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• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 1) wits, skill, and the teeniest amount of luck

  

  Field. In the next section, I talk about how this actually worked out for ... pleasure of competing in dormspam-the-game! Run by [annotation note="I plan ... luck than any wit or skill – and I can show this using the data collected

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Lea-der! Lea-der! Bat-man! ...I mean, Lea-der!

  

  the reasons I have an interest in journalism today. What’s incredible to ... I needed to apply. Just a little jolt of confidence can really go a ... careers in a time when women just didn’t do that. I decided to attend this

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 13, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Conversations with graders And other ramblings of a frosh...

  

  my corny little flashlight: Now I can use a milling machine and a ... concepts that I couldn't quite remember how to do and a couple that I just ... evaluations for us to fill out about him. I suggested that we work in small

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Watching Birdwatchers And getting into summer programs.

  

  cars. I remember how proud I was after taking an Art History class in ... year, but didn't get in - which makes this doubly sweet. I'll be there ... studying pulsars. PULSARS!!! I can't wait. </NEWSFLASH> Twisted as

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt A few thoughts and a lot of puzzles.

  

  the scenes I used to only see in photographs, and I remember how ... got home I brought some luggage in to delay the inevitable, or maybe I ... decision, ran downstairs to tell my parents I got in, ran back upstairs, ran

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  If I'm not mistaken this is the time of year when you begin in ... gracious to send you. I know that most of you will put it all in a big box ... can helpful in conveying your experience to you parents, guidance

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt LiveBlog Coming to you live from Mystery Hunt (Last Update: Sunday 5:04 PM)

  

  puzzle before I have to go to lab meeting in 20 minutes ... ahh! Update #2 ... 't know how other teams are doing, but I think the puzzles this year are ... faster than we can solve them ... bummer. Alright, I'm gonna get started on

  • by Bryan
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  . Come on, help me out. In other news, I finally figured out how I'll be ... water slides. And I was bored out of my mind. There were about 3 people in ... back in puzzlement and continued to stare at the water, thinking. I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  and your talents can be considered with your other talents in your ... included. Research papers. I think research papers are best talked about in ... 'll be most interested in your research experience: how you got interested

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Episode 4: A New Hope Addressing the concerns of undecided students.

  

  how MIT and CPW can be overwhelming. I, too, had a hard time adapting to ... the students who are still undecided: How can we help you make your ... good for that, though I've only eaten at Lobdell once or twice in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Night Off Campus and some dancing

  

  yet. We'll know when they do. Already, I'm aware of how ensconced in my ... soul-consuming. Still, on October 10 at 6pm, I can feel my brain starting to unspool from the rest of my body. I need a break, and luckily, I can

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 21, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Boston’s college mascots, placed into a Tree of Life a project that nobody asked for

  

  sure that I can claim the title of being the founder of mascot ... how specific the school is about their mascot, I either got a specific ... an image file, which I did and then polished up in an image

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 18, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Guest Blog: From the Life and Times of Cam

  

  's Team 97 that 2007 FIRST season. I came in knowing how to write "hello ... will be too. I hope that my story can be helpful to you. This is what MIT ... to make your decision (in favor of MIT). Also, I've added some new

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 6, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  announcing these prompts last year: People often ask me, "How do I stand out in ... to begin thinking and planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most underappreciated thing a good college applicant can do is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  a perfect long weekend in other words: i did no work and now am kind of a mess

  

  made were in the sections i choreographed (the irony…). my parents really ... bitterly cold out, so as soon as i got home, i bundled myself in a ton of ... were probably the only conscious movements i made in the whole two hours

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 18, 2020
• Blog / Events

  CPW 2008 @ MIT – Awesomeness Guaranteed (Guest Entry) On things that other colleges (namely their dean of admissions) will never letyou do.

  

  about the school that I’ll be attending in just a few short months. My CPW story can be summed up in three pictures. Friendship: From R to L ... ;class="photo"> Um… Speaking of pictures, I apologize in advance for the poor quality

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  some thoughts i have a few

  

  restrictions and rules of being in a sorority. I don't know how much I can talk ... regrets of mine I try not to think about. But I hope I can put that all to ... way. I think, as I type this, I still don't regret my choice to live in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 10, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  who cares about poetry? lots of feelings

  

  scherzi.    I can’t listen to Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 anymore. In ... poem of mine I could find in Google Drive. It was my first-ever high ... behind silver and gold no one can see   I am from memories

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 10, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Trick or Treating Halloween Shenanigans

  

  crab. Since I’m smiling in the picture, I can only presume that I was ... exist as a digital copy in some stranger’s pocket. I can’t tell if this is ... I can’t remember the last time I dressed up for Halloween. Last year

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 1, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things To Do While Waiting for Decisions, Part II Relax! Take it eee-aaa-sy!

  

  majors (this post is long overdue, I know). In the mean time, if you can ... be scared together because in six days, I'll be six days closer to ... life decisions, but I can suggest a couple things to ease the pain. It

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 10, 2007