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• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m more than twice as old as when I started my blog Rumors of my relevance are greatly exaggerated

  

  ways” – but luck plays a huge part.  I think this is true about ... In 2004, I applied to MIT.  It was a paper form, the first part, and I filled it out by hand and mailed it with a stamp. I remember this

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Life + Sciences = Life Sciences

  

  of you admits (and soon-to-be admits!) might be wondering if MIT is a ... that I knew I wanted to go into neuroscience (which is still a relatively ... Having slept for a solid 8 hours last night, I'm finally awake enough

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Conference Where Everyone Was Younger Than Me I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows, 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants

  

  After attending many entrepreneurship networking events as a college student, you sort of get used to being one of the youngest. Everyone else is either also in college or a recent graduate working on their startup. Even

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  SCIENCE ALERT: “smoking gun” evidence for Alan Guth’s theory of inflation! Good thing I already have Alan Guth's signature on all of my class registration forms.

  

  the Virgo galaxy cluster, of which the Milky Way is a member. We, of ... street is that this could mean a Nobel Prize for MIT's Prof. Alan Guth ... Guth." Is it ever appropriate to address A Famous Person by first name

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 17, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bedbugs (fiction) A short story. (It would make me happy if you moused over the bedbugs.) =)

  

  . Concord.” A pause. “And how were your math exams?” “Math exams?” “No, we had a spelling exam.” “Is that what it was?” “Yes, Mr. Concord, it was ... We begin our story in a cul-de-sac with neat green lawns in what was

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 21, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  长大 on family, thanksgiving, and growing up

  

  never having been a student government type of person, I think about how ... suppose what I’m trying to say is that, in the past two and a half years of ... . In retrospect, such a statement is obviously silly. The reason that

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Case of the Considerate Robbers and other winter adventures

  

  monotonous routine of a 9 to 6 (or sometimes 8 to 7) work schedule, almost ... kisses on the right cheek when greeting and leaving a room and learned to ... ) and the traditional empanadas, stuffed with meat, egg, and a singular

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • August 3, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Faculty Luncheon for Local* Admitted Students *local: from New England or New York, or anyone who just happens to be in…

  Hello, everyone. This is probably the first time anyone has heard of me (maybe that's a good thing?), but I come to you today with important news! Our faculty, an amazing group of folks, asked how they could help

  • by mitblogs
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Weekend Trip to Salem, MA romance, adventure, and no witchcraft

  

  . The Salem story is proof that it is totally possible to enjoy a young ... (for a visual summary of the trip, scroll down for pictures) “Let’s go on a trip. To Salem,” I asked my partner a week ahead of a long

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 7, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an unsolicited review of the whitney biennial (not really a review just stuff I liked)

  

  Wikipedia: The Whitney Biennial is a biennial exhibition of contemporary ... limits of the ways history is told and uses re-enactment as a vehicle for ... Last weekend, I took a short solo trip up to New York to see the

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • March 25, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  oversharing first base what have I been up to for the last 2+ years?

  

  to not really knowing how to make friends (I came from a close knit ... So, hey. I'm Jude - I was hired as a blogger in fall 2017, fell off the blog train for a bunch of reasons, and then never quite figured out

  • by Jude H. '21
  • December 11, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/16/23, at 12:16 PM ET Your early action decisions, wrapped

  

  GDp?si=026e893c1793453a To check your Early Action decision on Saturday ... tracking your application checklist, which is now turned off. "]Application ... a button that says "View Update." Make sure that you are ready to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 11, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rush, rush Why you should live on my floor, with special guest star Paula Abdul.

  

  pastimes to relieve stress is smashing fresh coconuts with a mace, so we ... One of the coolest things about MIT is Residence Exploration (REX ... there (not just from a viewbook or description). After that, you get to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Varsity Pistol Team Wins National Championship

  

  , theater, and, yes, sports. MIT is a member of NCAA Division I in Crew ... program's history, with previous victories occurring in 1971 and 1972. As a ... -America accolades, the most in the program's history. Schannon was a First

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 22, 2005
• FAQ / International applicants

  What is the Secondary School Report?

  The Secondary School Report Form is designed for U.S. school systems but may be adapted for international school use. Many international ... Baccalaureate, A Levels, French Baccalaureate, or CBSE, which are required for
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week of work

  

  creating codes, which is why we're learning about it. A lot of 18.310 has ... Last week was one of those weeks where I had either a test or ... . 18.310 is Principles of Applied Mathematics, the discrete version (18

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  [Joint Post] THE WORLD’S gREATEsT CROSSOVER EPISODE Jebby '25 is my flatmate

  

  .   Everything is jarringly British in Bristol (wow what a shock). I ... and get an ad for body wash where everyone is talking with a British ... cold for several hours (Jebby got a food coma because she ate so much

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 4, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Underneath your curves (Free) sample problems from MIT's integration bee this year.

  

  from this year's integration bee at MIT. But first, a little bit about ... Cloves and a Chicken. Basically you sear the chicken, cover it in oil, toss in 40 cloves of garlic, which incidentally take a surprisingly long

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Le BBQ

  

  Divorce on Thursday, so I'm feeling a little, how do you say, francophone at ... Two of my dear friends, Gary & Sherveen, wanted to host a BBQ ... , besides insisting that we serve corn on the cob, was deciding on a theme

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Presenting…My Prefrosh! ‚ô•

  

  system is always an experience... we witnessed a shouting match and an ... people hang lounges upside down.. notice how the light is on!!! I got to ... 'm Abir, a prefrosh, and I was fortunate enough to have the BEST host ever

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 18, 2010