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• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  . “Oh no! How dare they ask a simple get-to-know-you question instead of ... The summer before you come to MIT, there’s a bunch of forms to fill ... -Orientation Programs–totally not required to apply, but they're super fun

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] Your Guide to Boston Cafes a letter from chomps

  

  , good food, and all MIT assorted things. I invited her to write a post ... -MIT-student fashion, I forgot to respond.  For context, I’m chomps - a foodie and '25 ... year as a private diary to document my food adventures in college. While

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Neglect Your Creative Side And I don't mean the side of you that thinks up math problems while you…

  

  First off, congratulations to the Class of 2012! From what I hear you guys are amazing. I can't wait to meet you. And to those of you who weren't offered admission, you're just as amazing. I regret that we won't be able to

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  in your first year at MIT isn't how to integrate that particularly hairy trig integral, or how to predict the products of that incredibly complex organic chemistry reaction. It's how to ask for help. Help in the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Wouldn’t it be Nice? ...actually, I'm kind of glad that I'm not older.

  

  have to go home early too." I don't really see how that is a problem ... remembered how to say "please," "thank you," and "excuse me," and picked up "I ... such that the first thing you learn in any language class is how to order

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons on How to Start a Hard Tech Startup, with Sam Altman hard tech is hard(er).

  

  .  Here's the main lessons I took away from his talk: How to know when to ... means that if you choose to make a video streaming startup, or a social ... established companies and other startups. Far better is to think of a new idea

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An OME Welcome to the Institute I took Tsegball, and I have no regrets.

  

  socially at your own pace. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I called ... On June 14th, I began my journey to MIT. I packed all my clothes ... , as some people see it, I signed up for a preview of hell to replace my

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m Shipping Up to Boston and I lost my leg! Whoah oh oh..

  

  Tomorrow morning I fly back to MIT, and I'm writing to you with ... all the feeling there decided to concurrently take a few hours off to siesta, and have left me to use only my eyebrows for expressions (I don

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  to meet two parents (hello!) who follow the blogs. They tell me that ... those who leave comments are applicants, I would love to hear from some of the many parents out there. It would be great to "meet" you! The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  you happiest :D Okay. For me, a double major is how I've decided to ... /internet trolls. I want to learn how to write more fluidly, how to create things, how to navigate the seemingly unfathomable internet and hone my voice

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  Guest Post: Where to Buy Food: MIT Groceries Guide Because eating textbooks gets expensive.

  

  , you will get a sense of how much things cost. If you’re new to buying groceries, here is a reference for food prices. In general, to see how ... benchmark items, such as bananas, eggs, and milk. To learn how to cook on a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A New England Spring and what that means for incoming prefrosh (from outside of NE)

  

  week, he gently reminded me, "You chose to live here in Massachusetts". To which I thought, "You're darn right, pal!" But of course, now that I live in Cambridge, MA, how do I come to terms with the fact that I will

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • March 28, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Extracurricular Information We discuss life over lunch.

  

  this is going to work out. Here's how the schedule goes right now ... -learn how to play janggoo, a Korean drum. It's a pretty great stress reliever ... everything else I'm already doing, I don't know how it's going to fit in. It

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Stressful Times in my opinion, the best advice, ever.

  

  how painfully obvious that was. Of course you have to do your best. How ... because I could. I would get things done, I'd just be sure to calculate how ... I knew how to work hard. I just didn't do it so often. I certainly

  • by Ana V. '15
  • December 11, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s May 2nd. Have you replied to your colleges yet? The music has stopped -- the last dance is over.

  

  click on "How to accept or decline our offer of admission", and complete ... The college admissions process is often compared to dating. It's a ... courts the first, and so on. We spend time and money trying to identify

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  goodbye goodbye goodbye what's in store for me?

  

  'm terrified to leave MIT. How do you make new friends as a new grad? What if I ... me? How are you gonna tell me I'm just going to need to be an adult for ... crocheting (did I mention I picked up crocheting?) and learn how to embroider

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  waitlist - about how our process works, what you need to do if you are still ... were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. However, we did place some students on our

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  waitlist - about how our process works, what you need to do if you are still ... were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. However, we did place some students on our

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Vindicated! And the summer of FREEdom begins. (Pictures added)

  

  , when you don't have psets, you go to concerts right? How about free ... did not play my favorite song =[) Awesome, right? EDIT: I'm going to do an "answers to your questions" entry on Friday, so if you have any

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT part 3 the people who make it all possible

  

  Media Lab! When we wanted to learn how to 3D model, Allan was able to go ... to gain insight into how his career developed! When we were hanging ... shortly after, and it was so cool to hear how his MIT education still helps

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 17, 2020