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• Blog / Challenges

  there is no time left musings on death and the future

  

  to a friend about how, if i knew i’d live a long and healthy life in a ... about this very hard for a few months, and then in january i read some ... this subject while growing up in the 2010s, but this was the first time i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 22, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision Day Eve Your questions as the May 1 deadline approaches.

  

  enrollment decision. If you're still undecided: How can we help you make your ... concerns? I am available, as are all of the bloggers, to field questions below in the comments, all the way through midnight tomorrow... If you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  dress your wounds and stay in bed self care!

  

    I learned some valuable life skills in Denmark, from how to turn on an induction stove to how to balance on a bicycle in unfavorable ... ’s December, and I’m writing this at a healthy 11pm in my favorite late

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The O.C. My first Central Meeting of the year.

  

  , Orange County, Florida... though I will be holding a meeting in the "real ... scores: 0 While driving in the car yesterday, I heard MIT Civil & ... , I came across an article in today's Boston Globe about Boston

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s been 3 weeks the firehose is still alive and kicking

  

  weeks—that is to say, I’ve been floating around in the bubble built around ... know I haven’t blogged in a while (yes, yes, I feel the mass of your judgmental stares poking my back) but I’ve actually been writing a lot. In fact

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  essay, go to 3.   3 How can you describe your essence in 250 words? 100 ... prepositions at the ends of sentences and phrases. See how annoying I sound if I ... ’t write about your time in prison.” I heard this in a video once. There are

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Circle of Life Nance starts waxing about some deep stuff.

  

  Cornell 10 months ago I made a promise to return in each of the next three ... that I admitted to the Class of 2006. In the fall of 2001 - Thanksgiving weekend to be exact - I sat in a dining room table in the East Flatbush

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Personal Projects

  ms paint sidequest by kayode and caleb on a monday night

  

  Hallo!  My friend, Caleb M. ‘27 and I are currently in the MIT ... work I’ve accomplished tonight:  I CADed up this piece for my robot in ... ’s what I’ll call it.  Here’s the prototype I built in lab today. It uses

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  B1ner Cribs come see 10+ rooms on Burton 1

  

  think i made my room too cozy this year because i just stay in it all day ... infinitely sexy. so many people fit in my bed. I love boners!!!!!!!! but ... pile up. My tools have become so useful in B1; I've loaned out the hammer

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 24, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Trail Notes

  

  Summer in Alaska, I learned this July, is an exuberant, unrestrained ... , if aimless. I re-read all the Newbery-winning books I loved in ... the Alaska I saw in July. This school, too, feels extreme and intense

  • by Sara N. '28
  • October 6, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s the middle of November. Do YOU know where your Early Action application components are? How to tell if they are missing, and what to do about it

  

  't get it, I'm reposting the email in its entirey below. This is also good ... tracking page then. Some frequently asked questions: Can I send missing documents to you via postal mail?No — it won't get here in time. I know

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Adventures of Flat Tim And his admissions officer friend!

  

  "]highway.[/annotation] I grew up in Nashville, TN, a driving city, but I somehow avoided driving on the highway while I was in high school. Living in the Boston area ... Transportation Authority (MBTA) can take me, so 9 months into the job, I had to

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • June 6, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Spring Line-Up, Part 1: Classes Learning Middle English, sketching constellations, holding meteorites

  

  . In college, I think it's important to take classes that are special, in ... -western-culture Medieval texts - with a Medievalist. In the original Middle English. If I ... . This year, my class sizes are roughly 5, 6, 8, 6, and 25. I'm learning

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Scooper Bowl All you can eat ice cream.

  

  cream. I'm not surprised. As you may have learned from an old entry by ... example, the New York Times called Toscanini's "the best ice cream in the ... as "nation's largest all-you-can-eat ice cream festival." For $7 (kids

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  the best thing i did for myself as a pre-frosh the one where i gush about burton one

  

  resemble the campus I fell in love with, the one I encountered in this same ... .   I feel it when I'm hiding in a dorm room with twenty people, all ... use a second chance.   I feel it when we're in our Associate Head

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • April 7, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  students we could take at this time, and which students to admit. I sat in for a day before leaving for Albuquerque and I can tell you that it was ... can then choose to accept our offer (it is an understood part of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Residential Life

  Siblings, Scrabble, and Boredom we're bored in the house, and we're in the house bored

  

  clockwise 90 degrees). In this particular raincloud plot, we can see that I ... 'll be given a spot in the dorms"]never see again.[/annotation] I've mostly ... where it would be kept and for how long) or a storage facility in Boston

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wheels on the Bus Go Round And Round what do you get when you cross the flinstones with public transportation?

  

  [] and a little art? If the hints aren't helping, I guess I can give you another hint. Typically on my commute to work, I read the Boston Metro. It ... letting people ride it around their neighborhoods in the coming months; I

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  World’s Best Rib Recipe as advertised

  

  At CPW 2011, I had, hands down, the best ribs I've ever had in my ... ribs I'd ever had in my life. My hunger tore through me. The world went ... , shoving it in my pocket, so I couldn't be identified while I was Food

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Logistics and Planning packing, housing, strategy, and events

  

  . And if I miss something, feel free to ask additional questions in the ... !). Your host will know how much time to allot for you to check in and meet ... works best for you. If applicable, how they can accommodate your

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018