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• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday Boy Ben Birthday explosion inside.

  

  't embarrass him by telling you all how old he is =), but I will tell you the story of how my friends and I unleashed a birthday explosion in his office ... party, but ultimately it was decided all of us would be better off if I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Summer Reading List The exciting hobby that I never have time for during the school year...

  

  or if I was just ignoring them. I would get so engrossed in books that ... do things other than science, technology, or engineering. I personally find summertime a particularly good season for the things I used to do

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 5, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Following My Passions At MIT [by Susan Shepherd '11] Can a writer fit in at MIT?

  

  as I was - but would MIT be so well suited for my second passion? Would ... a daunting task. I discovered MIT fairly early on in my search, and when I read the Admissions Blog entries of a certain biology major

  • by ARTalk
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hot town In which I complain about the heat and expound wisdom about the bio department.

  

  ... how are the professors? I know you always have your good ones and your ... would like to give me to make it much easier on me? Okay, I'm out of dorky ... so our air conditioner thinks it's outside. I love engineers

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Winter Sports at MIT a sneak peek of: swim and dive, squash, and men's basketball

  

  applicant, I would say: make sure you have a solid GPA, a good SAT/ACT score ... -athlete: “I would wake up around 8:30 am to go swim at the Z, then I would go work for a couple of hours. Then I would go to a couple of classes

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 7 Days

  

  to spend the money. I didn't realize how big of a deal CES was. Then I ... On January 1st, I enjoyed a nice New Year's dinner with my family. We ... -year-old brother play the saxophone. On January 2nd, I was sitting at

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 14, 2017
• 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.…
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do I complete the visa section on the application?

  Only students who currently hold a visa complete this section of the application. The International Students Office assists all admitted students through the visa application process in May.
• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  imagination. How this relates to admissions: Some kid says, "I saw that your ... because I got denied at MIT." I can't tell you how ridiculous that is. I ... commentary." "How is that possible? There must be something in there! I got

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  remember is how to lace up my skates and how to fall. I’m probably an expert ... currently running around giving everyone chilly hugs. I’ve lived in Southern California for ten years now, but unlike other sun-loving transplants, I

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Year (In Numbers) This belated post was written in English and with numbers, the Institvte's nth language

  

  other MIT undergrads probably have, relatively sure of how smart I was ... Throughout my 5-ish months as a blogger for the Institvte, I ... . With this one notwithstanding, I've covered 9 categories over 11 posts

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 13, 2011
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Senior Week On The Blogs!!! oh no, we’re all so old

  

  Well would you look at that, it’s finals week at MIT.  Which means ... , that we realize just how much more there is left to be written about and ... us that easily :P P.S. I'll probably come back to this post at the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 25, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Kendra

  

  and 17. To win the P3, a project had to demonstrate how it would ... " !!   (Meghna '06, Kendra '05 and I from Bad Taste 2004.)

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 11, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Cinco De Mayo!!! Admissions counselors make the sexiest models. Oh, and a probability question.

  

  correctly gets a prize. Then again, how would I even know what the correct

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 5, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Survive a Nor’easter New England hath no flurries like a winter storm

  

  frozen, fluffier, and more white....Hey, I don't know how many readers ... ; I know a few friends who have never seen snow in such amounts, let ... you miss due to snow gets made up near the end of the year, though I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 11, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is It Possible To Respect A Racist Film? We must learn to embrace the opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others.

  

  thought I would be. Don't get me wrong; it lived up to every bit of its ... that a movie is technically brilliant yet morally repugnant? How can I ... Now that CPW is behind us, I am beginning to return to my life as a

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • May 8, 2006
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  How do I apply to the Women’s Technology Program?

  WTP is a women-focused program aimed at empowering students from groups that are historically underrepresented in engineering by providing a rigorous four-week summer academic experience that introduces 20 high school students…
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Perfect Match? because the right CPW host can make a huge difference...

  

  as CPW. As for CPW, I don't think it goes according to plan for most prefrosh, because I don't think it is possible to grasp the sheer enormity of it, without having experienced CPW previously. How many campus visit

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 30, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Take 1.618: Film at MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] There are very few things for which I would get up…

  

  , even at MIT." There are very few things for which I would get up at 6am ... [by Danbee Kim '09] Before I got into MIT, I was torn by a dilemma - should I go to art school, or should I do the "safe" thing and get a "real

  • by ARTalk
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Moving Out oooh, I am, moving out, mmhmm..

  

  this entry would be really anticlimactic if I hadn't gotten her room, so ... At the end of last year, I transferred from Burton 2 to Burton 1, and ... the previous term, I moved in last and thereby got put into a pretty

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 15, 2008