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• Blog / Personal Travel

  A White Christmas Escaping Boston to go to more snow

  

  My family isn't really into traditions. We don't celebrate many holidays because a lot of our extended family doesn't live within a drivable ... holiday is cluttered with things I said I'd do during the semester and didn't

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanksgiving in England Celebrating a North American holiday in Britain.

  

  .5 months already!" I've been more along the lines of "I can't believe it's only been 2.5 months..." Anyhow, they don't celebrate Thanksgiving over here so we didn't get any days off. Rather, we sat through classes

  • by Cambridge
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Two Sides Of The Coin… For Us Too Watching the people who didn't get in receive their letters is as heartbreaking for me…

  

  size and rarely because they're not qualified), they don't get in. When ... /she doesn't make it. In no way am I comparing my feelings to those of a ... time, I don't want you to think we're just happy for the people who got

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  admission are. We couldn't do that without a thorough review of an entire ... process. We don't advise any student what their chances of admission may be and don't have a formula or weigh any part of the application. Although
• Blog / How to Human

  happy singles awareness day

  

  ’s Day plans. I didn’t, so he asked me if I wanted to go out to a nice restaurant that day. I wasn’t opposed to the restaurant, although it was somewhat expensive. But I wasn’t sure what his intentions were: was this a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 21, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Most of You Will Be Deferred Option three

  

  windshield wipers off. I felt a nervousness I hadn't felt in the weeks prior ... application and have chosen to defer it to our Regular Action review.  I didn't ... turned the radio back on. Vienna was coming to a close. There wasn't

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 6, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  a small moment in time on failing...*very long sigh*

  

  my body. I felt empty, but I knew it wouldn’t be long before sorrow ... idea that I might not succeed or be good at something hadn’t crossed my mind. That’s not to say I didn’t worry about things, BUT the fact that I

  • by kellen manning
  • October 20, 2021
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  Many students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we couldn't accept all of them. We have placed a small number of students on the ...  complicated feelings that you don't know what to call; that's okay too. For right now, we

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Hi, Applicant to the Class of 2021! here, i try to convince you that it's ok to be dazed and confused right…

  

  … (in)tense. I haven’t experienced that much uncertainty in my life ... heading to MIT one hour and then think that I wasn't getting into my ... haven’t started worrying about the applications yet, that

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  Practice Safe Hacking No, there are no LEDs

  

  code of ethics is: # Be subtle. Don't leave evidence that you were there ... damage, both during hacks and while hacking. # Don't steal anything. If you ... -ins exhibit one's pride in having found a location. Most hackers aren't proud of

  • by Snively '11
  • April 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My schedule .

  

  hope this important point isn't lost on you guys. Classes aren't

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  tomorrow. If you don't hear from your host tonight, don't worry -- we do have ... Harmony. If you find that you and your host are not a good match, don't suffer ... . It would be nice if it were true, wouldn't it? You should definitely

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Debunked I clear things up.

  

  I have about 15 minutes to post an entry. Unfortunately I don't have ... about MIT, and debunk it. This should be fun! *Searches* *Digs* *Doesn't ... begin, didn't think I'd have to debunk my own rumor. So I'm the new guy

  • by Snively '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  At What Cost A summary of my fall semester

  

  I haven’t blogged much at all this year. I remember how happy I was ... advice on how to succeed here.” I still feel that way. But I didn’t blog much at all. I didn’t have enough time. That’s what this post is about

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • December 21, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  We’re Bringing What Back? I don't think so.

  

  [ETA] (I have actually seen snow before. MIT students are not actually so dumb that they don't know what snow is. Except for Keri. Who lives in Florida, anyway??)(No, don't answer that.) Dear Bryan, I woke

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 4, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Roadtrip! Spontaneity is my middle name.

  

  . Don't really know what I'm going to do once I get there, but I figure I don't need to, and I'm sure I'll figure something out when I get there

  • by Bryan
  • May 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670 Stirling Engine Spinoff The 2.670 competition is tomorrow!

  

  :45 pm- Pizza - All are welcome! And don't worry if you can't make it, I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy New Year Everyone! See you in 2006.

  

  I'm outa here until Monday, January 2 and I won't be able to respond to email or blog comments until that time, so I just wanted to wish you ... 's, Bryan's and my blogs (refresh if you don't see them). =)

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Blog Links If you have a blog, share the URL in this thread!

  

  I haven't disappeared, really! Just haven't had a ton of things to post about this week. That will change next week when I post pictures & stories from CPW. In the meantime, some random stuff in no

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will there be a wait list this year?

  (known as the "yield"), we admit about 1,400 students. However, it isn't ... with the uncertainties, we also keep a wait list of students. We won't