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• Blog / About Decisions

  Denied by MIT, Now A Goldwater Scholar finding her way four years later

  

  among them, then all I can say is that MIT is just another place. If it is ... few years trying to make wherever you are as amazing as you can (as you ... email finds you well, even though it's a little random. You emailed me 3

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 18, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  CPW Advice 2k19 come party wildly and/or play wii and/or perceive wonders and/or...

  

  miss, imo: i) The academic fair, where you can see all the courses MIT ... , in my mind, can only be described as a curse. Even if you love those ... so you're honestly kinda meh. And that's all okay! I definitely can

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  welding spiels metal hot glue gun go brrr

  

  electronics. It's where I realized that I can too can be a "maker," that makery ... needed to learn welding as a prerequisite for the IAP class where you build ... one is already welding. If someone is working in there, you'd knock to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 9, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Senior Haus According to Joel '10 from New House, we eat your babies.

  

  Some of you asked for pictures of a Senior House dorm room, and I decided to do you one better and give you a bit of a dorm tour! So here are ... indicator of whether or not you were a resident of Senior House - from what I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 15, 2007
• FAQ / Transfer

  Are there other classes I should take beyond the recommended coursework?

  While we can't recommend specific classes, you may want to compare ... what you would like to major in, you may also want to take a look at the ... Bulletin (course and degree catalog). You'll find descriptions of MIT
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  , or you want to learn more about it, you can read more here. Waiting can be tough because it feels like there's nothing that you can do, but ... pull you down just like a sinking shipFloating is getting harderBut tread

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Hacks

  50 Years of NASA One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.

  

  a hack! For those of you just tuning in, a "hack" at MIT is clever ... bother you, but can I please borrow your window for a moment to take a ... interesting physical and logistical challenges for their perpetrators. As you

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 2, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  get a seat near the front you can exit the plane fairly early. No ... . Or maybe 20 minutes of doodling on napkins, you can decide.   Step 1 - CHECK-IN EARLY Before you can do anything else with this guide

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Christmas Hug [UPDATE: New picture!!!] *squeeze*

  

  Hockfield is a very nice person and if you ever just need a hug you should ... . There was Christmas music, a happy atmosphere, and there for all of it was ... up to Susan Hockfield and said "May I give you a hug while not

  • by Snively '11
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW! The greatest shopping list ever.

  

  been purchased, if you see where I'm going here...these items will all be ... for details. ;-) I was really hungry. Such is a day in the life of a ... . You just can't top the experience of spending that much money on ice

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  ’t enjoy poker that much. Why try new things if there’s a chance you won ... fact that it’s possible, that you didn’t need a company and dozens of ... moved in there was only a hexagonal frame in the courtyard, and by the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester’s shenanigans what i've been up to!

  

  the time is nigh for a “what is ankita doing this semester?!?!” post ... class and isn't as engaging as i expected, so lecture is just a 2-hour ... THICC 5/5 cannot be described in words 😩 (lol MIT is not a bad place to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me where I am on the waitlist? No ... exact yield will be this year. Can you tell me where my application was ... also keep a waitlist of students. Is the waitlist ranked? No. How

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Class of 2009 note #2

  

  . Hopefully it will assist all of you with your housing choices. What is important to you in a living environment? Where are you thinking of living ... introduction to MIT's dorms, you can watch the trailer here: 2005 i3 Trailer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story of the most epic pset ever If you correct my problem set in the comments, I will get angry. And you…

  

  .005 but it's hard to feel like you're learning, you know? You try doing a ... library" (fancy name for a bookcase in the floor lounge where people stash ... ) then how much CO2 is produced by burning one kilogram of coal? I had a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT Bloggers Sniped Wrapped in which people take a LOT of photos of me around campus

  

  , and [often among student groups] a stalking channel. This is where you ... is that you can make separate tabs for different topics. It's kind of ... ="attachment_115835" align="aligncenter" width="600"] As you can see, I was in the

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • June 2, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Year vs. Senior Year The same, but different...

  

  . This year it involved running across town to Harvard, where I’m taking a ... seated before the array of blackboards, the backdrop of a stage where ... comedian. The room is so large that he has to have a microphone. By the end

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  self care define it or perish

  

  encounters — a great thing about living with six people is that there's always ... me. every day is a grind, and keeping up with academics is about the ... and have gotten a lot better since March! i can play F chords now, which

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 2, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s Up With The Mail?!? Honestly, I'm not entirely sure. But I'll tell you everything I know.

  

  mail that was postmarked on 12/8/05, this was a postal error - I can promise you that nothing left our office until 12/9. Based on a variety of ... admitted on monday, all deferred on tuesday, etc.) There is no rhyme or

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  First Post A little about myself.

  

  . It is not something you can fail at — there are no tests, no admissions decisions being made — it is just a conversation between you and an alum. It ... well as you can, it does not mean, "not winning") it is only because

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • September 14, 2005