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• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  Model S reservation for a red 85D.  As a thank you they let me walk out of ... Oregon for work.  I found a real estate agent, found a lot, and built a ... market for $250k.  Not a bad amount of appreciation for 2 years of

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / Events

  [joint post] we can’t hear you, you’re on mute another mystery hunt post

  

  the winning team in 2013']different name for each year of its existence ... they’ve known each other for a long time. But instead of feeling excluded ... kicked out in March, our[annotation note="which we use all year round for

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / Events

  SNOW SNOW SNOW! And other festivities.

  

  semester). Unless you want to be amazing and take 8.012 or 8.022 (Physics For ... 's affectionate synonym for "Technology-Enabled Active Leaning" and basically ... assignments online through a site called Mastering Physics. The online

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what I did this semester in broad strokes!

  

  , exercising more, being more on top of things, etc. But I think I did the best I ... Experimentation I also shopped 21M.601 - Drawing for Designers for a couple weeks, but I was very much not built for 7-10PM classes.   8

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • January 5, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 2 Wow, lots of questions to be answered...

  

  you the best. Let us know what we can do for you. Justin, in general, we ... us. It is the best way for us to be able to evaluate you fairly ... (or any other subject for that matter) is only the best score taken into

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Straight from the Dean’s mouth Time magazine readers chat with the MIT Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones.

  

  applicants considered to be the best 'match' for that school. They generally ... children will be admitted to the best colleges for them, regardless of where ... for girls. These days girls best boys at nearly everything having to do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Unwinding how i destress

  

  's definitely just a fun mindless source of stress relief for all of us. I'm a ... centered roguelike best played on a controller. The game is a rogue ... destress! Also, this is actually just an excuse for me to talk about the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  How I Spent IAP bonus content: one sentence statements about books and movies

  

  , even just for a little bit – that calms me down. Just for fun, I’ve also ... studying for the MCAT, the next great obstacle between me and medical school. The 6+ hour exam was scheduled for Friday, January 22nd, so I spent the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 29, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  're making the best choice for yourself), or to request a deferral/gap year ... register for CPW by Thursday, April 5, or when your travel plans are ... across the globe will be hosting gathering for the Class of 2016, as nearby

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Last First Month Because I procrastinated too long to say 'day' or 'week'

  

  are your plans for next year???" and I internally scream "I DON'T KNOW ... up for the Fall Career Fair and are interviewing with companies ... sweater and got my photo taken for the yearbook. For my senior quote, I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Entrepreneur’s Story How billionaire entrepreneur Pat McGovern '59 got his start.

  

  sent me checks for $20,000 each. I rushed to deposit the checks in my ... philanthropist behind such ventures as the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at ... play tic-tac-toe. I entered it in a science fair and won a prize. That

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  51 Things I Want to Say to 2022s one senior's autumn thoughts

  

  UROP mentors. The best way to treat the Impostor Syndrome for me was to ... . So audition for a play, dance group, a capella group, or something else ... -explanatory, I hope. Find the type of “relationship” that works best for you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  well, well look who's inside again

  

  online for so long that it's hard to separate my online self from my real ... commodify it, sell it for the blogs under some guise of 'relatability'. But in ... whatever. Dancing, singing, playing games. In a way, it's no surprise that I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 11, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what’s in the box? why is spring cleaning a common phrase but not fall cleaning hmm

  

  decisions for the play were very entertaining. i also met one of my friends ... (shoutout MIT Bhangra for pushing through) and we had some fun improv instead ... decisions, i believe i pulled up for a while and jammed for a bit. very fun, i

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 1, 2024
• Blog / Events

  “Freshman Musical Dorms” A question inspires an entire entry about housing. But I threw in some other stuff…

  

  Hello friends! News updates: IAP is over! This is sad for most people, but happy for me, because I'll actually be attending FEWER hours of ... such useful tips as do's and don'ts for a first date. She also had plenty

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Magic of Those Ivory Keys (Guest Blog!) Part 2 of 3 of "Why I Declared a Humanities Major at MIT" series!

  

  students at MIT have, I chose for myself to continue playing piano. I think ... see music playing a role in it? Jenn: As of now, my plans for after MIT ... ) major at MIT. (and premed! muahaha) Jenn '11 has played at venues such as

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What Is This, a Crossover Episode? Jacob Collier and Yo-Yo Ma come to MIT

  

  … special surprise… for us that day. I will say nothing more.” I was very ... the first kind of “special surprise” I was hoping for. For context ... ="Wikipedia lists 12 different instruments he plays

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 23, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.

  

  didn’t stop academically. I took online classes, and then I worked on ... go places to work online. That being said, it is doable. It is ... provided me, and I’d go to McDonalds for the Wi-Fi, where I would learn all

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 24, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  ZigZag Episode 8 A new video podcast episode.

  

  Episode 8 of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is out now; I serve as host for this episode. My favorite part was getting to interview the "red jackets," MIT's 50 year reunion class: the Class of 1956. Check it out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  For a gaspingly radiant millisecond after I received my acceptance ... the sentence you've all been waiting for: life is full of ... finished 8th grade), if not for the unhappy fact that I climbed 253 flights

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009