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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Writing Science Fiction [by Susan Shepherd '11] Writing takes time, but fortunately MIT gives you good excuses to…

  

  Science Fiction was everything I had hoped for. The reading assignments were ... -drawn-from-a-hat prompt had to do with parallel universes. But the best part, at least for me, was having to complete and revise a short story for the class

  • by ARTalk
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fear of Flying Shake the haters off.

  

  my experience really reflects the desire for some of the people who ... to the edge For those of you who like numbers, this year, MIT admitted ... This entry is meant to complement the one I wrote prior about being

  • by Bryan
  • May 28, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a non-traditional applicant. How do I apply?

  decision about what letters of support to send for review is left up to the ... information about them. So, even though you've been away from high school for awhile, we would expect to see the results of your standardized tests
• Blog / Challenges

  Walk Across Rhode Island 12 hours, 33 miles, a million aches and pains

  

  the 2 hours of sleep. I had wanted to take a break from work for a while ... the group before they stop for [annotation note="actually I doubt my ... , they'd taken a left turn off the path and stopped for lunch! Yay! Where

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 14, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Spotlight: MIT stands with the people of all nations we are one MIT

  

  at the homepage Spotlight as of Friday and continuing through the weekend.     The purpose of this homepage is to reaffirm MIT's support for international students, whatever country they call home, no

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 13, 2018
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer doing all the things

  

  and for all. For the last several summers, I’ve floundered in a soup of ... available for the masses, I have been inspired by Olivia Rodrigo and am trying ... for the next month. So my boyfriend and I drove to a place three hours

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 6, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Decisions Details for retrieving your EA admissions decision on Monday evening.

  

  . Q. What is the process for receiving my admissions decision? A. When ...  https://decisions.mit.edu and log in using the same username and password that you use to log ... available this week for applicants to confirm their login ability and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Culture Shock

  

  So I'm back in the US, and it's weird. The first thing I noticed as I ... shock, even for someone from New Jersey, which is pretty humid as well. It ... until you bring the experience full circle. It wasn't until Monday morning

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  social groups a different angle on the 'i found my people in college' trope

  

  for help or participate in groups; when i happen to be in the midst of ... also one of the primary reasons for why i work hard, why when i have free ... mandatory eg. working through the material for classes i’m not in or ideating

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 27, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I Never Thought I Would Join a Sorority ...but here I am?

  

  , but knowing what I know now, I wouldn’t give up the community I have for ... it’s drowning in work, needing a calculator for an exam in the next 10 ... To all of you who are wondering how in the world you will navigate

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Circle of Life Nance starts waxing about some deep stuff.

  

  Cornell and she is responsible for some of the biggest lessons that I ... complained about the lack of veggies in her diet (chicken fingers every day for ... Over the Memorial Day Weekend I packed the family into the car and

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Love is Blinds A short, fairly irrelevent entry, as told from the perspective of the 7+ people who…

  

  last night, in the hallway ANGELA MONSTER: Allin and I are going to ... the dorm ANGELA MONSTER: (on the phone with Economy Hardware) Hi, I bought blinds the other day at your store and they're the wrong size.. is

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  head above the water (intro post) an inner dialogue about my first month of classes

  

  When I tried practicing for the swim test, I realized how long it had actually been since I swam. This pool wasn’t like the neighborhood pool where ... onto a lane divider, gasping for breath as chlorine stung the back of my

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 9, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  GELcamp project management… in the woods?

  

  Management), an intense four-day course for students in the Gordon ... worked on the project charter, and the other half we were [annotation note="for ... for most people (20!!!!) going down the chute at once. Then dinner and

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 6, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tetacats the furry fish of tetazoo

  

  For context, Tetazoo is the name of the cat friendly hall that I live ... information session that historically, this hasn't always been the case. Back in those days, fish were the only pets allowed. But people would register

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 25, 2022
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  This year well over 18,000 students applied to MIT, the most in our history.  Because of the incredible size and strength of the ... students on our waitlist. We will have more information for waitlisted

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Apple Juice Liberation! Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few weeks ago.…

  

  all drank as much as we wanted to, there wouldn’t be enough. The result was a limitation on the size of the cups we could use to drink apple juice. I’ve been waiting most of my teenage years for the freedom to drink

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admitted Student Spring Meetings… ...the event when I decided MIT was for me.

  

  fact we're preparing for it on campus already, there is still the ... for college or head east to Cambridge. Fortunately, over the years I ... Okay, I admit it! I decided to come to MIT without the benefit of an

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It Ends Tonight, It Ends Tonight On this evening / I give the final blow...

  

  .111 pset. One all-nighter. Wish me luck. ;) The semester is really coming to ... (after I'm done with the exam and the two psets I have to do after the exam) to update this entry with an account of my academic adventures for this

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 8, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Fun With Photoshop Do you have mad Photoshop skills? Show us.

  

  post, I'll keep you entertained with the following. As you know if you ... fan. Not only does she love the riveting storylines and character ... loves into a desktop for her computer: Your turn! Post your links in

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 27, 2006