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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests of the non-standardized kind Stop thinking about the SAT and start thinking about 18.01!

  

  Pepper White, the author (who was a masters student in course 2 at MIT around the time you were born) is told that the most important thing he will learn at MIT is not a collection of facts, but how to think about

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Venturing to far living groups

  

  concern I hear a lot from people who are not MIT students is "Oh no, if they ... ILG is a non-dorm, MIT-affiliated living group. Sort of like a ... to be working)." One thing to remember is that just because a hall is

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  't want everyone to be the same -- part of what makes MIT exciting is ... that in many ways MIT is trying to 'weed' out those applicants who try to ... individuality to be applying to MIT. What we don't want to see is immaturity or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  place at MIT. What good is it to be at the best school in the world if you ... that every MIT degree is made equal, whether that means a 5.0 GPA or a 3 ... student is whatever you do, because you are an MIT student," yet in the same

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Food, glorious food In which I learn that Simmons Dining is not, in fact, the best that Boston's…

  

  diner on Mass Ave near MIT, with the twist that everything they serve is ... from MIT, so I just went to Flour for brunch. Flour is a cafe that, for ... If you asked me before spring break where I like to eat around MIT, I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 6, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  . That’s a lesson I could’ve possibly learned at another school. But MIT is ... -carpet photoshoots and limousine rides. In another universe, she is a sign-spinner on a ... his way out of the building?” My house is a confusing maze of stairs and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s the terror of knowing Ten dollars for my thoughts on grad school.

  

  that this is MIT's fault--MIT is, of course, the greatest school that ... engineering curriculum at MIT, which is structured to hit you with most of your ... MIT education is going to take me yet. Right now, as a result of my UROP

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 20, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  One Month of Baby Steps my feet hurt

  

  MIT with just a suitcase, a duffel bag, and a backpack. To the left is a ... MIT! I arrived in Cambridge one month ago, but it feels like its been ... me is saturated with newness. I’m still adjusting to making new friends

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 26, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  A blog post about blog posts Superstar blogger emeritus Mollie gives us some of her favorite entries [now its own post!].

  

  Susan commented on the blog, "Because I live far away from MIT, I ... should I do in order to know MIT better?" A great starting point for how you can get to know MIT better are these very blogs. Actually, Blogger

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  [guest post] crumbly fruit and the importance of keeping at it by Caleb M. '27

  

  Caleb is a rising sophomore at MIT. He is currently studying Computer ... . He is from Dallas, Texas, and is Ethiopian-American. He's a Radio DJ ... .1 FM, MIT's College Radio Station. He loves music, biking around Boston

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 13, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A White Christmas Escaping Boston to go to more snow

  

  you're stuck in your bubble at home or at MIT. I hope everyone is ... distance. However, the one tradition that my family does have is our annual ... holiday is cluttered with things I said I'd do during the semester and didn

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 25, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Mystery Of The Missing Application Tracking Portlet A quick clarification.

  

  Application Tracking portlet in MyMIT. The system is supposed to display a message explaining why the portlet is no longer there, but it's not showing ... . The Application Tracking portlet is gone because it is now definitively

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 3, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  there is more to your application than that, and MIT is looking for more ... breath, close your eyes, and count to ten. Applying to college is really ... biggest things I think we want to get caught up in is the number game

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Day, Another Class

  

  : 4, graded Final Exams: 0 This class is also taught by three different ... : Professor Yaffe is from Baltimore and his dialect is very strong. Thus, he ... recording of it. Tidbit #2: Professor Yaffe is also an MD. Thus, to prove

  • by Bryan
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Two important reminders

  

  fast approaching. Today, Friday, April 29, is the regular deadline to ... 3 SAT IIs in one sitting, and since this is only a small additional ... consider the June SAT IIs. And from us: Monday, May 2, is the deadline for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Flow: Writing Like Yourself *insert prospective 2021 clickbait tagline*

  

  Not every writer is an artist. Not every piece of writing is a work ... to a prompt. You are not your résumé. Specifically for the MIT ... "Activities" section is to capture a glimpse of you outside of what you look

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 19, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Guys, Six Degrees almost better than a five guys burger...almost.

  

  QUOTE: “I think MIT is the closest thing to Hogwarts on this planet ... -that-be on MIT blogs). --- This is a simple story of three guys, how they met ... particularly smart or even cool to become a doctor, but everyone at MIT is

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 1, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Somewhere in between Trying to find out where I belong at MIT

  

  how my life has gone but to any 2019 that is reading this, MIT isn ... into MIT with me back in 2015, my brass rat says 2019, and despite not graduating this year I am still on the email list for the year I entered MIT

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 13, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Hack Punt Tool: The Musical Now, the music can be yours.

  

  . WHY? Because the soundtrack to Hack Punt Tool, a musical about MIT students by MIT students that was a huge success last winter, has finally ... excitement last year: a few members of MIT's Musical Theatre Guild decided that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 30, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Library War there's nothing about war in here, that's just my fave imaginary band name

  

  each and every MIT library. Now I have collected my notes for your perusal in the tome below. Depending how you count, MIT either has a lot of ... with the former definition. Let's say that MIT has four library clusters

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 15, 2018