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• Blog / Admissions

  let’s talk about financial aid a different kind of holiday miracle

  

  package. I'm a student who has to go to a full need college--the cost of ... . Not only is the entire process of applying for financial aid confusing ... the U.S. that is need blind and full need for all of our undergraduate

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 24, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Some Saturday Thoughts a meandering, journal-type blag post

  

  energy, and the rest of the things that come easily are mostly Internet ... , I was reading some articles from “The Cut”, a section of New York ... Miller. It's one of The Cut's most read articles, and describes how a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 11, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] MIT THINK Scholars – A High School Research Program! From one side of it to the other

  

  about the MIT THINK Scholars Program, which I had the privilege of taking ... local contemporary art museum. I love the serenity of art museums, in which only the (figurative) voices of the artwork and the occasional

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 31, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  My Product Design Internship in Austin how to build things: both externally and internally

  

  Austin, Texas? The land of cowboy boots, sweltering heat, and a city that ... summer are: The Name of the Wind, The Sword of Kaigen, Tomorrow and ... A Damn Chance (NADC) Burger. I’ve eaten pizza slices the size of my

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • July 26, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  dancing at MIT (and beyond) continuity vs. fulfillment and the perils of stagnation

  

  liked having creative direction over choreography, but the thought of ... . many of the people I respected on Mocha graduated in the two years that ... the team full-time. I wanted to be a part of a team that challenged me

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  21M.712: Choreography — Making Dances theater arts classes >>>

  

  academic pressure of MIT, even if the pressure is significantly reduced now that I'm a senior. the class has a mix of trained dancers, self ... concepts. none of these have ever been at the forefront of my mind when I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 22, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

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

  

  plenty of free parking (oh the naivete). One of the "cons" on my pro ... I got kind of used to walking places and taking the T. Eventually I ... food I go to the Ocean State Job Lot, one of the best stores for $5

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harvard Friends, Part 1 a cross-registration love story

  

  Cross-registration is one of the most amazing features to exist at ... Harvard friends when we lived Boston. The second part of this story (coming ... home. In the Spring of 2019, a Harvard student named Denisse C. '22

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday on 16th Street A Day in the Life

  

  of the city where I was born. I felt the calling. Actually, I also ... high school. I take the free bus down to the other end of 16th Street ... to the ticket window. I give people the benefit of the doubt, but I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 11, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  We bring the sketch to you! The internet is full of weirdness!

  

  I don't know if you've heard of this website, but there's a new invention on the internet, and it's called Omegle! The theory behind it is ... 's with a complete and total stranger. Most of these conversations consist

  • by Snively '11
  • February 4, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  We’ve been there, too. It feels like the calm before the storm. Please don't forget to breathe.

  

  that scale in years: the bottom of my gut would drop out, I'd hallow out, my teeth would chatter, and this dread of just wanting the panic to end ... the time senior year of high school rolled around that I wasn't looking

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • December 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  See me, feel me, milq me, heal me Picture entry! Don't read if you're on dialup! DON'T DO IT! Sorry, but it's for…

  

  I listening assignments, courtesy of the LLARC. I'm still not very ... still be real good time. On Saturday, I went to the Taste of Boston. It was kind of not good; the food was mostly catering, not fancy

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 22, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  subjected to two hours of torture from us, and the following backlash would be ... ruin the reputation of the entire radio station all in one go. Great. Now ... I'm a member of the class of 2010. (Yeah. I'm new here. Let's hear it

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the intervening…

  

  of you who were admitted! I remember getting my decision- the old ... of a variety of different subjects. Because of the small size of my school, we were only allowed to send one applicant to each of the programs

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  sticker stories adorned on my water bottles

  

  slipped out of my backpack on the plane...silly me. I checked my location ... did manage to find the bottle in the corners of old photos! Pardon the ... 'm willing to cover up for the sake of the newer ones. I got a [annotation

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 24, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  Parental advice, revisited… a self-referential throwback, that is somehow, still relevant

  

  from the college process.  While the specifics of each situation varies, the underlying question is almost always some variation of “How do I ... ’t say that participation will smooth the path for admission, but any of

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  , skis in hand, and it never happens. After the massive amounts of snow we ... 's "weird". And weirdly enough, on the first day of March we had our first big ... from the end of IAP:

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Counting On One Hand And this is where Porky Pig says, "That's all folks"

  

  ...the number of semesters completed at MIT. So today, I waved ... fall out of the sky and WEBSIS doesn't let you pick your own grades, you ... hardest final exam of my life. The concepts in the class are very

  • by Bryan
  • December 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jenny Hu- Adapting to Artifical Gravity Junior Jenny Hu worked in the MIT Man Vehicle Laboratory to study if people can…

  

  gravity. Without the presence of artificial gravity, astronauts would endure ... the effects of head turns in artificial gravity on the neurovestibular system, which is the inner ear structure that creates a sense of balance

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  TEDxCambridge! 1. How TED talks can improve your life 2. Recently hosted and filmed right here…

  

  left before EA decisions. Given that the average length of a TED talk is ... myself. Some of my favorites have been: The game that can give you 10 ... discounted seat for only ~$20 in the outdoors section. All photos courtesy of

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 13, 2013