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  An Origin Story Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the Jinchūriki

  

  applied for. The idea of failure was crushing and at times it felt like I ... everything was ok. Stop at the kitchen and grab some sort of cake or pie ... myself how to code. I guess looking back at it, the time between the end of

  • by kellen manning
  • January 28, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Faculty Luncheon for Local* Admitted Students *local: from New England or New York, or anyone who just happens to be in…

  students in New England and New York got the invite. But if you just happen ... Hello, everyone. This is probably the first time anyone has heard of ... news! Our faculty, an amazing group of folks, asked how they could help

  • by mitblogs
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Fall Recap Entropy, Research, and Other Out-of-Class Happenings

  

  of the protests, I love the Saturdays at PPLM. The activity pushes me ... these soon. Best of all, I get to bond with new residents, transfers and ... in the winter of my freshman year. But life matters were really

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 17, 2016
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer exchange programs?

  MIT offers a number of opportunities to study, work, research, and teach abroad.  
• Blog / People & Identities

  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! 🦃 Yara has a peath sign on her head!

  

  food, but also 2) intentionally offer dishes from a variety of cultures to give everyone a little taste of home. I’ve tried dorm food at ... . Throughout high school, my mom woke up at the literal crack of dawn to drive me

  • by Hala K. '29
  • November 27, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Brass Rat 2017 revealing our class's Brass Rat at the 2017 Ring Premiere

  

  to hold it at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. Funny ... The MIT Class of 2017 Brass Rat was revealed on February 13th during the 2017 Ring Premiere. I had the pleasure of serving on the 2017 Ring

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  older at the astonishing rate of one (1) year per annum, which means that ... biology as the love of my life, and (3) soon I won't be one of the "new kids ... , MISTI, career fairs - MIT offers a lot of resources, but you have to take

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  on knowing what I’m doing in which I decide to go to grad school

  

  , ten years from now, at some corporate office in New York or San ... I wrote a blog at the end of last summer subtitled "so many different ... , and looking at the future I saw only hazy outlines of possible paths. At

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 3, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Show In Town [by David Freilach, Guest Blogger/Assistant Director, LVAC] ARTalk guest blogger David Freilach checks out the…

  

  entrance to the new Central Square Theater. (Photo by CST) I had the chance to take a hardhat tour of the new Central Square Theater less than two ... confused to exuberant to contemplative to humorous at the drop of a hat. A

  • by ARTalk
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 6

  

  Today I got in early, giving me a chance to read my copy of the New York Times; also, Ben and I had a nice conversation about the Clay ... days, followed by several weeks of solidifying the class, selecting the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  how to change policies at mit [joint post with Rona W.] our CUP of tea

  

  ']SCUFFY.[/annotation] DormCon elects new officers at the end of each semester, but any student ... [annotation note="unlike other universities, most of mit's classes are 12 units ... students with a full year of credits (96 units) at the end of first-year fall

  • by Phi A. '21
  • May 28, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... the University of Chicago (and many other schools), we're happy to grant ... students plan gap years. Adds Lee Stetson, dean of admissions at the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  NM – u? Sometimes there just isn't that much crazy in my life. Splish splash.

  

  Most of my weeks at MIT have been crazy and cool and full of interesting things about which I can't wait to blog. The rest of the weeks ... myself to New York Magazine during my breaks. Also, here I get an amazing

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 23, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  (Aetna Professor of Public Policy and Corporate Management at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard) educated my freshman advising seminar a ... a whole day until he flew down to New York City to appear on The

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A grab bag filled with a magical camp and the Big Apple One month of activities in one entry.

  

  summer projects at the National Institutes of Health (I’m close, but it ... mug), hanging out in New York City, and more. I’m really only getting ... Charles River on a spring morning. As I sit on the train from New York to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes: Junior Spring Edition + notes on MIT academics in general

  

  practice the new material. And, at the end of the semester, we get to write ... class best taken at MIT, as the Institute is on the forefront of ... so (the downside of new methods: much of the older social science

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 25, 2017
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  friendful life recently

  

  anything shu going out of their way to visit me this weekend from new york ... . i've come to peace with a lot of the things that kept me up late at ... stretch at mit and being welcomed with opened arms the council of yuri

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... the University of Chicago (and many other schools), we're happy to grant ... students plan gap years. Adds Lee Stetson, dean of admissions at the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  's response and the new reality of being an MIT student during COVID-19. At ... , it seems like universities keep announcing plans at the last minute ... at home – sometimes the dead of night was the only time I could truly

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! Do yourself a favor and watch this! Make sure you're not doing anything for the…

  

  method of scientific teaching and that of premed-prominent universities in America. At MIT, Dr. Lee said, the focus of science is to teach you to ... be applying to MIT this year. At the end of June I had the opportunity

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 24, 2009