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• Blog / Admissions

  MTV Wait, I think that name might already be taken

  

  lamenting our lack of access to Pixar's render farm and kicking myself for not putting "build Admissions Beowulf cluster*" on the To Do list. I ♥ my MacBook, but let me tell you that HD video is not kind to CPUs. On the plus side

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  Food Truck Song What do food trucks dream of?

  

  area has recently become home to several food trucks - from quick and tasty quesadillas at Jose's Mexican Restaurant to $4 pad thai at Gooseberry's to the newest of the crowd, the fully vegetarian and MIT

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if my application is disrupted by a major event beyond my control?

   [email protected]. We’ll be here to talk to you and figure out a way to make sure we get your ... If your ability to apply to MIT has been affected by disasters or ... that our hearts go out to you. We understand that there is a lot on your
• Blog / Challenges

  Hello, Layover (Part Two) Electric Boog-a-loo.

  

  'm going to stop yelling. My voice is getting hoarse, and everyone in the ... Due to an Act of God, I am in the shiny new JetBlue terminal at JFK for the next three hours. An Act of God, in this case, refers to one

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 23, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  self-destruction my entirely self-inflicted problems

  

  at around 11pm, so every thirty minutes or so i have to get up to use ... more fundamental changes in worldview 6am: it’s starting to get bright ... have to get up around 8am for class the following day i’m somehow able

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 27, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Overture to the Commencement of a Very Rigid Journey Sam's Mom dubs me Sami-stop-spleening-me!, because I am always spleening her.

  

  Very shortly, Sam's Mom and I will be on the road to Cambridge. So, I ... , otherwise it'd be pretty much impossible to adapt to film. Stylistically, it's pretty close to what I imagined the novel looking like. I'm not impressed

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Note To Prefrosh With Time Machines and/or Good Ideas Don't forget to show up for the Time Traveler Convention this saturday at 10PM EST.

  

  which enables women in poor communities to "get back the eight hours a ... Don't forget to show up for the Time Traveler Convention this ... to be exact. Amal, the guy who organized the convention, was

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  REX and the City New York, New York, and other answers to your other questions, too.

  

  have worked equally hard to get this far, and I'd love it if you could ... to get emails saying I helped your admissions process. Thanks again for ... close by, so it's not too much trouble to get fresh fruits and vegetables

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  So Long, So Long, Front Foot Leads the Back One Go on, and it won't be too soon...my Texas road trip (Part 1).

  

  . Aside from the cabrito, I didn't really get a chance to have some ... out to my meetings for the day. I get excited that this hotel actually ... this entire time to help me get from place to place, which has (for the

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 17, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Burn Out or Fade Away Suggestions for second semester seniors: don't take either for an answer.

  

  your schoolwork!). Because eventually, you're going to get to go to that college, and you're going to get to (not HAVE to!) kick up a storm again and ... to me, but you get what I mean, right? I was trying to use parallel

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Things I Wish I Knew Coming In in retrospect,

  

  to get a feel for what different research areas are like. Get to know ... figure out why. Get to know your PI(s). You want to get your name on a ... rationalizing the fact that I wasn't going to office hours to get to know

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 16, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  things that make noises for those lost

  

  't really seem to get rid of. it gets in the way of your coherent thoughts and ... march is a rough month. you are lost, not only in a pile of things to see and things to do, but probably also in a pile of emotions you can

  • by Anika H. '26
  • March 15, 2023
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  ways at MIT where you can get help if you want to. Office hours (an hour ... problem, it was easy to get help if I needed it. We don't have office hours ... makes people less willing to help each other get better marks. At MIT

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Calm Down and Breathe Heeeeeehooooooo

  

  In which my brother and I embarassingly parody a song (first one to recognize it gets some brownie points):  Edit: Evidently I am not so good at predicting outcomes of NFL games. But seeing how this post-season has been

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 20, 2013
• 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 / Academics & Research

  My Experience with Real Analysis epsilons, delta, and the technique

  

  professor, and I really hope I get to take another class with him in the ... than going into the midterm, and I managed to get an A in the class not ... worked harder than I ever have to get the best understanding of the

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • June 10, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Recap (Guest Entry) "a perfect introduction to MIT"

  

  visited the Coop. There I found this:Do you get it? :)Then I went back to ... Baker to hang out more and then get ready for some party hopping. Beth ... wanted to see what the club was like at MIT.Unfortunately I didn't get any

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  November, and I didn't get a chance to check out their office when I was ... first few days were reserved for practice and to get acclimated to the ... event ended in order to get back for my 6.177 group presentation, and didn

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Essay-M A representative collection of an MIT student's best writing samples.

  

  MIT application essay. I figure it's getting to be around crunch time ... get good schooling. I will go to college for six years, get my Master ... to stand any chance of getting into MIT. This will also help them

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Dishwashers, parents, space: what do these things have in common?

  

  nurse? No, she doesn't want to get near your blood, God knows what kind of ... , too wiped to even get up to go to the bathroom, your mind wanders and ... clever enough to design any sort of ladder to get to the top bed, so my

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 9, 2005