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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m Kind of a Big Deal Leaves and famous people alike think so.

  

  's formal. Brian speculates: All my buddies tell me MIT is for a bunch of nerds who have no life. Is that true? Can you have a stronger interest in your liberal art courses and still have a good chance of making it in MIT

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  what your favorite study spot says about you badly stereotyping places to work on campus

  

  a cursed follow up to this post. note that these are based off ... have a pretty diverse music taste. you're also the type of person who ... 're in your head a lot. you make decisions only after considering all the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Events

  AND THERE WAS A PILLOW FIGHT!!! Didja catch the reference?

  

  COOP. On the T we noticed an interesting flaw in a Harvard based ad. Can ... blog is the only reason to even wake up in the morning ;) ), go to the ... the way we found a truck that was giving out free Monster energy drinks

  • by Snively '11
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Who’s that girl in uniform?

  

  the stairs (since it actually is possible to be a complete klutz and a ... first (yeah course 16!), but being an AFROTC cadet comes in a close second ... future. I want to be a fighter pilot in the US Air Force, hopefully going

  • by ROTC
  • May 3, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I My Spanish adventures!

  

  woman who lives there about renting a room in her apartment, so I went to ... but I loved it, and it's in a super cool area- Puerta del Sol is kind of ... studying in China right now, but thanks to him I already have a bunch of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 9, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Alone some thoughts on spending winter break in mit

  

  and reading random articles. Waking up in the morning is a struggle, so ... out with friends who were around. On the night of Christmas Eve, a ... , and then turned around. And for a couple minutes, we just walked in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 3, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Episode 4: A New Hope Addressing the concerns of undecided students.

  

  be true) that the typical MIT student is one who has a passion in ... a place based in the idea of reading and discussing great works of ... the right answer is, but I'll have a thoughtful student be in touch with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Me Anything! Responses life and admissions

  

  someone who grew up in a foreign country and is aware of the differences in ... extracurriculars in my country? This is a surprisingly common question, and the ... a need-based scholarship as a freshman, is there a risk of not getting

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Got Us iPads! [UNBOXING VIDEO] ft. my cat and my new apple pencil

  

  day in August, I checked my parents' front porch for a package from IS ... birthday cakes in a simple 3-step process involving two safety trainings, a ... , I'm not one to turn down free stuff. So, it was a no-brainer -- I

  • by Alex M. '21
  • October 6, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Rain is evil There's only one kind of good snow, and rain isn't it.

  

  weather. Granted, the weather is not all that different in New Jersey ... creates perfect little dams. And then the rain is free to collect everywhere ... is what I mean: Edit: Ruth pointed this out in her comment below- it

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people

  

  activities that it became legitimately stressful. This year, as a sophomore in ... IAP is a wonderful time here at MIT, where the month of January is ... sponsors the class, but it’s open to anyone in the MIT community and is

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 26, 2014
• Blog / Events

  This…Is…BLODGEBALL! Everything and anything you ever wanted to know about us.

  

  bloggers are like in real life... Feel free to hit me up with MIT ... Note: I'll be doing a Q&A video with our very own Dean of ... edu. Not going to lie, folks. Being an admissions blogger is the bomb

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time in a bottle. A Newbery-medal-winning collection of short stories.

  

  If I could save time in a bottle, the first thing that I'd like to do ... in the morning. Now, the thing is that my trumpet is on loan from the ... walk around carrying a trumpet out of its case in one hand all day. Of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  , feel free to ask in the comments (anonymously is fine) and I'll update ... commitments - in addition to blogging. Not to mention I had just joined a ... figuring that out. But I certainly knew a lot more in the spring than I did

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  Laptops! It goes on the top of your lap.

  

  ! *Disclaimer: I'm not a computer expert. My goal in this entry is to help you ... Killian Court under the sun, blogging about MIT (with not a care in the ... is that there are laptops everywhere! Proof? I love having a

  • by Snively '11
  • March 22, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Observations of an MIT Sophomore Advice and insight.

  

  a UROP in their lab, or anything else. This is how Melis and I got an ... a prefrosh. Remember that culture is truly defined by the students who ... . Caffeine is not a substitute for sleep. Try and get 8 hours a night - your

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  7 Reasons MIT Is Special reflecting on the Institute at the end of four years

  

  exposed had that effect. But I was in a rush when I moved out. Plus I ... (you kinda have to be a nerd here). Now is probably the best time to ... apply. MIT is a unique, friendly, busy, and creative place, and I think

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 15, 2018
• Blog / Uncategorized

  what not to pack for the dorms pretty much everything, honestly

  

  I live in North Carolina, which is a casual twelve hour drive away ... form, and they have to verify who you are. Preferably in a waterproof ... . There is also a Target in Central Square about a twenty minute walk from

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • July 9, 2026
• Blog / MISTI

  Another Journey Planned How to go abroad 101

  

  study abroad in college. The International Honors Program is a unique ... : “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page” -St ... ”. -Robert Louis Stevenson “To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  I like to break a mental sweat, too. Missed it by that much.

  

  is that you have a lot of Eastern European women who go "wa-PEE!" when ... ), or, in our case, a living group (Conner 2!). Now, I've played three ... brought in a bunch of ringers for other floors and let them destroy the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2005