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• Blog / MIT Life

  Still Alive! sorry, this has nothing to do with portal

  

  over after a few days. 2. I am old and need to get a real person job. I ... luxury of free weekdays and coding things that aren't for work while I ... more beautiful and mind-bending. Even without considering the weird

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 22, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  [guest post] hindsight in 2020 — about life after mit rejections, situated knowledges, and ultimately getting closer to the asymptote…

  

  who didn't get into MIT but went on to thrive elsewhere (like this, and ... build a life after." I said sure, and she wrote this post. I had planned to publish it just before Pi Day, but then COVID happened, and it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye Free-Body Diagrams Hello free -

  

  was the first real session of studio, and we… practiced drawing a ... above goodies are complementary with the class, I still need to go out and ... the parental units for feeding this creative money-sucker habit of art

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 18, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does my school submit recommendation letters and transcripts?

  competitive applicants will provide one from a math/science teacher, and one ... profile, and a letter of recommendation). MIT's recommendations process is completed online; you may request evaluations through the Recommendations
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roombaaaa The longest trip I've ever taken in my life

  

  to make my way through the hustle and bustle of suited up MIT students ... booths and acclimatize myself to the craziness. Career fair is always an ... want to practice networking. Those that just want the free swag. (My

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 21, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years

  

  Windows, and then install SolidWorks (again, MIT provides it for free). You ... 're sticking with regular hard drives, get your money's worth and get no less ... of salt and read up on online reviews to see if it holds up to what

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  For Applicants Admitsphere.org, four hens, two ducks, best wishes and high regard from Mac-town, Oregon

  

  counselor to get real college essays and relevant advice. Through ... near and the pressure is on--but for all of you who are still typing away at your application essays, fretting over phrasing and wondering what

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 27, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ★★★★☆ Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023

  

  toiletry bag, and just-sheets-no-blanket-no-pillow bed into a more long-term ... delivery please come and pick it up! Also if you're expecting a package and ... : “Guys it's for real nearing Shaq height.” As the latest beneficiary of

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Woot! My t-shirt is funnier than your t-shirt.

  

  college life and high school life is that getting mail is incredibly ... parents, birthday wishes from my sisters and grandmother, or even things I ordered for myself online, I really do love getting mail. At this point

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT files lawsuit on behalf of international students alleges ICE policy “arbitrary and capricious and an abuse of discretion”

  

  finalizing its plans for the fall semester, the U.S. agency of Immigration and ... students on F-1 visas to take a full online course load this fall if they are ... planning for the fall term had been built around the premise that, due to the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 9, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Joint Post] Chatting with Hank Green, the MIT Commencement Speaker interviewing Hank + sharing student stories!

  

  . My biggest passions are for raising money for Partners in Health and ... many of the stranger aspects of the world (offline and online) that I was ... 's been cancer free for a year now!) I like watching his YouTube videos, and

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Events

  The Week of Weeks 9/19-9/23: Libraries, MISTI, and Career Weeks. In other news, 9/26-9/30 hangs its head in shame.

  

  networking and discreetly stealing free pens. Not to be outdone, students who ... In addition to being Libraries Week and MISTI (MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives) Week, this week is worthy enough to be

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  career fair haikus this post contains your Daily Value of sodium

  

  😤   I approached the stand  $old my self, car, home, and soul To hear “app's online” 😒   “Tell me ‘bout yourself” “I code in C on ... handshake A spit shower 🗣 and quick talk This is all I got

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • August 28, 2019
• FAQ / Visit

  How do I sign up for an info session and/or campus tour?

  We look forward to showing you what makes MIT so special! We offer in-person info sessions and tours as well as online sessions. Head over to our ... -MIT-choose-your-own-adventure, check out our virtual visit map, and even explore the student
• Blog / Blog Projects

  My Blogger App, five years later i've finally dyed my hair blue

  

  application is now live and ready for all your submissions. At some point in the ... note="i like to think of myself as a Real Adult"]Real Real Adults ... computers and five years later, I’ve lost the writing I had submitted then

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • July 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On the DUSP Course 11: Urban Studies and Planning

  

  African cities in terms of physical resource consumption and demand.   ... conditions. I'm focusing on experiential learning and ways to better prepare ... Student Profiles from MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 2, 2015
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/15/18, at 12:15 PM ET

  

  decisions online next Saturday, 12/15/18, at 12:15 PM ET.  To check your decision on the 15th, visit decisions.mit.edu and log in with your MyMIT username and password. In order to verify that you will receive a decision

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 6, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  We’re Linux! "Aha, Linux beats paper!"

  

  meeting you over the coming weeks through the blogs and, of course, CPW. And now, here's a cute little something to brighten your day ... 's "We're Linux" contest and it's been doing quite well. If you liked the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Events

  World AIDS Day 2008 Spread the word.

  

  Today, December 1st, is World AIDS day, the day when individuals and ... around campus people are wearing little red ribbons and the Internet is ... and can't actually go to the screening, but I've found a link to the

  • by Snively '11
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  A Fool’s Holiday How MIT celebrates April Fool's Day

  

  I was just reading Wired Magazine online and came across this ... . The School of Engineering will be renamed the School of Imagineering and ... broke into the MIT web server and changed the MIT home page to indicate

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008