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• Blog / Challenges

  Under Water catch your breath

  

  hoping they will do the right thing by you. Because when I reached out ... Boston Harbor, I walked the esplanade not once or twice but three times. I ... to finish the semester or if I'd have to complete it later. If I would

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  Talking About Dining There's been a lot of talk on campus about one thing – dining.

  

  mean we don't really have one. You, your parents, or someone else will ... , MIT doesn't like subsidizing food. So, over the past year or two a ... with widespread student condemnation. Operationally, there will big some

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Pics or it didn’t happen? It happened!

  

  right: Kate Rudolph, "Tetrahedron Packing" // Will Drevo, "A Man Named ... 's (2nd place overall, 1st place audience choice) speeches:  

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  -- early action (November 1 deadline) or regular action (January 1 deadline ... recommendation -- one from a math or science teacher ("Evaluation A") and one from ... will respect their time. So whether your application deadline is about a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  will at least consider, just for a moment, taking a gap year (read on for ... a one-year (or sometimes two-year) deferral from starting at MIT, you ... 3-108 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 We will grant a deferral for almost any

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I am a bachelor of science and a master of engineering. In which I make a Voltaire reference and the soup is a metaphor but luckily…

  

  recipe. Potato Soup Chop four carrots, three or four stalks of celery, an onion, three or four large potatoes, and one leftover pork chop (or ... broth.       Add broth (any broth; we used chicken stock). Simmer ten

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 21, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  wait for it for those awaiting decisions

  

  internet or even snail mail, but by Hermes, the messenger god. It was a ... later. Clean your room. Your parents will thank you. Work on your other college apps. A lot of universities have January 1st deadlines, and that

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Ethnicity Information (Optional) No easy way in.

  

  Mexican-American, for example, will buy your way into the college of your ... scholarship? If I mark an identity will that give me brownie points with the ... laugh or scream. Was he suggesting that folks, like myself, who belong to

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / How to Food

  sourdough start & restart & starter this is and is not a metaphor

  

  something, maybe that means you will also like it! It turns out that having a ... . Aulus and his growth, or lack thereof, occupied[annotation note="this is a ... pro, don't tell me all the ways I screwed up.)" /] Idk, man. Sometimes

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Seasons of Spam Next up: a Nostalgic entry about my frosh year. After Finals. Maybe.

  

  , although I'm not *technically* an Apple fan (I love my Macbook Pro, but I refuse to buy an iPhone - I didn't even own an iPod until just a year ago

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT is just another place An article from The Tech - MIT's school newspaper

  

  after the A or B in the course; instead, I went for understanding the ... the ability to create our own heaven or hell. It really depends on the individual. Try discussing probability with people outside of MIT or quantum

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Happy Things Yay!

  

  cool really cool things going on: 1. the Global Poverty Initiative ... snow tomorrow or something. At least we haven't gotten any earthquakes ... weekend to end all weekends or something because it was CPW, but actually

  • by Karen F. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘How to College’ Masterpost A comprehensive guide for frosh, from all corners of the interwebz.

  

  whether the owners will take them down, or edit the content. Some of them ... or two of these links will be useful. Many of them are to posts on my ... all that are feeling a bit nervous. Hopefully, I’ve addressed most

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Guide to Farmer’s Markets We found lychee in a hopeless place.

  

  or larger, and some items will be more or less ripe than others, or ... excited that I bought some strawberries (for $1!!) and blueberries and ... . Dorms aren’t really like houses or apartments, you know? Especially the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 10, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday, Simmons Hall! 20 things I’m grateful for in my dorm

  

  event, here are 20 things that I’m grateful for in my dorm. 1. I live ... . Just look at him – isn't he so cute? [carousel image1="83282" image2 ... the 6th floor: [carousel image1="83277" image2="83278" image3

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 4, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  transfer over next fall or will these classes only be used for placement ... The fourth in a series... With a week until the May 1st postmark ... time or I'll crash. Also, I've recently been horrified by the GMO

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Collections Simple

  

  thoughts about whether or not my Bachelor's will be the end of my educational ... 've reached this strange turning point in my life where I want to do things more ... around me, or even the opinions I have of others. I am currently taking 9

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 23, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Year vs. Senior Year The same, but different...

  

  or a new UROP, and pre-semester cleaning of my new home, the DPhi ... .01: Physics Mechanics, 3.091: Solid-State Chemistry, 21F.076: Globalization, and 21F.181: Chinese Streamlined 1. That was 5 classes (not all were “full

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / IAP

  IAP and Igloos This is an entry about IAP. IAP is the month of January. It's...February. I know.

  

  thing to buy was the mystery bag. The mystery bag was a veritable wealth ... couldn't otherwise sell, like Hello Kitty erasers, Keropi compact mirrors ... the fall term through January - or you can take crash courses in pottery

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 25, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Info Session Courtesy of Ben Jones

  

  rigor) to decide whether or not you will be able to do the work here. Take ... between our two entries you'll get either ALL of what he says or half of ... genome guy? yeah, that's him) you will spend the first three minutes

  • by Snively '11
  • March 28, 2008