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• Blog / About Decisions

  Tchau! Labs vai para a praia! And the King of the Internet returns.

  

  , but I'm just making a point. Is there any doubt that you'll learn more ... times until you're done. How is this different? One fish at a time. With ... you can't say for sure. So if you didn't get caught, there's nothing to

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • June 26, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years

  

  ported. That being said, you can buy a Macbook Pro, dual-boot it with ... that is useable but will be outdated soon. If you're buying a new laptop ... , like Best Buy, even give you your money back in store credit for a new

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Companion #2: Cat The Boston Globe discusses MIT's four cat-friendly dorms.

  

  assembling her course schedule, picking up her textbooks - and buying a ... daunting problem sets and computers that can't love you back. Cats also have ... pets everywhere," Nilsson said. "I don't think there's a school in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Tragedy for MIT and Boston Devastating news for our community.

  

  , and another is reportedly on the run in Watertown, a city that borders ... sessions and campus tours are cancelled. You can read more on the MIT ... It has been a tragic week here. On Monday, the Boston Marathon was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  We’re Only Getting Older

  

  ’s a mixed bag. Life is better if you can laugh at it. Good prevails, in ... often. Believing in one’s own infallibility is a dangerous drug. I’m far ... . The need to look young and beautiful is a shackle, the kind that you

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 5, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And sometimes why? A reality check on the state of my MIT blogging.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? There is a free-food at mit dot edu mailing list, just ... for one hour per day. Depending on the semester, there is usually a 9 AM ... that there was a super-special information session that afternoon where

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our mother shoulda just named you Laika! Come on Alex, you can do it.

  

  , there's a lot college has to teach you - calculus lessons, life lessons, or otherwise - and the best thing you can do is to let it. (Do you ... overheating - to a great song. I tried anyway, though.) You can, however, take

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  you, can have an incredibly good influence. But this is all pretty ... Peer pressure gets a bad rap. Since elementary school you've been ... , come to think of it, I can swim across the Charles... My point is: peer

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breath what's next for all our applicants

  

  Today is Veteran's Day, a federal holiday honoring military veterans ... there is in me. I remember when I told him last year that I'd gotten ... . A big tear welled up in his eye, and he said: "you know, that's what

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  halfway there musings about currently being an MIT student

  

  's a weird experience. I can compartmentalize the last 14-ish months of ... other MIT students on the street, so if I really squint, I can feel like a ... we ended up on this giant beanbag. i can't be here...the world is

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  enroll next fall, please make it a better place. I know you can. I hope you ... portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to ... -eyed and reminded us that what we do is more than a job: it is a privilege

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  Today I am bringing you my MIT Survival Guide, which is a list I made ... help me out if it's a rough week and sleep is not up there on the ... troubles. Pick a dorm where you're surrounded by people who will support you

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  not offering admissions, then all I can remind you is that success is ... a better place. I know you can. I hope you will.   ... available at > > > decisions.mit.edu < < <   You can

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy V-Day

  

  . You can also get a Shakespearean serenade from the Shakespeare Ensemble ... Today is Valentine's Day, the holiday where Americans celebrate love ... , couples (yes, there is dating at MIT!) will get all dressed up and venture

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 14, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  More entries about buildings and food Same as it ever was. I'm still single, but at least I'm in Belgium.

  

  sell souvenirs where the stream of water is replaced by a corkscrew for ... you, even though my favorite meal in the world is chicken and waffles ... waffle shown above is not just a traditional "Belgian" waffle, but actually

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I think I can, I think I can The word "student" sounds like "study." I wonder if there's a correlation.

  

  where you think to yourself you must have missed a few lectures because you have no idea where to start with Problem 1, Part A. This is really ... say "I'm done." So how can all this be fun? Response 1. You never do a

  • by Bryan
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  My First Few Weeks at MIT … one year ago

  

  tell you a few that made me fall in love with the program, and with MIT ... build a robot that could win it. And at the end of the six weeks, there ... . For our cohort, we created a game where robots had to remove tennis

  • by Hala K. '29
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Decisions mailed;

  

  there's really nothing more I can say. I hope this blog has been helpful for you this year, no matter how things turn out for you. I can tell you that the Admit Letter is 10" x 13", and the waitlist

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a believer Bikes! They're totally worth it.

  

  and lab, which is really kind of stupid if you live on the far west end ... 's dad insisted on buying me a cute blue bike with a pink stripe yesterday ... cream and my feet don't hurt? Hello, this is a no-brainer. Answering some

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  “the worst they can say is no” the costs of trying

  

  bizarre. The worst thing that can happen is much worse than a simple no. Don ... you might be considering a different possibility of rejection. Here is ... In sixth grade, even if you had a crush on someone, you would never

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 10, 2022