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Blog / MIT Life
10 Things I Miss About MIT that i didn't think i would
from my floor showed up to parties in one screaming orange horde and ... dance floors and had to wait outside in the cold more than once, but they ... practicing daily dialogues on the way to Chinese class i took Chinese II in -
Blog / Admissions
Turkey Time MIT Admissions will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.
or responding to any e-mails or phone calls during this period; email ... to answer questions in the comments of this blog entry in the meantime ... Thanksgiving holiday weekend (see below if you'd like to learn more about one of -
Blog / Life after MIT
This is where my decisions have taken me perspectives from grad school
problem. There was some quantity I wanted to maximize (say, my happiness, or ... of me; once in place, I could follow them where I wanted to go. So there I was one afternoon at MIT, talking to Dumbledore in his office -
Blog / Admissions
Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest
that in mind, I would like to impart some advice regarding the ... ’s never too late. In college, you will want to sustain ties to the past ... the interview as a chance to describe your life outside the classroom in -
Blog / Classes
9.00 with no context are you a cool rat?
the head or running them down in your SUV.” "Trying to wrap your head ... drinking your cat might lead to a furry mouth or a scratched face." "'Don ... brief sensory memory in your mind, like an afterimage." "If you want to -
FAQ / First-year application
How do I list standardized test results?
required to send your official scores as part of your application. Instead, you will be asked to report exams you have taken or plan to take, and we ... If you are planning on applying to MIT and would like to see our -
Blog / Extracurriculars
Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.
club or activity because you turn out to not be quite as interested in it ... commitments - in addition to blogging. Not to mention I had just joined a ... student activities, or spent less time with friends, in the spring. It -
Blog / MIT Life
Life etc “fine,” “nice,” “good," "quiet"
’s “bad” in a vague or general sense but I guess I trust whomever is ... in my brain and I suddenly could only speak in like rhyming verse or ... had slept) to go back to my room in East Campus and I don't know, listen -
Blog / Academics & Research
Finally Finished (for now) Saying goodbye and good riddance to a few things
facts or to present their methods in increasingly different manners. The ... scrambling to do well in all of your classes while not losing your sanity. It ... came to a close, I packed up all of my belongings in under 3 hrs, and -
Blog / Academics & Research
Things that are awesome being published, D-lab, and MISTI. Also cookies. But there are no cookies in this entry.
gave me my awesome experience in Spain. Then, they also sent me to Italy ... and finally went to bed miserable and depressed, I find this email in my ... are going to be on the job market in the next six months, we encourage -
Blog / How to Food
The Starving Student’s Guide to Cooking For Yourself it's easy to ditch that meal plan and save loads of money.
In my last post, I mentioned that I came to MIT never having cooked ... available to freshmen (The Basic 14)* costs $3915 per year, or $130 per week ... semester. Or, in more relatable teenager-money-terms, that's the equivalent -
Blog / Academics & Research
Out There kicking off spring break with some Chinese food, some anime, and some media studies
anime episode--and there is a challenge to managing that time in the best ... , like music, anime seems to have a 20 or 30-year cycle; but since anime ... "you look so pretty!" or "that costume looks badass! nice job!" to -
Blog / Admissions
Ben’s Ninth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 02/14/06.
sort of decide to send in a supplementary essay can i do that via email in place of the snail mail?" Yes, send it to admissions ... by MIT?" IB is generally equivalent to AP in terms of academic rigor -
Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English
Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!
you bear to be without them? Can you imagine embarking on a journey in ... to my alma mater in only a matter of 45 minutes! It was this road that ... Mexican food or hang out with my siblings. Life was good, but I was boxed in -
Blog / Admissions
MIT Central Meetings Today, we'll mail out the first of four batches of letters announcing the MIT meetings…
Seattle, and many places in between (not to mention Puerto Rico and Hawaii ... 've sent, or otherwise affirmed your interest in MIT, you will receive an invitation to our meeting in your neck of the woods (haven't yet signed up for -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Oh, the things I can nerd on about not comprehensive
just means “place” or “residence”. The poet in me still wants to relate ... ; the former from Latin tangere “to touch”, and adding the prefix in-, for ... untouched, in the sense that it’s whole, or complete; compare intact, or -
Blog / MIT Life
Nemo Found the effects of cabin fever
or the yoga pants Liz decided to wear into the snow. You can also wear ... 've been able to explore the snow in my hideous moon boots to discover: 1 ... significant chunk of the institute came out to wade knee deep in snow to pelt -
Blog / Academics & Research
How hard is it, really? Let down
indicators, MIT does its best to make sure you end up in a physics class that ... prepared to take either 8.01L or 8.01. I opted for 8.01 because 8.01L continued through IAP in January, something I didn't want to do. The first -
Blog / Admissions
Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!
people seem to be panicking about getting all the required materials in for ... application. In that case, go to your MyMIT account -> “Online Application ... applicants. And do reach out to us if anything wonky has happened or if you
