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• Blog / How to MIT

  Expanding on Pass No Record It's not so much a time machine, as it is a dodgeball cannon!

  

  ). Unless you kicked some serious butt in a crazily academic high school or ... punching you repeatedly in your beautiful face, but one thing MIT really ... semester transcript. Let me say that again. YOU CAN NOT GET AN F ON YOUR

  • by Snively '11
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 Halloween Costume Ideas for MIT Students but they're pretty bad

  

  Is this you? Are you an MIT student who can't get in on the October fun because you're drowning in problem sets? Is midterm season killing ... you inspired for a spoOOoky time at MIT! #1 – Pretend you go to a

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 15, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  living away from home lessons learned

  

  define your budget and expected costs. You can't expect people to live with ...  need. Check if there's an in-house washer and dryer, if that is important to you ... 's hard. The best thing you can do is communicate it. Voice your problem

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 10, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admission Interview Tick tock!

  

  have asked them, haven’t you?), our ECs can be busy. Getting in touch ... in MyMIT that they intend to apply EA. For those of you who haven ... around the corner. While I hate to distract you from the application

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role Of A Teacher A discussion regarding recent events in a Colorado classroom.

  

  interested in what you have to say about this. I'm referring to the story ... discuss them. So what I'm asking you to discuss is not in regards to the ... what you think about his actions in terms of educating his students. Was

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  just doesn’t sink in. You will catch up, slowly but surely. Also, taking beginner classes doesn’t disadvantage you in any way- I’ve had people ask me ... . Sometimes people get awarded less aid than they need- you can always appeal

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  (K)onstantly not good enough baby's first sabremetrics

  

  As some of you may know I am a big Patriots fan. Yesterday the ... - and in between flashbacks to the Superbowl-That-Didn't-Happen - I ... being scored on; the Patriots barely squeaked out with shootouts in games

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Let’s talk about interviews The ultimate guide

  

  helps if you have things in mind to talk about and can elaborate on your ... you can add some context and details to your application. It’s a chance ... .org/blogs/entry/advice_on_how_to_approach_your/      1. Process and Timeline In some of the posts above, you

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing the MIT Application Essays Hurgh. I know.

  

  lil' bit about me 0:36 Why you DON'T need to stress out 1:21 What "being yourself" means 3:47 The "what do you do for fun?" essay 4:37 The "what do you want to study?" essay 5:17 The "how do you improve the lives of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  One for sorrow, two for joy Never surrender your dreams.

  

  discover a whole new territory. Make your mark in whatever way you can - on ... you finally choose. And I mean that with all my heart. But in the long ... . Take advantage of every opportunity you can find to pursue what matters

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

  learning about Things!! cool classes explained in easy words

  

  that you only really understand something if you can explain it to a five ... sharing our work in such a way that other people can easily understand and ... part of it is in how we talk -- being excited when you talk, speaking

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 16, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivered celebrating halfway at the finish line

  

  , February 13 at the Boston Park Plaza! If you recall from earlier in this post ... [annotation note="Senior Ball is similar to Ring Delivery in that you put on ... In this blog post, I’ll share the saga of the Class of 2022’s Ring

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 22, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  Correction from my previous entry: I'm told that you can paint your room in Burton-Connor too, as long as you clear it with the house manager ... are made to fit together, not built as a single entity. So you can

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rush, rush Why you should live on my floor, with special guest star Paula Abdul.

  

  ), which you can read about in everybody else's blog. Basically, during the ... , decide which one you'd really like to live in based on meeting the people ... area of the dorm you'd like to live in. After that, certain floors, like

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ah, TV… A super-sized value meal for the mind, not the body.

  

  As you know, we are hunkered down reviewing all of the MIT Regular Action Applications. Can I be frank with you? (As apposed to Bob? I'm so ... -fats. See how much time I saved you on the treadmill? Be sure that you can use

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun with Legos A photo journal of THE coolest room I've ever seen.

  

  .... Yes. Yes, that is in fact what you think it is. A monkey made entirely out of Legos. You know, you can get a UROP here? I mean c'mon, who ... Mindstorms) in the Media Center (the people who brought you the Jerk

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  SnowDays while you're waiting for decisions

  

  sit in the front page of SnowDays, you can watch the most recent ... cuts in, and it shows the result you'll get when you unfold it. It ... 2009: The fantastic thing about SnowDays is that you can share your

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 8, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Political Process For the civic-minded

  

  other chairs you can hold in Senior House are treasurer, soccomm (social ... In ...Yeah. So, you probably recognize that slogan because it seems ... personal politics here - if you really want to know, you can talk to me - but

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  In The City That Never Sleeps NEEEEEEEEW YORK CIIIIIIIIITY

  

  some museums in the near future. You can watch my first day of NYC life ... Spanish Incubator, where I would study Spanish poetry and literature in the ...  not in Spain and I was left with effectively nothing to do this IAP

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 17, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  's something to avoid if you can. It's unlikely to be the difference between getting in and not getting in, but you'd rather look your best throughout ... As you begin your MIT application and other college applications, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008