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• Blog / Academics & Research

  academic struggles zig-zagging in a world of straight lines

  

  online for several reasons: 1) I go to MIT and presumably had a good enough ... about marching to the beat of my own drum or any other idiom. For every ... a university full of former valedictorians, all I can hope for is to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/14/19, at 12:14 PM ET

  

  this now to make sure everything works for you. Strange things happen to ... swaddled long enough to tell you, as the title says, we will be releasing ... .  To check your decision on the 14th, visit decisions.mit.edu and log in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 5, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Ervin Puskar Bosnia, Ohio, Cambridge. A video news report on Ervin Puskar '10.

  

  math, and now it's paying off. He's preparing to leave for Boston on a ... BG High Grad Gets Full Ride to MIT Amy Bingham / WBKO A former Bosnian refugee is going to the nation's number one engineering school on a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT Problems – EA Deadline Now 11/4 EA deadline extended to 11/4 - details inside.

  

  decided to make life interesting for us. Fortunately the primary tech folks ... 've extended the EA deadline to November 4 to compensate you for your trouble. If ... It's been a nightmare of a weekend. We are all down in NYC for the

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Saying Yes (or No) Decision time is upon the Class of 2014. How to choose?

  

  're making the best choice for yourself), or to request a deferral/gap year ... students admitted to the MIT Class of 2014, and especially for the Class of ... CPW is over. The May 3 reply date is quickly approaching. What to do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  why i chose mit the paths not traveled

  

  Tournament and Math Prize for Girls. It would be easy to editorialize, to imbue ... because I wanted others to think I was smart for going here, but hey ... Coast—of course, as was typical for my academically-serious parents, such

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 21, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  it's physically impossible for anyone but me to get a sunburn. And yet ... this entry might be a good way to lure people to sign up for overnights ... too -- we're both hosting.) To sign up for an overnight, log into My

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25

  

  for advice in my small town. That’s why I’m so excited to share what ... of each session leaves time for participants to ask questions, so if ... talking about navigating the transition from a small town to a big city for

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025
• Blog / How to School

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

  

  Barker Library to write some field notes for my Global Health & ... 't really have time to study for. The website we were taking the quiz on ... mine. I don't really need to say anything for her to know that I have, in

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 25, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  physicists worldwide just won $3 million each for outstanding contributions to ... been my advisor for about a year. He told me to call him Alan. During our first meeting, he helped me pick which classes to register for. We

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  From the eyes of a newly minted EC A flashback++

  

  to study. MIT had always kind of been that school for me but since I ... incredible and humbling opportunity to interview for MIT. Now, I'm not sure ... incredibly hard to get where you are. You've stayed up late for projects

  • by Bryan
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fear of Flying Shake the haters off.

  

  other than my potential to do well at MIT. For a little while, I even ... to the edge For those of you who like numbers, this year, MIT admitted ... 've heard in a while, so for every person who got in, there had to be a reason

  • by Bryan
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*

  

  , so naturally the conversation turned to our plans for next year. Akhil ... , we're going to leave the rest of that thought for a later day. (If I ... , we're done with sentimentality for the day. Onward to more pressing

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Friendly Neighborhood Dream-Destroyer "How Could You Work There?"

  't afford to attend school any longer. When I started looking for jobs, I ... want to make the process less daunting for you (at least, as much as we ... a buddy who wanted to hang out. Since I was a college admissions

  • by DJ Rock
  • May 30, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Hospital State of Mind The things I hate about being stuck here

  

  are restrictions that are unnecessary for you (I want to crotchet!!) and ... I hate going to the hospital. Yes, hospitals help people. Most nurses ... Wednesday. It is driving me crazy. I started talking to my squishible monster

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2015
• Blog / Events

  The career fair and emerging pop stars Thinking about life after MIT at the Career Fair...and then watching a fellow blogger transform…

  

  set-up booths in our athletic facility to try to recruit MIT students. While the fair was specifically tailored to graduating seniors looking for full-time jobs, underclassmen also attended to try to secure summer

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Holiday Stories Here's mine. What are some of yours?

  

  to have an after-work event at which parents would construct gingerbread houses for their children to decorate in school the following day ... 's class decided this would be a fun event for the dads, and that's how this

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a believer Bikes! They're totally worth it.

  

  to get to work today. And that included stopping at Laverde's for Froot ... OMG. Bikes are amazing. So, I'll admit it: I'm stubborn. I like to ... was totally wrong about bikes on campus. I've always walked to class

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Back From The West Coast ...with thoughts and conclusions on the recent serious posts.

  

  the country with a pregnant wife and a toddler (good times). Sorry to be away from my blog for a few days, but my ability to get online was a bit sporadic during my trip. I've had a chance to think about the recent thread

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  1 day in the life of an MIT student

  

  outside when it's nice out. I admired the food as I waited for Katie to come ... go back to sleep. It had been a late night of work for both of us the ... Office)  where you can apply to be interviewed for a lot of different

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 12, 2014