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• Blog / How to Human

  greta gerwig’s barbie and insecurity aka moving to college

  

  and unavoidable reflections on how I’ve been feeling once again. So ... myself I was starring in. And for the most part, I would argue these ... a plot relevant enough to need them there, too. In my head, I was

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 19, 2024
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I’ve completed more than 2.5 years of college?

  than two and a half years (i.e., five terms) of college may not be eligible because of our residency requirements. If you have been enrolled in college part-time, you should calculate your full-time term equivalency in
• Blog / Challenges

  regrets about college and the pandemic

  

  home ruminating about things i could’ve done differently in college, and ... spend in college. if i knew about covid i’d have spent more time exploring boston in the time i was actually there. if i knew everything would be

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 30, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy This Week: Week 1 Spider-Man, Nina Yuen, and More!

  

  As exams become more and more of a reality that I can't ignore, I ... in how a few greats, such as Lincoln, Roosevelt and Andrew Carnegie ... artist Nina Yuen. I can't put my finger on what it is about the videos but

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Hate Superman. (I Love Superman.)

  

  the Great Depression, he was born out of a need for a hero. But I can ... story follows him learning how to use his power in a low stakes opening ... recently.   I came home from college having all these plans for how I would

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 16, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  4 Jack Bauer, eat your heart out.

  

  are you?" and she checked out "How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days" but I don ... three-day weekend. In the meantime, I'm going to be your very own Kiefer ... fellow, I decided to open it up and look in side as per deskworker rules

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  senioritis i wish i had no work today

  

  enough to enjoy. now that i'm back in school i can feel how different it ... senioritis in high school, but i think i have it now. i can think of many ... schoolwork. but now i know how different not being in mit feels like. from the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 31, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  i’ve joined a sorority and what that means to me

  

  a) get a doctor's note saying I can't live in the house by some ... You'll recall in this blogpost I talk about joining Greek life and ... love the sorority a lot and I love the people in it. I often go back and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 21, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  your applications, I know how much energy and care you put into them. For ... staff, I want to say thank you for your interest in MIT, and for sharing ... your applications brought back some memories for me. When I was in high

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How did the blogs get started?

  Ben Jones, The Blogfather, started the MIT Blogs in 2004. The idea ... students write their thoughts about life in college in blogs. These honest ... that prospective students can review to help determine if MIT is the
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Sophomore Stupid It’s morbin’ time

  

  all my extracurricular commitments, and I can’t emphasize how horrible ... how my grades said I did in the class, I was just happy that I learned ... classes too. I want to learn as much as I can in as little a time frame as

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

  An OME Welcome to the Institute I took Tsegball, and I have no regrets.

  

  socially at your own pace. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I called ... last carefree summer in Cape Coma. After a week of I-95 mayhem, I walked into Maseeh Hall, where I awkwardly approached the wrong desk to check-in

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  finding direction reasonable goal-setting? who is she?

  

  encourages a listlessness that i can't banish, no matter how [annotation note ... disappointed. how did i lose motivation so quickly?? the surge of excitement that ... bed at 10:03, i can't believe that i used to get up, eat breakfast, and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 23, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  21 i don't know about you but i'm feeling 21...

  

  ’t try to work in a fog. I know how to say “May I pet your dog?” in 5 ... lactose-intolerant. Although not so much so that I can’t indulge in ice ... available to everyone in most other countries since they were a preteen. I

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regional Meetings begin Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida are first up.

  

  in the next 6 weeks. You can see if there is a session near you and RSVP here. On Wednesday, I will fly to Florida in preparation for my ... and California. I'll try to post some photos, too, so you can see what

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I get on the mailing list?

  We don't do a lot of mailing, but you can sign up for our awesome monthly email newsletter that shares what's happening on campus and—if you're applying—provides updates and tips.    
• Blog / How to Human

  things that went well reflections on my first semester

  

  year just flew by in a weird sort of emptiness. It didn’t, of course. I ... actually happened in my life since September. I also feel a little bad for the negativity in my previous post, though I do stand by it, so this is

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 25, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  a conversation with my mom at 1 am about cacti, writing, meche, and chess

  

  thinking recently about how I love Tucson but I may never live here again ... survival as living things in the desert only can. Let the tattoo remind me of ... in the coming month, so I felt suddenly inspired to get one now. It

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Measurements How do you measure a year in the life?

  

  itself clocking in at  3-4 Zelda OST, 2-3 Queen Songs The more I thought ... references and important concepts in my life, I found the units that defined my ... . How do you measure a year in the life?

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  CASE: Identity and Intersectionality and some bunnies if you hate everything else about this post

  

  hear about how cool MIT is. In either case, I have something for you ... about it? Well, I got this email earlier in the year. As a first-generation college student, I have always wondered how people from similar backgrounds

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 30, 2016