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• Blog / Admissions

  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  for 3 hours on a Saturday and pay someone to let you take a test." I ... place. It isn't for people who are afraid of hard work, and it can get a ... is very common for people to stop and help you out when they have a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  "submit" as the January 1 deadline came and went. For some the wait is over ... decisions, we utilize a wide range of sources to help confirm and validate our ... your transcript and test scores. You say you're a leader in your school

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  those of you applying this year and for whom English is your primary ... that make you look best. Q. Which SAT Subject Tests should I take? A. We do not have a preference. You should take the tests for which you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Finding my place at MIT It's an ongoing process

  

  Gregor-specific term for a floor) and got closer to the people I lived with. My interest ... time for socializing and sleep. I spent a lot of time with people from my ... . College was a chance to both remake myself in a friendlier mold and to build

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  snapshot diary 2.0 an image a day keeps the psets (and workday) away

  

  and it does the job just fine.   7/3/23A derpy-looking crab that ... grabbed dinner with a friend at Stanford. I have known her for about 3 years ... . We used a high-speed video camera for this lab, along with lights and a

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 14, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! I promised myself I wouldn't cry...

  

  ). As a senior, he looks forward to write about math and Kids These Days ... over 50 applications for just a few available spots. The vast majority ... upperclassmen as well. Over the last week and a half the blogger committee

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things in My MIT Household that just make sense

  

  , Emma got a 3D printer so she could print things and test thing for her ... . Emma got a 3d printer over the summer and we had a lot of fun printing a ... motor-making class), a 3D printer (sent by MIT!), and a cardboard globe

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breadsticks and Business Just remember, undergrads are like puppies in the eyes of an alum

  

  starting the company, recommends setting milestones for 1, 3, and even 5 ... where advising groups often meet for dinner; it’s where we’ve had a few ... order pizza, but then ask for a bag of those famous pizza dough rolls to

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 24, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Discover Exercise and Wellness FPOP a wholesome college experience

  

  think that gang has been disbanded.      DAY 3 Day 3 started with a ... looks, despite the ad with his face plastered over the trash bins. A ... raspberries and resolved to come back every week. Day 3 ended with BBQ at the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 21, 2017
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Minesweeper Monday: Episode 3 the wait is OVER

  

  refreshed the page over and over again, anticipating Episode 3 to drop. "Hm ... rest of the bloggers decided to Sweep the Mines with our own hands and ... On Monday, December 30, 2024, our friend and yours Kayode D. '27

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 1, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Alternative Semester There are things to click in here.

  

  My courseload this semester might look like that of a confused ... quite so. I'm a senior who's majoring in Course 4 Architecture and will ... : Science, Technology, and Memoir - this is the other class I'm taking for fun

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ask me (an mit alum, maybe) anything! aka, am(amam)a

  

  problems (my laptop's motherboard has a burn mark??) and vegetating, so ... comments section will remain open for another month, and while I can ... . Anyways — look forward to chatting with you down below :)

  • by Phi A. '21
  • August 12, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Astrology Forecast for the Class of 2023 Some big aquarius energy is coming...

  some colleges that fit well for a student's personality and joy, and ... ). And for current MIT community members, there seems to be a lot of air ... students, both very excited for new projects and programs, and also very

  • by DJ Rock
  • August 22, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard MIT students actually have lives, occasionally.

  

  you could, y'know, take a three-and-a-half hour car ride to New ... grades with time to do other things besides study? And I got the impression ... people, and never showering. This is definitely not the case - as a matter

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Making of Embrace the backstory to a gender-bending concept dance video, written by Ayomide F. '18

  

  concept video with him. What is a concept video you ask? And what do heels ... ) and both obsessed with being extra. We quickly bonded over complaining ... . The first and last place we looked for costumes was my closet.  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 11, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Greetings from Honduras: D-Lab students in the field D-Lab students Chelsie, Miho and Nina report from Honduras

  

  yuca cooperative with a new mill; building a rice classifier and heat sealer for a local rice micro-enterprise in Brisas del Mar; and designing ... main projects this trip will be to try and provide the community with a

  • by OEL
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  A salty IAP post Taking a moment to be bitter

  

  uncomplicated, affectionate relationships with.  Looking for Jobs. Ugh. I always ... a “super long break” with the incorporation of IAP, but everyone who ... ’m sure it’s true for a not-insignificant percentage of the student

  • by Powers '23
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A New England Spring and what that means for incoming prefrosh (from outside of NE)

  

  "the furled fronds of young fern...[and] are a source of Omega 3 and ... In a conversation I was having with my good buddy, Quinton, today ... ways to enjoy a New England spring and it does have its' charms, I

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • March 28, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Goal Setting a learning process

  

  concrete goals for things I want to do, both for my job and for other things ... over after working for a day, and be able to actually execute on some of ... idea was started by some friends who I took 6.006 with, and we all wanted

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 4, 2020
• Blog / Summer

  Short Story from Last Summer

  

  with a friend. The first time is because the trains are broken down and ... summer air. For a while, the heat is relentless and then, all at once, it ... , and for a little while, the river. When I reach home, the heat comes

  • by Sara N. '28
  • June 11, 2026