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• Blog / Advice

  We can do this! To high school seniors: we’re in the struggle bus with you

  

  applications! Being a senior, whether in high school or college, is just really ... heal us. As a step in that direction, we want to share a list of things ... . And here is a list of timestamps that *actually* heal our souls: Pearl

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted in EA

  

  , which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible and impressive students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk. We understand that this

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2012
• Blog / Announcements

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

  

  fact, be like Boroton, who has never had a thought in his life. Go listen ... application cycle. In a few days, let the decision wash over you, knowing that ... [annotation note="bloggers: i'm looking at your spotify wrapped and taking in

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

  CPW will not be perfect and it doesn’t have to be

  

  in a very specific but unspecified time window. This is nobody’s fault ... there is a LOT of hype around CPW, and as someone whose brain had already ... -control, but I still spent most of CPW in a mild but continuous state of panic

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 8, 2026
• Blog / IAP

  MIT – Problem Sets = IAP! Today marks the beginning of IAP 2007.

  

  IAP, check out my entry from last year. As Bryan wrote, there is a ... :00-6:00 PM: Breakdance 101- “A free class taught by legendary breaker and ... Institvte is that there are so many people who are passionate about the most

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  are, because first semester freshman year is a ball. My awesome pre ... the obvious fact that MIT is a tough place- the reputation exists for a reason. First semester is on pass/no record (P/NR) in order to give

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Random Hall Rooms Six rooms and ten stuffed animals.

  

  enough to fit a bed. Living in a small half is a good lesson in keeping ... side of the building. If my door is open I have a strategic view of the most popular intersection in the dorm. If my door is closed my room is as

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  immerse myself in a new environment, one that is just as engaging and ... a letter of recommendation, and also sent an email to my advisor. In ... . The following day, I got an email with an offer for a spot in the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  forbidden gatorade cell media looks tasty...

  

  media is, in fact, drinkable. It comes in a whole range of pink colors! It ... anything else, I should give a disclaimer that this post is based on ... tastes like a sweeter version of normal RPMI. Is this safe??: 4/10 If you

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogger Freebie #2 And a plot twist!

  

  MIT. Despite all my studying, my test average is now a 50.5 in that ... 't remember ever seeing it advertised as such, but that's what it is. It's not a ... about 18.022; I'd like to elaborate a little on my experiences in that

  • by Cam T. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  A Summer in DC what i've been up to this summer!

  

  haven't blogged in a long time, and I have quite a few posts from the end ... was soon whisked away on an airplane to land in DC. I'm working at a ... Congressional Baseball Game is held in Nationals Park every summer in mid-June! If

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • July 30, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Notes and Updates Form every applicant needs to do this

  

  admitted or deferred in Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the ... from students with something to report. If you're in a school that ... , we have provided you with a simple text box. This is the best place for

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Unlike any other. [by Nathan Kipniss '14] "Welcome to the Gardner"

  

  it. In the center is a large Roman tile mosaic from around 115 AD of ... One of the things I love about the Boston area is that being a ... , historic home in Boston. Only the signs really give it away as being a museum

  • by ARTalk
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: Tips and Tricks Hitchhikers Guide to Campus Preview Weekend

  

  . Campus Preview Weekend is full with free food all over campus. Open houses, free pizza, liquid nitrogen ice cream, donuts, dinners at fraternities ... Here are a few tips to making the best of your CPW experience. Rule

  • by Bryan
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  students (including those admitted or deferred in Early Action), and is to be ... something to report. If you're in a school that doesn't have midyear grades ... this section. Next, we have provided you with a simple text box. This is

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 17, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  that is required of all students (including those admitted or deferred in ... this from students with something to report. If you're in a school ... .
   Next, we have provided you with a simple text box. This is the

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dig if you will a picture. My name appeared in The Tech; now I am immortal.

  

  school newspaper is in the sports section. And hey, you saw it here first, faithful readers. Actually, I think the task is to "have a letter to the ... to imitate somebody else who uses it a lot) and then I forget that I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Wangoballwime?” C'mon. You know what this entry is about. Check out the title!

  

  '08, who lives in my suite, and had a sudden craving for garlic bread ... first place winner is in a couple of freshman core classes with me, so it ... ...I live in Burton-Conner (W51). Akash lives in Simmons (W79). That's a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  to scream. In a single moment, shaking under a stream of hot water, an ... of papers and a lighter into the courtyard alone. I didn’t care who was ... in the sand. I walked to the Harvard Bridge with a friend to sink the

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  real things on tangibility, mistakes, and community

  

  people in the boston area. this is part of a conscious effort to take a ... records in central square has a few cases of $1 records at the entrance, but ... place and eating a really delicious pastry with marzipan in it. this time

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 5, 2025