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• Blog / Challenges

  head above the water (intro post) an inner dialogue about my first month of classes

  

  assignments and learning content makes it so that you have to keep doing assignments, have to keep moving and doing things. Relax for a day, and you ... does that matter? You’re here now. me: but there’s people who can do

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 9, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  how to become a morning person a matter of willpower

  

  sleep deprivation and procrastination. I stayed up late to do my work, got ... to process STEM-related content in the mornings than at night. Doing ... in the laundry basket. Doing this is just a lot of effort, especially

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 12, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  fake it ’til you make it what is a healthy way to be happy?

  

  rebellious for staying up so late, although I do not know who I was rebelling ... -motivated work). But in the times when these pressures do exist, and I am not as ... ’m doing it right. I mean, the tangible steps part of this theory is great

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 7, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  in remembrance of the body affirming the mind–body connection

  

  going through the syllabus and a couple minutes doing introductions, we did some warm-ups. the professor asks us to stand up, and i do, and tells us to just shake our body around, and i do, and to pay attention

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  batteries recharging because that's what IAP is for

  

  , because my boyfriend is doing GTL and SO MANY of my friends are gone as well ... fill my day with psets and project deadlines. let's do a comparison ... 's work i want to be doing, and not another soul-sucking pset that i have to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 22, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some comforting blogs to read while you await decisions

  

  ’ll do awesome things. i wish i’d known earlier that good colleges aren ... to bet that some fresh air and a fresh perspective would do you some ... mind, but live in the present. Enjoy what you do and the people you are

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fran Sancisco and Spother Oonerisms Racing tays and fighting lires

  

  maneuvering, every conversation drifts gravitationally toward "So what do you do ... about. (I've become pretty desperate to avoid this. Things to do when you ... the MIT. Certainly not everyone's like this, not every "So what do you

  • by Joel G. '18
  • August 7, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear High School Senior I know you're stalking us

  

  a book (Step 1a would be to buy a book if you do not own one). These ... . Build a thing You are creative. You can do things. I know it. Does your cat/dog need a house? Build it a cat/dog house! Do you need a particle

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • November 17, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  your body is saying, “Can we do this?? No, we can’t!!” (Also quick ... just can’t do it… As I'm sure you know by now, “you miss 100% of the ... over you, and all you can do is pass the ball. It’s hard to see past the

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Hi, Applicant to the Class of 2021! here, i try to convince you that it's ok to be dazed and confused right…

  

  Applicant for the Class of 2021, and see how you’re doing. If you ... resist the temptation to compare and contrast. You might be wondering: do I even have a chance? How do I know if I should apply? The former of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  will be many things to do, and you will not be able to do everything ... ; there are cool things to do all over campus, all the time. You will have ... . Others prefer to. You know yourself better than we do. My personal advice

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  team* I’ll do it! *team does not protest, I raise hand* Instructor ... and my (moderately non-existent) network?? How could I not do this ... actually do get to practice in real situations all these skills that we

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  's about what you do and why you do it. It really is" ___ Me: "i'm losing ... or invalidate your work" __ and lastly, these two - Ambar '12: "Do ... , you will do well, as long as you put your mind to it. ♥ As Anjali '12

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Ode to the New, Part 3 "Your calendar looks like a clown threw up on it!" -my friend Jordan

  

  doing any of those things once I got here. At the same time, it seemed ... /No Record is a great time to do this – to adopt the “I want to be busy, but ... enjoyed something – and didn’t just feel that I “should” do it – was how I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  've been floating around this school for the last couple of months doing ... wipe the crusted drool off my face before going to classes) and doing me ... don't know where I'll be living. I don't know what I'll be doing. I hate

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  72 Hours Three days can be a long time.

  

  Navy. The good news is that I now know what I'm doing after I graduate ... ,000 lbs of Lucretex for the cheapest price. CalTech could do it for $9/lb ... the project until last Saturday. It was due on Wednesday. What'd we do

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • November 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  the composer(s) and title(s) of the recorded works submitted. You do not ... do not need to be an architecture, art, or media major for this to be ... application. You do not need to be "recruited" to join an MIT sport. Extra

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard MIT students actually have lives, occasionally.

  

  risk of sounding like a complete idiot, I have to ask: do people always ... grades with time to do other things besides study? And I got the impression ... of fact, I do shower. Daily. (If that's not enough for you, I also wash

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  On Supplemental Materials Further information about application supplements.

  

  "undergraduate application materials" on the envelope. You do not need to be a ... supplement are not), and students do not need to audition to take music classes ... "undergraduate application materials" on the envelope. You do not need to be an art

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  , and services, you should definitely check them out. They're doing ... a football team? Is there a football stadium? Do you have cheerleaders ... team? Yes, we do. I've seen photographs of the MIT football team from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006