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• Blog / Admissions

  Application advice Read this. Now. It's important. Promise.

  

  to the GAMIT's review (and now I can proudly say, personal experience ... the title of "best milkshakes in Boston" at one point, I'm pretty sure ... it was hilarious. I found it a little like that "How do you get to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on wryping styles wryping = writing + typing

  

  necessary, i end my sentences with a period. This is how I usually write on ... calculated, slower, reasoning System 2. I feel when I type in this kind of ... backspace quite frequently in search of better grammatical phrasing. I do

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 29, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Time may change me, but I can't trace time..

  

  again was right smack dab in the middle of finals week. Sometimes I like ... .) In fact, to me, change was the point- I actually never seriously ... away from a little town and a lot of who I used to be. In retrospect, it

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Beginning of the End & the end of some beginnings

  

  together to finish my degree. In fact I can proceed at a comfortable pace. I ... classes in previous terms I could have graduated by now!" But I am not ... 4th to come. At least, I can't. :D But at least I am done with grad

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  My Application Story Modified (but mostly plagiarized) from my personal blog. Enjoy the copy pasta.

  

  organizations where I fit in and can talk about my interests with like ... until very, very late in the game. I first started researching colleges ... weird. I liked it a lot because it stood out in its rejection of the

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 17, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I fill out the self-reported coursework?

  Use your best judgment when completing the Self-Reported Coursework section. We're simply trying to get a clear picture of your academic preparation by subject area—you can't do anything wrong when completing the form
• Blog / Uncategorized

  eat food to live cook food because why not!?

  

  importantly I won’t be hanging out with my family in person :(( For those of us ... kitchen in the process. Nevertheless, I’m actually incredibly impressed by ... It is Thursday, November 23rd. Or well, it is as I’m writing this

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 24, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a pedestrian! I’m a motorist! Pedestrian! Motorist! Read on, my children, and you shall see of our midnight ride to IHOP.

  

  for the portions. Still, how can I resist the prospect of a random three-mile midnight bike ride down Comm Ave? How can I resist new funnel cakes? IHOP ... United States (1700 miles). And I complain about 120. He can also open his

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tying up some loose ends On getting old and doing things I hadn't yet done in Boston. Also, hot dogs.

  

  went with high school with. As in, a couple I distinctly remember running ... haven't changed much at all, there are still a few things I hadn't done in ... So I just submitted my first-ever RSVP to a wedding for people who

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 20, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  I'm going through my in-box today, taking care of some long ... , and I decided to wait until now instead of posting it in June - this ... professors that I have something to offer... when in fact I'm not sure I have

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 4 Finishing Exams and The Future!

  

  , I have a largely different definition of how much living space is ... too far off and maybe I'll be able to afford it in my lifetime. Quantum Teleportation - A.K.A Magic In a previous life(a.k.a 4 years ago) I wanted to be a

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  ¡Es-pa-ña! ¡Campeones!

  

  happen. (Don't ask me how I know these things, okay, I'm just trying to ... direction. Obviously they are leaving the game, so I just need to walk in the ... *then* it dawned on me. How STUPID I'd been. These thousands of people

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 5, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  thoughts on math@MIT! math month post

  

  Jonathan. I joined the department as a postdoc last year. I'm interested in ... . [annotation note="Fatima: I took Seminar in Topology last semester with Jonathan!"][/annotation] (let's call them) Z: I'm a recent MIT alum who majored in 18, and now in

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 24, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Experiment in Independence all by myself for IAP

  

  ) before second semester start in February. And I'm alone. No classmates down ... Maryland in our hard-earned car to go grocery shopping. I wasn't exactly ... Sliced Roast Beef [mmmm roast beef] Applegate Sliced Turkey [in case I

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA-mazing Lots of tidbits about the biology program at MIT.

  

  I can pop into unannounced, and I wouldn't feel out of place making an ... them seem to be very interested in undergrads -- I think they find us ... in Biology. I wonder if vocabulary will be a hard job for students who

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The American Astronomical Society’s Winter Conference: 2013 Edition THIS IS SO EXCITING I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY

  

  :)" Yes. I can't tell you how much it meant to me to feel so welcomed ... of Mountains In The Continental United States, so I stopped a random ... . I had another project, though, which I didn't talk much about in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 15, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  HT@MIT: Foodie Edition The Friendly Toast, Oasis and Teriyaki House, my three favorite restaurants

  

  three best restaurants in the Cambridge/Boston area but I love them all ... /hipster atmosphere that keeps me coming back. I really can't say enough good things ... Hey guys, I'm back to blogging once a week after a ridiculously crazy

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Friend the Parasitic Scientist A Random Hall alumnus on reality television!

  

  in general was my favorite thing. How many people can say that they ... video. I did and they liked it so they flew me out to film! I can only ... do in your free time? I spent most of my time making things in the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 26, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist Questions The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most…

  

  from the waitlist in the past few years? Should I even bother staying on ... can I do to help my chances? The best thing you can do is simply to stay ... The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  the place. I found out how kind people can be, though - the strangers in ... , even though they didn't know me, and I don't think I can express how much ... manageable, because I had seen much of the material in high school. One of my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011