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• Blog / Personal Travel

  what I did this summer unoriginal title, original experiences!

  

  In third grade, my parents sent me away to sleepaway camp for two ... had the idea to measure me again. I had grown a quarter of an inch in a ... -- you may not be surprised to hear -- that being an MIT student gives you

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes 2.0 what i am/am i doing with my life

  

  Here’s to a basically mid-semester check-in to what I spend my time ... half in now, it’s safe to say that I will have learned a lot by the end of this semester. Perhaps even enough to compensate for the fact that

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 27, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sorting of the Frosh (MacGregor Style) We don't have a Sorting Hat, but this is how MacGregor does In-House Rush

  

  Because freshmen are beginning to trickle onto campus and moving into their temporary rooms, what better time to talk about housing? Even though ... being admitted to MIT, students are invited to CPW and get to explore all

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 24, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

  so inclined) took ~5 years to perfect and develop? And look at it. It ... 's hard to imagine a simpler mechanism. And yet, to get that simple took an ... , that last half of the sentence was difficult to type given that I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  a strange idea. No one ever wants to be average. Society says that we should try to establish ourselves as individuals by being the best in ... to be different than everyone else to get into a good college. You

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Announcing New Bloggers for 2010! A digital debutante ball...

  

  , in this case Chris Su - met to choose new bloggers who will be joining the team for the coming year. It was an incredibly tough job to do ... to land a job as a blogger than it is to get into MIT in the first

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goldilocks and the n HASS classes too hot, too cold, just right. on picking a hass class.

  

  So while I like to pretend that I don't procrastinate sometimes, up ... class to last, so I have to find one that fits my schedule instead of really being able to just select a class I want to take just like I select

  • by Bryan
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  random thoughts about choices why mit? why not mit?

  

  say mit is only as hard as you want it to be. that is a lie, but so is ... want to ask isn't what matters, but what matters to me? if you haven ... true, but that doesn't mean you have to make a hasty one. then again

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 29, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  meet the baby bloggers! (some of whom are older than me)

  

  greatest pleasure to introduce to you, in my role as[annotation note="this basically means it is my job to be enthusiastic and helpful at everyone and ... completed applications (and 60 people started an app, but decided not to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 6, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  7 Rings actually just one but ya know

  

  rat, the ring design and what happens at ring delivery, I'm going to ... like to think that I've collected some diamonds through my time here. So here's to spoiling you with my riches: The Ultrium It's 100% ok to not

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 23, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2022 Wait List An update for students who accepted a place on our wait list

  

  According to the admissions profession's Code of Ethics and ... upon date by which students reply to offers of admission. Following May 1, we take about a week to determine the state of the incoming class, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  bump MIT students design products

  

  students will have taken an idea from nothing more than a sketch on paper to a real life product. This course is a FANTASTIC opportunity to get to ... specifications for fruit... or break things apart to learn. Despite the fact

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Early Action deadline is almost here The only thing scarier than October 31st is Nov 1st (just kidding, no need to…

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... the deadline for Early Action. Here are some things we want you to know ... understanding with teachers and schools. Your recommendations do not need to be in

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 31, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  HT@MIT: Cantab Lounge Poetry Slam An Amazing Show For A 10 Minute Walk And $3

  

  the National Poetry Slam! While it's generally difficult to get off campus during the week due to the general hustle and bussle of psets, I take every chance I can to drop by Central Square and listen to a few

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 4, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision Day Eve Your questions as the May 1 deadline approaches.

  

  the day by which admitted students need to let colleges know their ... decision? What more would you like to know about MIT? What are your lingering concerns? I am available, as are all of the bloggers, to field questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2013
• Blog / Events

  We Eat At Food Trucks A few may even start their own

  

  Last Thursday, I went to “Food Truck 101: The Conference”, a 4-hour ... planning to go to the Nate Silver event the same evening -- but that’s okay ... . To be honest, the food tastes a little too "healthy" for me, but plenty

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 6, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Publishing abroad A taste of an MIT-Russia student's blog

  

  ;congratulations on your debut!” There appears to be some sort of argument of ... , lol. I was going to translate (as best I could) the article from the English that I wrote it in to the typical Russian they publish in, but the

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Ask Me Anything no, really

  

  , but I'm also feeling reflective. I have a lot of wisdom to share with you all, but I'm not really sure where to start, so I figure this isn't a bad way to find a starting point: ask me anything in the

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • December 29, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application now available Apply now at MyMIT.

  

  Happy September! You can now log onto MyMIT to access the application for freshman admission to MIT. Your MyMIT page includes interview ... ability to track the different parts of your application. On your My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 1, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Monday A Boston institution.

  

  ’m referring to the Boston Marathon (won by Kenyan runner Geoffrey Mutai in ... celebratory atmosphere. I made my way from North Station to Kenmore Square around 11:20 am; thanks to the number of spectators heading that direction

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 19, 2011