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  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  am reminded that I am not at MIT. I am away from the buzz that defines ... different from those we live at MIT. Without the constant stream of problem ... counted traffic today!), for the most part our studies are focused on three

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Leaving How I ended up taking medical leave as a sophomore

  

  into a lump of a person, sitting at the kitchen table for hours at a time ... could have made for myself. At the time, the admission that I was ... Previously: Boomeranging. Content warnings for detailed discussion

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • March 8, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Wanna Be a Doctor? Premed @ MIT

  

  . II. For some reason, people HATE admitting that they are premed at MIT ... your classmates for the A. Yes, at the end of the day, the grades for ... can get A's at MIT without too much work, but for the rest of us, we

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 25, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Putting food on the table daily with Daily Table affordable, nutritious, and delicious groceries near MIT

  

  I have worked at MIT since 2009, and lived less than a mile away, in ... , however, and one of those can be access to nutritious, affordable food. For ... occasionally shop for bok choy and Asian pears, but I don’t think it’s known for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Blogural Inaugural I just wanted to use this title.

  

  telling you about a steel fork? Well, at Lame-vard University, studying for ... sense) At MIT, all freshmen have the option to apply for a "freshman ... Hello, world! (Sorry, I had to. It's the classic "first program" for

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  i don’t want to say goodbye sorry sad blog incoming

  

  glance at the East Campus that I knew and loved and left for the airport ... volume of the angstiest metal we could find, heartbroken at the thought of ... pushed back a year, letting me enjoy two and a half years at East Campus

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 24, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  From the other side of grad school Trust me, I'm a doctor

  

  , astronomy has been an avenue for getting to know my community better -- at ... frustrated, I sometimes wonder if I’m cut out for it at all, which can be so ... collaborations with people at other institutions are great for feeling motivated

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Women’s Soccer Talking to the 2009 NEWMAC Champs after they returned from the NCAA National Championship Tournament

  

  opportunities available at MIT for students at many levels of mastery. But given ... sport. But, Liz and Meghan insist, excelling at sports is possible for ... When I came to MIT I joined the marching band. We played at all sorts

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Maybe it’s okay to be this way The return of Dumbledore, and a new professor friend

  

  : I have read EVERY SINGLE CLASS DESCRIPTION for EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT AT ... I've been reading popular science for a long time. It's why I'm interested in science. It's probably why I'm at MIT. I have tremendous

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 3, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Bleary-eyed Some thoughts and reflections on this year's admission cycle - particularly for those not admitted.

  

  , and even more at MIT as an undergrad (many for studying/academic reasons ... out with friends). When mixing and producing albums for my a cappella ... sleep every 30 hours or so for a week. In other words, I've had my fair

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 16, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  What I wish I’d known, and what I’m glad I knew Before coming to MIT.

  

  came back I could cling onto most astrophysics colloquia for at least 70 ... At the CPW Women's Leadership Lunch, one of the prefrosh at my table ... semesters left, and there are at least fifteen or twenty classes that I would

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to get a UROP A lesson on stalking.

  

  someone at the UROP office. Finally, keep your eyes peeled for information ... research position in their first year at MIT? That's right! They both can ... one, you can get one. One night, you're getting ready for bed when you

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  Applying to Grad School How MIT Did and Didn't Help Me

  

  help form reasons for or against applying. Admittedly, being at MIT ... Ds, too—you don’t need an MIT undergrad to end up at a place like MIT for ... of recommendation
: Ask for letters at least 3 months in advance of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 22, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Mark Zuckerberg Visits MIT NBD.

  

  In the time I've been at MIT, we've had some interesting characters ...  have all made appearances during my time at MIT because of some sort of ... had been drawn for the lottery to see him and Mike Schroepfer (VP of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If man is five Then most people are six, and if most people are six then pre-meds are seven.

  

  recommendation for most problems at MIT. "I don't know what to do with my life ... ! It was for like 30 seconds, for a variety of reasons, but it was cool just to be in the same room for a minute and catch a glimpse of his well

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 3 Schools I Attend Harvard, High School, MIT

  

  , Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. On Wednesdays, I may drop in for office ... frustrating, for I still haven’t found the optimal waiting spot on the platform to minimize exit time upon arrival. Always room for experimentation

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I am a sad sad toaster made of glass. Do you like your toast with tears? Because I'm sad.

  

  . Or see a movie for $3 at LSC. Or bring up singularities in everyday ... DO FOR YOU? But this entry was about problem sets at one point ... , every single week, for your first three and a half years at MIT. And so

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  My College Essay Early Action / November 2005. ~500 words await.

  

  Ahh, the application essay. Why is it so agonizing for students ... sky. And so my college application season began. My interview was at the Cosi at 13th Street and 6th Avenue with a young recent graduate

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 11, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Halloween is the best day of the year. Yes, I recognize that it is now closer to Thanksgiving than to Halloween. Sorry.

  

  Halloween is awesome, for a bajillion reasons. Reason 1 of 1 ... . At 10:30pm, I was psetting in the lounge near my room (yes, on my birthday. I'm lame, I know. The firehose stops for no aging ritual, though

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Great Wifi Outage of 2007 Burton-Conner's wifi went out two days ago; Evan will tell you more by the end…

  

  perfect. But it at least allows some flexibility, which is good for those ... , by coasting for weeks at a time and then cramming two nights before the ... to ask for help when they need it. Also, at MIT, first

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 18, 2007