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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An MIT FAQ Because it's better to laugh at blatant stereotypes than to let them make you angry

  

  College Confidential message boards), I've noticed an abundance of ... typical nerds? A. Definitely not. Many of us are very atypical nerds. Q. No ... how to talk about anything but science? A. Well, most of us don't. But

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rewind the Tape b.good so you can find the golden ticket.

  

  somewhat reminded of the day I turned 18 and tried to buy a lottery ticket ... office decided to take the monthly company party outside of the office and ... session on Bain & Company, a consulting firm. A lot of MIT graduates from

  • by Bryan
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Opening doors How being an MIT cheerleader can help you get a job.

  

  my internship at the National Institutes of Health the summer after freshman year. It's sort of another "how to do everything wrong" story ... internship program since my sophomore year of high school. I had always wanted

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  In Real Life Matt and I are in the process of putting together a "Meet The Bloggers" party.…

  

  For those of you who will be attending CPW, Matt and I are in the process of putting together a "Meet The Bloggers" party. Here's the ... , Daniel, Mitra, Allison, and Kevin in real life! There will be food (of

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Bad Haiku What better way to welcome spring than to write some awful haiku? Help me create…

  

  of decisions was ages ago (due to the fact that last week felt so very long). Sometimes quiet is good. A lot of the snow melted this past weekend. I'm seeing the first signs of spring. What better way to welcome

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Very, Very Important News That title is written to tantalize your RSS readers.

  

  Hi folks, Today was the 8th day in a row of selection committee. Everyone is super tired, but we'll all get a bit of a break soon and we ... me for the rest of the night... Seth and Summer are back together

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Letters Are In The Mail You are an incredible group of people, both academically and personally.

  

  record, I can't believe what an incredible group of people you are, both academically and personally. You are the best of the best. I wish we had enough room in the Institute for all of you, I really do. I'm off to enjoy a

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  I like to do the jumble sometimes

  

  , who was one of MIT's Educational Counselors, or ECs. He had retired to ... MIT just before the onset of World War II, and his MIT, while having the ... 20-20 hindsight of an admissions officer, I suspect that interview

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 9, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lewis Music Library Tra la la

  

  Instead of writing only about student life, I'm gonna try to write ... things you'd like to know more about (or see photos of, if you're unable to visit MIT), leave a comment at the end of the entry, k? According to the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 15, 2004
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is campus safe?

  well-being of the entire MIT community. "The MIT Police mission is to deliver total quality service to all the members of our community. We focus ... /text message/phone alerts of any emergency situations.
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I join the Design/Build/Fly Team?

  The MIT Design/Build/Fly team is composed mostly of undergraduate ... learn and practice some or all of the following: lightweight composite ... construction; use of CAD/FEA/drawing software such as SolidWorks; machining
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  realize that students in the U.S. have a huge array of extracurriculars to ... other countries may not have access to such a diverse range of options ... live or attend school. Don't be concerned about having a lot of extra
• FAQ / Transfer

  How do I apply as a veteran?

  our veterans page. MIT has a growing community of veterans on campus, which includes a dedicated Office of Student Veterans Success (SVS), committed to supporting the academic, financial, and personal goals of
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a February Updates & Notes Form (FUN)?

  as soon as possible after completion of the fall semester or after completion of the second quarter. Your school does not need to mail your ... school; MIT has all of my grades" option. The FUN Form includes an
• Blog / Classes

  classes i’m taking! (fall 2025) highways, storks, and movies

  

  information the next time the question comes up, instead of "🤔 I don't remember ... to register for this course as a way of returning to my roots. So far, we've discussed the history of transportation in the United States

  • by Victor D. '27
  • October 5, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If I had a nickel for every class I was taking this semester… I’d have 4.5 nickels.

  

  because they contribute so much to my enjoyment of MIT, so here's what I ... workings of the black-box tools we took for granted in 6.2050. For example, much of our work in 6.2050 relied on hardware simulators that magically

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 12, 2024
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, per se a selection of fantastic dishes, part 2

  

  . Now, allow me to present the sequel to my assortment of culinary ... to shutdowns, and some people lost their sense of smell due to the virus. Gastronomy seemed to be sacrificed in exchange for a sense of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 24, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Twenty thousand paper cuts and twenty thousand leaves

  

  next few days I used my laptop for my morning alarm instead of my phone ... for its front desk, it was only one of the packages I had ordered, and ... friend let me borrow one of their chargers, which didn't really work

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  relearning what i know now or: hi, i learned wrong my entire life.

  

  Since January, I've been having a sort of crisis about my place at ... me by and, apparently, get into MIT. But it's this very method of ... difficult problem, they don't ask for help after ten minutes of trying or even

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 22, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  On Friendship how my beliefs have changed over the years

  

  In an Uber ride during my freshman year, one of my friends turned to ... now” If you had said that statement to any of my classmates from high ... talk to anyone outside of the people I knew from different

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • November 2, 2019