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• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  to guess. Sometimes it is hard because you have a lot of stories ... being able to write well is important. You will never encounter a ... college application essays, this is a great time to revisit some of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  Try to find me in this picture! Just kidding, that’s a trick ... down enough to send a coherent response and spent the next twenty ... out to be a lot more complex and thought-through than you originally

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy Birthday to m—-suck. I turn 20 and cry tears of blood

  

  knowledge and experience is now a year outdated. Why listen to me every other ... an avocado that's getting a little ripe, it's much better to eat the ... . Otherwise it's like 4 or 5 AM. You get used to this and develop a routine, it

  • by Snively '11
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Short Answers to Big Questions Stolen from the MIT Housing Panel.

  

  example. I'm glad that I didn't pick a living group by trying to find the ... absorption line. I'm sure each of Casseiopeia's body parts has a story to tell ... "Student Housing Panel.' Apparently, there were a lot of new arrivals to the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 18, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  to the skeletons in my closet an open letter to you

  

  to backstab me. i find myself keeping a backlog of people i can reach ... a blog that explains it step by step i figured id just cut to the part ... eating at me for a couple of days now and what better to rid yourself of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / Events

  MITHenge Blinded by the light.

  

  Every June 21st, thousands of people flock to Stonehenge to watch a ... perfectly positioned to shine through the narrow opening between the heel ... religious or scientific purposes. Image from the BBC. A similar phenomenon

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Goodbye, Hope to See You Again For those moving on today...

  

  st... First: thank you. It's been a real pleasure getting to know you ... , talking to you, your parents, and more. After a ridiculously competitive ... , it's more than a job. It's hard not to get attached. This college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Will the pie be bitter or sweet? Hint: it's a trick question.

  

  it is you do. There's a whole new world full of opportunities about to ... While I may lack Ben's ability to speak to the heart, Matt's wisdom ... you a byte (or a few) from my bottomless cache of labyrinthine analogies

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Paris Hilton comes to MIT Just kidding, but I bet that got your attention

  

  come to MIT, we wouldn’t even have the time to find rotten tomatoes ... , somehow, I spent all of Tuesday night trying to write a chemistry lab report ... price of antiretroviral treatments down from over $1000 to about $100 (a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Jargon

  

  sometimes use (a small selection from How To GAMIT's glossary)...   armadillo - A small set of drawers common to a select few dorms. beaver - The ... useful, is a badge of honor. drop - (1) v. To de-register for a subject

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It All Started with a Sound Board… [By Harrison Bralower '11] I was pleased to find that MIT had a very strong…

  

  than you'd expect to find at a place like MIT and they're all awesome ... in eighth grade my class went to the local high school to see a ... after four years of high school theater I was pleased to find that MIT had

  • by ARTalk
  • January 31, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How good are the academics at MIT?

  able to do everything on your own, so you'll find (or make) a few friends ... MIT is one of the best places in the world to be a student ... graduate from MIT and go to work at a Fortune 500 company or a nonprofit, or
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  and they’re going to better places lessons learned from a hard summer

  

  friends who have graduated, they seemed to all mention a common theme: the ... isn't meant to be an "Oh non-MIT people just don't get it" in a snobby ... my chest, a longing to be fully understood and to be home. Though the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  [Guest Post] How to get paid to be funny by Abby S. '26

  

  starts with a now MIT alum who introduced me to the wonders of the De ... considered the most incredible event ever to happen at MIT—a giveaway of 1000 ... everyone to take a little positivity with them in the shape of a potato. At

  • by Janet G. '27
  • July 31, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Stomach Overrides All Priorities culinary procrastination

  

  from the somewhat ambitious "Find a UROP to turn into a thesis!" to "Keep ... , for reals: "Find a UROP to turn into a thesis." Until then, home sweet ... "Write a browser quicksearch tool to make online utilities more efficient

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  's office and expect to find him there, which is kind of a bummer. That said ...  physicist extraordinaire still finds time to be a down-to-earth, supportive advisor to a ... been my advisor for about a year. He told me to call him Alan. During

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So I said to Einstein… ...think of a name for my new theory while I go talk to my relatives.

  

  for the highest work of advancing civilization. You have to find a way ... way to see what physics is really like, learn a heck of a lot of problem ... magnetism are actually kind of the same thing, I started to get a little

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Bienvenidos a Miami Updates from South Florida.

  

  expected, meaning a number of folks had to stand. To those of you who stood ... helpful to you. We had a great crowd in Miami. The Miami meeting was one ... the terrorist attacks on the US. It is often difficult to find good days

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  what to pack for the dorms but non-extensive so pls don't blame me if u forget ur toothbrush

  

  : I’ve never managed to find a non-awkward placement for mine in my room ... . It's also worth noting that I road-tripped, so I was able to bring a ... a spare vacuum for residents to borrow! I just found that owning my

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • July 8, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  communities to join. Remember, you are not attending a college simply to study ... ones in which I get to dispense laughs or in which I get a chance to ... being WICKED SMART, you are a witty lot. I am pleased that you continue to

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006