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• Blog / Uncategorized

  you’re on your own, kid

  

  ."]dating in college or finding people to talk to?[/annotation] What is it like ... going to wave to me in the hallways. I wonder where I'm uninvited to or ... considered me a friend taking time to check in on me. Another common thing I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  , most people from my high school decided to stay in Texas for college for ... in the garage and I use it to get to A to B. My car at college rests in my closet in the form of my shoes or on a bike rack or at the bus and

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Want to Declare a Double Major? This is why/how I'm doing it, in case you were curious

  

  , or understanding the progression of disease in humans. I also want to ... navigate MIT and attempt to reconcile my diverse interests in both biological ... allow students to pursue classes in other majors and broaden their studies

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  self-assessment, re: playwriting notes on taking playwrights' workshop this semester

  

  find ways to drive action, create drama, all in a theatrically compelling way. In particular, I found myself wanting to say big things ... training wheels of the class helped. I learned to think in terms of change

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  re-orienting REX et al.

  

  , first years have the option to stay in their dorm or move to a different ... earlier return in case of limited flight availability or other extenuating circumstances']move in.[/annotation] I was one of the first people to move in and

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 19, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Circles, circles, circles week to week to week

  

  the most convenient timings. Never before a call I have to be on or a class I have to go to. When a friend was sleeping over, it started in the ... schedule, or the work that needs to get done, but it does mean I never have a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.

  

  tell us in the essays. Think about why you are applying to MIT. Do a ... interviews has changed (though Stu's advice on how to prepare for it remains ... .    Today I am going to offer my advice on how to approach the

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 365 Days 8,760 hours of work, sleep, and play

  

  after a governor in a hotel lobby gave us tickets to the show.  We also ... person we're going to be for the next stage of our lives. I felt like I wasn't getting out of campus enough. I knew I wanted to start a company

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  dress your wounds and stay in bed self care!

  

    I learned some valuable life skills in Denmark, from how to turn on an induction stove to how to balance on a bicycle in unfavorable ... intense fever. I crawled to my laptop, mentioned in the Teams chat that I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MEng (Masters of Engineering) Learn about the masters plans of Phil '05 and Laura '06.

  

  methods (of communication theory or control theory, for example) to aid in ... Interested in different paths you can take to get a masters degree ... Science) stayed a fifth year at MIT this school year to earn his masters in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  work-life balance (without a life)

  

  . on weeknights, i'd play board games, or go to lectures, or eat out. on ... or play smash with. i used to think i'd burn out, that by doing everything, i'd end up doing nothing. in practice, i enjoyed having lots to do

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 10, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tips from Me to You 15% is standard most places, but my tips are 100%! (awesome that is)

  

  what you tell them, so it's in YOUR best interest to be honest. Because ... 're applying regular, don't stress about it. In 6 months or so you'll be ... Wednesday the 12th, so plan on emailing or commenting your questions to me by

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread talk amongst yourselves

  

  application of course, or what you want to do with your life, and so forth - but ... to: 2) keep it civil - in tone, in subject matter, etc. we're all ... prepare to send decisions out in ~12 hours. I may close comments later today

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  my year in music, volume 3 i am starting to feel very old

  

  've just been too down in the dumps because of the quarantine to actually ... what i study to nowadays. RIP having good taste in music. my one attempt ... this earth to live in LA, and i couldn't run more than a mile without

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision Day Eve Your questions as the May 1 deadline approaches.

  

  whether or not to attend MIT, please let us know your decision through the ... 's okay, we know you're making the best choice for yourself), or to request ... ), please contact Michael Yang in the Admissions Office to request the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  OSU or other state schools and are now planning to work in Columbus ... , but they would have been reasons to choose MIT if I had known them. In ... allow you to pursue interesting research in an essentially independent

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  I moved to Maine just a wisconsin girl in an east coast world

  

  Tried to establish a new normal in the middle of the woods I’ve been here ... decision: Go home to be with my family, or bug out with some friends who ... us to move in right away, b) was big enough for everyone, and c) gave

  • by Powers '23
  • March 29, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Road Trip—sort of.

  

  Sorry I haven't posted in so long! My friend Rose '05 came to visit, and we took a mini-trip to Santa Cruz, Capitola, Monterey, and ... . Here's our boat, the sqrt(2*kinetic energy/mass) -- or, as some like to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  the Medical Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book ... have checked in to introduce themselves. Since only admitted students can ... screennames to be in touch with fellow MIT 2015s! The MIT Reply Form: As soon

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to train your sticking-together rock I am so happy that "computer" is not a no-no word today

  

  usually do not (and should not) know how to add or remember numbers, but we ... these doors to control where the cats go in the house. Like this little ... all rocks can stick to other rocks or your cool-making box. Most rocks

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 17, 2024