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• Blog / MIT Life

  Jon and me how I came to see the world

  

  titled this post "Jon and me." This is not really accurate: there is no "Jon and me." Jon Stewart has no idea who I am and no reason to care

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 11, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps For the Deferred what to do next

  

  the admissions committees for RA next spring. You are at no advantage ... experiences. Can I call / email / owl in to find out why I was deferred? No. We ... committees, and no one person has access to the reason (or set of reasons) why

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Events

  The Tale of a Frosh once upon a cold November

  

  not feel bad about it. Success for her is temporarily measured on a Pass/No ... that will inevitably cease when “barely passing” no longer remains an ... numbers?” she wonders, but knows no alternative. So the Frosh must persevere

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  things are in your application before you hit “submit”. There is no single path: There really is no one perfect school for anyone! You will probably ... to. College will be what you make of it, no matter what school you

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime Happenings A summer of research and relaxation in Boston

  

  Finals ended over a month ago, so quite frankly, I have no excuse for ... like to do sometimes when no one is watching) since winter break so to ... be more diligent about blogging. We’ve been having no shortage of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  Teaching Abroad: a Guest Blog Post by Elizabeth Q. ‘14 Learn a new language, teach science.

  

  a beautiful city with a lot of history. There is no language ... major? No. Typically, MIT students in these programs are teaching basic ... and will involve a lot of time for preparing lessons, but it’s no more

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  About That Email an error, and an apology

  

  preference to no longer be emailed by us (by marking messages as spam, by ... mistake. No no, they told me; the letter may have been a mistake, but I was

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mormons and video gamers Bonding with strangers

  

  & Gaming Festival! No wonder. I congratulated the guy on his cat ... take-out and save some for later. No fridge. NO FRIDGE???? Distraught

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  “What Should I Bring To College?” (partly) answered my everyday carry

  

  .  Equations, diagrams, and graphs are no fun to try to reproduce on a laptop or ... the way first: no one needs a tablet. And no tablet, Surface or iPad or

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  broken and a blinking error message smiled up at me. No amount of random ... sleep was not entirely forgone and no meals were skipped (I fail to see ... work. They make no efforts to spare the gory details. In comparison, my

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eastward ho! Don't US people normally go to Canada or Mexico before they cross an ocean?

  

  station <10 minutes before the bus left, had no idea where I was going ... again, I’ve been studying the language for five years; it’s no surprise ... out and have an experience afterwards, no matter where you are. It can

  • by Stanley G.
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer begins And I get a brief vacation.

  

  Agent: So you teach people how to swim? Me: Oh, no. You get to teach ... think that I have no idea where I'll be after next year. I should try to ... the luxury to sleep whenever, no looming assignments - ahhhh. I am

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 25, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Jellyfishing and other ways to recruit people to your organizations

  

  ; GEL is no exception. In my time, I’ve noticed that at the ... . No matter how much of a challenge your target audience may be to reach however, there are some easy things you can do no matter what group you

  • by Stanley G.
  • March 10, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  get a seat near the front you can exit the plane fairly early. No ... . Still no leg room. Still bound to have neighbors who are out to ruin ... .   Pros Cons The most leg room of any seat There is no one

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Mirrors Because reflection is not just that image you see of yourself in the morning, or…

  

  the summer, among other pseudo productive things. But no, I was ... more stressed out than I should be also did me no favors. So what can I ... takes no time at all (if I so have to do that next semester). But, as many

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 8, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Q&A for Deferred Students

  

  . Anyway, on to the questions: "It's over! No one gets in RA ... deferred you are now officially a member of the RA pool — with no ... new version of my application, or all new essays? No. You do not need

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Engineering Poetry we do that.

  

  should guarantee no less than amorous conviction!) Upheld by histrionic ... sneakers snap and no umbrella or plastic bag! How ever would you go back to ... about this--maybe for trees and green things with no jeans, but not this

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  think its a good way to start, but there's no substitute for just going ... ’s answers, or from some book or movie. There’s simply no substitute for the ... status quo 3. There’s no substitute for just doing it Next time you

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After: A Collage living the MIT dream

  

  meeting your new housemates’ friends. No regrets about staying on the same ... tons of i3 footage, and make 5W’s rush posters. What now that I'm no ... 'm no longer scrabbling for graduation requirements: Music videos!  argh

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  , I had no idea what MIT was. It could have been in Michigan or Maryland ... plethora of reasons. But no matter what the reason, I just want to say that ... . Either way, no matter what applicant “category” you now fall under, I have

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012