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• Blog / Admissions

  let’s talk about financial aid a different kind of holiday miracle

  

  about being at a top university, there are plenty of middle- and lower ... of smart, kind, and lucky to be granted early admission to MIT, congrats!!!! I'm sure you're off somewhere floating between denial and pride

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Third times the charm or so I hope

  

  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, and took part in the ... The past few weeks have been quite the welcome-back-to-MIT-and ... , Detroit for a competition, Chicago to visit my cousin at residency, and NYC

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Imbibing the Nostalgia Punch More akin to jumping on the bandwagon than drinking the kool-aid in that it is…

  

  into the present and, lest MIT spontaneously implode, many more strange and distant future presents. Her energy is unfamiliar (if I got only ... relocated to 10am-6pm and careening in the direction of 'hand-wavy'. The day I

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  What I Did on Registration Day I registered.

  

  resumes in twelve hours, a carton of eggs waiting to crack and hatch their ... about classes with my advisor for 10 minutes, and walked out with seven classes and her pen (oops- if any of her other advisees are reading this, I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering your questions

  

  female (and then there are the five sororities and the Women's Independent ... you there and not someone who'd rather be in a coed living group ... : "What made you decide on MIT in the first place, and what are the major

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Flow: Writing Like Yourself *insert prospective 2021 clickbait tagline*

  

  frantically typing up essays fueled by caffeine and a tinge of desperation. Each ... , highlighting my accomplishments, challenges I'd overcome, my individuality, and my impressive vocabulary. Being word-limit averse and untrained in the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 19, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  .03, 8.02, and a hass class." hosed: adj the state of being exhausted ... of words we made up and toss at each other — here are a few you may ... assortment of words you may hear majors, minors, and class names further

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  the Big Rocks are calling and I must go MITOC winter school!!

  

  not through the words that you and I use. [caption id="attachment_96820 ... cold, and the way the sun disappears by four bothers me a lot actually ... covered by soft ice. But if I can get myself out of the house and into the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summer Decisions

  

  thinks, and feel out the atmosphere of a different, non-NRAO institution ... shape: get a master's in Science Writing from MIT and a Ph.D. in astronomy ... unexplored intersection of science research and public outreach. Before the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Advice from Graduating Seniors to incoming freshmen

  

  the Class of 2021 will gather and President Reif will give a welcoming ... ; MIT can be overwhelming will all the advice you hear left and right. But ... personal growth, and a big part of that is understanding your limits. Find

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Startups in Dorm Room Fund a venture fund run by students for students

  

  partners and scour their campuses for the most innovative student startups to ... chapter have been founded by MIT, Harvard, and Tufts students. There's also ... Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and the Bay Area, and an average

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 8, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Jigsaw Puzzle of Opinions Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  personal biases and cultural influences. It wasn’t until I took a moment to sit down and write my opinions on personal and political matters and ... understanding of how my Ethiopian and American roots played a part. For example, I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • March 25, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A quick one, while he’s away I write reviews of things that I know nothing about.

  

  things and I thought I would relate them to you in the form of reviews. I ... me. First, I went to see "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" with ... Roald Dahl's major output (Chocolate Factory, Glass Elevator, James and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 16, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  As the City Slumbers thoughts while walking in a park

  

  kids at the playground, and a trio of middle school boys in neon orange ... normally visit, but this year they stayed in Canada, and Covid safety means hangouts among friends are few and far between (and socially distanced). I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  farewell, first semester p/nr-ing just hard enough

  

  for the past few months, Nashua conjures images of flatness and ... trees flow endlessly past the window, of loneliness and stagnancy and ... morning, of the cold, sunny walks to and from the bus stop, and of the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 19, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  3 / A team effort Roll Tech: Your newest Intercollegiate High Team silver medalists!

  

  took it slow, taking time to rest up, take care of my body and mind, go grocery shopping, catch up on some TV and books, cook my favorite breakfast ... , declutter my room, meet up with friends over lunch and boba, watch Nervous

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 12, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Hi, Applicant to the Class of 2021! here, i try to convince you that it's ok to be dazed and confused right…

  

  heading to MIT one hour and then think that I wasn't getting into my state college the next. And I got lots of work here now, but at least I ... about this time during my senior year of high school and that was really

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  head above the water (intro post) an inner dialogue about my first month of classes

  

  could get used to the water temperature before going out further and ... being suspended in this void for a few seconds, my legs swaying back and ... trips down and back. I only made it down half of the lane when I grabbed

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 9, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Preparing for Pi Day MIT decisions come out this Friday: what to do between now and then...

  

  MIT password and asked him to check for me. I got to experience the torturous ... cell phone buzzing in my pocket and loading the text message my brother ... own. You might want to wait until nighttime and open your letter under

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Good Advice On Advisors

  

  under their wing at the institute and, as their namesake implies, advise ... about how happy my former english teacher would be! And how fortunate, because I'm sure the rest of my blogs will have enough run-ons and comma

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 19, 2011