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• Blog / Admissions

  hey kids you should apply there's still time!

  

  MIT. How else would you? 2. Worst case scenario—you don’t get in. Odds ... painless in retrospect but I was a little stressed about it. On the ninth, I ... and I still got in. (Note: This isn’t me bragging about myself being t

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 4, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  my first spring break!!! 13 MIT students take San Diego

  

  , as some may say). in my freshman year, i was kicked off campus a few ... March 27th, i got to experience spreak in all its glory! it was absolutely ... started talking about San Diego as an option since we would be staying in

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2022
• 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 / Academics & Research

  2008 Summer (Pics!) Photo overload. eep.

  

  out after our clinic in rural Nicaragua. Since I don't want to ... deeper level of my UROP that I was working on during the school year in ... Since I discovered that under my new schedule, I practically have NO

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  nth Annual Concert in Bad Taste We are the mooninites..

  

  toilet paper across 10-250. Why in the world would someone do such a thing ... nth annual concert in Bad Taste. Basically, they make fun of everything under the sun from the past year, and I bet if you Google hard enough, you

  • by Bryan
  • March 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Just some potpourri Zoo! New computer! Cooking! Books! Spine-crushingly tedious work at the lab!

  

  computer in grad school. I suppose I should mention, in case it wasn ... Like Laura, I also read up a storm in the summer. I (re-)read Robert ... Monkeyluv last week, and I am currently in the middle of a book I've been

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Four years, four summers The stuff I've been up to every summer at MIT.

  

  stuff in the back, and we drove home. I was home for a week, during which ... would cook, and I would do the dishes. (Note: If somebody who is an ... stuff back to Ohio. I stayed in Ohio for a week and a half, then my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 14, 2006
• 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 / Extracurriculars

  A Day In The Life [By MIDN 3/c Robert Block '10] It is 1200 on a Tuesday during IAP, and…

  

  . During my time in NROTC, I have learned how to budget my time efficiently ... , and I have accomplished more than the average MIT student does in an entire school day. How have I achieved this? It all started with my alarm

  • by ROTC
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sorting of the Frosh (MacGregor Style) We don't have a Sorting Hat, but this is how MacGregor does In-House Rush

  

  perspectives (OHMYGOSH how am I gonna represent myself well in 30 seconds and ... rank all the dorms by how much you want to live in them (1 through 16 ... . Phew. Okay. Now to launch into specifics. I live in MacGregor (I think

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 24, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  dance dance dance! a weekend of trying to try everything

  

  everything. I’m in clubs and choirs, running events, and starting (and ... school, I danced at home for fun, twirling through my kitchen in socks and pulling so many pique turns and pirouettes in my backyard that I wore holes

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  contradictions too much, not enough

  

  to? good question. right now, i'm sitting on my chair in a weird ... , "please love yourself," and i'm like, "well, i'm in it already and i feel ... in a 70s band or something. it's just that the exams suck. i'm also

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 8, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  What does a number do when it wants to be a picture? I acted in my ... later, I am now pursuing a minor in Theatre Arts at MIT. I, like many ... , but that isn’t to say it is all accomplished alone. In fact, I had an

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Awkward Moment A little anecdote.

  

  prophylactics. After being handed said item, I quickly hid it in my pocket. My ... Now I have a lot more stories where this comes from... Tuesday, I was ... ) was promoting an energy campaign titled "Do It In The Dark." As part of

  • by Bryan
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  Much of Boston and certainly the ladies in the sorority house where I ... should I attend with my child?" In truth, there won't be very many of them ... will. That said, it's important to check in occasionally so I'd suggest

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Another Journey Planned How to go abroad 101

  

  focus. I looked at many programs, but in the end decided that IHP would ... program I am applying to is called “Cities in the 21st Century”, which looks ... that affect cities. I had always expected to study abroad in college

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to train your sticking-together rock I am so happy that "computer" is not a no-no word today

  

  ! How does a computer work? I like to think of a computer as a big house ... about these for now. I still don't quite understand how these kinds of ... to each other. Remember how each rock has a force that points in one

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  journey to the end of the world visions

  

  ago. i created a new world, i booted up survival, walked around in some ... , playing minecraft in utter secret while my mom wasn't looking. i walked and ... ? how far could i get? thus, began the journey to the end of the world

  • by Ali C. '26
  • November 16, 2023
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Seven Supervisors A Buzzfeed Style Look At Supervisors

  

  supervisions are setup within your college (another system I'll talk about in a ... have a story of how given 20 more minutes they would've given a solution ... ; Major Trait: It doesn't matter how early you hand in your work, they still

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / People & Identities

  an anime fan’s dilemma am I a weeb? please GOD say yes

  

  primary means by which I stay in touch with the language today. Given how ... ="a volleyball anime lol i'm not even interested in sports ... 've started to think about how my relationship to it has changed. Guys, I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 15, 2020