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• Blog / MIT Life

  people keep leaving their things in my room and other stories from sophomore fall

  

  back home to New York. I took my last final exam, for [annotation note ... undoubtedly will write one soon... this semester was a wild ride in all respects"]my ... character syndrome." I agree. I think my sense of self is a little too acute

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  a peek in a week of my summer trying to enjoy it while it lasts

  

  my week generally looked like. Some things I do consistently such as my ... have tried multiple times to fix my sleep schedule and wake up earlier ... all-nighter once to fix my sleep schedule, but it stayed that way only

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 30, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  a conversation with my mom at 1 am about cacti, writing, meche, and chess

  

  that. Also, my little sister just got permission to get her first tattoo ... being New Year’s, most tattoo parlors were closed. I joke with my friends ... grin and a two-inch rendition of a saguaro on my left ankle. I showed my

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please Vote for My Idea for the Obama Administration! Change.org is sponsoring a competition whereby anyone can post an idea for making America better.…

  

  Change.org, MySpace, and more than a dozen high-profile NGOs. In short, the ... -hand corner. My idea needs 100 votes to make it to the second round, and the ... appreciate your taking a few seconds to cast your vote and bring my idea closer

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  The things I do with my Friday afternoon Really, though - how could I resist?

  

  When I got out of my 5.13 lecture at 12:55, I walked from the Green Building to my UROP in building 18 (oh look, it's that map again- the Green ... , grabbed my camera, and spent twenty minutes wandering around to no avail

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 9, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  SHE CAMPUS ON MY PREVIEW TIL I WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my freshman cpw post turned east campus love letter

  

  My Campus Preview Weekend (MIT's admitted students weekend, also ... MIT living. My dorm for next semester (and probably all the ones that ... one of them, and my friend Brianna and I got to co-run it. Our original

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 6, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday! (a.k.a my first video blog) vlogging? MEAT CAKE!

  

  Hallo blogger faithful! Undoubtedly you’ve noticed that the times, they are a changing. The air is crisp, the trees are ebbing into their autumn palette and just as winter comes…

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 30, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  incoming how i’ve been spending my iap yes get ready for like 8 of these in a row

  

  California and practically begging my mother to send me back to the cold ... is false. 6.145 is singlehandedly destroying my self esteem, and ... disheartening watching my friends easily get solutions to problems it takes me

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 16, 2020
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit my final grades?

  Most students apply to college at the beginning of their last year of high school, so final grades aren’t available. Only admitted students are required to submit their final grades.…
• 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…
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I include a portfolio with my application?

  Yes, you’re welcome to include a portfolio. Visual artists, makers, performing artists, and researchers may send portfolios for review by MIT staff or faculty through Slideroom. Detailed instructions for submitting portfolios is…
• Blog / Challenges

  There’s a Story in Which My Eyes Shut Am I changed enough?

  

  the world, and I would've believed you. This place was not my own. I closed my eyes for a moment and leaned my head back. I opened them again ... . How could it seem so real to them? I closed my eyes again. Don't you

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  Never Have I Ever…reflected on my identity "too indian" or "not indian enough"?

  

  , this show did not meet my expectations. It did many things well and is ... issues that have prompted me to think about my culture and where I fit into ... didn't leave my house except to go to school or quiz bowl matches

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Classes about the Brain That Blew My Mind and I just had to share

  

  On the first Friday of my last semester, I had a choice between two ... even maintained my original excitement about the subjects. Every Friday ... get my Course 9 - Brain and Cognitive Sciences minor. It’s Week 5, and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I never want to finish my P.E. requirement MIT PE might be the best thing that's happened in my whole (short) athletic history

  

  pushups. Or they resemble my PE class from last year. We usually started out ... equipment might as well have been machinery. My primary goal from the class ... to leave, which meant I had time to change and get to my next class on

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 16, 2015
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  You should use your current, legal first and last name when filling out those fields on the application. This is important so that your application matches your financial aid records.…
• FAQ / First-year application

  Who will have access to my application information?

  At MIT, we hope to get to know you better through the application process and want you to be able to express yourself authentically. We understand that some information you…
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  list of things that refill my will to live things to do when i don't want to do anything

  

  probably the longest hug in my life thinking that if i buy another thing ... of my friends this surreal video about studying math because the ... now reading the messages that my high school classmates wrote for me

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 9, 2021
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if my country has a different academic calendar?

  We’re aware of the different academic calendar in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, South Africa, and other countries in the southern hemisphere. Students from these countries may apply to MIT before completing high school…
• Blog / MISTI

  a day in my life as a MISTI student ft. research and friends

  

  things didn't work out because of covid. I chose Germany because of my long ... exploring the city in my free time. This blog is meant to be a slice of my ... I need to finish before going in to work. Every Friday, my research

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 17, 2022