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• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  't be lame and fake at said interview. 3. Get good scores on the SAT I and ... and a 2/3 chance of saving none. In this version, people prefer the ... and a 1/3 chance of no deaths. In this formulation most people prefer

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The State of the Mail: Opened & Processed It's time to check MyMIT to make sure we have all the pieces of your…

  

  following: Application Part 1, Application Part 2, Secondary School Report and ... processed most December testing by now), and, if applicable, Interview Report ... system. If you had an interview more than two weeks ago and we haven't yet

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Not in my own words. 90% of this entry = not written by me.

  

  and Literature University of Northern Iowa January 2006 The Statement ... ; (6) able to finish the graduate degree in a timely fashion; and (7) a ... Between June 1st and today, I have: written 5 versions of my

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 1, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Getting Help @ MIT by Warren K. ’27

  

  arts college, a large flagship state university, a couple of community ... Had my parked car crashed into Moved from Hawaii (and had movers break ... the service, I got out of the Navy in August and started at MIT in

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 17, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  my gap year of nothing and everything certainly something

  

  my decision, I spent a lot of time sitting and thinking. There’s much ... reread it and felt bouts of cringe, but it’s fine. They say cringing at ... of my gap working to remotely build up funds and gain work experience

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  checked off 101 things to do before you graduate...

  

  also my one and only visit to the state. Get to know your professors ... and realized I have a lot of half-finished blogs, which is a bit tragic ... the course and building numbers ✅ This one I was able to accomplish

  • by Waly N. '24
  • May 31, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights, Sounds, Smells, Tastes, and Feels of IAP photo dump

  

  entrepreneurship program. We saw the Empire State Building and visited interesting ... Sights Las Vegas: At CES 2017, my friends and I networked with startup founders, rode an UberCHOPPER for free, and got into the Tech

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedilemmas Schedule + dilemma = most incompetent-sounding portmanteau ever

  

  -Euclidean spaces, thermal radiation and early history of the universe, big bang ... media, core media institutions, and media in transition. 21L.011- The ... -accessible treehouse, crawled onto the cold-tiled roof, and stared at the thick haze of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 7, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My Disappointment Is Immeasurable And My Day Is Ruined A story about cream soda

  

  that was the United States. As a chronically online Gen Z-er, I’d already ... fateful night during a Phineas and Ferb marathon. What exactly is cream soda ... make theirs from melon soda and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. [gallery

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Sometimes, I am invisible and other female experiences

  

  class at The Ohio State University and I am one of three females in a ... festival in Davis Square with an array of arts and crafts vendors. I’ve been ... . No, this is a fancier event. The handmade cups here cost $68. And I am

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 18, 2016
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is MIT a diverse community?

  reality. The mission of the MIT Institute Community & Equity Office is to advance the respectful and caring community that embraces diversity and empowers everyone to learn and do their best at MIT.
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can first-year students conduct research?

  creative collaborations with leading research institutes and consortia around the world. MIT offers research in every field you can imagine, and students in all majors and all class years (including first-year students
• Blog / How to Food

  ode to grocery stores the loneliest sweet potato

  

  "]Chipotle[/annotation] than I expected, but that's fine. I've got a few quick and relatively nutritious meals up my sleeve. If all else fails and the hosage monster gets me ... shipping and delivery takes a while"]YamiBuy.[/annotation] I watch a lot of

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • April 15, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Why Leadership? (guest post) Inclusive leadership and vision-building at LeaderShape 2018.

  

  universal journey. We asked ourselves and each other, what issues and ... a mission to serve and create a better world by providing universal ... individuals who bring the energy and truly give the program life. Institutions

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 21, 2018
• Blog / How to School

  Today Was A Long Day and it's not over yet.

  

  breakfast sandwich and run across campus to the Koch Institute. I stepped ... Hi there. Today was an incredibly long day. Like running back and ... ). So basically I averaged about six and a half hours of sleep. And for

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 25, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  Science Institute, so I'm pretty excited to declog my arteries and eat a ... through Seoul, and I'm holding it. This is not because of lack of access - I ... and tell them I'm just a normal kid who chugged two waterbottles before

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  what your favorite study spot says about you badly stereotyping places to work on campus

  

  and comfort, even if you're lowkey still in your TikTok fake vine phase ... general vibes and probably hold no truth to them whatsoever !   Plant ... a table. nature inspires you and you love the outdoors, but you're so

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  i’ve joined a sorority and what that means to me

  

  ...eerie and strange and still weird for me. I feel like a fake, in a way, with ... You'll recall in this blogpost I talk about joining Greek life and dorm life and all of that. TLDR: I did continuous open recruitment for

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 21, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  My Life Is In Shambles… … and that’s ok

  

  perpetual state of spatial lostness. In his words, “location just isn ... (sorry, Nathan) and utterly incomprehensible. Sense of place is perhaps the ... ago, the painted red and white stripes on the trees beside my

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 26, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Chocolate!!! The MIT student group The Laboratory for Chocolate Science is featured in today's Boston Globe.

  

  , for instance, that chocolate has six crystalline states and that heating ... chocolate on campus, and to bringing opportunitites for learning about, appreciation of, and indulgence in our favorite substance to the community.  

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2009