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• Blog / Admissions

  The Undecideds VI: The Undiscovered Country Even more undecided students' questions & answers.

  

  . Anything you can tell me? Do I need to panic and wonder where it could ... as any to the students who are still undecided: How can we help you ... -related reasons. If you would like an extension, you can either email our office at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  regression and imposter syndrome let's talk about computer science!!

  

  closer. It feels like something I should get. I whisper to myself, "You're not stupid, you should get this." It feels like somewhere I can reach ... this desperation I can't even describe, this need to understand and get

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 11, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  gratitude happy thanksgiving

  

  gratitude gets overlooked. There have been many moments where I felt ... say “thank you” to the bus driver, so how can “thank you” also be enough ... somebody can feel like shoving a gift in their face that they didn’t ask for

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 24, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  NOOOOO! It's so sad!

  

  read and get acquainted with the various seating options. I picked up a copy of "The Tech" after work today. I was very excited to get my Tech ... then turned to page 18 where I saw the title "Seats in Renovated 10

  • by Snively '11
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I want you to burn Unfortunately, usually somebody just blew up their spaghetti-o's.

  

  the door when you're cooking and open the windows. The suite alarm can ... , "no, I do this EVERY TIME." As you can see, Gabe does look pretty ... DID YOU KNOW? The word meaning "the closest approach of an orbiting

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  self-destruction my entirely self-inflicted problems

  

  where you keep telling yourself that all this is stupid and you should stop thinking about it but you just can’t shake it off, and even if you ... back again and you can feel yourself beginning to spiral and you think oh

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 27, 2023
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I defer my enrollment?

  If you're admitted to MIT, you may defer enrollment for one or two ... , you will be asked to submit a formal request for deferment to the Dean ... military, or religious service. Please note that you may not defer enrollment
• Blog / Class Projects

  Final Project Demo Roll if only they were more helpful to the world at large

  

  , you might remember that this was supposed to be the semester where I ... together with your friends! You can watch the demo video linked in the ... "[/caption] If you want to try this project out, you can...do your best and see if

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 1, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Finals Week at MIT Free food, procrastination, cats, free food...

  

  (Favorite Tetazoo resident? Where did you hide the bodies? What is your ... card gives me special Medlink powers, and my quote is "Let me go get my ... , which is the white board in our lounge where people put their name, room

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 19, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  parallels or juxtapositions in one sitting at flour cafe

  

  ago to see me now. i just wanted spring to arrive. i’ve learned you can ... semester i tell myself i am as busy as can be, and then the next semester i ... but couldn’t get myself to decide what that was; i promised myself i

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Arma virumque cano: a guest post by Quynh N. ‘15 Why you should take Old English at MIT

  

  here at MIT. You may hate English class right now and when you get here ... the power of the humanities at MIT—the work you do in the humanities can ... interests. To be a student at MIT means you can have these totally different

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 11, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  “There is No Place Like Home” ...especially when you are a long way from home

  

  moments you can refocus and accomplish what needs to get done more ... this house when they were undergrads. “Home” is where you go at the end ... This is the time of year where goodbye posts are pretty common on

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • July 12, 2013
• Blog / Personal Projects

  [Guest Post] How to Write a Chess Variant Website in Six Months protochess.com: the chess website that lets you make custom pieces and boards

  

  boards. Play on it here. You can play against the chess engine I wrote as ... on C3 (marked as x) and we want to know where it can go, given the ... CHECKMATED_SCORE:isize = -99999; const CASTLING_BONUS:isize = 400; As you can

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Well, you just cost me money.” Best. Desk Call. EVER.

  

  and everything just because you go here- and then you get emails like ... : can you connect me to the science department? me: this is a dorm, I don ... On any given day, you'll totally forget how awesome it is that you

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  just realized that you can take the Tech Shuttle straight from Kendall ... being able to get into ANY college. It was not so fun. (you know, Asian ... do so likewise this year for you all EA'ers! *[ also = „ÇÇ

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  (after writing) to step away from your essays. You can’t do this if you ... subconsciously process whatever you’re writing about. This can help you be more ... path when you get here. College is about exploring! So give the

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining As it stands now

  

  traditional dining program as you can get at MIT. A $300 dollar fee at the ... 're getting a half price discount on everything you eat! CONS Most people ... Dining Dollars is money you can load directly onto your student ID card

  • by Snively '11
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  paying job you can find because it's there. This is where the "work hard ... last week: You can't plan your life out ahead of time. But if you just ... work hard, you can achieve some success. And if you achieve some success

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Premed and Me (frankly speaking) MIT is hard, but MIT premed doesn't have to suck. Here's why.

  

  're gonna need a lot of help to get to where you ought to be." It was more ... ?) getting better grades than you? It's enough to make you feel like maybe ... helpful resources, which Hamsika can attest to. So if you want to be a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 29, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  And So It Ends, And So It Begins May 1 marks the end of this admissions cycle and the beginning of the next.

  

  pleasure getting to know each of you this year. You are amazing, talented ... accepted into her program (and you thought MIT was hard to get into). I am ... 'm still here in 18 years when she finishes her dissertation, you can bet

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 29, 2005