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• Blog / Admissions

  Questions for 2016 And what I gained after a semester at MIT

  

  look like. In a year, I would be in college. I would be exposed to more ... environment, and I’ve been trying to soak in as much of it as I possibly can. So ... blinding goal, a safety net for things that I wasn’t satisfied with in high

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Hello Summer! Finally done with finals

  

  appreciated. In the next week or so, I’ll be starting my job as a residential ... combination of R,L, and C circuits possible. I am in the process of learning La ... the program starts so I can write out lecture notes in the fancy fashion

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • June 1, 2018
• Blog / How to Food

  Write about Tea (with tea (with Paige))

  

  history book in the form of blogposts). And when I first started out ... point: I've started drinking less coffee(?!?!) truly wild. Who would ... I haven't! Yay! Insert digression here:   When I was in my

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 24, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

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

  

  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 ... against a window. I predicted with my students when decisions would be

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  New Things I’ve Tried mostly experimenting with some looks:)

  

  the weight. I would put my hair in a ponytail and place my hair on my ... . After a few days, the paint would flake a bit, so I don’t think I’m going ... to avoid this though. But I personally don't want to put in the work

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • January 9, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Reflecting on the great memories of my freshman year ☀️ When life gives you lemons, share them with others >:) ☀️

  

  idea what people do in most majors (and where I would fit in), and a ... proof based mechanics class. Each week, I would spend 5 hours in class and ... First, I want to thank my amazing roommate-in-exile Cami for letting

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 21, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  day one welcome back

  

  algebra class was very rigorous, and in an ideal world, I would take it ... 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

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m just curious as to why you keep invoking William Faulkner. "MIT is so charmingly nerdy" entries #12 and 35.

  

  I had not the greatest week, but tune in tomorrow for my ... doing quiz bowl in high school, even though I'm not on the MIT College ... would understand the "E/c^2 ... sqrt(-1) ... PV/nR" shirt. I was just

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  10 Things I Miss About MIT that i didn't think i would

  

  if i'll be trampled and shoved in a giant sweaty mass of college ... any effort whatsoever (yes, i did go fratting in pajamas more than once ... practicing daily dialogues on the way to Chinese class i took Chinese II in

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 3, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  things that went well reflections on my first semester

  

  year just flew by in a weird sort of emptiness. It didn’t, of course. I ... actually happened in my life since September. I also feel a little bad for the negativity in my previous post, though I do stand by it, so this is

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 25, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life etc “fine,” “nice,” “good," "quiet"

  

  in the email. I decided that if I hadn’t already sent it I would have ... ’s “bad” in a vague or general sense but I guess I trust whomever is ... the world and what I value (versus what I’ve thought I valued in the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 2, 2015
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I list standardized test results?

  If you are planning on applying to MIT and would like to see our testing requirements, please visit our Tests and scores page. You are not ... the "Add new test scores" link in the application portal. We accept
• Blog / Admissions

  Most of You Will Be Deferred Option three

  

  windshield wipers off. I felt a nervousness I hadn't felt in the weeks prior ...  was nervous. I was certain my life would change. I opened the application portal ... me that I was the only person that MIT deferred, and I would

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 6, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  that I would, in fact, be attending their school in the fall, I thought I ... and toasty back home in Oregon. I remember my first night walking back ... the best purchase I've made in the last year is a wind-proof jacket from

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode I: Hey Joe The one with the game of ultimate frisbee in the rain.

  

  hub of Maine's South Coast region. I was in Maine for three days, so I ... didn't matter too much in the grand scheme of things, because I was ... minutes. But I never believed in linear time anyway. Since my life is a lot

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Memories My first two months at MIT, all wrapped up into one post.

  

  how I felt when my plane first landed in Boston - when I walked onto ... clarify a point or answer a question I had. I remember turning in my first ... I had three tests in a row, plus a problem set due that same Thursday

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right

  

  enough challenges in life or in academics and would cave the first time I ... for the last four years. I came in as a premed, somewhat intimidated by the idea of an engineering school, and unsure what I wanted to major in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m a Muslim Woman and… on this #MuslimWomensDay, meet some p cool ppl

  

  tights, I would. I’ll wear what I’m comfortable in, and I’m not going to ... is still mostly men. I would love to spend a day in her shoes (and ... take you anywhere. Where do you go? I would probably go back in time to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 27, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Rejects, I feel your pain! I've never been stung by a bee, but I imagine it felt sort of like…

  

  clingy on one person/place/thing. I'm in a relationship at the moment ... prepared; I would've tried to find a decent internship or job and applied ... Today I got an email from MIT that directed me to a website which

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 19, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  🎶Jauntily Sauntering Ambling Shambler🎶 Yes, those are actual lyrics from the musical I was just in

  

  that I would play one of THE characters in THE chorus line. It was a ... saw myself smiling in the mirror during the jazz combo, or I would share ... I thought I would be okay a whole three weeks out, but even during

  • by Powers '23
  • December 20, 2019