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• Blog / Academics & Research

  21L.011 Are You [film] Experienced?

  

  . I had a hard time selecting my top preferences; I was torn between 24 ... course name in all of academia.** It's a history class where students ... .” *An aside: My classmates in senior year voted me most likely to lead a

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  *Oink Oink* Nobody panic!

  

  ", which is where I went to figure out what to do. I called a phone number ... of influenza that was tested to be neither A or B. Flu season hasn ... us. A couple of days later a kid in my suite had similar symptoms, went

  • by Snively '11
  • September 23, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  So You Wanna Be A Blogger? The post that (hopefully) answers all of your questions about the selection process for admissions…

  

  number is not 100% set in stone. I am not yet sure how many bloggers will ... solidified. (While previous blogging experience is paramount in our selection ... (in the interest of full disclosure) you should know that we will be

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Retrospective Wait, what? I'm done with my first year?

  

  , but that doesn't do any justice to the individual ups and downs I ... you do! The FPOP that I did was DUSP (Discover Urban Studies and ... the best decisions I've made in my life. Also - we're getting a new

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Waiting (is the hardest part)

  

  many other places, remember that here, being deferred is not a "polite ... out some of the great movies that are out now... (I saw "Memoirs of a ... defer letter and the deny letter each come in a standard #10 window

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Applicants should submit this form ASAP, by February 15th.

  

  Report. Note that there is also an option in the Report for students whose ... 're in a school that doesn't have midyear grades, or you've already ... Midyear Report is an online form that is required of all students, and is to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  More CPW Pix

  

  'd imagine -- and sometimes, that picture in your head is a bit off -- like ... 's photos Rob's photos Ash's photos Eric's photos CPW is a crazy time for us ... -awesome)! It's also a time to see some folks we haven't seen in a while. It was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-MIT prep How to prepare yourself for life at MIT -- hint: watch Chappelle's Show. Everyone else…

  

  exception is the line that goes something like, "Oooeee, chicken!" which I ... . Do a UROP -- Undergraduate research is kind of the thing to do around ... material that I am likely never to use in my future. For those of you who are

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Study Abroad

  One Life to Live In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

  

  , it's easier to believe that there was time in-between I spent studying ... to do it. If you're a junior or sophomore, that's great, you have ... otherwise I'd feel incredibly bad for spending my entire morning writing in

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Halloweekend and the 7 weekends prior!

  

  spare time. Anastassia: “I can answer that counter-chronologically in Blog ... : “Bless you. You know, I’m interested. What does a typical MIT frosh* even DO on the weekends?” *defined here as me. Disclaimer: I may not be the

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Blast from the Past

  

  totally want a pair. Oh my God, I am so, so glad you asked that, because ... in each shop. In each production area, students complete a project that ... PJ pants is blowing up the red balloon .... what is that, a common room

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 4

  

  it.. is there any penalty? cuz I might have a tournament that weekend ... with? That is, a current MIT student?" No problem! Let us know at cpw ... attend CPW I called one of my friends who is a student at MIT. Although he

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  year 2 of the course 2 how do you become a mechanical engineer, anyway?

  

  do CME), which is why that's in my schedule. I'm particularly excited ... 's my blog and I get to put words in your mouth if I want. That's a good ... minutes or so, I was convinced that he not only is the Best Advisor In the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2009 Brass Rat My highly biased and personal opinions about Ring Premiere.

  

  skyline is shown at night, in tribute to the fact that MIT students are ... without a woman, I don't see myself. So yes, I'm a little disappointed that ... you've got to understand that the Brass Rat is a BIG DEAL here. Nearly

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  Seen and Not Seen I wonder, twice, if I might have made a similar mistake.

  

  once again the excitement is diminished by the fact that I live a scant ... same sequence of notes. There is so much I wanted to do for IAP for no ... . One thing I did do is fry forty-six meatballs this weekend for the Mafia

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Mail Date: March 11 Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy stressful time.

  

  As you've probably read via the homepage, Friday, 3/11 is our goal. If that slips for any reason, I'll let you know. Less than a week until I get to shave... NICE Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow lovers, unite! The sky is falling...

  

  shovel the sidewalks (that is, if you live in the dorms. As Gwen '08 ... , he said that “it’s always warm in the library.” He was right! Even ... . Every major road seems to be jammed. My friend said that in the 20 minutes

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  (maybe the most underappreciated thing a good college applicant can do is ... announcing these prompts last year: People often ask me, "How do I stand out in ... primary goal in reading these essays is to get to know you, the applicant

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reference Frames Vision - of the present and for the future - is powerful

  

  - even easier - than before. With that in mind, I invite you to ... memory. Set a reference frame there for now. What do you see? In one of my ... that step. Do this a lot. As you go, notice how those dreams morphed

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 19, 2011
• Blog / Blog Projects

  i walk through campus and say stuff i cannot vlog to save my life

  

  haven’t actually given an admissions tour in a long time. I ended up ... . Yes, his name is Frank Gehry. I have no idea how I forgot that name ... . Alright, that’s it. I know it’s a lot of information just dumped on you, so

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 23, 2020