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• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Interview I think that I forgot to tell you about that

  

  AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! This is the result when you look me up on the ... our ancestors diverged from the chimpanzee lineage. One of them is from ... was today" and wishing me a happy birthday. In the e-mail, he also

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Life + Sciences = Life Sciences

  

  awesome) and the Rice-Baylor med program (which would prevent me from taking the MCAT). I thought I'd share my thoughts on this matter - since some ... horror stories about the impossibility of maintaining a high GPA at MIT

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Waxing nostalgic, in a zen kind of way I've heard of zen. This is not zen.

  

  There is a car alarm going off somewhere in my neighborhood. The beeping oh god the beeping it's driving me insane I am so tired and then it stops, only to start up two seconds later with the beeping oh god the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Breathless Why it's so hard to tell college students to ease up a bit.

  

  get excited about the Amharic class he’s taking at Harvard. On our way out of the dining hall, I stop to get some coffee and he chats with a ... who are all staying in the Hyatt. “Yeah,” he says, “and I might go to

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 16, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Things You Won’t Have to Buy (or spend *that* much on) This one's especially for the incoming freshmen.

  

  wind down. I've got a life update on the way, but first, I thought I ... the perks of tuition, because there's actually a lot covered by that ... ) The most reliable recruiting tactic one can use when holding an event is

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 18, 2012
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  A Summer in DC what i've been up to this summer!

  

  haven't blogged in a long time, and I have quite a few posts from the end of the school year that I still need to revisit. As Kano mentioned in ... this summer through the MIT-Washington Summer Internship Program! I

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • July 30, 2024
• Blog / How to MIT

  Pay it forward I used to have a guilt complex.

  

  It's the night before your organic chemistry problem set is due - although, at this point, "night" is probably the wrong word, since the sky is ... 've reached the limits of your productivity. Conclusion: (4) is your only

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another take on pass/no-record and some other stuff. Hey look, I haven't pontificated about anything in a while.

  

  fun. You got the same grade only he had more fun."   I read ... , some of what ends up being said is tongue-in-cheek, but the implications ... could rise above the tired old notion of coolness and likeability somehow

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  regression and imposter syndrome let's talk about computer science!!

  

  Hi, hello. How are you doing? I haven't been in the writing mood as ... just...gone. And I don't know where it went. And it terrifies me. The ... read these blogs rather than just me throwing ideas into the void. And

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 11, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Curseroad MIT class roadmaps that shouldn’t exist but theoretically could

  

  interesting and highly-rated classes while still hitting all the requirements ... information about the requirements for each major, when classes are offered, and even the average number of hours for each class (based on course

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 6, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Genshin Impact and a better introduction to me

  

  A couple of months ago, I started playing a video game for the first ... “Aether” from now on because saying “one of the twins” or “traveler” (as he’s usually referred to in the in-game dialogue) is kind of confusing

  • by ana~
  • October 7, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2025!

  

  the mountains for a much-needed vacation, where I will sit in backyards ... admissions blogger: MIT students are the Institute’s best ambassadors and ... a cool new thing in class, and so forth. The mission of the blogs is

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 1, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  things that make noises for those lost

  

  AAAAAAAAAAAAA. it's the constant screeching noise in the back of your head you can't really seem to get rid of. it gets in the way of your coherent thoughts and ... quite the same. it's experienced in shorter, more intense bursts, and is

  • by Anika H. '26
  • March 15, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  101 questions we’ve asked ourselves at MIT we're all just trying to figure it/life/ourselves out

  

  decisions for me and suddenly I miss the innocence my parents had wrapped me in. At the same time, this new independence has been exhilarating. I am discovering who I am and building the person I want to be. I am

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 27, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  king cake and a run-on sentence busy week

  

  you to have a wholesome Ash Wednesday David S. '21 is only eating the ... the other hand, said "no photos" but lingered for quite a while--what is the truth? I was up at 7 today to work on a prelab and then went to a 9

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 13, 2018
• Blog / How to MIT

  Best Free Software for College Students must haves for productivity, security, and more

  

  , I've filtered out the ones that I've found the most helpful. Here's a list of programs (not including the ones you get from MIT for free) that ... 've been using all the programs listed below for at least the past year and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Satisfaction New year= New opportunities/classes = Happy Kirsten

  

  Unfortunately, having my "hell weeks" for the last two weeks has ... because I've been able to learn more about the force distributions in different support structures. I'll never be able to look at a bridge the same

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 13, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons Learned in Lab Applicable to life.

  

  :30 pm. As I walked out 3 hours later, I had the beginnings of a blog entry ... about more than fibroblasts and the hepatitis C virus. From lab, I've learned a little about life - and how to live it: 1. Tell the truth. I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Few Words

  

  Blackberry to check my decision, but just as the pivotal moment arrived, I ... told her how to log in. And listened to her read the letter. And ... join the Facebook group! Make sure you thank the ones who helped you make

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to a Package of Dial Soap Substantial entries will come soon!

  

  shopping there And when I was about to buy soap, I Reached for the three-bar package of Dial Gold My mother said, with the old Asian flair, "Don't buy ... Dial Gold soap It fully upheld my vitality As I hiked up the 'Tute

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 6, 2009