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• Blog / Classes

  the hardest you’ve ever worked the firehose strikes again

  

  — the feeling of thinking something is impossible, and then doing it ... from burnout.  The most frustrating times are when, in the middle of ... for something to write, or a new way of seeing one of the stories I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  They Call Me Yankee The stars at night are big and bright - deep in the heart of Texas!

  

  times I feel a lot of pressure.  But for the most part, when people find ... each day in front of pretty microscopes and pieces of metal. The other ... , and it is a good feeling. I plan on attending the Houston MIT Class of

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 6, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  concord market is finally here!!!!! feasting at MIT's on-campus grocery store

  

  -campus grocery store.[annotation note="The earliest mention of LaVerde's I could ... . Maybe it's existed since the beginning of time."][/annotation] Sadly, in the winter of my sophomore year, LaVerde's permanently closed its doors

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 21, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  3 / A team effort Roll Tech: Your newest Intercollegiate High Team silver medalists!

  

  for an away competition!"]a record 7 of us[/annotation] on the MIT ... off campus and enjoy the fall foliage and change of scenery. Saturday ... "] Left: The 7 of us representing MIT at the NYU Intercollegiate, plus an

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 12, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Feel Old Senior year? Already? #indenial.

  

  9 months to do all of the following: get through the list of 101 ... parts of the Boston area I *still* haven't seen: Museum of Fine Arts ... CPW), this is the last set of FPOPs I'll watch take place, the last year

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Food No Context blogging no context

  

  10:00AM bottle of soylent on the go for breakfast.   12:59PM free lunch after accidentally walking into a Joi Ito (Director of the MIT Media Lab) talk at the Martin Trust Center.   1:08PM our

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 27, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One More Look At Our Snow Globe Life with moving parts

  

  forge on... 3:57 pm -- you got 3 minutes to get off the road cars!!! (The state instituted a ban on cars from 4PM on 2/8) There is kind of a lot of snow now -- and the only vehicle is a plower. Nothin' to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 10, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Like a G6 except for the wings, the engines, the flight controls…

  

  You may have heard of the MIT Flying Club, which I'm not actually ... pin that one of the MIT Flying Club members was wearing... "Whoa, they ... the Cessnas I was used to. A stick instead of a yoke, and my steering

  • by Piper '13
  • September 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  - cuz you can pass out of stuff or not take the FEE (woot!) if you do well ... .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

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

  Beat It, Bump It, Spike It MIT + NCAA: Two acronyms people don't normally expect in the same sentence.

  

  to advance to the semifinal of the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball ... I always wondered what it would be like to go to one of those really hardcore sports universities, then I had the chance to get it at MIT. Last

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  As though we weren’t hosed enough…

  

  ...we've been graced with a fire truck on the Great Dome! In case you can't tell, that inscription says "MIT Fire Department". The CPs ... good officers staring at the Great Dome from their bikes: As a measure

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred? Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt).

  

  are a great many more of you that were deferred that admitted. I'm sure that receiving the news that you are deferred has to be disappointing (to say the least) to all of you. Please take heart in knowing that you

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply as a permanent resident?

  applications from students in the process of waiting for their green cards. If ... , you may notify MIT and send a copy of your green card via the ... All students must complete the MIT application with their current
• FAQ / Transfer

  What does MIT consider for transfer admission?

  . Beyond academic preparation, competitive applicants have made the most of ... There’s no formula for gaining transfer admission to MIT. The transfer admissions process is highly competitive, even more so than the
• Blog / Challenges

  Questions from Beyond one last blog

  

  . Which means, all I can do is trust myself and do what I can to the best of ... Wait. Why am I here?  For those of you who don’t know, I actually don ... . So, again, why am I here? Well, there’s really only two reasons. The

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Deadline Q & A Have a question about your MIT application? Read on...

  

  in advance of the deadline. Most people's problems at the deadline ... be understanding of your circumstances. The Office of Admissions ... 'd like to use this entry to answer some of the common deadline

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  My favorite room on MIT’s campus a personal room of requirement

  

  . Something feels different for me—among the usual buzz of activity ... ;   Tomorrow is Career Fair, and out of the 26 emails I’ve received so ... presentation. She watered and trimmed all of the inhabitants.    

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 24, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Splash. Was. Awesome. I taught: 3 classes, 5 sections, 246 kids.

  

  holding signs. I love slipping out of the human river and into the Bush ... classroom. I LOVE arriving early, and seeing the number of kids waiting for ... that they can give me whatever questions remain at the end of class - I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 21, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part IV This should tie up the loose ends...for now.

  

  The deadline for Early Action has come and gone. I hope all of you ... buying a ticket for the lottery. The only similarity to a game of chance is ... or meet with you. The interview is just one piece of the puzzle that

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  at a distance staying in contact with friends from home

  

  A [annotation note="at the time of writing"]few days ago ... think about just how disconnected I am from people at home—some of the ... 've heard the voice of any of my friends from home. While I do keep up with

  • by Victor D. '27
  • November 20, 2025