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• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Corey Kubber MIT will help Corey Kubber '10 "develop and grow, with some eccentric, genius-type people."

  

  years, and took part in the state championship this year as one of the top ... . 'I like to hang out with my friends,' he said. 'And I like going to the beach at night and looking at the stars.' [Cydney Scott / The Post] Corey

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hosed Hosed- adj. Bogged down with work (From the glossary of the 2007-2008 How to Get…

  

  You know, I have about a million awesome entries planned, and NO TIME ... totally and completed hosed. I can't even believe I'm taking 15 minutes to write this entry, but I thought you guys deserved at least an update, and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 7, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  information yet and I wanted to know before I decided." Anon, and everyone else ... university, but when I visited Caltech, they said that about 80% of the profs ... 't teach.) Many of MIT's teachers are truly excellent, some are good, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  On psets and projects and why "midterm season" is all the time

  

  ."]problem set classes and project classes.[/annotation] A problem set class has regular problem sets, possibly exams, and possibly a final project. A ... MIT's General Institute Requirements, the subjects that every MIT

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  state of business, stress, and exhaustion; swamped and overloaded with ... 2/19/2016 It's been 2.5 weeks since classes started, and I ... weekend already. But the weekend means having 3 psets and HASS reading due

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• 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

  Fall Travel Recap; New Bloggers Announced Philly, Jersey, Wilmington. Jess, Keri, Lulu.

  

  . Wednesday - school visits on Staten Island and then in East Brunswick, then Chili's (love Chili's!) and then later, the meeting for Central Jersey ... finally On friday I drove back to Massachusetts and slept until Sunday. The

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  kindness friday and affording myself a little bit of grace

  

  encounter over the course of one semester at MIT. And lucky me; that week I had three exams: [annotation note="Language and Its Structure III: Semantics and Pragmatics"]24.903[/annotation] on Tuesday, [annotation note

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • March 26, 2026
• 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 / 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 / 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 / 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

  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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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