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• Blog / MIT Life

  Just Because It’s 2/29 I apologize that this blog has nothing to do with MIT.

  

  life. Going wayy back... (1988) - I was born on a leap year, but I guess ... -9-9-9." Went to sleep at 9:30 every night because staying up past 10:00 was a ... spent 2 months preparing for it and was so depressed when I got 116, 4

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  at a computer screen for such long hours. So. much. sad. I feel like a ... have more time for myself here- which I think is really important to ... 've gotten to do through MIT. For example last semester, I took 2.008 (a Design

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 3: Koumon ou rele? Which is Haitian Creole for "What's your name?"

  

  electricity at home, and as such can only use it for a limited time after school ... Marvin and Darryl off for two hours while the rest of us went to a ... have a cloud covering, so though most of the day was hot, it wasn

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT announces new College of Computing coordinating the teaching, research, and ethics of AI across all programs of study

  

  position the Institute for decades to come as a world hub of education ... be not only a center of advances in computing, but also a place for ... seed-grant program for faculty, and a fellowship program to attract

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  time to check on any such documents (there is a time for this later). Do ... already here on the site -- for example, about standardized test ... these documents directly to MIT, a registered Docufide Document recipient

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates With one week until the deadline, answers to frequently asked questions.

  

  may find that you can only fit, say, 247 words for a 250-word prompt. My ... (there is a time for this later). Do not worry about materials that have ... site -- for example, about standardized test requirements or statistics

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

  The Interview…Part 1 ECs are some of my favorite people in the world and you'll like them too.

  

  posted here.  For me, Educational Counselors or ECs are a special group of ... questions you have about why MIT could be a good choice for you. They are ... Please note that, as of August 2018, our process for assigning

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Urinetown I blame my absence on musical theatre.

  

  enjoy it." Rational Part Of Brain: "You like sleep way too much for a ... sing something from a musical I know - just for fun! " Rational Part Of ... still co-teaching a cosmology class for High School students on Saturday

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Planned Procrastination Productive Punting

  

  for at least 4 hours and 44 minutes a night and allocate several hours a ... of dirty laundry. I print out my p-sets for the week. While I’m at it I print out past exams for my next three organic chemistry and genetics

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Followup

  

  encourage your child to attend CPW, to see if MIT is actually a good fit for ... students" for more elaboration in this context. As a parent whose child ... school a good match for my child's talents and interests" and "will this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story behind TIMtalks In other words, a story about stories

  

  a nearby cafe. I overheard her explaining the idea she had for ... my talk. Okay, we were getting somewhere. This was a crazy week for ... actually needed to have a talk for the event to start off well! She grabbed

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  “what if I get rejected” for everyone nervous about admissions decisions

  

  crisp autumn air for a lot of you. And,[annotation note = "It has ... reexamine ourselves to ask if we are good enough not just for a school or a ... history of Stanford University. There's a lot else but that's a rant for

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 13, 2024
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Answer these 13 questions and we’ll reveal the perfect dorm for you! What does your favorite dorm animal say about where you should live?

  

  store as what they can't live without. Random is a cook-for-yourself dorm ... thought that writing an interactive Buzzfeed-style quiz would be a fun way ... answers and their corresponding dorms to create the quiz for the blogs

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 22, 2025
• Blog / Personal Travel

  [Guest Post] The Southbound Train by Kylee C. '23

  

  This is a guest blog post by my dear friend (and first person I ever ... euphoria as a southbound train. There ain’t nothing like slowing down to ride ... passenger train receives woefully little love in the US of A, but it

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 10, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Dance at MIT!!! [Collab with Ben O. ’19] hip-hop? contemp? bhangra? lion dance? MIT's got it all

  

  filming videos of myself for my Instagram. I would learn a few dances a week ... answer I have for you guys is… the first time I heard a song I started to ... ball change or pas de bourree (literally thought it was potpourri for a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 30, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  How to (Im)properly Get an Independent Study another step by step guide of our mistakes

  

  the list we made in this post. Come up with an idea for a project ... sends you an email! Hooray! Set up a meeting with the grad student for ... do not get approved for 21Es Respond immediately asking to set up a

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Thursday

  

  Date) 6:30-9:00 -- "Three tongues of the Muse" -- A tricultural poetry night with dinner, live music, and dance The event will include: -A full ... dance performances from all three cultures 9:00-11:00 -- 14.11: Field

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  18 and Counting Congratulations, Professor Diamond!

  

  . Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides, for their work on "Search Frictions ... 18 is a fine number, especially when it counts years. It's an excellent age for wine, or so I'm told by the sommelier app on my phone. It

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 11, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  That wasn’t skiing, that was falling with style! Guest post by Katy Kem '16

  

  engineering (6-1). Joel has kindly let me write a blog post for him about my ... , bought a race license, and two new(ish) pairs of skis though, one for each ... hours a day, six days a week, for several weeks in a row. It’s hard to

  • by Joel G. '18
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  oh, the places you’ll go (reprise) my first ever technical interview

  

  for this area, that maybe this is a realm I shouldn't even be touching ... : he said I could skip the technical question and opt for a design ... . For the past two weeks, I had been prepping for a coding question, but I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 11, 2020