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  MIT Regular Action Deadline Some answers to frequently asked questions about regular action and the MIT application process. Our…

  

  Admissions is currently closed for the holidays, and is not accepting emails or answering phone calls (and I am on vacation!). The office will reopen on ... , about standardized test requirements or statistics. And below, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2009
• Blog / Events

  I’m only happy when it rains. You can't take pictures in Boston. Don't even try.

  

  vegetarianism. Anyway, we took the wraps (and nutella milkshakes) down to the park, set out Ruth's blanket (a family heirloom), and settled into a nice ... a production of Hamlet, starring Jeffrey Donovan from Hitch and Book

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  cute date ideas or like. hang out ideas

  

  the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Institute of Contemporary Art, and the ... list of fun Ellie-tried-and-tested things to do with one or more people ... something modular!), or create a gift with the yarn and fabric supplies

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 11, 2025
• Blog / Events

  life, with the brass rat we're halfway there????????????

  

  event is somehow both underwhelming and overwhelming. Underwhelming, in that there are no activities other than taking pictures, snacking, and ... where a whole class is together, and this was one of them. It’s fun seeing

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • August 26, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  for recreational purposes, and when I decided to apply I went back, but ... application season, and if so, then this post is for you! First I’d like to ... abroad, and the answers I'd give with the experience I now have, (which is

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thinking Positive Sophomore year was kind of awful. But there were happy things! I'll focus on the…

  

  allowed me to stay calm, I started seeking help to manage my stress, and I became more involved in promoting mental health and general health on ... , and the bad.  I want to focus on the happy things. Here are the happy

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faith Embracing uncertainty as the world changes around us

  

  beat, and a high-pitched beep every two seconds. My sheets were warm and ... and the sun’s rays streaked through a break in the clouds as if the earth was catching a glimpse of heaven. I felt safe, warm, and full of

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome People of 2016 part 1 of an incomplete list of the greatest and coolest

  

  , intersectionality, and the current state of health services for young people. We ... program that I'd introduced here). The eight Youth Advocates and our two mentors gathered in the conference room for a final learning session and de

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living the MEng life same, different, same

  

  '."]Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science[/annotation]offers a ... undergrads, and with an application that took me and my friends about 20 ... . So this year, me, some of my closest friends, and like half of everyone

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 27, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  an infinite nine year old and the infinite nineteen year old he became

  

  Raiye and I on a vast array of adventures across the United States and ... thing I’ve ever said, because I obviously knew what snow was and had seen it multiple times before the day of this story. I was nine and grew up

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • September 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  't had time to blog, and what I've been doing instead. The main reason, though, is that I wanted to write something perfect and meaningful and personal yet protective of my friends' and family's privacy, and I refused to

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  Here at MIT, and - let's be honest, since this is more of a lifetime ... weeks. I find that it really comes and goes in cycles, and this year it ... modern corporate environment of Japan, and sending two hundred and four

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  love letter to the ‘tute miss miss miss

  

  the past month (classes here start early January) and will return to MIT ... halls. i am exploring London and hopefully, nearby places as well (which i ... about how much i miss MIT. i spent junior fall in a very weird state of

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 21, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear Prospective 2020s Passing on advice that good people have given me

  

  's equally possible to find these things, and happiness, at other universities ... Dear Prospective 2020s, You've made it this far, and EA decisions ... mentors, because I think I'm still a bit too young and foolish to be

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Sacred Space and why it matters to unplug once in awhile

  

  in the long awaited spring sun streaming through the windshield and ... and listening to one of my favorite programs on public radio and the guest was Sherry Turkle who directs the MIT Initiative on Technology and

  • by Kris Guay
  • April 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  had a perfect view of Cambridge and Boston out my window. The plane was flying east as I stared north at the city I now call home, and the Charles River and the bay glittered like uncut gems in the light. It took me but a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Halfway Through MIT Where I’ve been, and where I’m going

  

  Mel: This is a guest post by my friend Mitali C. '24, a course 20 and ... completed two years at MIT, and I plan to graduate after I finish four years here. Two divided by four is one half, and that’s a little terrifying

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 25, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator The very basics, for people who have never used it

  

  Some of my blogger friends and non-blogger friends have asked me to ... images, and make files to laser cut. Setting up your document The first ... +s after the document is made to choose a directory, save, and rename if you

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • February 19, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Terence ‘13 The second in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  school and to get accepted into a great college. Sometimes this dream can ... ’s getting ready for summer classes at the Massachusetts Institute of ... , and getting an 1850 SAT score, Terence was this year’s

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2010 Ring Premiere I bring you the 2010 Ring Premiere, in full living color!

  

  ! And so, after three beautiful years of Ring Premiere blog entries, I ... , actually. I remember reading Melis's ring premiere entry as a prefrosh and ... and create an identity that represents your class as a whole, so why not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 20, 2008