Search

Search Results

• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership @ MIT (from a froshy perspective)

  

  , because I worked a job all summer. Don't do this if you can avoid it, kids ... students who can advise and teach you. And with this safety net, I personally ... I did some ~leadership~ in high school, as I'm sure many of you did

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 3, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT Medical: A Freshman’s Story Worth sharing.Worth reading.

  

  student to someone who can provide the care and send you a bill. So the student gets to see a local doctor, or a local pharmacy, and you or your ... room, sleeping (as much as can be done when a nurse wakes you every other

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  application materials. Try to get it done soon so you can have a rockin' New ... applicants). These forms can be pretty confusing, so if you have any questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  the MIT's middle 50% of scores). From here as you can imagine Mills is ... is done can you make sure your voice is always heard by those around ... mention that now? You may be surprised by how many first year students at

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Jhumpa Lahiri visited MIT today! ...and all of Cambridge (it seemed) wanted to see her!

  

  often simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting. So, you can imagine my ... , where about thirty-five students got to speak with Lahiri and get their ... MIT) that ends at 6:30 pm. I knew I wasn’t likely to get a good

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Blog Graveyard skeletons in my google docs

  

  something bubbling underneath your skin, so slow that you can’t physically see ... stars you can catch just outside of New York City. There’s the dead ... —little, dedicated spaces for my sentences and paragraphs that don’t make the final cut—where

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • February 12, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the intervening…

  

  of you who were admitted! I remember getting my decision- the old ... , if you can imagine- and how freaking awesome it was. Seriously guys, go celebrate, get that energy out. You deserve it. =) For waitlisted applicants

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Accountability Some thoughts on decisions and school

  

  wheel - feel in control and accountable for where you go. Even if you ... like: Have faith in the fact that everything you’ve put forth has been a decision you’ve made/ You’ve put a stamp of approval on every part of the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  T-Minus Six Days Ready for the best four days of your life? CPW 2010 ftw!!

  

  you get on campus! It's going to be EPIC. As those of you who tuned ... idea to exchange e-mails with your host before you get here, just to get ... terms of where I'd get the most free stuff. This turned out to be an

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  SIMMONS GOT A TRAMPOLINE!!! it's awesome, possum!

  

  , you can still attend the house meeting every other Sunday, where we ... system is where Simmons residents (often called Simms) can create a group ... ! I love trampolines. I can’t do flips or anything particularly cool on

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 6, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 1 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Audition for everything.

  

  Activities Midway (an event where students advertise their groups and ask you ... really want to be in a music group, or if you tend to get really nervous at auditions, just audition for everything. Chances are you’ll get into at

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  difficult to come by in Boston; instead, you get bubble tea. I'm not ... by volumes of different people at all hours of the day. What can I say? Sometimes you miss the freshman boy next door barging in and asking you what

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Courses and Stuff Mason '10 made up the title, blame him.

  

  all of the courses at MIT are numbered, but where do we get off throwing ... of me in there. See if you can spot them. ;-) So, those are my classes ... : describing the classes you're taking in a given semester. Well, now that I'm a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Beaver Nation An intro to athletics at MIT

  

  and sports schedules conflicting. Every now and then you can still get ... here? That is something you can’t measure in wins or awards or NCAA ... comes to mind when think of MIT... I don’t blame you. In some ways, it

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • November 12, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  detail on the application (how can you convey a lifetime passion of mountain hiking in a blank? how can you capture the brilliance of a sunrise ... 're going to get an oral quiz over what you learned in high school physics

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hydrate Happy Sent by the magic of mobile technology

  

  it, and it’ll direct you to a “mobile dispense” webpage where you can ... screen of a nearby Bevi machine, “Can you try scanning this QR code, please ... revolution and its consequences...[/caption] If you were lucky enough to be

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • July 3, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In A brilliantly exciting recap of the last month.

  

  my college reunion (I won't say which number, but you can stalk me on ... think he deserves some sort of trophy, don't you? Before I tell you about ... ). Look for Evan's blog to launch later this month. So where have I been

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  trying to get that score up if you can, but one score will not keep you out ... profile will not. There are multiple places on the application where you can ... interested in blogging as well for the admissions office, where can I get more

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Rocky Mountain Round-Up The latest from my travels in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

  

  always great -- use the web to get inspiration for a project that you can ... in Brigham Young's historic house (where, for the first time, I tied ... Problem Solving. For those of you who don't know about AoPS, it is the best

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  blogs that are marinating IS THIS POPULISM?

  

  the one you want the most![/annotation] Cursed Images Part II A retrospective of all the times I've failed since getting to MIT. This one would be ... only way I can experience catharsis is by putting my whole self out there

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 31, 2019