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• Blog / MISTI

  My Summer in Japan Tokyo, Spaceships, and Lots of Ramen

  

  equipment in the lander. Every once in a while it hit me that: Woah. I ... put a drop of sugar in my coffee (I always put in two packs of sugar ... for two summers when I was a kid), but I would usually always stay in

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  did you miss the EA deadline? why i applied and admissions anxiety

  

  planning in this way (to my knowledge). I applied as a civil engineering ... ,000 surrounded by strawberry fields. I knew I wanted to live in a more dynamic ... class size of any school I applied to. It's definitely nice to be in a

  • by Victor D. '27
  • November 5, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  This is what happens when we don’t do work Here is the infinite rollercoaster of fun I promised not to take you on.

  

  revelation: I pictured myself, 30 years old and alone in a dingy apartment ... I'm long overdue for a blog update. To dispel your mental image of me as a faceless recluse, I haven't been posting because of a drought of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer ... ? Preparing for the influx of summer visitors. Beginning in a few weeks, crowds ... quite large (I, for one, really like the larger crowds!). As a result, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Sneezes a deep and in-depth analysis of an everyday occurrence

  

  winter sun (California) I was stuck inside, held hostage to what Google ... times in a single minute! This type of sneezing is dangerous, especially ... any sneeze-related injury. I personally have a scar on the top right of

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • January 15, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Fall Festival 2014 Some actors came to MIT and told me about their units of measurement

  

  Festival. I was unaware of this until I happened upon a food truck giving out ... question (thanks, Snively), "If your name was a unit of measurement, what would it be and why?" Kumail thought I was referencing a bit he had done

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Where You’re Going, Where I’ve Been CPW! YEEAAAH!

  

  ! Hopefully you'll be able to join us for Campus Preview Weekend. When I was a prefrosh, I couldn't make it to CPW, but I visited on my own about a month ... "feel" for a college. I'm really excited to see you guys, the next

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT What?!? The Long and Illustrious History of the MITMB, as far as Kim knows.

  

  ="http://www.youtube.com/user/MITmarchingband">YouTube Channel</a>.</p> <p>This is, in fact, the 30th anniversary ... Marching Band grew out of a group from 2nd East. The guy in the shorts was ... next 17 years, I would basically be pulling things from <a href="http

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our mother shoulda just named you Laika! Come on Alex, you can do it.

  

  before finals I went to see The Arcade Fire perform at the Orpheum in ... had to look up Laika on Wikipedia because I wasn't even a fetus in 1957 ... below an A or a B in your life. And though I know nothing I can say will

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Free-est post! un-free schedule

  

  the CS/math majors I know are in this class, including a '14 down my ... : what am I doing this semester? MIT has many urban horror stories about ... intentionally by taking eight classes a semester so they can graduate in two years

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 28, 2012
• Blog / Advice

  the best thing i did for myself as a pre-frosh the one where i gush about burton one

  

  .   I feel it when I'm hiding in a dorm room with twenty people, all ... use a second chance.   I feel it when we're in our Associate Head ... people are in a heated debate about whether one resident should be placed

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • April 7, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Alan Guth and Day 1 on the Navajo Reservation Warning: this post may blow your mind

  

  in the next couple of weeks :) A final note: the house I’m staying in ... ...close enough). I was a little jittery. I set three alarms that morning, and ... out. My desk remained empty. I raised my hand. A proctor yelled "BEGIN

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Joint Post] Build a robot boat with MIT Arcturus! Q&A with Arcturus captain Audrey Chen

  

  backgrounds. I mean, before last year, I didn’t know a single thing about marine ... ![/caption] Amber: What was your role(s) in the club last year?  Audrey: I started ... future competitions and applications! Whether or not we compete in a sub

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest, Take 2 Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  't have a very solid background in mathematics, so he was really confused ... . This, in theory, should not affect the students who were giving money ... have in common? They are the only two people in the world who can put a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 6, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are the deadlines for first-year applicants?

  We have some important deadlines listed here, but please take a look ... taken before November 30. If you receive new exam results after you submit ... new test scores” link in the application portal. The deadline for
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 0: from DC to Quito A rough morning, a long nap, and a kindly neighbor

  

  so, we went to the lobby to check out and get a cab to the airport. I ... January 10 On the plane from Panama to Quito What a goofy ... bags and took a very sketchy cab ride* to the airport. I made a quick

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Enterlude Brought to you by the letter "L", for Late, Lame, and real Life. Or something…

  

  -TAWN-Yuh (like “Tanya” with a “Na” in front! Or so I tell people so they don’t call ... the East Side party: 3-D Twister. I stood before the short, white rock ... in the hopes of securing a game buddy. “Nah,” he said, shaking his

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • September 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  XREG

  

  opportunity to take a graduate-level course in education (I had many graduate ... . In a future post, I'll talk about partnerships between the Boston area ... you for your birthday wishes =) I'm in the office today, reading

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  past students of RSM are now studying. I've never been in a program ... ; far be it from me to weigh in on it with empirical evidence. But what I can say is that there's a lot in the environment, the way that I grew up

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  September Equinox Appreciation A Cambridge Autumn

  

  to a place radically different from home. In these first few months, I ... Cambridge’s autumn comes from a bike ride in early October when I visited ... .[/caption] Where I'm from in Camarillo, California, we have a dry season, a wet

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 22, 2025