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  Applying While Transgender #InHonorOfMarshaP

  can today. In Marsha’s memory, I will continue to advocate for the ... World Pride in New York City and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ... admissions officers and college counselors were discussing how we can support

  • by DJ Rock
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  my MIT admissions essays a retrospective

  

  , robotics, and public-policy—I can draw connections between disciplines to ... what I was doing during high school and contextualizing how I'd benefit ... Competition"]FRC,[/annotation] and I was interested in local politics. All these

  • by Victor D. '27
  • October 14, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Disco balls in space From an antique bookstore to Drive-By Truckers, and back

  

  music, so when they came to perform in Charlottesville last Sunday, I was ... up in the entrance. Curious, I stopped a guy from walking in ... down, we were back at the hole-in-the-wall bookstore; I recognized the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Announcements

  For those whose applications have been interrupted by disasters and disruptions providing what information and comfort we can

  

  , not new: as I blogged last year in the wake of Hurricane Michael ... they are all interrelated. More on that in a minute. I am writing this ... this in your essays or anything. I'm speaking as an educator here, purely

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 29, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MITblogs: The Next Generation Look ma, a hack!

  

  Courtesy of the prospective Class of 2013, I am amused and happy to present eight applicants' humble homage to the MIT admissions website ... our friend Randall Munroe. I like the last panel, personally.

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 11, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Piercings! sorry mom

  

  Square. I went to Chameleon back in January 2019, bundled up in a coat ... pierced, what types of piercings I wanted, and how much it would cost. At ... piercer named Owen. He allowed Priscilla and I to be in the piercing room

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s First Annual Q&A Kidding about the annual part. Catching up with my blog comments... finally!

  

  regarding my essay to MIT. Basically I want to tell you how being in a small city (that too in India) I missed out on lots of competitions and science ... . How (or more appropriately where) should I put all this down in the

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  day one, six out of eight am i doing too much?

  

  did not immediately know how to get to 35-225. in retrospect, i do know ... ended. the classroom was in 34-101, and my next thing was in 34-501, so i ... some lunch, and sneak in some stardew valley before my next class. have i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why I stayed up until 6am on Thursday More nerdy cake-baking.

  

  called "hyperfine splitting", for the reason (as best as I can tell) that ... yet, somehow - in a few hours, I would be running around the kitchen in ... currently means that I faciliate our participation in the intramural badminton

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Always Rooting for the Anti-Hero it's me! hi! i'm [the problem?], it's me

  

  old self couldn't. I can be loud and cringey in the dining hall, talk ... year, I've felt a decided shift in the air. I've mentioned it before, jokingly referring this period as my "nice era" to my friends. In this new

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 29, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Robo-CJ writes a college app do neural nets dream of electric essays?

  

  crisis. "I don't have a choice in this; I can't seriously pursue a career ... major challenges? How confident are I about what I can do with my college ... . In fact, I had to look at my blog posts to check that I’ve never

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 28, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day of IAP 3 Classes and Soup

  

  complete internships or study abroad in some cases, I spent my first IAP here ... my breakfast in my pajamas. 9-ish - I start to head back upstairs to ... first classroom is in a decently sized lecture hall, so I spend that time

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring cleaning and miscellany The Brass Rat club, sending 4-inch heels to Goodwill, and picking a new food-providing graduate…

  

  're weird. And I can scan in writing assignments from fourth grade to prove ... , course 7, but they were excited to hear that I was doubling in course 9 ... in Baker... nobody from my home, though. Today I was home and doing

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  what the f*** am i doing this summer still don't know if i'm going abroad or not lol

  

  , and figure out how to get my passport, which was in New Hampshire, to ... 'm confused about how I'll be able to participate in MEET if I'm seven hours ... excellent contingency plan. in my sophomore fall semester, I haphazardly

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 12, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  weather and stuff a Californian’s first experience of fall and also other things on my mind

  

  problem for me. I Iive in a triple. One of my roommates, Claire, is from ... .” Abby and I stand in awe. What is this “fall clothing,” and do we need it ... is great for now but once it gets unbearable (in the real winter) I

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • October 2, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  environment in which my actors can make discoveries on their own. Finding new ... What does a number do when it wants to be a picture? I acted in my ... later, I am now pursuing a minor in Theatre Arts at MIT. I, like many

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Never Mind The Score Insights from the National Poetry Slam - for both MIT students and hopefuls

  

  can tell these aren't my photos because of how awesome they look. Full ... from an airplane descending in free-fall, go connect with new friends. Do ... 've met a few people you can talk to, see how well you can get to know them

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  registration day! aka "registration day blues", but like, only in the good sense of blues

  

  . But now -- now I am an MIT student, and so I can enlighten any of you ... , whereas last semester Reg Day felt new and interesting and stressful, I was ... baby:   Going in order from above, let's see what I've got

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 7, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Homecoming some musings on memory

  

  was walking in the basement below the Infinite Corridor and I briefly ... freshman fall! The feeling of being surrounded with everything new can only ... helps. The place really, really helps. It's not quite MIT until I can walk

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 13, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  summer scraps life updates

  

  where i am The downstairs door is open; I can feel it because ... I am sitting, alone on the second floor of a brand-new cafe, with ... to the liquor store across the street. I'm in Greenwich Village. I

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 30, 2016