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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The Coop What's a coop? You'll find out!

  

  MIT Coop sells MIT stuff. That makes sense, what doesn't make sense is ... to the important stuff. The Coop at MIT is one of my favorite stores. If you ever need anything MIT related, The Coop is the place to go. The

  • by Snively '11
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Open-Ended Question Why I chose MIT ... twice

  

  to MIT? I think the way that I see it is if you've ever read one of ... kind. If you believe that the only education you will receive at MIT is ... assets MIT has is the people. Coming to MIT I was a pretty shy and reticent

  • by Bryan
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Notes From The UK [by Mirat Shah '08] Currently in Cambridge, it is 50 degrees F and not only…

  

  MIT is more concerned with applications. For example, at Cambridge, you ... . Something I miss about MIT is the lab work. Last year my labs included ... disappointed because the record library is much smaller than WMBR's (MIT

  • by Cambridge
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Screw Up Your Username It's time to put down your AOL screen name.

  

  make: choosing your MIT username. You may not appreciate yet how big this decision is: your MIT username (also referred to as your Athena or ... Tomorrow is, yes, the First of May[?], which means those of you who

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 30, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Years of the Rat More about MIT's famous class ring: the "Brass Rat."

  

  the ring, here's a bit of history and background. Each class year at MIT ... , or "RingComm," of 12 class members, students representing different MIT ... prime MIT ring-buying. Using imagery representing events from their first

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  My First Few Weeks at MIT … one year ago

  

  Every freshman’s first few weeks at MIT tend to follow a predictable ... . First, the “important” stuff: MITES Summer is an on-campus summer program at MIT for rising high school seniors. During the program, students

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

  Pie No, not pi.

  

  me? 6) Is MIT a tourist attraction? 7) How far away are dorms from ... make money while at MIT? 10) Seriously, be honest. How hard is it really ... screwed? 13) Help! I'm not smart and MIT is going to chew up my soul, spit

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The View from 1000 Feet Life after MIT ... kind of

  

  confident in myself because yes, MIT is hard and when you're taking an hour ... explanation: What you learn from MIT is more than just math and science, but you ... 8 months ago, an email from MIT asking me for money read something

  • by Bryan
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Film! [by Nathan '14] Documenting Science Through Video and New Media

  

  how to use serious equipment to create a film. Above is a photo of me ... not the same). One of my favorite films that we watched is Chronique d ... people in Paris and Saint-Tropez. There is a cathartic moment involving

  • by ARTalk
  • November 28, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  IAP: A Quick Roundup Snively and his homepage dominance must be stopped!

  

  So you're interested in MIT. (Why else would you be reading these ... don't sleep, and perhaps that Chris M. is pretty smooth with the ladies ... to you.). There is one reason that wasn't clearly explained beforehand

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  November 1 Updates The latest from the Admissions Office.

  

  your MyMIT portal. It is okay if your teacher or counselor does not ... MIT, a registered Docufide Document recipient. This is true even though ... the interview: MIT's deadline for contacting your interviewer is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  Music for Pre-decisions De-stressing manifesting calm and cozy vibes to get you through it

  

  Waiting for college decisions is difficult. Trust me, I've been there before. This is a collection of songs that helps calm me down before going ... ://open.spotify.com/playlist/34w1NkAVcqH4pn9xpuuGDp?si=6ca6d77b70a546b2 Is there a song that helps

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 8, 2023
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which ... who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk ... happy, and enjoy the small distractions of life. Graduating high school is

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  pebble. The place you want to be is farther than this, right? That’s why it ... Kentaro Miura) There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which ... who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  college – this is especially true at MIT – engaging and collaborating with ... how appreciative they are of our efforts. MIT’s mission is to use ... bar is set very high for MIT, and students have to have very good grades

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Let’s talk about interviews The ultimate guide

  

  about their experiences, life after MIT, etc. which is why they volunteer ... again and again how to me MIT is all about the people, and the interview ... In our holistic application process, the interview is one aspect where

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  how to draw dotted lines on chalkboards, mit style dotted lines go brrrrr

  

  course, most MIT classrooms don't have whiteboards — they have chalkboards. And there is one really, really cool thing you can do on chalkboards ... .999% of the time. But alas, I cannot teach you in person, so here is a how

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 20, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  251 talks – avery a new podcast that comes out every week

  

  hello! i'm creating a podcast. the tentative name for the podcast is ... the talks happen in my room, which is room 251. the general goal is to talk to lots of different people at MIT about their experiences here, and

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 21, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42 classes i'm taking this semester

  

  MIT classes are divided up into units. The average class is 12 units. The average MIT student takes four classes per semester, so usually ... productive." Indeed. MIT is a weird place where people feel inferior to their

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Transfer Decisions to be Released Today

  

  MIT Transfer applicants will receive their decisions today! All ... know this. And it's not a great feeling. What is a great feeling, is hoping that those 20 students who we did accept are excited and

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • May 7, 2013