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• Blog / About Decisions

  Paper Planes You ask, I answer

  

  this blog, shoot me an e-mail and I will try to get it answered in a Q ... problematic for us. In this example, having experience does not work to your ... .) During the evaluation process, we are looking for students who are the best

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 18, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I “less than 3” the Chorallaries My relaxing and enjoyable vaction draws to a close. *sigh*

  

  world works out here in NJ. We spent Wednesday with my mom and aunt at the ... panicked when I called her as I was leaving my house in the morning. But when ... visited my old high school and was the "guest speaker" in the AP Physics C

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tying up some loose ends On getting old and doing things I hadn't yet done in Boston. Also, hot dogs.

  

  weren't old. As in, not for a distant cousin or my mom's best friend from ... in the face with an arrow. (That's not really relevant to the fact that ... first and last month's rent, and looking for cheap furniture on Craigslist

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 20, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dig if you will a picture. My name appeared in The Tech; now I am immortal.

  

  're definitely going to get an entry on it in the near future. 9. I mentioned the ... tickets to most BSO concerts for free as an MIT student. 10. Today, 8 ... of, "Go to Garment District," "go to a BSO concert," "pull an all

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  doctor worm not a real doctor but i am a real worm

  

  being in the area for four whole years??? but i'm excited to have a reason ... (a popular website for sharing fiber arts patterns and creations). in ... pm. i'm studying progenitor cell migration in planarians, which are

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • April 8, 2025
• Blog / Community Projects

  Guest Post: Simmons Hall Finishes 18,239 Piece Puzzle in 40 days and 5 hours

  

  ,000 piece puzzle to leave out in Simmons for people to solve over IAP? If this ... success. After an hour in which nobody showed up, followed by another hour ... puzzle in private dining. In all of the reviews that I saw while doing

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 29, 2016
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I apply for first-year admission if I already have a degree?

  MIT doesn't accept applications for first-year admission if you currently hold an undergraduate degree. Students who have already completed a bachelor's degree may not apply to MIT for a second degree in a new field
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  we are twins … but ARE OUR AGENDAS?!? (not clickbait)

  

  stress in the form of a sticky note! I had to put it over an already ... a canvas for a beautifully illustrated stress sketch in the bottom ... programming and data science) in preparation for our final. We actually only

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 23, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  an all-nighter every now and then can be good for the soul. Just not ... in a coffee shop.  For menial tasks, I've found heavily ... Let's face it: none of us are getting younger. In fact, I'm getting

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2017 FAQ You've got questions, I've got answers

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... , activities, awards) - we will use your QuestBridge application for that. In the ... am taking my tests in November or December. Am I still eligible for the

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  bursting the MIT Bubble when 🅱️ig 🅱️ome Energy gets too real

  

  ?? feels like i’ve been here for an eternity"]two-ish months ... undergrads can attempt to be functional human beings an environment conducive to trial and error. we can turn in our psets barefoot and then binge

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 17, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  oh no the future obligatory “i am old” post with pretentious morbing

  

  noises will be like looking for a needle in a haystack. I’ve never been ... I did for the past three years in college because living costs don ... , so I have to keep it plugged in to work while I wait for the

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • October 23, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Hate Superman. (I Love Superman.)

  

  's superhero, where they needed an underdog in someone like Superman, but now he ... ’s hard to create a coherent thought for an entire blog post. Especially ... improve myself so I wouldn’t look so pale in comparison to him. At first I

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 16, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  tea shirt the tea and stories behind the merch in my closet

  

  in. I barely wrote during the spring, save for my intensive writing ... bettering my wardrobe with an exorbitant amount of MIT merch. If one were, for ... dropped UPOP in the spring semester. UPOP is a career accelerator for

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 19, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  A Late Recap of IAP 2020 externing at Microsoft, baking butter mochi, and more!

  

  IAP for short. It's an excellent chance to do whatever you want! If you ... for externships. Back in September, the MIT Externship Program opened ... . However it was impossible to bake in the kitchenette – to use an oven, I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring cleaning and miscellany The Brass Rat club, sending 4-inch heels to Goodwill, and picking a new food-providing graduate…

  

  nothing on a weekend for the first time in 2006 (this is when you know you ... else... my entry is looking for a new GRT (graduate resident tutor ... a hard question for me to answer, because I tend to have an internal

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A suite surprise My suitemates find out I'm a blogger

  

  Yesterday afternoon, I walked back to my suite in Burton-Conner after ... , and found my roommate at his desk. After seeing my puzzled look, he said ... tell me that they had waited for me to leave for class, printed and taped

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 19, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Course 18 thoughts on being a (pure) math major

  

  wrestling with many new abstract concepts in my head for long periods of time ... , please do keep an open mind about college math classes! My math classes in ... looks like. Also, there's less emphasis on memorizing material for exams

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  I will graduate tomorrow how I feel about the past five years, and the years ahead of me

  

  before coming to MIT was the for loop. When it got covered in the first ... art, it was difficult for me to stay patient with myself while I was in ... . College life MIT was a good fit for me. College life in general was not. I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 27, 2026
• Blog / How to Human

  and i try to find my place

  

  and I told him that for once in my time at MIT, I want to be good at ... I look in the mirror I can only see a pity accept. The AOs threw a ... for not being good enough, for not being smart enough and putting in the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2020