to this free ... is like a year in Hollywood time, so it's like going back in time for ... Edward Farhi! AUDIENCE: WOO!!! (more cheering and applause than for HAYDEN

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  , from Wenhao Sun... which I've been meaning to answer for a while: Hey! I've heard that Bartok Concerto for Orchestra is absolutely awesome - I haven ... MIT? I'm a pretty avid classical violinist with a passion for chamber

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Pageant and pomp and parade The whippoorwill of freedom zapped me right between the eyes.

  

  festivities. Definitely check those pages out for some awesome pyrotechnic ... to head down to the Hatch Shell and pick up tickets for the concert ... writer for Xena: Warrior Princess and that he could maybe get me that Bruce

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• 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

  

  diverse and talented group of students who are a good match for MIT's unique ... /ACT requirement for future admissions cycles. Our research shows standardized tests ... otherwise demonstrate their readiness for MIT. We believe a requirement is

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  the person you are now oversharing on the internet

  

  most. I am not fond of these echoes. And I think it's for these reasons ... had come home for Columbus day weekend and everything was fine. In fact ... 's a fresh start for me. I recently went through the process of cleaning

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 3, 2019
• Blog / Events

  So You Want to Make a BrassRat? A very very very long year in review.

  

  chair for the Ring Committee of the Class of 2028 with 11 other amazing committee members. Now, for people not familiar, MIT has had a tradition of ... for years to come, and can be a great conversation starter when talking

  • by Richard O. '28
  • May 31, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  classes im taking this semester! the classic

  

  help, in addition to regular traditional office hours that are meant for ... ="aligncenter" width="225"] yay 6.1010![/caption] 6.1200: a.k.a Math for Computer ... song about graph theory for the class earlier this week, which I’ll write

  • by Angie F. '28
  • April 2, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  zero bandwidth it’s not burnout if you have to keep going

  

  I have observed, is to genuinely care for each other. — "IHTFParadise ... energy for itself. I suppose that perhaps this, too, is the cost of caring for people. I must care for myself too, and that is easy to forget when

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 17, 2022
• Blog / Events

  dogg number there is no one better to be than myself!

  

  Spotify artist's "Dogg Number". That's the header for our HackMIT project ... among my friends for the past year, mostly because when I found it, I was ... HackMIT team designs merch for attendees. This year, hackers got a dark

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 20, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  i am overwhelmed. what happens when a pandemic, recession, racial reckoning and recruitment season join forces?

  

  my classes are on Zoom (or Whoosh for 6.031). Content-wise, all my ... to make life for international students even more difficult. Great. My ... for a black woman- me- to say that she mattered- that I mattered

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 29, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Meet More People a guest post from Amy F. '20

  

  strongest friendships. For example, I met my best friend (hey Alex!) four ... there for the best and worst times. People want to know you. Because that ... 36 questions. These ordered questions, ranging from “Would you like to

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • June 18, 2018
• Blog / Hacks

  The Stars Look Very Different Today Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing we can do

  

  far away from home for a bit. One afternoon that summer, while about ... ; Hanna's gone off to New York for grad school, but I'm stuck around because ... FOR THE HOMO SUPERIO-HOOOR!" I picked up the receiver again and said

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  . This got me thinking: what would a success profile for an MIT student ... profile for the Ideal MIT Student™, I do have a good sense of what types of ... 't too hard for most MIT students.  Your standard class does a good job of

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  In Memory of Sean Collier a memorial, to a member of our family

  

  difficult subject for me to write about, so I am going to stop and let you ... last Monday for Team MR8 in memory of my friend Martin Richard, who was killed in the bombing two years ago, I also ran it for Sean.  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What’s cool about Nick’s room artsy people, walls, and East Side living

  

  A few weeks ago, a friend at Princeton traveled up to Cambridge for ... so we (me and another very close friend) met him for a meal before ... we take for granted as residents of the East Side. In a similar

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates 2013 things that are happening

  

  accepted. One question we sometimes get is about cover sheets for letters of ... stress for you or your advocates. How can I check that you have the ... more or less exactly how the PDFs are generated for us. A note on text

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Architecture students Are you interested in designing abroad?

  

  me set my goals for my final year as an MIT undergraduate. It also ... school. Finally, it established a better understanding for me between ... the world in order to better understand how and why informal changes

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Planned Procrastination Productive Punting

  

  of dirty laundry. I print out my p-sets for the week. While I’m at it I print out past exams for my next three organic chemistry and genetics ... Thursdays are almost completely empty. My p-sets are due Friday. For the first

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  been internalized. They grow on you. (For those of you curious, in order ... amazing things happening on campus. Nevertheless, my love for the blogs and ... classes at MIT. Despite the fact that I've only been here for a couple days

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011