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• Blog / Classes

  On Greek history, and this strange end-of-semester sprint  tl;dr nerding out over a final essay

  

  /no record, ie I can afford to take the time away from studying for my physics ... revisions for my writing class to do Wednesday, and on Thursday I had to ... 's not like knowing this will matter to me for the rest of my life. But on

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 11, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Alia Whitney-Johnson: Making a Difference in Sri Lanka Alia Whitney-Johnson, a Junior studying Civil and Environmental Engineering, spent three weeks teaching the art…

  

  The MIT Public Service Center provides fellowships for students to travel around the world to allow them apply their talent and knowledge ... shelter for raped and sexually abused girls. Her original plan was to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  judging eyes trying to count just how many times so far. I imagine at this ... around, and say hi to the Amish kids selling baskets on the lawn for me ... is many people? How did they get to be on this grand decision

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  (K)onstantly not good enough baby's first sabremetrics

  

  . For example, the degree to which other teams match up against any given ... - may be able to help me further refine this model to account for ... Patriots lost to the Giants. It was pretty painful. But the midst of it all

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  A “World Record Attempt” We can do it!

  

  to campus as a freshman, for almost more reasons than I can count. My ... how hard MIT is going to be? Do you think they're scared to get to ... . This entry is a shameless plug for an event that Keri inspired me to

  • by Snively '11
  • August 20, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Pachyderm Photography I'll try to avoid elephant jokes. There might be one or two, though, just for…

  

  every commuter for several miles! It was a lovely start to the day. We ... (Answers to your questions are coming next entry; keep on sending ... else I know just emailed me to tell me that. EVERYONE I KNOW: That's not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am dumb

  

  got to the classroom and discovered that class had been cancelled for ... Well, it's pouring rain outside, and I managed to get myself up at 8:30 as usual for my 9:30 Tuesday/Thursday class, 9.15 (biochemistry and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  . I'll do a series of entries quite soon about how to visit MIT this ... the months to come. For example, next month I'll be attending a ... , we can afford to take some time off. As for me, I'll be spending about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  Home is where the Heart is visiting my grandparents

  

  , many filled to the brim with gifts for our relatives. When mom couldn ... ’t even remember how they’re related to us anymore. I’m just going to refer to them as uncles, aunties, and cousins for the rest of this blog

  • by Anika H. '26
  • August 4, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  speaking a word to anyone (no time for words), rushed back out to my next ... looking for a copy of that, because I wanted to find comfort and familiarity ... rained for approximately 70% of the time, and it's hard to hold up an

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / Events

  I graduated My brass rat is upside-down and my dorm room is bare

  

  for them all anyway. I pushed my way to the muffin baskets, which were ... for the bathroom. I was in the last group allowed to use the facilities ... felt sorry for anyone trying to drive around MIT campus that morning

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  IAP? No.. YOU’RE AP Possibly the worst title EVER. (Also, answers to your questions, but under the worst title…

  

  (we only have to pay for the cost of our book this year, while EMT ... that's not going to compensate for a complete lack of extracurriculars ... how to manage your time efficiently. Beat up anyone who gets in your way

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blagoblagz*: Why I’m a History Major at MIT (Guest Blog!) By Dora '11, who is a Physics and History double major and is super awesome.…

  

  , which for most, mandates us to take eight humanities classes before we ... to them. The teacher would lecture on a particular theme or event – for ... countless hours stressing over how to distinguish the various ancient sources

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 23, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  When Things Go Wrong: A Survival Guide? Come, obtain guidance from someone who's just as clueless as you are...

  

  -epic REX disaster, I’ve decided to offer you people some advice for when your ... to bear the weight of a tough situation, even on only one leg. Ask for ... known before. I move to attack a Simmons resident. As he swings his pool

  • by Powers '23
  • September 13, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  i wish we’d grown up on the same advice alternate paths

  

  : yeah, i think it’s common for these kinds of narratives to become very totalizing and for people to decide to only focus on one component. clearly ... difficult for me to pinpoint what i got out of the program - i learned a bit

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  Our 2019-20 Application Essay Questions

  

  prompts for the forthcoming cycle, so I'm posting them. I want to be clear that there's no reason to start on them now, but some people like to ... ’t go according to plan. How did you manage the situation? (200-250 words

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 16, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Stephen, I’m Putting You On Notice!

  

  complex concepts may be difficult for him to grasp (after all, truthiness ... Believe it or not, admissions officers occasionally try to do things besides reading applications to MIT. One of the things I enjoy doing in my

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates A post about not having any news (yet).

  

  be using the waitlist, and, if so, how many people we'll be looking to ... The Class of 2010 is beginning to take shape. We know some replies ... government will sell shirts or hoodies with "MMX" or "MITMMX" on it (props to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Help Wanted Calling all artists! Design Mitra's new banner and get profiled in the blog

  

  As part of my desire to make this blog more interactive, and since you readers are so ingenious, I'm asking for your help in designing my ... doing this? (It's scary how much I feel like Jonathan as I write, "The

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Answering Your Questions: EA Deadline Week How can we be helpful?

  

  ;re here to answer your questions.  How can we help?  Answers below in the comments.  I will try to update this post with FAQs. Adding some answers to FAQs... Early action applications should be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2013