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• Blog / How to MIT

  The Cost of Living at MIT alternatively, how to spend money at MIT

  

  . While these can lead to less financial stress, it does require students to ... A couple months ago, I wrote about how to make money at MIT. Much to ... does not have an Elon Musk-sized inheritance from my parents and who has

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Great Expectations i've never read the book, but the title seemed to fit

  

  don’t know how long my body can sustain this level of non-activity. I do ... this mean? And why does it feel so pathetic to leave an entire question ... better. Hi, I’m Michelle, and it’s super nice to meet you! If you didn

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to make a glass pumpkin In celebration of the 2023 Great Glass Pumpkin Patch

  

  , you’ve probably wondered: How does MIT make so many pumpkins every year? Is it someone’s full-time job to churn out pumpkin after pumpkin non ... ? How is that humanly possible? The pumpkins are so intricate – surely it

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 29, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Political Process For the civic-minded

  

  So, the past week and a half or so ("has it really been that long ... surprised her most about MIT was the diversity, and how she really liked it ... . How sweet, it's like a blogger tradition now or something. IV

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  this is the real life I love in-person MIT eom

  

  "]post-covid[/annotation] world feels like, I don't know what is. I don't know how to process it ... Whenever I try to think about the last year, it doesn't feel real. In ... , because it's just so sad and generally emotionally taxing to think about

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • October 9, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Living la vida lab rat So the moral of the story is that freedom is relative in science. And that…

  

  . Short answers to questions. 1. Anonymous asked "Does anyone know how the ... on ur successes! :)) and how much it matters that you attend a HYPMS ... A few entries back, Lena asked "How did you get the job in the lab

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 25, 2006
• FAQ / Testing

  How does MIT consider test scores? Does MIT Superscore?

  We require the SAT or the ACT from first year and transfer applicants. Please visit our Tests & scores page for more complete details. Standardized tests are required for every…
• Blog / How to Human

  Three things I didn’t learn from class behold, the listicle

  

  use the three tools to make anything we wanted, as long as it used a ... in paint, approximately how i cut the π[/caption] I had to cut it in ... figuring out a clue that someone else gives. Maybe it’s how each round only

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 26, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  My First Semester at MIT a thicc recap and a look into our conversation

  

  a belief that crabmeats is in its own sitcom. It's a long story. You ... the majority of my days with them. It's an incredible feeling knowing ... with MIT, but it just gives you a better opportunity to meet more people

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  unicorns big confusion

  

  such a break from how i’ve been viewing the world. how is it possible ... is our lives.”   iii. what does it mean to be a unicorn far from ... realizing it i have acquired a lot of optionality, and now i am realizing how

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 18, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biological Engineering at MIT My thoughts, feelings, and opinions (and slight ranting) about biology both at MIT and in…

  

  protein does, how does this process work, if I induce this what will happen ... long overdue for an update. So, I really believe it is up to the younger generation to begin a process of making this system a system that does what it

  • by Ben O. '19
  • November 20, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  graduation. Staff: What's that? Me: It's a solar charger. Staff: What does it ... does it do. Me: ...it collects solar energy, and uses it to charge things ... 's sleep so that I could wake up early the next day to figure out how to pack

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

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

  

  and I deserve every piece of it. I don't quite remember how I pulled ... this now, I'm hoping to learn how to curb it and refine it, make it more ... that they've let me do. Simultaneously, my heart sank, as I realized how

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: It’s Coming Home (by it, I mean me) guest post by Rukia. H '21

  

  unconvincing win in the group stage and how disappointing it was to see that, but ... I had nothing to do and how it was such a waste of time. Now one day ... paper, this summer was a bust for me, but in the long run, I think it will

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  I Can Talk to Anyone perseverating with caution

  

  talk about it for that long– I just need to know that the conversational ... with how well she was able to hold my attention with math content ... find it shocking that I am as (relatively) social as I am given that

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 13, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  fall semester in the form of those modern poem books you buy for $15 at Urban Outfitters

  

  every day.  Now I worry that it’s been too long, that I’m getting ... toward, and it’s almost embarrassing that it took so long to get here ... , honor me.   Do you remember in spring how your body wasn’t your

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 30, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  friendful life recently

  

  me it was really sweet how that person described their experience in ... unanswered for long periods. maybe it's a bit of a pride thing -- i can't let ... old posts, it's interesting how you can see me become more sure of

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  world of admissions? It's relevant because it makes me sad how trapped ... tries to do it by using words like, "utility." How many units of utility does your computer offer you in comparison to how many units of utility

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  more questions? Give this a try and let me know how it worked out for ... earnest to think about where to apply for college. For some of you it means ... gracious to send you. I know that most of you will put it all in a big box

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advanced Standing Exams: know your stuff, get out of a semester-long class! You should really consider taking them.

  

  ). That’s about it. (Ok, I’m exaggerating a little bit. You can get general ... . Now for the good news: MIT has in place its own, pretty generous system ... is not quite like a placement test because it doesn’t let you skip

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 24, 2016