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• Blog / Challenges

  Navigating Offcampus Housing 101 finding housing is a fucking nightmare

  

  -signers? How long/short can the lease be? When's the earliest you can move in ... community. I went home until the end of the semester and moved in mid-May, so I wasn't involved in the process of finding an apartment. I'm told

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 11, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Kevin’s reflections after an IAP externship at a start-up company Kevin '08 takes a step back and re-evaluates his goals after an IAP externship at…

  

  interested in, and, now after working for one, I am convinced that it is the ... tools that will be essential in building a successful startup, and I have ... in our lives—in this case, how to communicate more effectively via

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation and pre-approval In which I relate orientation to getting pre-approved for a credit card in a totally…

  

  - which is fun, but can lead to a lot of confusion. When I first started ... as males tend to do in an affectionate manner. (I tried to reciprocate ... begun! And orientation is about to begin! I'm writing from home, but I can

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 22, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a not-so-cruel summer this one's for the girlies

  

  production, the music video for ‘I Can See You,’ everything // screamed to ... // dressed in pink to watch Barbie! with my sister // screamed to Speak Now ... (Taylor’s Version) announcement on a livestream in my bed // made Spotify

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  can say is that there's a lot in the environment, the way that I grew up ... admissions officers and student bloggers alike, is "How can I get into MIT ... of it involves asking the right questions. Maybe "How can I get into

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  in Course 2 in charge of the 2A department so they can verify that I ... abroad or take internships in a foreign country. I might be getting an internship in Spain this summer, and I am super psyched. (I still have to send

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Last Lap and hoping to finish strong

  

  in the world. I didn't know that we actually had to debate each other, and I'm still traumatized from the very short period of time in which I ... , because I don't remember how to take any of the fancier ones. Also, I hate C

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 12, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Books write our life stories Philosophy, astronomy, religion, neurology - and my plans for the future.

  

  refrigerator), they became chapters in it themselves. How could it be otherwise ... . What if I need those vector calculus equation sheets in six years?! Anna ... of lack of education have we come!” I read Gorgias in 11th grade, in a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ROTC Is Life (In a Good Way) Everything you ever wanted to know about ROTC at MIT (and then some)

  

  Rachel, who I lived with in Simmons during freshman year, are in the ROTC ... detachment, you can still participate in ROTC at another school in the area ... in the program. You can find a lot more information about that at

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…

  

  I can't even begin to explain it. When I do get to MIT, I'm planning ... can jump in a pool whenever it gets too hot. Plus it's a pretty cool ... big thought, so get comfortable. The last science fair I went to was in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  likelihood. I hope that you will have another great choice to fall in love with ... still turn out well for you in the end. What should I do about the May 1 ... letting us know one way or the other. Can you tell me where I am on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  On Tortillas and Community An update from a year and a half ago.

  

  last checked in, I was just settling into my new life in Cambridge, MA ... bit of butter. With this in mind, I set out to find a tortilleria or in the very least, good quality tortillas in a super market. Not only did I

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps for EA Deferred what to do next

  

  interview has passed. How can I contact the office if I must? You may comment ... (RA). I've had a number of deferred students write in with questions so ... . What new stuff should I send? The only "new" thing you need to send in is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PE classes are…great!? catch me at the 2028 summer olympics

  

  .[/annotation] So imagine me flabbergasted when I learn that in addition to all the ... "]HASS requirement,[/annotation] MIT is [annotation note="I actually have no idea how ... . Naturally, when people starting asking me about how many classes I had to take/how

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  want to skillet so I can get some searing action on. In a beautiful bit ... . The last time I played this was in fifth grade, I remember, because it ... provide insight into how we can prevent the Maillard reaction from occurring

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Film! [by Nathan '14] Documenting Science Through Video and New Media

  

  [by Nathan Kipniss '14] This semester I am currently taking STS ... ; It’s ridiculously cool. In the period of one semester you learn how to use serious equipment to create a film. Above is a photo of me

  • by ARTalk
  • November 28, 2011
• Blog / Residential Life

  last fall / last fall it's senior year and i still haven't learned anything

  

  class or two and still graduate, and I have a little wiggle room in how ... first week of classes. It was a fun time, in the sense that I enjoyed every event individually, but, in combination, it exhausted me. I felt

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  remember how I was feeling last year when the deadline was coming up…and then I remembered that I submitted my application in January. Last spring I ... . In early January, I realized that even though I could return to and

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  [guest blog] 1,694 Miles Away by Favianna C. '26

  

  childish behavior. How clueless was I? [caption id="attachment_86641" align ... the softest and calmest dusk I had ever seen. I watched it in awe for ... Massachusetts. Similar to the subtle disparity in twilight coloring, I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All my pasts and futures A blog entry about band and quiz bowl, to prove that I'm still hip.

  

  competition, I sent an e-mail to my floor telling them to keep three things in ... could get more than a dozen members in the band! This was the first day I had ever played tuba. I figured out that you can just not press down any

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 19, 2006