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• Blog / MIT Life

  wow. my first three weeks being an actual student actually at mit

  

  cool - the process that brought me from my hometown, to getting accepted ... the place). The idea of MIT never became a reality to me until I actually moved here. Throughout all of high school, the idea of college as a

  • by Joe B. '18
  • September 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  Alright, you and I both have some big decisions to make in the next ... the rest of your life. No pressure or anything. I will weigh in with how ... feels like I was a senior a decade ago. I was burning time on facebook the

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 More MIT Students Become Rhodes Scholars ...but no bloggers this year.

  

  On Saturday evening, the Rhodes Trust announced the 32 Americans who have won the 2008 Rhodes Scholarships. The Rhodes Scholarship, described as "the oldest and best known award for international study," includes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m Kind of a Big Deal Leaves and famous people alike think so.

  

  I'm beginning to think the foliage is out to get me. I was hit by another leaf, on the foot, two days ago. It wasn't a gentle smack, but it ... ! (Affirmative.) It's really hard for me to explain the nerd stereotype; the best

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  I like to break a mental sweat, too. Missed it by that much.

  

  If you commented any questions in the past few weeks or so, I'm going ... inspiring that I got the inclination to write a whole entry on them. So, if ... and see if I responded. Can't repeat the past? Why, of course you can

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  In which I am somehow still an MIT student 4 years later

  

  have [annotation note="A cautionary note to the freshmen reading this: you should probably not expect to marry the person you broke the November rule with."]dated since October 2017.[/annotation] And yet, in the

  • by Alex M. '21
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Liveblog] MARC 2025 A sciencey science conference, feature Anika '26 and me

  

  Day 1, 6 PM Today is the first day of MARC 2025 (the Microsystems ... about serious science; it's also an opportunity for the MTL community to get together and have fun before the spring semester starts. Unlike

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  decisions, decisions why are there so many of them

  

  I like to think that people are defined by two things — the values that they hold and the choices that they make. So I figured that a half-decent way of introducing myself to the world (and give a decent overview of

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 9, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT how we practice and pursue it here

  

  , because for 9th and 10th grade, we were in the music program of the arts ... of STEM that goes on, but we were not so aware of the vibrant art community here. Being members of the visual arts community here, we are

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 30, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 In this entry, I answer your recent questions left in the comments of previous entries.

  

  Here are the answers to the questions you've left in the comments of ... know of any other really good vegetarian/vegan restaurants in the area?" Well, there are only a few vegetarian-only restaurants in the area (such

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.

  

  Nicole R asked, "What is the policy for supplementary material when ... those types who grew in an educational atmosphere (in the family). Ever ... . The passion that rides my mind when I think of it cannot be explained in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ‘Twas the Night before Finals Likely the highlight of my literary career. And some words of advice to EA.

  

  My apologies to Clement Clark Moore. ‘Twas the night before finals, and all through the ‘tute, You would think that the students had all become mute. The freshmen were nestled all snug at their desks, While

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  A Monday in the Life So many to-do’s, so little time.

  

  sometimes don't ever get past the recall part, so I decided to outsource that responsibility to an app called Todoist. A pen and paper could achieve the same ... spanishdict.com/guide/impersonal-expressions-with-the-subjunctive we18.swe

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Only You Have The Power Only YOU have the power to decide your own worth. Don't ever, ever, ever give…

  

  I'm still reeling a bit from the last thread, I must admit. Let me say it simply guys... only YOU have the power to decide your own worth ... the power to decide your own worth. Part of resiliency is playing the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  in the prospect of leaving are you proud of the work you've done?

  

  their far too clunky suitcases onto the airport shuttle, I feel a pang of ... the end than I am to the beginning. As I reflect on the fact that I have ... knowing I knew not many other things, only to have the rug pulled from under

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The coolest spring break ever? Visit a College Campus!

  other aspects of our office. As a counselor on the Visit Team, I get to ... thought I’d give you all some advice as the spring break and summer season ... ? Some of you may be wondering, what’s the point of visiting in the first

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 26, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done with the b.s. 4 years of mit by the numbers

  

  is MIT by the numbers (MIT wrapped, if you will)...   5 MISTI experiences I’ve traveled 3 times over IAP, and 2 times over the summer (counting the upcoming one)! 4 times as an instructor/workshop leader, and 1

  • by Waly N. '24
  • May 31, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Tips for the EA deferred send us your FUN form by February 15th

  

  I send? The only "new" thing you need to send in is the February Updates & Notes form. You'll use the FUN form to tell us your midyear ... can send via fax (617-687-9184) or mail. The FUN form is due by February

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Other Side of Fraternities What if. . .

  

  I know that the instant I saved this entry as a draft and it showed up as a pencil on the Entries page it was probably red-flagged by half ... bring the wrath of higher-ups raining down on the admissions office again

  • by Snively '11
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A blast from the past Looking back at things I wanted to do at MIT

  

  I was browsing some of my old blog idea Google docs the other day ... I looked over the list, it sort of struck me at how few of those ... this free time to do more work. That's not the most healthy mindset, I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 9, 2020