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• Blog / How to Human

  what does the end of high school mean, for you? the days pass so slow; the months pass so fast

  

  laugh. he would never learn how to pronounce your name, because for some ... all once important to you, that it was once everything for you — but to ... to whom it may concern: two years ago, you pushed open a metal gate

  • by Boheng C. '28
  • June 10, 2026
• Blog / How to Human

  Living to Create And why I am the things I make.

  

  ’ve spent so much time trying to optimize my life for some things I’m not so ... mistake…I’ve forgotten why I love to create. Making things has always been my outlet for sharing my experiences and ideas with the world. I love

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2026
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can my school counselor find helpful information?

  Thank you for all of the good work you do for our awesome applicants! We understand what a daunting task it is for school counselors to meet all of the different requirements for so many students and schools. We
• Blog / Admissions

  Countdown To Mail Drop I'll update this post over the course of the day as we get closer to…

  

  and then call the post office for pickup. So to summarize, we're on ... close to last year (383). We had 3098 applications for EA. Our admit rate ... Today is mail day. I'll save my emotional post on this topic for a

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Themed Online Distractors (for EA Decision Day) to the 2020 MIT Protofrosh

  

  ’s going to be ok by The Oatmeal An Invocation for Beginnings by ze frank ... fact. I hope you can find the best environment to await and process the ... and good music. Find your own best way to cope with tension. If you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Three cheers for the MIT Marching Band Is the band ready? You bet they are.

  

  we do "A Salute to Walking," since we have sheet music for "Walk This ... . Here are 10 things I remember: 1. Taking a good two minutse to cram four ... school it used to take us two weeks of seven-hour band camp days just to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  . ------------------------------------- The schedule looks fantastic - for the kids. There don't seem to be many ... more important things to show up for. ;-) Friday 9:00am-10:30am ... for. :-) Also, true story: more of you have registered to attend CPW

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  people. But most "reality" TV is fake nowadays and so we want to do something different. We want to take over the medium of reality TV and use it to inspire people to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. Here's the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Two Sides Of The Coin… For Us Too Watching the people who didn't get in receive their letters is as heartbreaking for me…

  

  time, I don't want you to think we're just happy for the people who got ... decided to blog it here as a real entry so that more folks would see it. I ... people when we read their applications. We imagine them coming to MIT

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  From Cambridge to You On the road again...

  

  you! And for the rest of you, say hello to my colleague who comes to ... interview and give you some advice. This is also a good chance for students to meet their interviewer face-to-face and to set up a time for their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Decisions Beginning To Arrive How are you guys doing?

  

  't seem to get anything done. I'm working on the big Q&A thread that I've been promising you for weeks. I also owe you my post-EA thoughts. Both will come this week. I know there are already many outlets for admitted

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro

  

  decide to put all your points into academics for example, all of your other ... to play next and you’re optimizing for skills and exp that will be ... . Use s^3 to get extensions. If you are sitting down to work for a long

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • October 6, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  people haven’t noticed. To be fair, he’s a name rather than a face for ... science and engineering organizations, waiting for Rep. Holt to give a ... on Capitol Hill for two days. Two days were enough to learn that things

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  I feel the need, the need for speed!

  

  Yesterday, I got up early, despite having gone to bed late the night before, because 5th East was going to Six Flags New England, courtesy of Sarah '08, who organized the trip. Also, because I wanted to have time

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Off to Southeast Asia Even Admissions Officers get to take a vacation sometimes.

  

  Today, I leave for three weeks of vacation in Southeast Asia. Nominally, the purpose of the trip is to be in Malaysia for a (Malay) friend ... 'm away, Ben will be posting for me a number of blog entries I've pre

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Even More for Admitted Students: Share Your Story Another open thread for '11s.

  

  means it's exactly one year to the day when I discovered I got in. In honor of that anniversary, I'd like to hear your stories. I know you all ... ? How excited? How did you react when you found out you were going to be a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back to high school except now I don't know what I'm doing

  

  a decade. I feel like I have been sent to Mars. For one, people at my ... make my environment work for me was not something I had the power to do ... two years of MIT to start going to office hours specifically to ask for

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 5, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT’s Tribute to Boston Lights from the Green Building.

  

  I'll let these pictures speak for themselves, but I thought this was a lovely gesture and wanted to immortalize it on the blogs. Much love to everyone affected by today's bombings. Photo credit to the MIT

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It all comes to this The Senior Thesis (cue dramatic music)

  

  doing homework. What do you have to show for it? What monumental task will ... and looking for trends in their mineralogy that could lead to a better ... The expectations for second semester seniors are high. By then, you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  lord, it is time for a blog post the huge semester has gone halfway by

  

  extensions on assignments, looking for a way to cling to the raft of life while ... . This semester, I didn't call them for a period of about three weeks. To ... truly enjoyed to stay in. As I tried to come up with a few examples for

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 13, 2021