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• Blog / About Decisions

  This Day, the Year I Applied what I learned in college about application struggles

  

  bit of my inner self for flaws and merits. Why, on December 13, I had to ... elective, Plains Indians? Where you got an F on the fire-building assignment ... fell asleep on the foliage. You never wanted class to end. After every

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 20, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 1 Zumba and putting pants on in lecture

  

  I wrote the post below on Tuesday. Because of weird formatting issues (ExpressionEngine hates me) I decided to hold off on publishing until Wednesday. On Wednesday, something mortifying happened that totally eclipsed my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 15, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Bang! Update [3] Gotcha!

  

  pistol team is on its way to West Point in New York for a shooting ... , MIT is awesome at pistol, and the range is on campus, why not join? I ... canceling headphones I have a physics final on Monday (8.01L) so I studied a

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2008
• Blog / Class Projects

  Make a Lamp! and cart the pieces of it from IDM to IDC, the forge, Metropolis, and back…

  

  the fact that your lamp must turn on -- and throughout the course we ... background, and he delivered lectures on joinery, finishing, and casting. For ... a 3-D printing company and gave a lecture on the uses and failures of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Scootah Hockey a sport of tradition, friendship, and raw athleticism

  

  of “ON YOUR SCOOTAH!” This season, it was our fair and brave president ... game to play. Each team has three to four players on at a time, each of whom rides on a noble steed--those scooters that you used to sit your

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 13, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  What do you want? the story of college fit and how i stole from jeremy

  

  there, figure out what's most important to you, because if you plan on ... . Despite what you see in some online circles, prestige should NEVER be on ... a bar that each school has to clear in order to remain on your radar

  • by kellen manning
  • August 19, 2021
• Blog / Events

  MIT wins the Putnam ...for the third year in a row!

  

  -based college math competition held on the first Saturday of December. The ... 120. Individuals are ranked based on their raw scores, and the five (or ... Putnam, it's no surprise that the top performers on the IMO go on to

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  The Abstract The adventure density has been high

  

  : After my last final on December 20, I flew home to London for winter break. On January 2, I flew to DC for a huge astronomy conference. There, I ... . On January 10, I packed all my fancy conference clothes and my laptop

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Christmas: The Playlist and much music was had.

  

  this Friday), and attempting to put together and remember choreography on ... to put together on Spotify. Here it is: Comments on certain ... to this album yet but it's Kelly Clarkson, come on. I learned about

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Dinner With Goobers Yeah food! Yeah people!

  

  for this...) and mosey on down to ye olde Simmons dining hall. Okay ... , we are playing CHESS at the dinner table! Watchin' YouTube videos on ... catch up on life (read: catch up on YouTub videos). Frame two: Luke

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  #Winning the battle for awesome (fictitious) alumni

  

  those entries. Instead, I want to focus on something much more grandiose ... fights do, on twitter and facebook. (cue flashback music) Some brief ... poll on Doonesbury.com asking readers where Alex should go to college. As

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Season Taking things into my own hands.

  

  sometimes. Thankfully, the semester is over and it's on to bigger and better ... working on a new project, I'll "think inside the box" so to speak, and ... decided to strike out on my own and dedicate the time to working on some of

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Tracking update All EA application mail has been processed; check your MyMIT Tracking.

  

  tracking on MyMIT. It will show what materials we have processed for you. We ... system is missing something? First, do not worry. We do not assign blame on ... that all documents include your name and date of birth on each page. At

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday Only a few more days of waiting...

  

  shortly thereafter. I'm pleased to let you know that we're on schedule to release decisions online at noon (Eastern Time) on Saturday March 15. They will be mailed via postal mail a few days later, most likely on Monday

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Stories of Senioritis How to Procrastinate

  

  wasn't even really a final exam because it only tested us on the new ... sections that were going to be on the test. Cue Facebook. The best and worst ... fell asleep on my couch. i can't study anymore. i've read my notes

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  The best way to kill zombies… is by shooting them in the head....they can't eat you if you make them dead.…

  

  Jones has a post-it note on his wall of a joke note passed between two of ... tried the gift out on me, and I dutifully followed his instructions. The ... for that on eBay or something? The other thing I have to share with you

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 15, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday Instructions on how to receive your decision online.

  

  Hi folks, I'm pleased to let you know that we're on schedule to release decisions as planned - at noon (Eastern Time) on Saturday March 17 ... . We will not be in the office on the weekend that decisions are released

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  If You Wish To Receive Your Decision Online… ...please read this entry!

  

  're still on schedule to release MIT admissions decisions online at 12:00PM EST on Saturday, December 9. (Decisions will also be sent via postal ... the office on the weekend that decisions are released, so to prevent any

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grind Time It = late. Coffee = love. You = intrigued.

  

  It all started on Monday night. I had a big French III essay due ... . Shockingly, I was pretty tired for my 9:00 AM lecture on Tuesday morning ... have liked to make up for lost sleep on Tuesday or Wednesday night, but

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures in Italy, Part 2 Tales from Rome, Take Two

  

  restaurant was how we spent 7.89% of our trip. Come on, we're MIT students ... -hair). The next morning we woke up with the Colosseum on our mind. So we got on the Metro and got off at the Colosseum stop (appropriately named if

  • by Bryan
  • April 13, 2006