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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language What Learning Chinese at MIT has meant to me

  

  genres of music, clothing, and stories that are unique to the African ... confronted with a world of people I had never related to. A majority of the ... the default language of the office. At lunch, I would sit and watch as

  • by Ben O. '19
  • February 26, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  He Zigs, He Zags MIT's new video podcast.

  

  featuring stories that capture and communicate the richness and diversity of the MIT experience. Subject matter will range from the arts, research ... , sports, and the occasional hack." I hosted Episode 4, check it out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does the MIT admissions process work?

  the details can add a lot of stress to the waiting period, so we ... After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel as though your application has entered a black hole. So what really happens between when you
• Blog / How to Human

  The Fringe that Stole Christmas hair @ MIT, and several hair-raising puns

  

  day in middle school. Most of the time, my mom would take me to ... , I started going to the barber in the basement of the MIT student ... break after handing in a copy of my master’s thesis. The first day I was

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 25, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Making the Switch: Chapter 2 Making new friends at MIT

  

  In the first installment of "Making the Switch," Melissa '11 asked ... starts. i open the door to the quad only to see that none of my roommates are there yet the bottom bunks have all already been claimed. so of

  • by Bryan
  • April 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Come Visit! I promise we'll be nice.

  

  ). And then we played host! In the course of 24 hours, our visitor got a ... really. So the moral of the story is: COME VISIT. Discover the various ... A couple weeks ago, an excited exclamation was heard, as one of my

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  St. George’s Day England's National Day

  

  another MITer at the time and neither of us knew what St. George's Day was ... entry on 23rd April but I'm in the middle of exams. Very stressful. More ... of us in the comments below. Anyway, I was pretty curious to see what

  • by Cambridge
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mastering Physics Has No Soul I love online assignments. har. har.

  

  I don't usually like to post these kind of "on-the-whim" entries (I ... important part of MIT Student Life. @@ Say that I'm irresponsible for not finish this early, but GAH! (the second time this semester, fourth time

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  mom in a frenzy exclaiming that I'm not going to get into any of the ... again, so I'm not too far removed from the whole process. One of the ... So many of you are starting off with college applications trying to

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holmstrom, et al.

  

  (UEA)-sponsored lunch with Professor Bengt Holmstrom, the head of the MIT Economics ... juicy bit of information: He's on the Board of Directors for Nokia ... the organization of firms, inspired by his work straight out of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Conner 2 Trip to the North End Bother bother bother bother

  

  A bunch of people from my floor decided to go to the North End to get pizza and pastries the other night. I didn't feel like writing about it so ... look like if you were an MIT student and went to the North End. Enjoy!

  • by Snively '11
  • February 1, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  one with nothing making peace with unproductivity

  

  hand size. you can have more than seven cards but at the end of a turn ... ended up double the length of my current longest post. so from the perspective of number of words written, i've written the equivalent of a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 5, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  This is what happens when we don’t do work Here is the infinite rollercoaster of fun I promised not to take you on.

  

  generally not the variety of nerd that seems to stick in society's collective ... ." So I dumped the remainder of my IAP paycheck into a violin and an alto ... hasn't invented time machines yet. (^ click to see the rest of our

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 24, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Delicious Things Mmmmm.

  

  -hour lecture. But I couldn't ignore the email from the Association of ... for myself most of the time - I rarely go to the student center or La ... Despite how many mailing lists I'm on, I'm not an active member of

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Questions Fall 2007 Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or…

  

  answer those without your entire application in front of me, in the context of the overall applicant pool. That's why chances-related questions are ... in the context of your overall application and use your best judgment

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vlogging about Course 3 and Applying to MIT A video in which I talk to myself and I am an awkward MIT student…

  

  I did the vlog thing!   I didn't take a video of a cat, but here is a picture of Rory:

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Something is coming, part 3… And the anticipation builds!

  

  To begin, add to Next, mix in a little of this (slightly nsfw for about 3 seconds) Now, put Jess and I in charge, give us a couple of months to stir, and what do you get? Wait and see! (no spoilers in the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted Open thread for denied students.

  

  Admitting such a small percentage of the applicant pool means that we unfortunately have to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Why no blogs!? I'm busy, ok?

  

  swing and everybody on campus is crazy busy. With what? Stuff like the East vs. West Water War from yesterday. Photos courtesy of our ever-friendly photographer Eric Schmiedl. Video courtesy of yours truly.

  • by Snively '11
  • August 25, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  With an 8% increase in applications, this year was again the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting less than 12% of applicants means that we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you

  • by Decisions
  • March 15, 2008