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• Blog / Advice

  Applying to Grad School How MIT Did and Didn't Help Me

  

  . In some ways, it did the opposite. MIT is a place where things move ... dedicated to mentorship, a philosophy that is widespread in the department ... . We talk about “fit” a lot in undergrad admissions—that admissions is

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 22, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  On identity f(x) = x

  

  like I’m watching a glitch in the matrix. The fact that my identity is ... in East Campus. I like math, and writing, and coding. The trouble is ... the IMO is selected. And yes, I made the top twenty. I was in the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  To the exclusion of everything else on making decisions, and how i chose mit

  

  intrigues me the most is called Pick Your Poison. In it, the Mafia is given a ... Here's a post I made in my personal blog, around a year ago, talking ... fourth post in a four-part series, so here’s some context. I went to the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 26, 2020
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  VEDA In which I try to vlog every day in April

  

  VEDA (Vlog Every Day in April) is a thing in some parts of the You ... to document things and ramble at a camera sometimes. I don't want to ... videos in a playlist below. Here's a masterlist of all the vlogs, with

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 24, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  AOs write the “What do you do for fun?” essay Ever wondered what admissions officers do when they're not reading applications?

  

  weekend in Vermont is the culmination of that—a chance to hang out with my ... people what they like to do for fun is a fantastic window into their world ... —similar to how I marked my height in pencil on my doorframe each year as a kid

  • by Jeremy W.
  • July 9, 2021
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Surviving MIT Spreading the word, take this to heart

  

  ." And I put that in quotes because "smart" is really just a way of saying ... 'll reproduce the post here: I'm a senior in high school this year, and will be ... checking in on this account. Anyway, I think I have a bit of a unique

  • by Snively '11
  • January 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Is CPW a lie? I asked for opinions.

  

  Campus preview weekend (CPW) at MIT is just what it sounds like—a ... that is good about life as a student. For the visiting senior, there is ... complete without the acknowledgment that it is a place where you will most

  • by Ana V. '15
  • April 17, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Essay: Yogurt Edition! You like froyo? I like froyo! ^___^V

  

  I think the college essay is a lot like froyo. It comes in a variety ... reason is just because the sentence is conveying a narrative in an everyday ... cases with all the toppings laid out in a symphony of delicious colors

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  50 Reflections on 50 Things thinking back on The Blogfather's wisdom in my senior year

  

  ’t get stuck in the bubble, please. I learned the hard way that MIT is a ... try to do it with friends—food in college is a social experience. In ... , some “friend turnover” is unavoidable. We’re all here for a limited

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 20, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  How To Make Mediocre Furniture well, maybe i'll let you be the quality judge

  

  is a Putzen. Two or more people who live on Putz are also Putzen ... months for me in a closet on campus; now it would wait another six months in this closet just a couple miles away. After the loft, I learned my

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 17, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  my last undergraduate monday and everything i did!

  

  yesterday evening, and there is a lively discussion in the chat about what ... of bed in 20 minutes is unfortunately pretty good for me these days ... 's supposed to start getting actually warm in a few days, which I hope comes

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing is Magic And 15 minutes is all you need

  

  ’s kind of like plodding uphill knee-deep in mud on a hot humid day. Who ... like to mention that there is a writing requirement here at MIT. To some ... ’s been months now without a new post. Where to begin again? But here is

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If man is five Then most people are six, and if most people are six then pre-meds are seven.

  

  just to be in the same room for a minute and catch a glimpse of his well ... Engineering?" It's funny, because I remember going to a choice of major fair in ... recommendation would be to get a UROP or two and see what you're more interested in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Choosing Your Own Adventure and other things you can do when you live off campus

  

  ... everything. Although I do live with 6 people in what is essentially a ... ? check.) You're a lot more limited in customizing your space. This one is ... works in every major city I've been in, and is all around a great resource

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 8, 2019
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  current project is a visual illusion to display in LEDs on a geodesic dome ... ? Don’t stay in a relationship that is giving you more stress than comfort ... —experiments on real world data sets. Being a software engineer in the real world is

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Semester 1 fantastic dishes and how to cook them

  

  depression.[/annotation] [annotation note="cj: citing a paper in a blog post is ... opinion is biased against American cuisine as a whole, considering that my ... jacky is claiming that MIT food is bad therefore people in MIT are sad and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  anatomy of a freshman year 🦴🧠🩸🖐️🫀 my first year at mit, told through the body

  

  closer together. hair in chinese culture, healthy hair is considered a sign ... benchmark of what is considered “good” performance in a class by the course ... well as a class exclusively for freshmen in iap. the class is incredibly

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 9, 2025
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  [joint post] we visited every station on the MBTA and the Logan Airport Rental Car Center

  

  , and SL5 were in service. CJ: We filled a couple blackboards following ... route through a whole loop, and even run between adjacent stations. In ... note="CJ: I’m gonna write things in 24-hour time for this post. Alan is

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 29, 2020
• Blog / Events

  REX at Random Hall Pancakes, LN2 ice cream, board games, game theory, math, raves, staying up entirely too late,…

  

  underground party in which electronic music is played, dancing occurs in a very ... , pancakes is a really weird looking word. 03:17 - 06:17 Curry Curry You ... this week, and friendly competition is an amazing icebreaker. After a day

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The joys of web development or: how i learned to stop worrying and love the web

  

  I liked doing than disliked doing. In one sense, that's a good thing ... , that I didn't find in competitive programming. It's a feeling I felt even ... the hacker to a painter, as people who are both invested in creation. In

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 9, 2022