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  MyMIT is live we're ready for you to begin

  

  for freshman admission to MIT. Many of you may have received a shiny silver packet in the mail recently. This is our official MIT Application ... with each recommendation letter. Also note that MIT is not a member of

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I can tell that we are gonna be friends (part 1) I'm talking to you, Alan Guth.

  

  . course requirements, how to plan a career in physics, finding a UROP) I ... interest in astrophysics, which is probably a large part of the reason I was ... part is a lie. I do not actually have Alan Guth's home address. However

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mathisms and other linguistic quirks of the nerd incubator

  

  unusual in that it’s mainly a notation convention, which is kinda fun. 7 ... intersection of their everyday language and mathematical jargon is non-empty. In other words, MIT is overrun with math people who cannot help but speak in

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 15, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another New Semester and A Lot of Cats Call me the crazy cat lady

  

  what the class is about, which is a bit concerning given that my first exam is next week.  I have been studying what we've learned in class and ... HASS classes this semester, 21W.762 and 21L.430.  21W.762 is a poetry

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  . There is such a thing as a bad essay. In my case, my bad essays came from ... . There is already a bunch of great advice on this blog, but with the ... the drawing board. Even if a story or experience is compelling on its

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Advice

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

  

  , the underlying question is almost always some variation of “How do I ... themself, including whether MIT is likely to be a good cultural fit.  The ... probably even more interested in why.  It is entirely possible that your

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

  I saw a turkey the other day… hello, world!

  

  everyone! My name is Alina. According to MIT, I’m a senior in Course 20 ... birds. That’s kind of a problem for my teammate Katy ‘11, who is deathly ... we run to Jamaica Pond, which, as the route is also a team favorite, is

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  yeeting classes bye

  

  and confusing, a deadly combination. in fact, I was so stressed about ... like, how are you alive."]most of my friends were in more ... manage my time, and how to select a courseload that will make me feel

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 12, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Finding my place at MIT It's an ongoing process

  

  role model and still is to this day. Working in my lab gave me a sense of ... . College was a chance to both remake myself in a friendlier mold and to build ... is that a social circle is not something magical that you discover once

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 1) De Madrid, ¡saludos!

  

  on at MIT): 6. I'm in Europe because of 21F.782, which is a Spanish II class that is conducted entirely in Spain = living with Spanish host ... how many students from Spain apply to MIT each year, but just in case

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Update It's been an amazing year!

  

  what's been going on in my life so I thought I'd throw together a giant ... .   Major   This is the story of a boy who watched the above movie (Hackers) and fell in love with the concept of Computer Science. A

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tell Me Baby ..what's your story?

  

  loves me and is really excited that I got in and is also really excited to see her next week when she comes home for spring break. Your turn! A ... So you're admitted! You're a rockstar! So I'm bringing this post back

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Events

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

  

  --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 ... of the Putnam--but for those who haven't, it is a six-hour proof

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

  weather and stuff a Californian’s first experience of fall and also other things on my mind

  

  I do not own any fall clothes. It seems that this is going to be a problem for me. I Iive in a triple. One of my roommates, Claire, is from ... .” Abby and I stand in awe. What is this “fall clothing,” and do we need it

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • October 2, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rainboots, Math, and M&M’s Because I have a bunch of little stories to tell, not one big one.

  

  This blog post is about the following picture: In particular ... nice and dry-- but I was looking for puddles to jump in! There is nothing ... bag of peanut m&m's, and we were spreading out in Bemis seeing how

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A day without rain + pictures of yosemite

  

  what is a home-grown, born and bred, red-blooded American hick. It ... -the-go young professional from the Northeast. However, in any kind of a tight ... , there is none. For the first month and a half I was here I did not see a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Construction Thoughts on a major.

  

  (referenced to the floor). Woot! Anyway, here it is; the picture was taken in a ... I wanted to have a bike for when I came to campus in the fall. I didn ... living in the city, you'd have a bike stolen at least once -- if you were

  • by Cam T. '13
  • December 26, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  sitting down no more sprinting

  

  that there is a correct way to do college (and life in general): a neat ... always spinning about, in motion. Now, everything is a lot steadier; I have ... morning nor night), or how to sense when my social battery is gasping and

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • October 12, 2023
• Blog / Travel

  spring break! so much happened, but also so much didn't happen

  

  The media portrays spring break in college is super-fun, adventure ... landed in Louisiana, I was ready to not think about work for a week ... ="74251" image3="74249" /] On our last full day in New Orleans, a severe storm

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 16, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  snapshot of the last two weeks picture of my brain

  

  is में (encoded as \u092e\u0947\u0902). THING I WROTE: so how can we ... that is why it is in our nature to attempt to make other people more like ... learning is like money laundering for tech - by maciej ceglowski "We should

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 1, 2016