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• Blog / How to Human

  how to adult spoiler alert: no one knows

  

  do things. take this post, for example. i’ve been sitting on this post ... what i’m doing, but i’ve come to the realization that (almost) nobody knows what they're doing in [annotation note="and if you are one of those

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • November 3, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Mine hands are broken reflections on many a year of carpal tunnel syndrome

  

  sulked about it in my mind quite often, which I do not usually do, because ... being able to run that week really had less to do with not being able to run, and more to do with running being my one thing that didn't hurt me

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  An Origin Story Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the Jinchūriki

  

  my peers living their absolute best lives. “How can they afford to do ... , I had nothing to do. Quick aside: The next revelation I had is why I think the question of “what do you do for fun?” is one of the most

  • by kellen manning
  • January 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things A collective end-of-the-semester brain dump

  

  alone blog. I wanted to do an end-of-the-year reflection but thought it ... favorite people Reading all day instead of doing urgent school work ... :( Parents/professors assuming that if I don’t do well it’s because I didn

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • May 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  . They told you that you could do anything. They forgot to add that you can't do everything. Meanwhile, MIT was a less-than-perfect place. Not all ... reasons (both my own and because a family member was not doing well), I took

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 2 Neither zumba, nor yoga.

  

  she would do it after class, and told me to go to the back closet and ... one could do yoga holding a pair of weights, if the routine was too easy ... the floor and began doing pushups. Mind whirling in horror, I dropped to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 16, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  . Who do you admit from the waitlist? For example, if someone from state X ... over international students on the waitlist? No, but we do consider ... do the Overnight Program? No, I'm sorry. I'm still very interested in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Which I Get Schooled By My Professor This video does not contain an improvised song, but it does contain Peter Reddien.

  

  , “You know, I think some students just feel like they have to do things ... they are. But you’ll also see people who genuinely love what they do. As ... and say, “Man it sucks to have to do this paperwork or to deal with this

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  recommendation for them -- do not do this (these requests rarely happen in the United States, but do happen with some frequency abroad). Instead, ask ... mentor. Also -- you do not need to choose the teacher that teaches the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Shortest Blog Ever (update 3 =p) 19 days till Taiwan!

  

  5/4 Update!: You Know You've Been Doing Too Much Bio When ... +" is not something you can say you want to do and achieve with complete ... ya'll who committed (if you haven't - seriously - just do it. One small

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  You’ve got questions… ...I've got answers strewn amidst an explosion of other stuff.

  

  received an interesting little poster entitled, "101 Things to Do Before You Graduate." It's full of cool ideas about things to do at MIT and the Boston ... ? sunday? cuddling afterwards? why do i talk? Well, if you want us all that

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  anything to do but yell, "OH MY GOD WE'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE WHAT NOW ... to do? Irrational, you say? Um, sure. Go on ahead. We prefer the term ... , I'll do it even if there are only maybe three and a half of them and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Weathering the weather So much snow!

  

  students at MIT could do their own projects instead of helping Professors ... return for payment. The key is to look for professors who are doing ... students, so don't worry about being materialistic! Yes, you can do a UROP

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 2 Wow, lots of questions to be answered...

  

  you the best. Let us know what we can do for you. Justin, in general, we ... circumstances. "wilma" wrote, "Hi Matt, what should I do if my teacher's rec is ... so do I apply as domestic or international student?" Every student who

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  . One of the questions on the app. asks, "What do you do for fun?" and ... basis and I do it because it is an absolute blast. Without going too much ... not much I would rather be doing with my time. However, I am afraid

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers to some questions

  

  Wow, I have enough questions this time to do a sort of omnibus like ... with the EC contact information...what do I write/say when I email ... recipe? :-) Do people share the cost of staples for the hall and cook

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.

  

  demystify what admissions officers do. I think that for many students, the ... . So, I'm often asked, what do you do when you're not reading applications? Do you get the summer off? Actually, it is a busy (though certainly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  parallels or juxtapositions in one sitting at flour cafe

  

  week. last spring i wanted to do something substantial over the summer ... through my time here. i felt like i could be doing more. i feel like i’m doing all that i can, but maybe not the right things. i wish i could just

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10,000 Ways That Won’t Work

  

  . UROPs are wildly popular, with 92% of undergrads doing one at some point ... doing a UROP (at least for me) is the prospect of applying the skills I ... … yet sometimes I can’t help but wonder – what are they doing right that I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 27, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  branches was it easy to let go?

  

  could've applied elsewhere for work. in another world i could be doing a ... to me and i want to do something about it. because mit isn't a place ... because we do. hence the chorus of branches: "my, my heart is my own / i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2023