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  61 Photos from my Time at MIT from freshman to senior year

  

  On the day before my non-senior friends left for home, we went out on ... wonderful way to say goodbye for the summer. Speaking of friends, my best ... later. In January, I fulfilled my blogger-career-long dream of taking

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 3, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cows, Cheese, and Myristic Acid, Oh My! (Almost) everything I learned about fat (and educational videos), I learned from 7.S390.

  

  Last summer, when I lived in East Campus and these were my backyard    , my hallway looked like this    , this was my bathroom ceiling, and I ... effect on my health. Specifically, I was curious about fat, which I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 19, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogging My Way to a Passionate Life On writing, during and after MIT.

  

  maps the Internet could ever want, my first year of post-MIT life flew by ... I could and observing web traffic data as soon as my articles are ... distilling my thoughts over the last 4-5 years. That is, in addition to no

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  My First Few Weeks at MIT … one year ago

  

  now, with a sense of deja vu. Cue the best 6 weeks of my life: MITES ... . Now, the important stuff: When I first got my acceptance to the program ... -reliant person. The idea of packing my things to live alone across the country

  • by Hala K. '29
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Musings of My High School Senior Self bring your best cringe face

  

  Well, the moment is finally here. My last first day at (virtual) MIT ... . I could barely see myself passing my GIR classes, let alone see myself make it through to the very end. My mid-lecture anxiety attacks of

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 16, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  Hi everyone! I’m Callie T, and Ellie invited me to share what my day looks like as a junior studying physics! 11:15 — I ignore my alarm. 11:20 — My second alarm. I ignore this one too. 11:25 — I roll over at this

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How the Career Fair saved my summer And forced me to try something new

  

  rented my first apartment; I had to find furniture for said apartment; I have to rely on my kitchen for dinner, not a dining hall; I have to wake ... terrifying. For almost five years of my life I had been set on this one path

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 17, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does my transcript count as official?

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  How do I send in my transcript?

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• Blog / Admissions

  The Birth Of My Third Child The new admissions web site finally launches! Report any bugs here.

  

  Hi folks, Well here you have it – the new-and-improved MIT admissions web site. I hope you like it! In October (when I get back from fall recruitment travel) we’ll…

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken with my head cut off What I've been up to since last Friday. In case you want the Cliff's Notes…

  

  sore and threw my neck out of whack trying to do this (as the one on the ... textbooks for all my classes. I read three papers from the scientific ... ; Spent 8 hours at the lab. My postdoc wants to get my current project

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 4, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  We understand that everyone has a unique story and that we can’t possibly cover every “what if” in an FAQ section. The MIT application allows plenty of room for you…
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I reset my password?

  No worries! You can unlock your account and reset your password by clicking, “Forgot your password?” You need the email address you used to create your account and date of…
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  Coop, I knew it was my calling. This was the universe telling me to go for it and make my dreams come true. [caption id="attachment_116958 ... 't really my goal. All I wanted was to make somebody on the judges' panel

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  8.021 and my favorite moments the class that taught me to love physics

  

  One of my most favorite classes I've ever taken this semester is 8 ... compile a bunch of really funny quotes and moments from my class because I ... of way! My Favorite Moments "Yeah, one time I swallowed a bee" - My

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  New stuff on MyMIT, and more

  

  I'm back in Boston now after two trips to Washington, DC in the past week and a half. As always, my recent trip meant missing some cool events ... your MyMIT portal, where you'll find the Class of 2009 guestbook

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tales of my first Career Fair Among other things, shirts for the next 33 days

  

  print out my badge before Friday. Career Fair runs from 10-4pm. I check my calendar. I have class from 10-12 and then the 18.02 exam from 2 ... take pictures." Not quite the resume I was looking for. I message my

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 2, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  During my college application season, the adults around me (in ... didn’t help me at all when I was actually writing my essays. If you are ... expressed concerns about my essays, my parents literally said to me, “your SAT

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s going on inside my head It might not have been so very important.

  

  . 2. I got an A on my Pulitzer-worthy essay for German I, "Mein Freund ... employment of my high school friend Ryan at Doc Holliday's. 3. Every Friday ... despite my inability to skate, I have played exactly one game of IM ice

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Class Projects

  What I made in my documentary class three videos and many, many lessons

  

  the assignment description, I wanted to do the assignment on my aunt who ... video's due date. My next thought was to focus on a place, the MIT chapel. During my freshman year, I overheard a tour guide talk about how services

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • January 5, 2023