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  Holding pattern undergrad | me | graduation

  

  I never thought I’d say this, but I’m kind of bored. A combination of not being an athlete + a lighter class schedule + spring break + being a senior…

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 6, 2019
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Ethics, AI, and the College of Computing some student voices in a campus controversy

  

  It’s interesting that I’ve never been even remotely involved in anything political, and in all such situations would always be the outsider looking in. However, in late February a protest…

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 5, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  the joys and frustrations of 6.009 this class will be the death of me, and i love it

  

  I texted my friend, “I feel like my frustration with 6.009 over the course of each week would make an amazing sinusoidal graph.” She said, “You should make that a…

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 4, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memory of a Greatly Beloved Establishment rip the stud subway

  

  My fellow readers of the MIT Admissions blogs, a great tragedy has befallen us today. The favorite dining spot of hundreds of students on campus has been closed down. Yes,…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  Doing well??? Uh, sure... I guess

  

  In my last post (which was way too long ago 😖), but I guess I should update y’all on how my new schedule was going. And the answer to the…

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  if rupi kaur went to mit milk and funny

  

  hi there it’s rona w. ‘21 your newest admissions blogger and sometimes i write bad instagram poetry enjoy —an intro post, kinda heart racing hands quivering cheeks flushing these late…

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Finding my place at MIT It's an ongoing process

  

  I saw going to college as a rebirth. I really disliked high school. College was a chance to both remake myself in a friendlier mold and to build up the…

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What MIT Is Like for Non-Technology Majors a quirk of the institvte

  

  Since its founding in 1861, MIT has been a special place for Technology⁠03 In fact, MIT in the early twentieth century was often referred to as simply 'Technology.' to flourish.…

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 1, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  9 / Headache 68 days to go

  

  To set the mood: i’m so tired… by lauv & troye sivan   What a headache Where does the time go?! We’re somehow halfway through the semester already. I envisioned…

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • March 31, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  look who i found in vienna hi joon

  

  04 joon looks much more aesthetic than i did in my picture jesus 05 in case you were wondering this is true outside of pictures as well

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 27, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i ran into someone in vienna today… hi nisha

  

  .⁠06 the dark&stormy is an s-tier drink. .⁠07 believe it or not, us being in vienna at the same time was completely coincidental.

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 27, 2019
• Blog / Residential Life

  [guest post] from the vault: hall exchange notes notes from a hall exchange in 2017

  

  in late february of 2017 me and jessica t. ’20 did a hall exchange. a hall exchange is where two people, who live on different halls and almost always on…

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  For the past few days, I’ve been walking around with this weird feeling on the inside. As if goosebumps are embedded deep into my skin. Subconsciously, I’ve been feeling a…

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  The World Has Many Trees climb all of them!!

  

  My parents tell me that when I was two years old, Tarzan was my favorite movie. If I saw or heard anything Tarzan-related, I’d beg them to let me watch…

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • March 17, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2023 are now available at   > > > decisions.mit.edu < < <   You can log in using the same…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN! CELEBRATE! BE HAPPY!      

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  Many people applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately we could not accept all of them. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would…

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category,…

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Anticipation a little something to keep you company

  

  Sometimes, its hard to pull yourself out of bed. The uncertainty of what the day holds can be scary. Or exciting. Or overwhelming. You’re probably feeling a lot of butterflies…

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Art of Waiting how to burn some time

  

  There are many things in life that require you to have the ever elusive skill of patience – waiting for the bus, waiting on a friend at a café, or…

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 13, 2019