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• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  , upperclassmen I knew from high school, and of course the academic excellence and intensity. I wanted to address some of the fears and concerns I struggled ... . I think part of the time spent at MIT is about finding things you love

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  You only got in because you’re a… how to cope when good news unexpectedly gives you the blues

  

  This is a blog post for those of you who are struggling with the ... the hallway, turning around, and seeing people quiet down instead of ... implications people seemed to give them whenever they came up in the context of

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 16, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A suite surprise My suitemates find out I'm a blogger

  

  dorm. And if that wasn’t enough of a surprise, the next evening, I ... the suite lounge, one with a phone playing “Chariots of Fire” on full ... a day's worth of classes and found this printout of my blogger bio

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 19, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back to high school except now I don't know what I'm doing

  

  [/annotation] this semester, and part of the class involves observing at local ... not share the same experiences as most of the people around me. Sure, I ... they're at in terms of the content. Sometimes it's still a little awkward

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 5, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  it is okay to not know a note for hs seniors (and others, too <3)

  

  ! chat with me in the comments below, email me, etc etc"]one-way method of ... my inability to give advice was itself a piece of advice, the ... 're behind for not having done so yet just feeling overwhelmed by all of the

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  All the food in my cabinet Like an unboxing, but an uncabineting

  

  there. This post, just for fun, is the unboxing of my cabinet! I'll go ... stocked up on everything when I had extra time over IAP. By the end of the ... this is the least healthy segment of my food consumption >

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 24, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  summer’s end

  

  --i'll fix it) done the whole esplanade - fourth of july - fireworks - picnic ... with the professor of my favorite technical class from last semester to ... this is the first time i've spent a summer at mit as a UROP student

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Pachyderm Photography I'll try to avoid elephant jokes. There might be one or two, though, just for…

  

  of the day)EVERYONE I KNOW: There are elephants being marched down Mass ... running all the way to the Museum of Science by the Charles just to catch up ... true; you only know us. ME: Oh, right. Every year in October, the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 5, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biology-inspired design from MIT alums What happens when you bring together nature and technology? I think you'll like the result.

  

  on the leading edge of a growing fashion trend. More and more ... using math and biology to produce the designs of their earrings, bracelets ... program designed to replicate a natural phenomenon, such as the branching of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  GEL-ing Gordon Engineering Leadership program, that is

  

  223,462,346,400 on my SAT. I did not take all 27 levels of the AP ... those of you up to speed on the course numbers), I’m pursuing a Theater ... Track teams here at the ‘tute, in which I get to hang out with some of the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Win Sam Stuff! That, amongst other things.var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" +…

  

  a way to post all of the videos in such a way that not only do they ... a feng shui of Youtube. First: I was on Youtube the other day and on ... rendition of the Sad Sad Toaster song from http

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates Just a few notes -- that's all we have time for right now!

  

  once again made the NCAA (Division III) tournament! You can follow all of ... Debate Team of Adam Goldstein ’10 and Bill Magnuson ’09 won the ... EA Admits: Hopefully, you got Dave's email about the admitted student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  penalized in the application process for disruptions outside of their control ... knowledgeable letter on your behalf. A few sentences at the top of a letter ... We require letters of recommendation for our application. We strongly
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] GetSimmons! Writing is hard, so here's a video game instead

  

  the same dorm touch, they merge into one! Note: The order of dorms ... hand by the wonderful creators of this game 🥲): Random Hall: 96 windows ... Combine other dorms to reach the almighty Simmons Hall

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 21, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  whiteout conditions forget your mission, just get out alive

  

  classes because i genuinely enjoy them, or because of the inertia. what's the point? why am i doing all of this?   https ... whiteout conditions is a song by the new pornographers, and it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer begins And I get a brief vacation.

  

  the same time was thrilled to have a change of scenery (finals period ... for the rest of the summer: Monday: Train to Charlottesville, VA ... watch my little sister's graduation. Rest of the summer, until August 17

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 25, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline

  

  above and beyond what we had originally anticipated). We're aware of the ... , most MIT staff are out of the office today and tomorrow for the holiday ... ***EDIT, 12/31/12 1:49PM: Of course, no sooner than I post this, it

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • December 31, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Needles That was anticlimactic.

  

  pairs of earrings at the same time. Never again would I have to choose ... that a lot of our friends recommended. It was freezing. We got on the wrong side of the Red Line, watched the wind chime installation, watched a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Small Victories The view from a month into MIT

  

  floundering in the amount of work you have to do The word itself comes from the ... different interesting events happening at all hours of the day that I want to ... shock for this reason. I'm the kind of person who is used to saying yes to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Sabrosura! ...yeah so some variation of deliciousness/tastefulness

  

  menu, there was a smorgasbord of amazing food from both Peru and the ... Last night, the Latino Cultural Center (LCC) groups hosted their ... ?...yeah so some variation of deliciousness/tastefulness” This night was just

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 13, 2011