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• Blog / About Decisions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  day with MadMatt and Nance Nance Revolution to make sure we're ready for ... down. She says: "MIT is not just a university - it's a concept, an ideal ... . And that's not an exaggeration." There's a bit of silence as we all

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  New Semester From caving adventures to amazing classes, MIT is awesome.

  

  , dreams and struggles in the hopes that someone will benefit from my sharing, and I hope you enjoy reading about them :) Thus, I decided to write a “what’s happening this semester” post and explain what’s new for this year

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 13, 2013
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  The end of a chapter

  

  to pack my whole life there into 4 suitcases, attend a May ball and say farewell to all my friends. I then flew back to Boston on 20th June and started work/research the next day! Sounds exhilarating and somewhat

  • by Linh V. '13
  • July 8, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Another Journey Planned How to go abroad 101

  

  , Michigan; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Cape Town, South Africa; and Hanoi, Vietnam to gain a better understanding of the social, political and economic systems ... looking for a program that didn’t promise that and rather had a different

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  14 Questions with a Course 14 Professor 📈📉 An interview with Jon Gruber!

  

  personally found the real-world analogies and anecdotes in lecture to be far ... equalities, compromises, and costs. I also ventured, on one rainy afternoon ... Harvard, healthcare policy, economics research, technical writing, and more

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • May 6, 2026
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a semester in glass! i made a lot of things :D

  

  learning with the MIT Glass Lab, and I had an absolutely amazing time. Here's a walkthrough of all the different things I made this semester and ... glassblowing, I'll include some explanations of technical terms too. (And if you

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 28, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a lonely but exciting road and choosing to traverse it

  

  A few days ago, I was minding my business, cleaning my room, and ... , often theorized to be about twigs’ relationship and engagement with Robert Pattinson that became the subject of much hate, negativity, and racism by

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • April 14, 2026
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Weekend Trip to Salem, MA romance, adventure, and no witchcraft

  

  United States?" There are more than one romantic lighthouse and Winter ... weeks when final projects and exams become real threats. He said, “Yeah ... few accommodation options. Between historical hotel and reasonable inn

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Relaxing Weekend Did you ever hear about that whole firehose analogy?

  

  different type of burger is named after a state, and Sam can name the toppings ... , and they're awesomely helpful. (Yes, awesomely is a word. At least, it ... was good because I was up bright and early on Saturday. I showed up at

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Real Deal no impostors here

  

  these national scholars and competition people and I'm just a guy from ... still. :) ... I sort of want to email admissions and ask "So thank you ... after they learned more about their fellow admits. Online, at CPW, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  Two years ago (wow time flies), I went to CPW, and I came away ... mystical fog of technological magic and innovation. I still decided to come ... , upperclassmen I knew from high school, and of course the academic excellence and

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Money! Money! Money! Life is like monopoly, except you're not a pewter Tophat and it costs WAY more…

  

  of "prease" if Biology has taught me anything) and finally become fully fledged frosh and other alliterations! Want to eat ice cream on toast for ... 're adults now and that means you get to make choices. Of course that also

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  psychology grew out of a call for universal education, and that it reciprocally ... After talking to my friends during the first week of senior year and ... three days. And, if you're sly (or legitimately busy, but nobody can tell

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m Kind of a Big Deal Leaves and famous people alike think so.

  

  matters worse, I was wearing open heels, and had recently showered (it ... your liberal art courses and still have a good chance of making it in MIT ... thing you could do would be to come here, stay with an MIT student, and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  From the other side of grad school Trust me, I'm a doctor

  

  “He touched the brim of his hard hat and glanced back at the dome, white and round like an ancient temple, while a thought crossed his mind ... hours and many questions later, I had reached my last slide and was asked

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  About That Email an error, and an apology

  

  from our early admits and current applicants. Shortly thereafter, we sent ... Chimp to send emails to prospective and admitted students. MailChimp requires ... and we sometimes have to tell you things about stuff.   But what

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  More than 9000 reasons not to groan at my poor usage of outdated memes. ALSO, CPW!

  

  students who are thinking about joining the class of 2015, and/or those ... attendees have not been and will not all be admitted (in my mind, I viewed it as elimination round 2, and was hoping for Survivor-esque challenges

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Potpourri Blog Post food... etc.

  

  Coming off of a state-of-mind-altering weekend in Maine with people ... profound blog post, so I’ll go ahead and zoom in on some the crazy things ... ; Bane of my existence, and I know I’m not alone. For 8.01 – the intro

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Typhoon, Wedding Highlights from my trip to Asia.

  

  inspired by a friend's wedding in Malaysia. It was a hot and steamy holiday, but well worth the visit and time away from the office. I'm still catching up on email and various projects I'm behind on since returning from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a pedestrian! I’m a motorist! Pedestrian! Motorist! Read on, my children, and you shall see of our midnight ride to IHOP.

  

  United States (1700 miles). And I complain about 120. He can also open his ... bike there after 3-6-0? Matt and Jose are going. We can invent a dance ... Hop with people you know from all branches of MIT. Jose is course 6. And they

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2005