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• Blog / Admissions

  Real Snow! Real pictures this time.

  

  facebook group you all know and love) helps me make signs for the dorm. Go ... "Dizzle," because Sam makes weird nicknames for people), Sam '07, and me ... . Perfect for things like...snowball fights. I love this picture. And this

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  emails to self & the long goodbye

  

  hope for myself and the world as a freshman and sophomore and regrettably ... prepare myself for the abrupt goodbye, where one day, we will all get up and ... broken and then prepare ourselves for the same old business. it is good to

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 27, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Monologuing a mock-up for the MITMonologues

  

  , and another for an acapella group, MORE[annotation note="to be clear ... (for reasons I’ll get into later). So ultimately, I switched gears and ... reputation as having immense 'counter culture' and being a safe haven for

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 13, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  my last first day every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

  

  of did them for the last time, and this time it’s different. As a ... into and out of East Campus for the last time. I still need to take ... .25 and often going up to $17 or $18 for teaching jobs. But graduate

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 5, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Staying in Touch Family back home or here in Boston!

  

  ago when my sister and mom finally got the chance to visit for a weekend ... us, and stood around a getting a ring on a peg game on State Street for ... ’d ride down the block on my bike, wave hi to my aunt, and return back to my

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  what I did this summer unoriginal title, original experiences!

  

  dozen places you’ve never seen before and be home for dark. And then ... .[/annotation]I donated blood and went kayaking and signed up for cooking classes. I’ve been ... In third grade, my parents sent me away to sleepaway camp for two

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 24, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  just vibing tough times out here

  

  pays for so much, and at MIT, one day you may overspend, go broke, and ... that). Instead, it's trying to keep up with friends and care for family ... % attention in endless zoom classes and to not lose my shit for no reason all

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  21 i don't know about you but i'm feeling 21...

  

  on this one. I have really bad travel luck, and I need to plan for ... should, carry your valuables with you, and bring a phone to bathrooms for emergencies and flashlight needs. Don’t wait for things to be taken away to be

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  jealousy and that MIT would never accept someone for merely having two X ... motivated and diligent for even reading these blogs to find out more about MIT ... Exam week starts, and before I know it I’ll be graduating. Where has the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knowing me, knowing you My plans for Nobel laureacy, and everything I like about MIT professors.

  

  !) for interested juniors and sophomores to learn more about industry, and ... start planning the itinerary and look for flights (especially for the ... problem for MIT undergrads to solve, now isn't it? And my other one was that

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back in Cambridge I less than three the holidays.

  

  silly for him to fly all the way back there just to turn around and fly ... brother, and my dog. I also found a great little sleeper for the baby ... bought a dinosaur sleeper for a girl. And why not? Girls are allowed to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Women’s Initiative A bit about my classes - and why girls are awesome

  

  Sooo ~ MIT's back in session and life is again much too full with ... asparagine was named after asparagus, and that if our body pH levels dropped below 7.0 and we didn't have buffers, we'd die. As you can tell, both

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  Mystery Hunt mile markers portrait of the blogger as a young puzzler

  

  MIT Mystery Hunt was, and what it was like. Since the youth yearn for ... facing up: For those of you who haven't been to campus before, that ... ceiling and skylight. But why the hell was I on the floor? Let's try

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  faith in the future

  

  this time and have relied on some partner as an anchor for these past ... leaving MIT and jumping into a future that was so solidly in place for me ... and just be a complete and utter dumbass for a little bit. I am not

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Greetings from India: D-Lab Students in the Field D-Lab students Luke, Sydney, Jessica, Madhavan

  

  important being its cuisine! (And for those of you who know me, it should be ... Assam – it’s famous for its tea and it’s home to the hottest pepper in the ... and Jeff have been on the hunt for this pepper since day one (despite

  • by OEL
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  , drawing my eyes like a beacon. And in that moment MIT unfolded for me, as I ... interest in bioengineering and biomedicine to his passion for electronics ... break from studying for those advanced standing exams. Go out and meet

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  How to CPW! Advice from all the bloggers, with love.

  

  't halt for us either, and all the hosts are regular MIT undergraduate ... t-shirt and shorts for the weekend, you’ll probably survive but also ... -shirt and shorts for the weekend, you’ll probably survive but also be really

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  A half semester told through paper grownup show and tell

  

  returned to me so far. I write up my psets for 8.022 and 18.701 Algebra I ... , and now I don’t! Here are my first two midterms, for 18.701 and 8 ... protein bar for breakfast, getting to the testing room super early, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  *THE* double a room tour from an (only slightly) obnoxious duo

  

  events for all of the newcomers to our building. And while that promise ... Meet my roommate and me: [carousel image1="105826" image2 ... sometime around 3 am, sharing food on the sofa of our freshman year suite and

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • November 17, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  A reminder that there is no advantage to applying Early Action to MIT As always, you should apply when you feel ready

  

  applications. We're swapping tips for ring lights and headsets and wifi extenders ... delays and disruptions from the ongoing pandemic.  In the last few weeks ... typical SAT/ACT requirement for this year, due to the pandemic.']take tests

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2020