Writing I don’t have time for
I just took what was hopefully my last midterm of my undergraduate career. But it doesn’t feel like anything worth celebrating about. I spent the past 4 days studying as much as I could, yet by the...
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Journey back Home from PE Class
It's finally spring in Boston! And unlike the occasional t-shirt weather spurts in February and March, it seems like this streak of sunshine and relative warmth is here to stay. In this final quarter...
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Class of 2020 Ring Delivery
Boston Public Library - Venue of the Class of 2020 Ring Delivery photo cred: Nick P. '20 Written by Danny Getting a Brass Rat marks the (almost) halfway point of getting through MIT. It marks many...
View ArticleThe Mathematics of People
== Guest Post by Spencer Pantoja '20 == When I was 14, I “knew” I wanted to be an interior designer. When I was 15, I decided I actually wanted to become an economist. That one actually stuck....
View ArticleQueer at MIT, but not on the blogs
As you may know, this summer we are redesigning MITAdmissions.org. As part of that process, I polled the bloggers on blogging features and blogging processes that would improve their blogging lives....
View ArticleHow to not love CPW but love MIT
Two years ago (wow time flies), I went to CPW, and I came away feeling disenchanted by a place that had been previously shrouded in a mystical fog of technological magic and innovation. I still...
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How to decide, when you’re deciding
Today is May 1, the conventional deadline for admitted students to choose their matriculating institution. By this time, most of these decisions have been made. But, if you're reading this, chances...
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1 Week of Meals for $8: How-To’s and Tricks
--- Collaborative Post by: Gloria Chyr '20, Bettina Ankhurst '18, Emanuel Perez '19, Caroline Mak '18 --- MIT has a food access problem. Mealplans are expensive, coming out to be $12-15 per meal....
View Article[Guest Post] Love Is Hard (A Sequel)
Continued reflections on love at the Institvte (and really just love irl) from the guy who wrote THIS seven months ago. Enjoy :)...
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it’s ok that it’s not ok
Content Note: This post contains mentions of death, depression, and anxiety. In Infinite Jest, which I’ve been reading with a group of MIT students this fall, the characters talk about two types...
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Fall 2018 Transfer Decisions Are Now Live
Earlier today, we completed and released our decisions for transfer applicants who applied for entry during Fall 2018. You may access your decision at apply.mitadmissions.org—the same site where you...
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Quantifying Angst
Three weeks ago in 6.009 (Fundamentals of Programming), we had to code a lab called Autocomplete. It was about implementing a data structure called a Trie (pronounced either “try” or “tree” depending...
View ArticleGuide to MIT: Academics
Nearly three years ago, I published a post provocatively titled “CLAAASS,” now known as “Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources." This post expands on CLAAASS to discuss MIT...
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Murals of Senior Haus
Last Friday night at around 2 am I finally got around to visiting the "Murals of Senior Haus" exhibit in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery in the second floor of the student center. This exhibit was...
View ArticleClass of 2022 Wait List
According to the admissions profession's Code of Ethics and Professional Practices, May 1 is the "National Candidates Reply Date," the agreed upon date by which students reply to offers of admission....
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An Ode From A Science Fair Junkie
There’s this idea that every moment in your life, every experience you go through adds to your being in some way or form. You essentially become a mosaic of all that life gives you. Your high points...
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Little Rectangles
How smart am I? I feel like I’ve asked myself this question a thousand times since I’ve arrived at MIT, but it’s never phrased exactly like that. “How can I be so stupid?” is common. “Why can’t I...
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MIT Moms
Today I wanted to thank a very special person in my life, someone who is still the smartest person I know, and who I wouldn’t be here without: My Mom mom and I in Shanghai! Yesterday was Mother’s...
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Things to Do in Cambridge and Somerville
Welcome to my seventh and final(!) tourist-y post. Previously, I have blogged about events for book lovers, summer in Boston, places in downtown Boston, and three Boston adventures. This time, I'm...
View Article50 Reflections on 50 Things
Dear Class of 2022, 12 years ago, Ben Jones, aka The Blogfather, shared 50 pieces of wisdom with the Class of 2010, which became 50 Things, the most-read blog on MIT Admissions. As a member of the...
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