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• Blog / How to MIT

  Pay it forward I used to have a guilt complex.

  

  turning a funny mix of pink and orange. You (and everyone else in your ... that there are two chem majors who live in your hall. One of them stays ... light in his room is on. You're scared of knocking, though. He's an MIT

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walk around the blogs Think of it as summer reading.

  

  . I don't know about you, but I think that's a lot to take in all at ... hacking, the near-infinite research opportunities, MIT's mission in the ... out a little bit in the application process, as well as to provide a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Toy Design Wrapup What am I going to do with all of my time now?

  

  Tension filled the air as people were ushered in to 6-120. Scientists ... been confused. There were small groups of people in corners, talking busily, people running around in lab coats with clip boards, and caution

  • by Snively '11
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 1 The next entry is for the kids...

  

  , however, you have some serious decisions ahead of you in the coming weeks ... ! For the last six months I've spent time in cyberspace talking to your ... -ending campus visits. I know that this process is equally stressful for you. In

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures From a Year of Classes The End of a Saga

  

  So, about a month ago, I submitted my last exam for the year in ... called Old Rag back in VA.   [carousel image1="116082" image2 ... ://mitadmissions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_7173.mp4"][/video] Story time: So in order to get back to the

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 20, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  eat food to live cook food because why not!?

  

  importantly I won’t be hanging out with my family in person :(( For those of us ... of friendship✨ and ✨the power of cook-for-yourself dorms✨! In fact ... Friendsgiving cookfest on Sunday, when everyone is back on campus, but in honor of

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 24, 2023
• Blog / Events

  BLOOD MOON FEST IS REAL!! "the blood moon rises and the blood moon falls but the wave of whimsy it…

  

  . The morning of, Anoushka and I got to work in the kitchen, but waiting ... earrings, and suddenly, we were in the Simmons Crafts Lounge, searching for ... some magic, and eventually we had the cookies in the oven. I rushed over

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  am i doing this all wrong? thinking thoughts and feeling feelings

  

  oddly still, like time has slowed and all that’s left in the world is you ... 'm very grateful that this is the stress that I have in my life, as opposed ... think it's especially concentrated in this first year of being an

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • March 4, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  more questions than it answered. “Two dozen pumpkins in just a few hours ... in some purple glass dust (called “frit”). While we’re here, let’s also ... glass and shape it in a tiny optic mold. Then— Oh no, we were slightly

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

  We Really Aren’t Kids Anymore avoiding the part where it all has to end

  

  in problemsets and the semester is in full swing. Now, here we are two ... the post] Recently (aka in the last blog posted), Fatima '25 lamented ... who ask for it (whether it be in the role as an associate advisor, or in

  • by Paige B. '24
  • July 9, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  stories and decision paralysis

  

  few dozen extras in the background, so they made a big group chat and ... ’m graduating in a few weeks, i haven’t stopped meeting new students here and ... interested in film and theater lately i’ve been coming to terms with the fact

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 8, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  I Hate Change but at least, I'm creating it

  

  It's 6:30am. The natural lighting floods in past the courtyard ... impossible. So now, I get to start of my days writing in bed as opposed to ... than 6 months ago, I thought I'd stay in my old room until the day I died

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 17, 2023
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  i quit an internship on the second day cut your losses early

  

  sit in an empty Zoom room for thirty minutes; during this time, I sent several emails, bumping the founders ("Hey! I'm in the Zoom." "Hey! Let me ... the pay: in high school, I did plenty of miserable jobs. But now I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 6, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  suggestions for MIT merch but they're bad

  

  Boston. Yes, MIT is actually in "Cambridge." MIT Toe Socks – Yank off ... Villain Swivel Chair – In case you use your degree from MIT to become an ... desk with his merciless, glowing eyes. MIT Broom – This will come in

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 10, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  sourdough start & restart & starter this is and is not a metaphor

  

  novel hobby, in certain circles, to have begun a sourdough starter during ... wrong? In the leadup to bread day, I shifted my nervousness to the bread ... game plan. I revised the game plan, again. The morning of, I paced in my

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 19, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  A lively Dead Week what i've been up to

  

  here in the airport on Tuesday morning, it's actually dead week that ... even better! (It was also in McCormick, which is apparently hot as balls ... built, made, or in some way constructed out of materials we already own

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The Waiting Game hit submit time to quit

  

  brainstorming in August to constant drafting throughout September to numerous edits in October, the moment had finally come. I was done. But now was a ... time, and spend my waiting game with a bit of fun. In the time between

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 1, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s Pi Day, Pi Day the infinite is alive with the buzz of drones, and the 2020s bake pies

  

  the letter contained in the tubes, which I've embedded below.   ... ; by Ryan P. '20  Over here in admissions, we are still finalizing ... . In my life, I've applied to nine graduate programs. I've been admitted

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants

  

  , or the life described in it, better. Think of your wonderful high ... get you down. Most importantly, revel in your work, and not your prize ... your time to remember all the cool things you did in school. It’s a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  In 4 weeks, you will leave home for an academic journey of 4 years ... sockets appear in the oddest places. -- a Twin XL sheet set, a towel, and a ... winter gear, unless you don’t plan to visit home in the winter. These take

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015