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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ops Air Force A summer spent with B-1Bs and C-130s.

  

  different squadrons to get a broad view of base operations. I was lucky enough ... . During the last week I spent my days out on the flight line where I ... that the most important thing I took away from my trip was an

  • by ROTC
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know All your wishes have been magically granted.

  

  was the first I did for my college applications, and there were a few ... 's relevant post. As for groups that actually call themselves a choir, all I ... ”) system where you'd get a 5.0 instead of a 4.0 for an A in an AP class. At

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 13, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I include a portfolio with my application?

  Yes, you're welcome to include a portfolio. Visual artists, makers, performing artists, and researchers may send portfolios for review by MIT staff or faculty through Slideroom. Detailed instructions for submitting
• Blog / People & Identities

  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! 🦃 Yara has a peath sign on her head!

  

  Whenever someone wishes me a Happy Thanksgiving, I can’t help but ... 5 AM flight to a 9 AM one), I’m finally home. Typing this from my very ... sister Yara for… wait I will do a separate paragraph for this. My parents

  • by Hala K. '29
  • November 27, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Christmas Hug [UPDATE: New picture!!!] *squeeze*

  

  and said "Look! Susan Hockfield! I'll totally hug her for a dollar." I ... sniped from across the street? I stood there, looking at her, waiting for ... . There was Christmas music, a happy atmosphere, and there for all of it was

  • by Snively '11
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  I announced that I was moving to Australia for a year. They feared I ... I'd like to talk a bit about deferring entry to MIT, also known as taking a gap year. My hope is that you will at least consider, just for a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Quick Update I am busy, this is short.

  

  Well, I'm back from Atlantic City and have 3 million things to do in ... there, watch some kids and can't do all the cool stuff... Being a ... . There's a difference between hard and advanced. The only prereqs for the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sororities @ MIT- Become a part of it! Come to the first day of recruitment on September 1st to learn more about what…

  

  where some of the sisters live (for example, I still live in the dorm ... sororities provide some basic programming for women. Additionally, Panhel as a ... 'd heard about greek life came from stereotypes. I went through recruitment

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m laughing out loud cheek. muscles. cramping.

  

  due, one of my friends slept for one hour last night, I have to submit a ... invitation I received from my bff Cam T. '13, for his upcoming apartment ... -children. Other people from who knows where Furniture by IKEA" I met Cam during

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Shall We Dance? having two left feet is a thing of the past.

  

  . Initially, I was actually a little confused when I looked online for ... parties where we can show off our new moves. Hopefully, I can make it to one ... Thursdays. EUREKA! Surprisingly, I'd made a discovery. MIT actually has both

  • by Bryan
  • July 22, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Fighting Indifference MIT and MLK day

  

  of making random strangers ask, “where are you from?”. If anything I ... Fitness I, a gym class (a story for another day...) By the time decisions ... about the issues that I was facing. I received a ton of comments, from

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 16, 2017
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Comprehensive Guide to Vending Machines at MIT Because it needed to be done.

  

  usually never drink soda, but I didn’t want to steal from my hall fridge. So naturally, I set out for the nearest and most convenient source of soda ... up there, but since I am a solidly abnormal person, I dragged my friend

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Now that you've been accepted to college, you have to decide where you'll spend the…

  

  had a nickel for every time I’ve heard this happen, I could at least buy ... in 4 months as a real, live MIT student. As a high school senior, I was already pretty convinced that MIT was the place for me. I was

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection Day 2

  

  MIT, you know what I mean), we can usually reach consensus after a bit of ... With a difficult day and a half of selection behind me, I'm looking ... Admissions (and taking off the tie that I wore today!). In a nutshell, here

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 4, 2004
• Blog / Personal Travel

  F=-kx spring break in nova scotia, nyc, and dc

  

  mini-van, slightly delirious from being in one space for such a long time ... -of-crowd, at least for this year. A week prior to our planning meet-up, I ... quarter, I felt like a spring. Specifically, like an undamped oscillator. My

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ripping shirts and other clothing mods

  

  est. time: 2 hrs I found these black cargo pants at a thrift store in Arizona for $7! However I already had cooler better black pants with ... Clothes are so fun! I love tailoring my outfits to whatever is

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Could Write a Song a Hundred Miles Long I only sing Coldplay because it will help me get girls.

  

  class. I was in for quite a surprise when I showed up on performance day ... was still pretty weird. Look and listen for yourself (that way I can ... rewrite the piano part, for I fear there are a few sections that are

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / Residential Life

  Siblings, Scrabble, and Boredom we're bored in the house, and we're in the house bored

  

  where it would be kept and for how long) or a storage facility in Boston ... ?" or "can I part with this for an indeterminate amount of time?" boxes ... , "s") to a long word ("animal") and for that turn I would receive points

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  this ain’t (not) Texas yee, and I cannot stress this enough, haw

  

  evening air. Hot like Vegas (where I flew in from), but much more humid. I ... summer was fundamentally different from last summer. I interned at a ... "Howdy, how can I help?" I meekly smile at the word usage, and answer his

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 29, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  I announced that I was moving to Australia for a year. They feared I ... As I do each year about this time, I'd like to talk a bit about ... will at least consider, just for a moment, taking a gap year (read on for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007