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• Blog / Admissions

  Writing Workshop I just wrote an entire post and my browser crashed. dfsdfksdfojfoajwefoiajdwf.

  

  a particularly good entry, they happen to deviate from their work and ... more refined word choice, subtle humor, and poignant advice. For it was ... for a quick bite) and reassembled it here, only to discover that one of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  to be somewhat controversial: Jones believes that creativity and ... , and we in college admissions officers reinforce that, they don't get ... lot of kids to be able to do that and not force everybody to have all of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Pros and Cons, as Told by Residents "because EC is home 400ever"

  

  East Campus has a reputation. It's known as the mysterious and “intense” dorm of people with no shoes and dyed hair. But, not everyone who ... ” activities like building rollercoasters and fire-spinning. As proof, I can

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  by checking off completed GIR, REST, Lab, and HASS classes, as well as the requirements of your specific major(s) and minor(s). You can create ... descriptions, move courses around, and save different paths. Check it out

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Unity

  

  , we were roughly equal proportions Christian and Muslim. Each day, the Muslim students and staff would gather under the roof of a building opposite our hostels and classes for prayer. And each Sunday, the Christian

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 30, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  I Can Talk to Anyone perseverating with caution

  

  to purely engage in small talk– and that’s okay! If I introduce myself and all you want to say is “This weather is wild” and “It’s that time of the semester am-I-right?”, then I will happily listen and give the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 13, 2022
• Blog / CPW

  I’m nervous to meet you A letter to the prefrosh at the dawn of CP*

  

  MIT, glue then back together, and show you this amazing institution from ... , departments, administration, and admissions office have worked tirelessly on ... ’ve done a pretty bang-up job. We’ve got TONS of fun and interesting events

  • by Powers '23
  • April 17, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard Me trying to find a balance between work and fun

  

  and just kind of doing nothing but chillin. However, on the other end I ... very many times that I would spend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights ... . Often, I didn’t really mind because I really liked school and I would also

  • by Ben O. '19
  • July 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I never want to finish my P.E. requirement MIT PE might be the best thing that's happened in my whole (short) athletic history

  

  machines (or myself)! The course taught me that and more. The first couple classes were spent quickly going over how to use each of the machines and ... reps, and space for us to track our progress. Each class we would run

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2009 Brass Rat My highly biased and personal opinions about Ring Premiere.

  

  represent "MIT's unique hacking community and rivalry with other institutions ... year and high school's symbol on one side, and a custom design on the other (mine has my name and a field hockey symbol). Here at MIT, we do

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  RA Blogger Applications Due Wednesday 9/6 At Noon Extended deadline...

  

  As stated in the original post, they were actually due on 8/31, but I forgot to remind you, so I've extended the deadline. :-) If you wish to be considered, please get your application in on time! We will try to make

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  semester's worth of essays - and music!!) back though!! :( Haha - so this is ... , and you'll see open laptops although their owners are still very much engaged in watching the movie. Walk into any communal psetting area, and you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what makes fear worth it musical theater and anxiety

  

  ’) internal state of mind warrants a whole song and dance number. It elevates ... minutes and immediately enter the state of high emotional tension that your ... Despite being a brief and shallow fan of Hamilton in middle school, I

  • by Kai V. '25
  • February 27, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Flying ranting and venting

  

  visit all 50 states and 37 countries, with nights spent in too many hotel ... afterwards. After returning to the States, we exchanged phone numbers, and soon ... I fly a lot. Fact: aside from April and July, I’ve flown every month

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 18, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fear of Flying Shake the haters off.

  

  only got in because you're (blank)." And you know what, it really hurt ... essays, filled out the forms. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but ... mean, I think we all do. No one wants to get on a stage and forget their

  • by Bryan
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  It’s been a long road… ...gettin from there to here

  

  State program), tech companies, and the UN, all of which is pretty neat ... seventeen and a half years.[/caption] Hello, blog readers! This is Jessie (they/them or she/her), class of 2007 and one of the earliest MIT

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  bursting the MIT Bubble when 🅱️ig 🅱️ome Energy gets too real

  

  to trial and error. we can turn in our psets barefoot and then binge Netflix for eight hours and it's completely acceptable because, hey, at least we actually did the pset!!!! and when we're living in this strange

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Big Dreams, Small Mind The troubles of being in school and doing research for too long.

  

  University. I am currently working on a number of blog posts that will be ... and I really want to give you guys everything I can, as far as the past ... am a course 20 (biological engineering), and I am in my 3rd year at MIT

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 24, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  C’est la Vie In which I describe my summer in words, without photos (yet).

  

  to rigorous AP or university-level classes in our Junction and Delve ... , 2008 Right after school ended, I hopped on a plane and embarked again on ... Taiwan), and eating great, cheap, awesome Taiwanese food again. I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My first music festival It was muddy.

  

  .   * * *   Raphael and I left Charlottesville after work on Friday. We rolled down the windows, rolled back the sunroof, and cruised along I-81S past a flurry of state forests. We made a quick stop in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 5, 2013