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• Blog / Admissions

  More Updates from Cambridge It's CPW 24/7 here. We can't wait to see you.

  

  , theater productions, and much more. If you'll be visiting during a quiet ... the Sox won 14-3. Fenway is a pretty short walk from MIT, about 15 ... Thursday, and that it's likely to be a mix or rain, sleet, and snow. It is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Picked My First Apple apples, part 1

  

  experience is mostly with pumpkin patches, but I have also spent many hours of ... . Here is the moment that I achieved my dream of IRL own-picking: [caption id="attachment_47739" align="aligncenter" width="768"] this variety is

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 16, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  taking a gap year. My hope is that you will at least consider, just for a ... and what not to eat... well, whatever the reason, college is a way to ... at Connecticut College. "Gap year" is a bit of a loaded term, I think

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Week of Music Eight bands in nine days, and I still missed five performances.

  

  mandolin player. The lead singer is a petite girl who plays a guitar as big as she is, but she can really, I mean really belt out a tune. They ... much it. We can talk—or argue—about music for hours upon hours. We have

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 28, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the HASS Requirement?

  Institute's capacity for innovation.  MIT SHASS is home to research that has a global impact, and to superb graduate programs, all recognized as among the finest in the world. With more than a dozen academic fields, the
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  MIT is not about the challenges of problem sets. It’s about a ... country, and then a far-off state. Now I’m here, and it’s so much better ... . Every day I marvel at their stories. There is a boy on my floor from a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back Home No Strings Attached

  

  Let me tell you, flying home during the summer is much less painful ... not as hot, no humidity, and a pleasant trickle of breeze (MIT is also ... " places, I've decided to take a hit to my resume and spend what is likely to

  • by Snively '11
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  's debate at MIT is worth a blog post in itself. Or six. The best thing to do ... of a visionary MIT graduate, Clover Food Labs is revolutionizing the ... encounter on a daily basis. Ex: - “Hey, how's the 8.03 textbook?” - “It could

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Friendly Body Pillows body pillows are my love language

  

  , getting a dollar for each body pillow I purchase is a rather inefficient way ... living on the third floor of the [annotation note="East Campus is a dorm ... [/annotation] of East Campus, aka Tetazoo. [annotation note="TETAZOO IS NOT A

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Shoulder Season Treat A little something for rising seniors to jump-start their exploration of MIT

  

  current crop of graduating seniors but is also engaged with the the next ... get a start on the college exploration process. For that later group I have a little treat... OK, that might be a bit of an exaggeration. I don

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2025
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does the MIT admissions process work?

  After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel as though your application has entered a black hole. So what really happens between when you ... the details can add a lot of stress to the waiting period, so we
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT XC, looking sharp In which Maggie unveils the most awesome flowchart ever!

  

  before going out to dinner. Running is a great sport, but no one ever chose ... , is a whiz with animation, and she put together an interactive version ... Now, I know I’ve had a tendency to bury the lede a bit, (although I

  • by Alina G. '11
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  Write about Tea (with tea (with Paige))

  

  tired (which MIT is prone to make you feel). There's a character in ... I started writing blogposts when I came to MIT. I wanted to be like a ... vaguely speaking I’d say this has been a moderate success (y'know, being an

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 24, 2023
• Blog / Events

  MIT wins the Putnam ...for the third year in a row!

  

  of the Putnam--but for those who haven't, it is a six-hour proof ... --the median score is frequently 0; in 2015, it was 2 points out of a possible ... succeed in the Putnam. Math competitions are much less of a big deal in

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates And Shannon’s Formula Random mid-week fun, and a few small updates for admitted and waitlisted students.

  

  your weekends, a rough estimate says your job is ~65.27% awesome. Work is ... Update for Admitted students: We've been hearing reports that a few ... , simply send a message to [email protected] and we'll be happy to take

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Debunked I clear things up.

  

  labeled as, A GUESS. When Matt or Ben post when the decision date is we will ... anything to say, so I'm going to do a google search, find some misconception ... 't find much, decides to make things juicy by adding "College

  • by Snively '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Potpourri Blog Post food... etc.

  

  right attitude towards a very expensive education, but truth is, sometimes real food is a serious priority (you will see why soon). RICE. ORANGE ... . Despite my honest efforts, this is still a very pathetic attempt at making a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedules are up!

  

  looking forward to it. Multivariable calc is a prereq. Eep.) I also have to ... , and 21A.100 is required to concentrate (and let's all connect the dots ... being able to string a few sentences together)... and that my schedule is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Watch this year’s 2.s009 final presentations designing kindness during a time of covid

  

  This is a very brief blog post to remind you —  as our announcement ... is tonight! Every year we blog about 2.009, a capstone course in ... count the number of people who watch the webcast, it is the most attended

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Short Thoughts Girlhood, editing, iPhone notes.

  

  in releasing work that I think is wrong, and it's a little painful ... I've spent the better part of a day trying to blog about my semester, but I can't think of a pithy way to put everything together, so I wrote

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 13, 2016