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• Blog / How to MIT

  Parting Remarks Part I: Leaving Marks reciprocal changes

  

  to an end. It would be great if I left more than bones and a carbon ... to its end. And I do not want to be just an entry in the registrar ... I was here and I affected MIT in ways other than bringing down the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus is quiet summer thoughts and happenings

  

  people on the bed and one in my chair, when enter Brenda through the doorway. Brenda is bubbly and sweet and used to live on this floor and is ... she wants, and that I think her dress is cute. Nick is on the other

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  High Schoolers), and have noticed that many of them have similar themes ... scrolling and scanning, here's a table of contents: 1. Calculus and APs aren ... people or the world, and that I'm not smart enough to pursue what I want to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / Events

  “Exactly” the Same We're not being too critical! We're MIT students!

  

  Mystery Hunt ended just over a week ago and I think it's safe to say ... the storyline, the adventures we had, our victories and defeats, and ... little glimpse into the average Mystery Hunt puzzle solving session and a

  • by Snively '11
  • January 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  know, the ones that have something to read every day, and you rip them ... satisfaction and 2) way more scratch paper than you'll ever need. I always get ... a single word), Sudoku, and so many more. Sometimes I even have two at

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] This is Junior Lab, not Junior Theory By Jorian B. '25

  

  programming, statistics, LaTeX, and electronic equipment. You then do an “intro ... 15 hours) but you still give a full 15-minute presentation and write a ... and with no consequences if you miss the mark. The comments from your

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 1, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT how we practice and pursue it here

  

  , because for 9th and 10th grade, we were in the music program of the arts high school we went to, and for 11th and 12th grade, we transferred to a ... that teach, communities that center around, and clubs that do visual art

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 30, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  at a distance staying in contact with friends from home

  

  balloon spelling "21." Her birthday was about a month ago and I completely ... senior in high school applying to college. After 17 years (and soon to be 18) in my hometown, I was growing anxious, antsy, and impatient. I

  • by Victor D. '27
  • November 20, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Cost of Living at MIT alternatively, how to spend money at MIT

  

  does not have an Elon Musk-sized inheritance from my parents and who has ... adjusting to prices and scrounging for the best deals, I've found a way to ... those who are and aren't on meal plans--and non-essentials ("unnecessary

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Personal Projects

  ms paint sidequest by kayode and caleb on a monday night

  

  Hallo!  My friend, Caleb M. ‘27 and I are currently in the MIT Student Center, and we need to be working.  I’m currently working on an ... grip and switch a lever back and forth. It’s attached to a beam I’ll call

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine

  

  job without a lot of clear constraints or boundaries, and it also varies ... ."]executive board[/annotation] and how people choose to divvy up the work from year to ... someone for, "thanks" is a good option. Otherwise, "best" is pretty good and

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 9, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  rating classes from this semester the good, the bad & the underrated

  

  The semester is over and I didn't go home for winter break because I ... instead to meet my deadlines and work on projects I've been dreaming about ... Charles River, and even after so many years here, the beauty of Cambridge in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  what happened yesterday? "what's the name of the mushroom shop?"

  

  internship work early and spending the rest of my day wandering around Boston ... to finish moving my stuff and see some familiar faces.  [annotation ... market in Boston that’s open every Friday and Saturday until sunset. Also

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  trust how do you decide who to trust when there are lots of untrustworthy people?

  

  would drop me off at the gym and i would run laps around the track, and every time an adult passed me i’d tense up and brace for the possibility ... every stranger i encountered, and it took me a long time to realize that

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  Slay the Spire as metaphor i didn't waste 60 hours playing for nothing

  

  of video game where you control a character and fight monsters in ... decisions; and having permadeath, meaning once your character dies, you have to start over from the beginning. The archetypical example, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 21, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  We have extended the Regular Action deadline to January 6th, 2021 in order to give our applicants (and our staff) some extra time around the holidays

  

  their teachers, parents, mentors, coaches, and other supporters."]our applicants[/annotation]more time to manage the stress and uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. We know that there are ongoing and rolling

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Targets shooting things and hitting them

  

  first day of class, we talk about the goals for the class, safety, and ... , and the air pistol is pretty much made for that. The trigger is light, there's virtually no recoil or vibration, the lock time is quick, and it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 28, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Mas33h Hall A quick look at life in the Castle

  

  renewal season so I’ve been thinking a lot about where I want to live, and b ... checking them out and maybe even staying in one (yay!). Full disclaimer ... , but I’ve also spent a year each in Simmons and Baker, so if you have any

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Inside vs. Outside How MIT changed for me after being admited

  

  "Yes I said etc...... Just don't think about it to much (oh and I ... tripped over your foot and successfully landed a perfect front flip recovery, your girlfriend exists (lol), and you walked into your AP Physics test

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  You Prep, I Prep, We All Prep How to prepare--or at least, how I did.

  

  Board schedule and realized that unfortunately you’re all almost done with AP exams ... still a thing?) or your school is like my high school and has finals the ... , because it reminds me that I have strategies, and makes me feel less like I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 13, 2015