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• Blog / Academics & Research

  How hard is it, really? Let down

  

  hard (2.001, 8.02, 18.03, etc) but I can do them if I put in the work ... continued through IAP in January, something I didn't want to do. The first ... to do physics. I asked dozens of people in class how they knew how to

  • by Snively '11
  • April 9, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

  What’s in an MIT Student’s Bag A sneak peek into what we carry

  

  as us, and I want to represent them, even if only in small ways. (Note ... for censorship boxes.) I've also been interested in how we tell stories ... we wear and the things we use. In high school, I used to joke about how

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maybe I’m Amazed ...but not until Season 13, at least.

  

  memory. Anyway, I learned in high school that excuses are like dirty ... moment in our relationship was the outcome of that spelling bee, although I ... sister before she headed back to college in Baltimore. I value family

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 19, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  How I got mugged in the frozen foods section. So, MIT is kind of like a turkey and provolone Subway sandwich.

  

  So I was really tired last night. I’d been in northern Michigan ... ridiculous dreams. Like this one dream I had over the summer. I was in Harry Potter, and I had to get Dumbledore’s help because I was hiding in a broom

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 5, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choose my Halloween Costume!

  

  have no idea what to dress up as. In fact, I haven't actually dressed up as anything in the past few years, and this is truly sad. So, I need ... leather! I'm not sure I can pull that off!) So...any suggestions? Either

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 25, 2008
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Where can I find parent info?

  We understand that helping your child find the right college is a daunting task and that many things have to be considered. We have information and advice that we hope…
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I submit a maker portfolio?

  The Maker Portfolio is an opportunity for students to showcase their projects that require creative insight, technical skill, and a hands-on approach to learning by doing. Members of the MIT Engineering Advisory…
• Blog / Admissions

  The New MIT Viewbook! Last week, after a year of intense introspection (and a ton of work) we saw…

  

  to chuckle. In looking back a year, he references this post, in which I discuss embarking on our new viewbook project. I can't believe it's been an ... final proofs next week - and then it's off to the presses! I can't wait to

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  day one welcome back

  

  sessions today. In the morning, I realize this means I can sit in whatever other courses I want for the remainder of the day. Today, in artificial ... algebra class was very rigorous, and in an ideal world, I would take it

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 9, 2021
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I take a gap year?

  We encourage students to take a gap year to explore and grow. Every year we have a number of students apply to MIT after a gap year and more students…
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist, Etc.

  

  would have said in his entry - please read it. I'll just add that a couple of the people of whom I spoke in this entry were admitted today. I can ... ?" (Hah! The answer is definitely 'no' - elaboration to come.) But I can

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 9, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I join a fraternity/sorority?

  MIT’s Fraternity, Sorority, and Independent Living Groups (FSILGs) include 26 fraternities, 10 sororities, and five living groups. With core principles of leadership, scholarship, and citizenship, the FSILG Office encourages and…
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  craze how a blog gets born

  

  black out— there is nothing else in the world I can do I am barely ...   I have more than 100 blog ideas saved in a nifty spreadsheet and ... of ideas   in another life, I could have been a painter (I

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering some questions The entry on commencement was just getting unwieldly.

  

  Gregor rooms' size. I consider MacGregor as my first choice in housing lottery ... or RNA, and I can do that using a variety of methods. 3. Danielle asked, Can we install our own window ac in any dorm room on campus? and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  i’m back .gif not an undergrad, not a grad student, but a secret third thing

  

  ="attachment_83349" align="aligncenter" width="300"] in case i get a new avatar, i ... in the in-betweenness of young adulthood. As we drove away, I felt ... visit every once in a while—you know, to catch up with the people I hold

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  soulsearching / coding in which i ramble about careers

  

  's people who've been in the industry for decades now. I can't imagine that ... is a respectable want. CJ: But isn't it true that I can find that in ... 've been here for more than a month, I wanted to check in and find out how

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 26, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  , and that means something - unfortunately, I can't go back in time and ... surprisingly, I actually had possessed a large amount of this knowledge in high ... evacuated my brain. Every question I missed in Protobowling with Paolo was a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 28, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  here i go again i have watched Mamma Mia! seven times this year

  

  I: Just One Look and I Can Hear a Bell Ring I live on a fairly ... watched it during a phase in my life where I truly believed that all art had ... film so amazing? Well, I can give you a basic pitch. Mamma Mia! is a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 9, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  hold me (but not too close) on writing the full-length play

  

  , where I suddenly had an infinite amount of time to respond in a way that ... in a while, I’d open my eyes and check the clock, just to see that only ... that dream. I would continue the simulation in my mind until I fell

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 7, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Memories I know this feelin', yes I know it very well (Thutmose)

  

  (and can still find) in these pages. Now that I have seen so many more ... you all. When I left MIT in 2018, I "graduated" with the first class I helped admit. It felt poetic, in a way. I embarked on a new career as a

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 25, 2025