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• Blog / Study Abroad

  Moving Across The Pond From One Cambridge to Another

  

  long time D&D/MTG player in HS, it's been nice to get back into the ... DOTA2 players Tune in next time to learn about how I managed to get ... to hold termly LAN parties and in house LoL/DOTA2/SC2/etc. tournaments

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 6, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds of Summer What've you been listening to lately?

  

  along to alone in the car at 7 in the morning and other drivers stare at ... that you Elaine-dance to. When I was in 7th grade, I listened to Celine ... play as you're getting ready to head back to the 'Tute, because, well

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT or Bust Our story begins here...

  

  's Inauguration last May. In order for you guys to get to know me a little better ... ? And to be completely honest, I really love MIT from the mobius strip in ... door that opens the wrong way in Building 56 to the out-of-this world

  • by Bryan
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  primary goal in reading these essays is to get to know you, the applicant ... words or fewer) Although you may not yet know what you want to major in ... . MIT students work to improve their communities in different ways, from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / How to Food

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

  

  class). It's so easy to get caught up in all the stat posts going up on ... dorm? Do you just get put in randomly? Because I would really like to ... have worked equally hard to get this far, and I'd love it if you could

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

  Perfect weekend Sun, fun, and Plymouth Rock.

  

  not to get skin cancer. I got to prance around in my new polka ... 't know jack, so it's pretty pointless to try to get them working in labs ... home in the summer heat listening to that song, unless you happen to be

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s First Annual Q&A Kidding about the annual part. Catching up with my blog comments... finally!

  

  regarding my essay to MIT. Basically I want to tell you how being in a small ... to get good competitions (all by my own effort) to follow my passions ... day, a girl in my neighborhood told me to "act my age, not my shoe size

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  data diaries inspired by Giorgia Lupi & Stefanie Posavec's "Dear Data"

  

  Bluebiked to Star Market (off map) in Somerville to restock on frozen fries ... basil plant, so I bought another one to prove that I am, in fact, capable ... protein to get my first strict pull-up, so we split a ticket for sampling 10

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 5, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  your first trimester grades. Please be sure to get your official midyear grades from your Guidance Office in order to complete the Midyear Report ... .k.a. "MYR") are currently the most popular question being called in to our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Thoughts In which I didn't try to acquire 50 different company shirts

  

  I'm not going to paraphrase all of that in text. But I think the most ... throughout the Z-Center. This year, I didn't succumb to the frenzy of: This is mostly because I've given away far too many company shirts to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 21, 2014
• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  to fire I'm sorry, but this is the best action shot I could get -- it ... Mechanical Engineering course 2.009: Product Engineering Processes took to Killian Court (the big grassy quad by the Great Dome) to fire birds at pigs

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Human Factor And String Theory Two links to start your weekend.

  

  being in Boston or Cambridge. Sortof surreal to experience that in ... . This trip will conclude my fall travel season, so I'll get back to ... Greene put together, to see who could best explain string theory in two

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  expected to be so involved in. It’s been really cool to get the direct ... personal lives. It’s hard to express in words, but there is also a certain ... get from talking to them when you know, without either of you actually

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  A Texan’s Guide to Surviving a Boston Winter it's possible

  

  that were born in a six-foot pile of snow, feel free to share your own ... the air before it enters my system. It’s also recommended to breath in ... thing that gets cold in the winter are your phalanges (i always loved that

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 9, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Info Session Courtesy of Ben Jones

  

  here so it looks like we get to skip the Intl admissions part of the ... to take just as many humanities classes in the humanities as you do in ... 's important to see what you really are interested in during your freshman year

  • by Snively '11
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Life On Mars and by "Mars" I actually mean "3AB, Simmons Hall."

  

  as close to "apartment-style" living as you can get in the dorms. This ... get work done if I need to, without being too distracted or bothered by ... super freshman to our hall. I live with my pals but I still get to do my

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  interview with an MIT alum and ask you to write about your experiences in some short answer essay questions. Remember that there is no rush to get ... up well: But as more students each year seek to get the earliest

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  house in 2013.  $11k down gets you a $205k house.  As my house was nearing ... 's website to see if I could afford one.  The math never worked :( In late ... an offer in December and, after realizing that I was about to have $50k

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  AIDS Walk San Francisco Shameless solicitation -- join the fun

  

  fundraising goal. I want to do as much as I can to make a difference in the ... no cure in sight. Moreover, young people are still getting infected at ... supporting this important cause and for showing that you join me in wanting to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A FAPulous Start On how I’ve spent 0.0016% of my life at MIT so far.

  

  this online- I think you’re just awesome in general. To those few in the ... this! Either you get the decision sooner, or you get extended time to ... this post to exist in the blogosphere today. Being at MIT meant that I

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • August 27, 2012