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• Blog / Athletics

  Itinerary: IAP 2017 4 weeks in a suitcase and carry on

  

  at the Skating Club of Boston, I left for Oxford, Ohio, for the 2017 ... with three of my friends from MIT also externing in the city for the ... to Cincinnati for the Miller Nichols Chapter Presidents Leadership

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 20, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  school break thoughts

  

  , and animals. But I look back at my camera roll during the semester, and ... much to worry about, so my mind garbage collects them before the memory can even go to temporary storage. But the feeling is often similar to

  • by Victor D. '27
  • June 21, 2026
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT files lawsuit on behalf of international students alleges ICE policy “arbitrary and capricious and an abuse of discretion”

  

  finalizing its plans for the fall semester, the U.S. agency of Immigration and ... planning for the fall term had been built around the premise that, due to the ... final decisions for the fall – decisions designed to advance their

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 9, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Ups and downs and extras

  

  Last night after work and before the Red Sox game, I went out to ... . The borscht was very, very yummy, and the cherry vareniki (apparently one of their specialties) was even better than advertised. Then the Red

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 28, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  How to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall an international introduction to computational thinking

  

  assistance. Plus, Bebras' mascot is the beaver, just like (and for the same ... challenge and how they can register their schools for the exam. I ... -difficulty and age appropriate tasks to make the challenge a fun experience for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Other Side The view from another cambridge

  

  deathly combination of classes to prepare for my semester abroad. The work ... always the more difficult semester for me). Although I'm not as involved as ... for granted the wonderfully fast, universally-available and fast

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 31, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  quotes below for comment. Many college admissions officers support the idea ... required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... : Gap years need not be a luxury for the rich. Some students use them to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  quotes below for comment. Many college admissions officers support the idea ... required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... : Gap years need not be a luxury for the rich. Some students use them to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 3 Connecting with your Educational Counselor

  

  be something new, but for others the meeting with your Educational ... applicants to the ECs in their area. Some ECs interview for just one school so ... subject field in the email that says something like “Request for MIT

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  My Rejection Resume working up the courage to look failure in the eye

  

  application - or perhaps you're in the middle of writing yours for this season ... for Girls in various combinations, I totally bombed the last AMC I ever ... of shot an application at PlayStation for the heck of it; also, my

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 12, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Calm in Suburban Ohio sunsets, helicopters, and fruit

  

  the fences when they don’t even close? Cars here slow down for a deer ... have made bad choices for the past three years.    The coolest Ohio ... children for the next 10+ years, but Lexington was a learning experience

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 16, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  , thanks for putting up with my ludicrous dance skills. See you in the fall! ... -based article short but sweet. Enough with the excuses, onto the introduction! My ... of guy. So from the minute I leapt off my five-hour plane flight to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Same as it ever was The more things change...

  

  see what it was I wrote about one year ago today: For those of you hoping for an Admissions status update, here goes: we're reading ... Admissions lately. In addition to the requisite 4-5 reading days each week, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Fall Hits MIT In other words: Kate dumps all the pictures she's been meaning to post.

  

  events spanning the last week of which I took pictures. To whet your appetite: It was my turn to cook for the Tetazoo Food Coop, and my partner ... -hundred-sixty-five pound pumpkin! (the quarter is for comparison) Other people on hall had

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 27, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Off to Zambia

  

  demonstrations. Sodis uses a method of water disinfection intended for the ... ) We will spend the majority of our trip in the community of Mwape, which is in the northeast corner of the nation. Last January's D

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Contest Continues Contest wrapup.

  

  So in response to the death of Pluto as a planet, I am undertaking a campaign to revise the mnemonic and change history books with YOUR HELP Here are the finalists. Cast your vote for your favorite! A. My Very

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The summer begins…

  

  Now that I've completed the FEE, it's time for the math diagnostic. I've got my freshman advising application in, as well as my MIT ID card photo and housing lottery preferences. With most of this behind me, it feels

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Secret Lives of Machines 🤖 In which the machines in my life get the spotlight they deserve.

  

  for me. Marla is the phone I got before freshman year of high school, and who I continued to use (and drop) for the next five years. The hall ... ) could finally take a turn for the better. “My phone’s broken,” I said to

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 22, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question Part 2 An extension of the previous thread, which grew quite long.

  

  Quoting Prashant from the last thread, "Number of ways to compare two ... 't need to win the USAMO to know that's a lot of ways. What a lively discussion it has been. It's grown too long, so we're continuing it here for

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2005
• Blog / Travel

  clownazoo part 2 this post is two years late

  

  In case you have not seen part 1, I posted it near the end of my freshman year. I am now going into my senior year. I think I may have ... travel and trying to free ourselves from the predicament.

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • August 1, 2025