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• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  D students. i don't think this is necessarily a good thing but it would be ... -harvard pigeon pavlov hack? that one’s my favorite). the mit i now know is a world ... irony is that the former group just becomes bullies themselves. As a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  's false humility with a point. My case illustrates how success is always ... 's Cookie." Lewis, an art history major at Princeton, is a famous journalist ... talking to my dad about my job - this job - and how much I loved it. I told

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Story of the 5 Wits A look back on my externship at 5 Wits

  

  selected to work at a magical company called 5 Wits Productions, where many ... , you could be a spy and infiltrate an evil corporation or discover ... , you may be wondering why this is the story of the 5 Wits. Well, there

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 4, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  This blog post is about you. yes, you.

  

  to stress. MIT is a difficult place - but you already knew that.  The ... an objective non-MIT viewpoint, it's kind of incredible.  MIT is a ... pulled an all-nighter finishing three psets." They say you can tell a lot

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 7, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Music Scene by a non-musician

  

  along too much to figure out how to do calculus, which is a real problem ... musicians in a very disconnected way, like how teenagers admire fictional ... ’s a lot to relieve. There is something so calming about drowning out all

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 23, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dorm Companion #1: Art MIT loans out 400 pieces of famous art each year from its collections to its…

  

  Want a Warhol in your dorm room? This is exhibition week of the ... Each piece in the collection is framed and signed by a leading ... worrying over damage. "The worst thing that usually ever happens is that a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Today is a Super Important Day This is kind of a big deal.

  

  Today is an important day. The end of an era, the beginning of a new ... spirit. Why yes, it is my 19th birthday. How’d you know? While true, that ... living with a faulty internet connection, today is the inauguration of 44th

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 20, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  happy singles awareness day

  

  ’s Day plans. I didn’t, so he asked me if I wanted to go out to a nice ... somewhat expensive. But I wasn’t sure what his intentions were: was this a ... was he hoping for something more? While Mike was a nice dude, I wasn

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 21, 2023
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my test scores?

  MIT uses a holistic admissions process, so test scores are just one factor among many for evaluating your preparedness for MIT. Test scores are ... determines an admission decision (there is no single factor), but they do help
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Internet Nostalgia Internostalgia!

  

  those dimensions). MIT is getting tricky like that. Much like the leaves ... know how a babby was formed, it meant an akward talk with mom and dad. If ... what could be more iconic than McDonalds? This is what a multi

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  Minerva has higher standards then Harvard, then how is a student who can ... demographic.   This is a different argument, one which does not suffer from the incongruity above. Here, Minerva is cast not so much as a university

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  H0sed Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

  

  know how your high school grade breakdown is like 30% tests, 30 ... . There is no such thing as "breezing through" a MIT exam, unless, of course ... 'm just a freshman, I'm not entirely sure how the upper-level courses

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply as a permanent resident?

  there is a change in your citizen status during the application process, you may notify MIT and send a copy of your green card via the ... a U.S. citizen if you currently hold a United States permanent
• Blog / Admissions

  ‘Just Chillax’ [about your college essays] My little brother is wicked smaht.

  

  get a point across.) The essay is your chance to show that you're not a ... much-needed break is keeping my brain from bursting into its own little ... Cavity” to show me how much more I need to learn and make me okay with that

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Satisfaction New year= New opportunities/classes = Happy Kirsten

  

  is a basic electronics class for mechanical engineers. I think it ... meant that I haven't done much fun stuff other than spend an obsene amount ... bridges. In this class, we look at structures in equilibrium and learn how

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 13, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Chalk of the Week chalk art at the welcome center

  

  wondering how large of a range of places people are coming from to visit the ... 't know what to put that day, but I was surprised by how much personality ... Archive is such a good series, but there are so many good books that I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 27, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Poetics of Place Snippets from my "Critical Writing for Designers" course at school down the street

  

  of tea, all that, as it is both a writing class and (kind of) an ... this building, which is a machine at rest). It is a warm day cooling ... curves down into a gentle landing and the view is of Harvard, green grass

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  19 Summers AHH I'm getting old :(

  

  impending school year; the end of August is coming up soon (how is this ... that I made faces like this is further evidence that not much has changed ... to do justice to this in a few sentences, but I'll try. This is an

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  It’s Nice to Meet You Finding my confidence through inline skating.

  

  hard to feel like you’re making any progress at MIT. A lot of progress is ... realized that the responsibility of a teacher is about guiding those who can ... nervous as a first-time instructor, nervous that I’d be able to show her how

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • March 29, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 12 Step Plan don't pack too much, you probably wont use half of it anyway.

  

  MISTI and my buddy Chandler is doing a missions trip through Breaker of ... transit is usually an adventure (and sometimes a dangerous one so be careful ... 're gonna need these.  The last one is a bit negotiable. You may have

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 25, 2011