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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership @ MIT (from a froshy perspective)

  

  offer. But at the same time, there were downsides. By the end of senior ... planning events and teaching kiddos. By the end of senior year, I was super ... the little corners of it I've seen, the leadership trajectory is nothing

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Passions (No, not that kind)

  

  time for 2010 (think about it -- the writing of this post spanned almost ... volume of work most high school seniors get themselves into -- e.g. the ... , because, well, there's a lot of it. Or, the electronic bits storing your

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  moment, taking a gap year (read on for details). If you are a member of the ... with somewhat of a plan, and you'll probably be fine. Some members of the ... into one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a blog from the universe aka me + my tarot cards + finals season procrastination

  

  flip- because who can argue against the will of the universe? heads ... of making me, the superstitious person, look ridiculous when I replied ... them out to the surface; the whimsy of it all only adds to the appeal

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Beginnings Roses and Thorns

  

  to the other side of the world in pursuit of education. This was the ... my absence was hard, but the true impact of leaving hit while I was ... Square (still during said FPOP) and feeling the vibration of the trains

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 16, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime Things to do with your 100 days in the Summertime

  

  your time than you realize! One of the things that I have learned about ... the summer, MIT students do a whole host of interesting things with ... students are doing, just go back and check out some of the recent blog posts

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 22, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  the perfect choice doesn’t exist not the same river, not the same you

  

  zero. once again you can determine how busy i am by the rate of my ... the grind since my first year here, of course, and i've talked about ... the embodiment of my resume, and copy-pasting the same application to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 22, 2021
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Small-Town and Rural Students take on MIT and Boston By Vaneeza R. 25'

  

  -In program this fall, we’re reflecting on the incredible success of our ... insights into the college application process—through the unique lens of ... planning the weekend and hosting one of our visiting students. While we work

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • March 20, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation and pre-approval In which I relate orientation to getting pre-approved for a credit card in a totally…

  

  of the syllables "schla" and "nguy"*.) Having a simple yet so complex ... facebook-stalking (ah, the wonders of modern technology). A lot of people ... roommate the morning of the lottery, who turns out to be your soulmate - just

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 22, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  MINECRAFT MIT!!! our most remarkable feat of engineering since...mit

  

  of MIT in the game Minecraft. And given how dedicated, ambitious, and ... members of the MIT community, from prefrosh to grad students, are helping ... played it before in my life or even held the slightest bit of interest in

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Advices, advices Notes from Associate Advising...

  

  place a stick of incense in the incense pot at a temple festival. Now ... and today, and I thought I would post some of the good things that came ... . Thus, I hardly spent any time in my room during the first couple of weeks

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  books I’ve read this year slowly but surely completing my 2020 resolutions

  

  completed this goal last week! I think by the end of 2020 I’ll have read a little more than 10 books as I’m in the middle of reading an eleventh book ... organized. Some of the poems were a little short and border-line meme

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • November 19, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

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

  

  undergraduate can get a meal plan regardless of where they live. The final section of the post offers ways to feed yourself in a non-dining community for ... on the presence or absence of dining (unless cost is an important

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

  So you want to be a student-athlete? Finding the balance

  

  competing in my sports. I want to share my perspective on the pros and cons of ... . The pros simply outweigh the short list of cons. Yet I have friends who ... the positive side, this constant stream of commitments keeps me focused

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Maiden Voyages First years, welcome to MIT

  

  boxes in Saran Wrap. Inside the boxes, I carefully loaded all of my ... 02139. My flight was set to leave in the morning from the B terminal of ... envelope to open at the gate, which contained photos of my parents, my sister

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  A Running Journey ft. running 13 miles in the middle of nowhere with petey

  

  my parents, the only form of exercise that really occurs at my home. I ... vivid memories from childhood is nearing the finish line of the end of ... tune of the first Attack on Titan theme, which is still on my running

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 19, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Making Tracks

  

  I just turned nineteen, and the journey billed as the first year of the rest of my life is meeting an anxious end. I'm still in the same ... information technology and toward the pursuit of transportation. I'm nursing my

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  61 Photos from my Time at MIT from freshman to senior year

  

  wonderful way to say goodbye for the summer. Speaking of friends, my best ... friend. Is it emo enough? Spotted at the Boston Museum of Science: one of the sample songs to learn about sound was performed by the MIT

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 3, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  that is possible. Most students take the most rigorous version offered of ... provided good answers to a lot of the questions about the process): The ... provide a lot more of information about myself other than what's on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice for the Incoming Froshies You've accepted your offer to MIT! Now what?

  

  .013 and 7.014 are offered in the spring.  All of these classes cover the ... Congratulations to the incoming Class of 2018!  Each and every one of ... of your comfort zone, and it also is the perfect way for you to start

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 13, 2014