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• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  talking to my dad about my job - this job - and how much I loved it. I told him how lucky I felt to had the opportunity to do it. My dad, in his ... has to say (seriously, go read it). But I wanted to hone in on the point

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gotterdammerung and The Barber of Seville [by Xenia '13] Art Scholars go to the Met!

  

  ride, which I shall summarize: In exchanging vows of love, Siegfried, a ... deception ensue, and it all culminates in . . . Well, I won’t reveal the ... interested after the first hour, once I figured out how to turn on the

  • by ARTalk
  • March 20, 2012
• Blog / Residential Life

  how to grow a vibrant kresge just add sod

  

  torment season. From August to March, the grass in front of Kresge is hit ... it to mud. Recovery begins in April, when it is no longer snowing, and the rain is sufficient to water [annotation note="I have all sorts of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 18, 2019
• 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 / Academics & Research

  The other 2 of the 3 R’s About reading and writing on campus -- forget the 'rithmetic.

  

  Admissions blogger is its Editor-in-Chief? [answer at the end of the entry] Earlier this summer, I received an email from Dr. Karen Boiko from MIT ... checked it out, I happily agreed. Here's the link: AnglesI especially liked

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best of Times summer at the NYTimes

  

  I designed as my group members snuck micro-naps in the back. The ... running around New York trying to cram in as many experiences as I could ... material! And now I'm back on campus settling in and trying to feng shui

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 14, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Notes and Updates Form every applicant needs to do this

  

  in Early Action. When should I fill it out? As soon as possible ... available for classes you’ve taken in your current academic year. I am ... . There is an option where you can indicate this. Got it. Ok, how do I

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #1-5 Concerning the half I spent at home

  

  know, though I am majoring in biological engineering, I am also a pre ... going to be in Southern California, I narrowed the list down to Californians in a healthcare occupation. Using those filters, I was able to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 17, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  letter to MIT, I glimpsed a beautiful future in which all of life ... fight, my bets would be on Maria. The moral of the story is that I had a ... Sadoway was like, “I'll check around for UROP openings in my group,” and I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sleepless Nights And how I've been spending them

  

  that there are only so many hours in the day. I just didn’t do a ... research in CSAIL; I joined a club on campus; and I’m leaving time to keep ... . And I wasn’t quite sure where in my evening the hours for that work were

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 26, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action this year I'm so impressed with our applicants

  

  background, and discover how you define yourself as a student and a person. I ... international students.   I had a great time this past November reading your applications for early action. Truly. I consider it a privilege to

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  My 21st Birthday More details about the transition to Halloween than you ever wanted to know.

  

  because, in my music prof's words, "I can't tell you how many Sonatas in E ... I could play with at my leisure. Can anyone PLEASE explain to me how ... Maisonette I went to put my laundry in the dryer, checked my mail, and found a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Bye Bye Weekends, See You In April I have a love-hate relationship with reading season.

  

  always leads to me being heartbroken in March, but nonetheless I can't help ... anxiety seem to really heat up in the applicant pool. So I also try to ... 'll get there. In the meantime, I'm determined not to feel guilty if I need

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Waitlisted Students

  

  This year well over 17,000 students applied for admission to MIT in the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute ... unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 1) I ask my friends and fraternity brothers the immortal question: "What are you doing this…

  

  and 8, of Simmons): "I'll be UROPing in Prof. Field's lab (in the ... skills as well. In August, I'm going to the ACS meeting in Philadelphia as ... to write code in jeans and a T-shirt on Wall Street. I am writing

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Every August a million small moments

  

  'm respectfully crufting in the background. But every August - when I start hearing ... the first snow. I remember people explaining how frostbite works. I ... remember feeling like a failure a lot. I remember being in a state of shock

  • by Piper '13
  • August 30, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Nancy Kanwisher ‘80 (CPW Preview!) One of the CPW Keynote Speakers, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Professor Nancy Kanwisher '80 PhD…

  

  , and how they arise in development--as well as looking for other special ... revolutionary, most life-changing research going on anywhere in the world. I ... their talks, I'll feature a mini-interview with each of them. Prof. Nancy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Social Engineering no no wait not like that–

  

  …ufacture mischief? In which I mansplain how my friends manipulate each other ... )"]finding the friends[/annotation]. What I’m more interested in is how that ... me, and I was really worried that I would miss out on the closeness of

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 24, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  now i can rank in fun order![/caption] Figure out how many units you ... from, and I even have some tips on how to use them effectively. First ... [email protected]. Alternatively, just talk to your advisor. How I Actually

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Our students, their stories. Andy Partridge in a zamboni purple monkey dishwasher.

  

  twelve rows back in the stands, I was still deathly afraid of being ... how many times you think you are going to visit MIT. In general, the ... , because that's spring break. I'd say middle of March to early April would

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 15, 2006