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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Survive a Nor’easter New England hath no flurries like a winter storm

  

  Massachusetts, the precipitation comes down in shovelfuls. Now if you're like ... centimeter of precipitation - enough to finely coat the Earth's surface with a ... alone at all. Your first adjustment, then, will be to prepare for the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Presenting…My Prefrosh! ‚ô•

  

  'm Abir, a prefrosh, and I was fortunate enough to have the BEST host ever, our very own blogger Hamsika :) Being the amazing person she is, Hamsika ... into my CPW experience - boy, was it an experience!! Being the eager

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 18, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  I had a terrible week Also, I think that making puns about the President is Obaminable.

  

  Bluntly put, this was the worst week of my life. Geez! you say. That ... a throw pillow*. Alright: Let's just say that the week of October 19th left much to be desired. I will elaborate on the details of “much

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Neil Gaiman! The uncensored version =P

  

  an overachiever =P), there's not much else to say. Except that the part ... accidentally reviewed a book someone sent him. The book was about porn - and to ... are genres, and both have certain elements that the plot is built around

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 24, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  One Extraordinary Week, Plus Ferrets I suit up for surgery.

  

  IAP makes everything at MIT more enjoyable. The past week has pretty ... little bit more about my UROP, but also show you a small sampling of the ... brothers...twice. Almost was run over by the No. 1 bus when it decided not

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday Boy Ben Birthday explosion inside.

  

  't embarrass him by telling you all how old he is =), but I will tell you the ... pretty much one of the most popular guys on campus. (Not that we don't love Matt and Nance and all the other admissions officers, of course.) Not

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  the last five days, with exaggeration inserted only when absolutely ... at 5th East the night before. It's right across the street, and walking ... the Friday before, then skipping out on this would only be a sign of

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  Zelda. You know, from the Nintendo games. Bryan just did an entry on ... 's just one more thing I just thought of yesterday: laundry. Where are the ... doing laundry is never a problem. The price of 75 cents per machine might

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What have I been doing this break?

  

  it pulled an all-nighter the night before, and considers 7 hours peachy ... prefers 9 or 9.5. Ah, the mysteries of life. Also, during term, my body is ... : - Played with my eight year-old brother - Watched most of the complete series

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  new york without i*stagram who are you performing for?

  

  irresponsible spending by writing a blog. i was in new york over the past few ... was pretty disappointed with my experience here. i’ll get the hate out ... ="where i spent all my time"]midtown manhattan[/annotation] is the epitome of

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2024!

  

  the internet]'s time as ruler rises and falls like the Sun, so now it's my turn to take up the mantle of "person who announces the admissions blogger application." While some days I'm in Cambridge at the MIT Welcome

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 1, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tetacats the furry fish of tetazoo

  

  For context, Tetazoo is the name of the cat friendly hall that I live ... information session that historically, this hasn't always been the case. Back in those days, fish were the only pets allowed. But people would register

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 25, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  out those fields on the application. This is important so that your ... the name we will use in all official print and email communication from ... , depending on the purpose. For example, Student Financial Services will use
• Blog / How to MIT

  nothing really matters or does everything? a tale of epiphanies and a crisis

  

  now as an assistant director and talking about the main things I learned ... audience. I ended it on a high note and told everyone that the crisis was ... portion of their time on Earth? Then, at the pit of my despair, I had

  • by kellen manning
  • May 6, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferring Thoughts before 12/14 12:14pm to after 3/14 1:59pm

  

  his sweater already, mom's spaghetti. He's nervous about opening the MIT ... found myself being pretty well described by [annotation note="this is the undisputed original"]this lyric[/annotation] from "Lose Yourself." The now

  • by Waly N. '24
  • December 18, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  I Finally Finished Intro Programming ...it took 2.5 years

  

  At MIT, the one-semester intro programming class, 6.00, can be broken ... .0001 the normal way and exact my revenge on the placement test that had wronged me. I took it freshman fall on Pass/No Record, and I passed. The

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 22, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  A special announcement about SAT Subject Tests MIT has made the decision to no longer consider the SAT Subject Tests

  

  MIT has made the decision to no longer consider the SAT Subject Tests as part of the admissions process. You can read about our revised ... discontinue the use of subject tests starting with the 2020-21 admissions cycle

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 20, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  blogs that are marinating IS THIS POPULISM?

  

  AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA   And it seems like I'm going to be leaving the blogs with a ... that end, I want to make use of the handy "blog reaccs only (beta)" feature at the bottom of the page to gather some audience input about which

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  For the past few days, I've been walking around with this weird feeling on the inside. As if goosebumps are embedded deep into my skin ... . Confusion. Fear. When I first received news about the tragedy in New Zealand

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Cool Data Stuff, ft. Immersion I just really like data visualizations, plz don't judge

  

  STUFF GUYS WOOOO. This time, though, I cannot take any credit for the ... . The Media Lab is much better at this sort of stuff than I am, after all. I present to you: immersion.media.mit.edu. The Collective Learning

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 5, 2017