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• Blog / Challenges

  uncertainty becoming a boring adult

  

  usually feel better than complete posts because the process of completion removes uncertainty, and in doing so shrinks the realm of possibility for ... recently i looked through a list of all my friends who graduated from

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Boring Friday Night (guest post by Nina L. ‘19) Familiar inbetweens. Taking breaks. Things that aren't (all) sleep and studying.

  

  study break for the potential GRTs. I can’t wait to play poker and meet ... what to do with myself, and fell asleep on the couch. There are a lot of ... into the semester, are exciting in smaller ways. The rest of this post is

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear Prospective 2020s Passing on advice that good people have given me

  

  compiling a list of distractions for the final stretch. Distractions are great ... 100% sure this is the right school for you but you have external ... to pick yourself up and redraw your life's trajectory for the next

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Womanhood

  

  soft-spoken. Be docile. I did this every weekend for the first 17 years ... woke up the next day and laid in bed for 15 minutes, feeling sparkly. I ... , the swell of my hips. I can’t get around them. I look in the mirror and

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 28, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Circles, circles, circles week to week to week

  

  when the pandemic first hit. And that was a bad time for me. Looking at ... Content warning: depression, suicidal ideation. The other day my ... , filling my body like helium. All the energy would leave me and I'd lie on my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 1, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 1 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Audition for everything.

  

  solo for the audition, and there was the Concert Choir, a much larger ... just audition for Concert Choir and join Concert Band. At the Convocation ... to join lots of email lists) and signed up to audition for eight of the

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Enrolled 09’s: Watch Your Mailbox I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the…

  

  likely receive the NBM® a bit later to allow time for this. 4) The vast ... I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the scoop - it's not sent out by admissions, rather, it's handled

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  busy, busy, busy screaming into the void

  

  the only way i can convince myself to write anything for the past two ... through setting bullet points for each section, then bullet points for the ... into this exchange program for imperial college london. study math in the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  on friends / minsan in which i ramble about friendship

  

  lunchtime to look for my friends. Most of the high school friends I knew who ... subsidized. For me, the big reason I wanted to go to PUMAC was to meet a bunch ... random stuff. It was okay, except for the fact that, you know, our bus was

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  road trip here in my car I feel safest of all I can lock all my doors…

  

  got lazy and started using Lyft more, for the convenience and also ... experience for me even when there are angry Boston drivers on the road. Where do I drive to? The short answer is "food." I go to Star Market for

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 21, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Weekend Update A couple FAQs and others tidbits.

  

  you may want to check out. One is for the animated TV series O ... A few updates before the weekend... First, let me answer two FAQs ... , and to await the Next Big Mailing (NBM) in May. 2. Yes, I will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri's novel comes to the Cambridge screen

  

  Jhumpa Lahiri. Lahiri was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for her ... purchased tickets for us in advance and offered them at half the cost. Many ... Last Friday, I went to the AMC Cambridge to see the big

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Third times the charm or so I hope

  

  to help serve as a counselor for the week-long DiscoverEE FPOP. My ... Gala dinner and receptions. The cast lineup for 2017 Evening with ... in there an application for a new study abroad program through the EECS

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / Community Projects

  Activate Party Mode! Auctomated dorm controls at East Campus.

  

  From the same file as the Disco Dance Floor... it's the Multifunction ... system that roommates Zack Anderson '09 and RJ Ryan '09 developed for their dorm room in East Campus. The room is now 199 square feet of customized

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection continues Regular Action domestic selection is underway.

  

  As you've read over at Ben's blog, the admissions officers are currently in the middle of regular action selection for domestic applicants ... through the holiday, and we'll continue working on the Class of 2010 every

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bruno Recalibration

  

  front of the Senior House dormitory Now, I'm in New Jersey for the ... coming in for the festivities. Most of us know each other as we chose to ... , eliminating the "test site" for recalibrating the Bruno. Nevertheless, the piano

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals! Finals are here!

  

  'll be studying for most of the time until Wednesday, I will take a break ... I'm currently studying for what might turn out to be my last ever ... : A toughie, but I managed to answer most of the problems =) If you

  • by Bryan
  • May 20, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  How do I apply as a veteran?

  for your service. More information about applying to MIT is available on ... ), committed to supporting the academic, financial, and personal goals of ... -achieving academic high school student before entering the service and have not
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  ’ve cooked up some special things for you (like CPW and the 2030s Discord community) and we'll have some additional, cylindrical information for you ... YOU GOT IN!! Come celebrate with us in the comments and

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  made it, that mean I made it Everything I had was for the team, I ... YOU! GOT! IN! Come hang out with us in the comments, you all star ... hope you feel like you’re on top of the world, and we’ll have some

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024