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• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.

  

  middle of the hell that is the wait for decisions, I really suggest to not ... workload, afterschool clubs, and varsity sports, the amount that is on a student’s plate is hefty enough. Every morning I would catch the bus at 5

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting en route to North Carolina Sectionals vs. Midterms

  

  I left for the 2017 Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships in Indian Trail, North Carolina, the qualifier for the US Championships in ... throwback to last year's Eastern Sectionals, as I was vying for a spot on the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 13, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  My How Times Change… ...and yet, they are much the same.

  

  fun for the applicants, or for admissions officers, but it sadly is the ... concentrate on figuring out which one will be the best one for you and not ... haven't been reading your folders, working on plans for the big event. At

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Hospital State of Mind The things I hate about being stuck here

  

  ; 4. The food is terrible   5. So bored. Bring art to play with ... I hate going to the hospital. Yes, hospitals help people. Most nurses and doctors are nice and have your best interest in mind. But hospitals

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You Can Save the World a post on Kanye West

  

  unironically, wholeheartedly believe that Kanye West is one of the greatest ... there is no sermon involved, the entire concert is run like a church ... 's up to y'all. Y'all the future." (28:01) This is just a snippet of a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 3, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  Rebecca Black, the Old Spice Guy, and How to Sell Staplers the makings of a great IAP

  

  productive, tiring and relaxing at the same time. I've learned that Python is ... Magazine as one of the 10 Best Entrepreneurship Classes in America.) I'd say ... : "Who is your favorite celebrity? Who is on the cover of the stack of

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 21, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  Academic Things I’ve Learned no life lessons, promise

  

  ). [annotation note = "The 'k' is a joke, albeit not a funny one. I was inspired by ... ."]Physicks[/annotation] How to actually use polar vectors! Basically this is the same thing as ... in the r direction and a vector pointing "in the 𝛉 direction," which

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  How I Spent IAP bonus content: one sentence statements about books and movies

  

  studying for the MCAT, the next great obstacle between me and medical school. The 6+ hour exam was scheduled for Friday, January 22nd, so I spent the ... , the concept of IAP is pretty amazing. It’s an entire month of freedom

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 29, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  thing where the drop date for the class is extended until the next ... about what I am capable of. I pre-registered for six classes at the ... take.  I showed up for Writing Science Fiction on the first day extremely

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Internet is Weird My first attempt at using eBay, or, how I'm trying to profit off of sad…

  

  't actually keep the money for myself. That'd just be weird. Hey Moneyman, is ... here, but um...that'd just be weird. Because the rest of this entry is SO ... the Internet. Too much. Seriously...that kid is just weird sometimes. He

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW roundup Meet the Bloggers, dinner with a physics professor, and a photography contest for those of…

  

  Factoid of the Day: I've never paid for food from the MIT Student ... the same time. Well, I eventually decided to settle for the spamless ... sentence is to be interpreted literally in the context of “there's so many

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I do what I do A few reasons I'm still on this planet.

  

  next day, and the rest, as they say, is history. I'm actually really ... infection is a poor choice, just in case you're ever faced with the decision ... pick the direction it goes in. It might not even get published if I don

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 24, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Koch Institute?

  The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated Cancer Center, is a state-of-the-art cancer ... -faceted group of investigators is at the core of the Koch Institute’s mission to
• Blog / Events

  Leadership Training Institute My first guest blog!

  

  One of the things that I try to do here is to write a little bit ... this time :) This is a guest blog from Jia '11, who's the Public ... Expansion Director for LTI (pretty much the guy that facilitates LTI

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is wondrous strange. Why didn't the ostrich cross the road? Because a girl had no pants on.

  

  was a little bored (for the very first time since I got to MIT two years ... to Dorchester before, not even for bowling, I decided to enjoy the great weather and explore for a couple minutes. By the way, it's sunny

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Real Snow! Real pictures this time.

  

  so far. The best part is- it was completely paid for. So for those of ... student RA, basically, for those of you unfamiliar with the term) is a ... facebook group you all know and love) helps me make signs for the dorm. Go

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Home on the range Dorm choice timeline and advice.

  

  's really important that you end up in the best dorm for you and don't succumb ... process a little mysterious at best, so I thought I'd clear up the timeline ... , and send in the form to be run in the housing lottery. The form is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 15, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 3) notes from the third day

  

  same. What else? A seventh vote for Speaker of the House is starting ... having to wait for the train going the other direction to pass us, we are ... morning! The sun is coming up over Denver, CO, and it is a beautiful day out

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 13, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  today is that there are many great universities in the US for ... things to come from this group in terms of information is the international ... you might imagine, MIT is near the top in terms of total money awarded

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  extraordinary and everyday beauty the city in fall is my city

  

  nearby, but the slightly closer one, at about 25 minutes' walk, is the ... say is honestly pretty reasonably-sized for a grocery store). As I left ... strong and I had to unzip my fall coat. The trees have finally changed for

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 4, 2018