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• Blog / Uncategorized

  working very, very hard campus tourism and imposter syndrome

  

  Sitting on Killian Court, in the summer, I get this feeling that I am ... -hanging branch frames my vision in a gentle arc of bright green. The Dome, the ... , graduate students pepper the lawn. When the tour groups arrive, they bring

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • July 22, 2026
• Blog / Events

  Ben’s Farewell The conclusion to the Ben tribute entries, and a little advice.

  

  town for the ceremonies, turned to me with their eyebrows raised six ... make for the future, and a lot of those decisions involve advising. When ... adviser. The advice you need to make good choices will be there if you look

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Case of the Disappearing Admissions Officers Where have the Admissions Officers been lately?

  

  applications. It's been hard to find time for much else (like blogging and email), though I've been sure to take some downtime for Heroes, Veronica Mars, James Bond and Borat. It looks like our early application numbers for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  All About The Author A bit about me and my job as Director of this site.

  

  taste, but what if you really want a closer look? What if you hunger for ... rewritten) specifically for you. I have the best job in the world, because I ... 've lamented the fact that I won't be going back, registering for classes

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 6, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  looks for ways to get back on the horse. She tends to learn as much from ... Indulge me for a moment. How many times have we seen the movie in ... looks to his or her peers for validation or rebuttal. He is overly

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  defense the other bloggers didn’t believe i could write a post about basketball

  

  for guarding them and following them around the court. like this ... ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45nPGnp10iE   in this play, it might look like the defender is ... responsible for the existence of problems in your life, you are responsible for

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House: Where The Sidewalk Ends A tour of Next House!

  

  beautiful courtyard over which many of the rooms look. Next House offers a ... center of campus. If you're looking for convenience, then Next isn't for ... upperclassman advisors) for the same seminar =) Ok, and now for the tour! In

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  between now and departure stands a few classes

  

  Theory and Public Policy This is the last class I need for my public policy ... The Essay: History and Practice (a.k.a. English 185e) For the first time ... class I need for the pirate certificate, making me especially excited to

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 14, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  Bay Area wrap-up The scoop from MIT meetings in San Jose, San Francisco, and Lafayette, CA.

  

  meeting, and later across the Bay Bridge to Lafayette, for another meeting ... looking to hire MIT students. Getting stuck in traffic on the 101 Freeway ... an In-N-Out, settling for Jack in the Box (with the scary mascot and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  things, so be on the look out for emails from the Office of the First Year ... up for the winter. If buying winter clothes poses a financial burden ... your phone and other necessary devices for the first couple of days

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Swag … I mean, Career Fair What I did not acquire at the career fair:A job.

  

  under the bed. I can see the floor of my room, for the first time in days ... for the bags upon bags of swag: Conventional wisdom from ... do I want with a fourth one? (For the curious: my first job, as I

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 30, 2010
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won
• FAQ / Testing

  Will MIT accept November Tests for Early Action?

  You can report all tests taken through November 30 for Early Action consideration. There will be an opportunity to update us with any test results ... results, simply click the "Add new test scores" link in the application
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing Workshop I just wrote an entire post and my browser crashed. dfsdfksdfojfoajwefoiajdwf.

  

  the freezer for a little bit, becaue sometimes this works. This was not ... Irish! Luckily, after many tortured emails to Next Forum looking for a ... said "hey, I want to do this for my college application". Look for things

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX Sneak Peek A teeny tiny sneak preview of BC REX. I mean really. It's basically useless.

  

  director of MIT-Spain is in Madrid, and all of the interns are meeting for ... Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, all the way from Madrid, Spain ... what my desk looked like as I planned out BC's REX schedule. It's going

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 31, 2008
• Blog / Events

  TBP Dinner Sex@MIT is the most-watched video on CNN.com! (but it's not pornography!)

  

  Stay tuned for an entry on the phenomenal Handel scholar Professor ... introduced me to Chris '09, who apparently had been "really looking forward" to meeting me. When he finally did, he told Mollie it was "the most painful

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT-vangelion: Behind the scenes! how we made the Pi Day 2023 video!

  

  the top is closer to the camera for the strong perspective look and then ... probably kept crashing for Isbla because she did all the rendering in it; I ... the future I’ll likely use OpenToonz; it’s definitely capable enough for

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 12, 2023
• Blog / How to Food

  How to Survive in a Cook-for-Yourself Community and why meals plans are terrible

  

  for information about non-MIT meal kits and meal prices in general. The ... not be in the top 5 reasons for choosing a living space. Another ... of the post offers ways to feed yourself in a non-dining community for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 10, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 2+3: Westchester County Part 2 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  're looking for. So this was a great school visit, despite the lack of student ... Prep to set up for the meeting. There were a bunch of EC's there ... : tons of email catchup and prep for the rest of travel. Tomorrow: a 7AM

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fanboying at the Career Fair SpaceX, CubeSats, and free stuff, oh my!

  

  . And they don't just want to meet you--they're looking for people to go and work for them. People are dressing to the nines and lining up around the block to get in for the chance to talk, face-to-face, with these

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 21, 2013