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• Blog / Admissions

  The Number Game A few words of advice before applying to college.

  

  existed, and I'm kind of glad I didn't because I think I would have gone ... , and got H A's in my entire life. I applied and got into MIT. Someone ... their SAT, and got H + 5 A's. They applied and did not get into MIT. Does

  • by Bryan
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hooked on a Feeling High on believing everyone's in love with me.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? On keyboards in German internet cafes, the y and z keys ... and noticed a tabloid magazine on the counter which, as far as my ... life and exclusive pictures. So, that's been my first encounter with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second First Week Quick update at the start of term.

  

  Studies minor, taught by Lori Breslow and Bernd Widdig. Lori is the director of MIT's Teaching & Learning Lab and Bernd is the associate ... the same room as last term's writing class, and is held in a similar

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application advice Read this. Now. It's important. Promise.

  

  , which is actually part of the School of Architecture and Planning and not the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.) We went to the South Street Diner, which, according to both Ruth and the How to GAMIT is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Long weekend It was a looooong weekend.

  

  So this weekend was a long weekend, in honor of Columbus Day and also in honor of student exhaustion, and therefore I would like to write a ... three-day weekend per month during term, and sometimes a four-day weekend

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun with Legos A photo journal of THE coolest room I've ever seen.

  

  all the innocnet and clueless froshies. This convenient relationship ... innocent and clueless froshies bond together over an interesting but random ... ," and it takes places in E15-001, aka The Lego Learning Laboratory. E15

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Building a Robot in 3 Days FIRST X MIT Edition

  

  global nonprofit organization that runs after-school STEM programs and ... LEGO League (FLL), FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), and FIRST Robotics ... regions), and FRC targets high school students. Each program has an annual

  • by Hala K. '29
  • January 25, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Hate the First or at least, I used to

  

  of a pink shag rug, and every piece of laundry that I still need to do ... year, and then, after a complete 60 seconds of awkward silence as the camera pans around the dorm room, it’s 8am, and an alarm goes off. A hand

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 14, 2022
• Blog / Summer

  this summer a recap of sorts

  

  It's September, school has started, and I know that before long I ... busy with classes, and clubs, and grabbing lunch at the stud with friends. So before that happens, and before the feeling of summer slips away

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • September 14, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  ;   This is a really good question, because it forced me to think and deeply consider why I found MIT so hard--and exactly what it is that causes ... teaching and learning philosophy of MIT, and exactly what makes it this

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Advice From The Elderly My last blog entry, at least from this chapter.

  

  To the class of 2016 - My name is Jess, and I graduated in 2010 ... improbably old. According to science (and by science I am obviously referring ... even knew anyone who was in their 20s, but now you do, and I am here to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Dance ‘Til You Drop 53rd planning a 53-year old party i've never even been to

  

  .[/annotation] The party is open to the entire MIT campus and features a hack and a ... Third) DTYD started in 1969 when two Bombers (Classes of ’70 and ’71) wanted to celebrate their 21st birthdays and decided to indulge in a party

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 3, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  every class i went to during the first week of fall all *checks notes* twelve of them

  

  [/caption] Here's every class I went to: #1: 6.4110, Representation, Inference and ... Intelligence, and if there's a class I'm investing a lot of effort into this ... our own virtual machine and learn about all the nitty-gritty details of

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  growing over time continuing to become myself

  

  my ramblings resonate perfectly. And if that's the case, then that ... , and this post is for you. During the semester, mired in work and trying to juggle a million things, I never have as much time to sit and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 31, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  What Did I Learn at MIT? a surprisingly hard question to answer

  

  and I were Protobowling feverishly. For those of you who weren't quiz ... practice for competitions. And while Paolo and I would definitely just play ... surprisingly large pool of obscure and random knowledge, and even more

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 28, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  How I Write My Data Analysis Blogs just in case you were wondering

  

  My dear friend and fellow blogger Kidist A. '22 requested I write a ... goes! I've outlined my general steps and linked to my old posts to give ... my life and the world around me. Are there are any patterns I'd like to

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Stitch n Bitch: Quarantine Edition a tight-knit community scattered across the globe

  

  into embroidery, (2) a magnificent social discovery, and (3) a gallery of adorable and beautiful things produced by MIT students. 1. Storytime Way back ... seen her out and about on the blogs. We had run into each other before

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some F Words ****!!!

  

  the semester where things get hard, and some additional unfortunate ... bridge, and I’m starting to apply for jobs and work in tech and do those things that make you realize your own identity, its advantages and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 15, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wearing the apron This was written on an empty stomach

  

  . Same classes, same classmates, everyone is doing the same assignments and ... , maybe an AP Apple, a Boxed Mik of a Basic Language, and a Common Core ... ’s apron and tell you it’s time you learn to make your own lunch. You

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Dating Is Hard anon has some feelings to share

  

  what's in here and what has been strategically left out could fill a few ... boyfriend #1) for a couple of years and told myself that, despite getting gas ... high school romance and I was like yeah I love this dude. And then at

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 7, 2017