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• Blog / MIT Life

  Where is my mind? In Northern California, Munich, a tent in New Hampshire, and an oreo-flavored soft serve machine.

  

  wallet itself. So I might have to get my debit card replaced, at worst. But ... , like there's a quote from The Unbearable Lightness of Being to describe ... 've got six days to choose a grad school. I've got it narrowed down to the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  name on my driver’s license is incorrect – I've been trying to get that ... for the 3:20 flight before mine still waiting to get on their plane and ... The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests of the non-standardized kind Stop thinking about the SAT and start thinking about 18.01!

  

  , "Cool, you guys actually get to use index cards and reference sheets. But ... , at least.) So, yes, textbooks help, but no, you're not going to get an ... 's something to write about on a very cold rainy day, and b) I have some really

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  G(e)e^ks

  

  : "Would you mind answering questions to a student in highly interested in becoming an MIT student???" I'd be happy to answer your questions (or direct you to someone who can)! That's part of why I'm here! He also asked

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Men & Women of Mystery

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... geography. That is to say, many international students live in the US, and ... that definition, there are two very important things to remember about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  0 Days Since Last Fire Alarm Oh noes! Simmons Hall on fire!

  

  myself outside in the snow or in the rain, waiting for the strobe lights to stop blinking before heading back into the dorm to resume whatever I was ... hand, is getting slapped around by the fire gods as if it was nothing

  • by Snively '11
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Rush photos

  

  harnesses and had to wear helmets. I didn't manage to get a good picture of a rider in motion, but I did get a picture of this rider who was about to start his/her ride. Not every attraction has to be a ride. We also had

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  So I had a little free time this morning so I paid a little visit to ... upset about how everyone was trading their "stats" like I used to trade ... their SAT, and got H + 5 A's. They applied and did not get into MIT. Does

  • by Bryan
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Musings on Graduate School Starting to think about graduate school...

  

  about the BE MEng is that I get to see what life as a grad student is like ... graduate school, I've just started to ponder what life is going to be like in ... Masters that is offered only to MIT undergrads. You apply in your junior

  • by Bryan
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures From a Year of Classes The End of a Saga

  

  ) where you pretty much get to do whatever you want with your life for the ... ://mitadmissions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_7173.mp4"][/video] Story time: So in order to get back to the ... we left I wanted to get a vid of me snowboarding down so I did like my

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 20, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Pulsar Discoveries How to discover a pulsar.

  

  're intending to look at . Basically, it's extraneous, hard to get rid of, and the ... to the end of the post, if you want to get straight to the punchline ... , and get big computer clusters to "fold" it for me. When it finishes, I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  An interview with AoPS "What Kinds of Students Does MIT Look For?" but ASMR

  

  prepare my kid to get into MIT" was (mostly) "don't try." Many of Raising ... applying to college. Do homeschoolers have a harder time getting into MIT? If ... around trying to get into MIT or Harvard or Stanford or any other super

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  A Week in the Life of My MIT Junior Fall we're back in person baybee

  

  typically to get some food and talk with friends. 21G.704 (1pm-2pm) This is ... thought it might be nice to get a refresher and also there was free food ... house with Raymond and Aiden to pset and goof around and get some last

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 20, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  're going to get an oral quiz over what you learned in high school physics ... want to help a new generation of students to get in. When you email, use ... a bad day, perhaps your EC had a bad day - but don't let it get to you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  . When reading applications, we try our best to get a good sense of the ... care about how long it takes you to drive to get a Crunchwrap Supreme ... to get hands-on experience with agriculture and engineering

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Food, glorious food In which I learn that Simmons Dining is not, in fact, the best that Boston's…

  

  from MIT's campus (we had to take two separate MBTA lines to get there ... the only place where it's socially acceptable for me to get food in my ... If you asked me before spring break where I like to eat around MIT, I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 6, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  happy lunar new year the year of the tiger

  

  . I'm going to need all the luck I can get. ... have to wear red daily to ward off bad luck. Somebody else asked me today why birth years are unlucky. I do not know why, although according to a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  the senior mindset gnothi seauton

  

  ="Sort of. I'm probably sticking around a little longer to get a master ... the self-deprecation: I like to go to lecture. And I like to get a lot ... As the summer turned to fall, my housemates and I prepared to move

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 20, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  deconstruction end-of-semester atmospheres

  

  back across the bridge to get my haircut, and read half of a woodrow ... i woke up naturally at 9am this morning to a sunny day, feeling rested, and realizing i have no commitments. so i went into boston to find

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 17, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Film! [by Nathan '14] Documenting Science Through Video and New Media

  

  growth. I’m not going to give it all away, you should get ahold of a ... how to use serious equipment to create a film. Above is a photo of me ... assignment. I was trying to capture the sunset on film. We also explore

  • by ARTalk
  • November 28, 2011