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• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at the Media Lab

  

  decision day, I unexpectedly hear from students to whom we did not offer ... them. Sometimes, with the author's permission, I blog these emails, like I did here and here, as proof of what I usually say on Pi Day: If you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 24, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT CodeIt or: the best decision i've made this semester

  

  This semester, I joined CodeIt, a student-run organization at MIT ... the program. The Application Process I had heard of the program from my friend, Tiffany T. '22. I didn't really know much about it and wasn't all

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 25, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  hot chocolate as a panacea navigating through a chaotic first week

  

  I landed in Boston on a cloudy day about a week ago, and...it sure ... , but I’m renting an apartment in Cambridge with two other lovely frosh—shoutout to Selena and Sarah—mostly so I can spend some time away from my

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 7, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  blogs that are marinating IS THIS POPULISM?

  

  I'll be gone from MIT forever (?) in five months AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA   And it seems like I'm going to be leaving the blogs with a ... would likely never become anything on their own. I have a similar thing

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Spirited Away Guest Post By Freshly Alum'ed Wasay A. '19

  

  hell if I know what’s actually in any of them. While I finish packing the ... more. What are you taking with you? What are you leaving behind? So I ... that might fit. But all I can think about is the things that don’t, and

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Walk down CourseRoad Lane A boulevard of broken dreams and dropped classes

  

  sense than I do, but playing with it yourself makes even more sense ... your entire undergraduate career. I’ve probably spent more time planning my courses at MIT than I have on all of my biology classes I’ve ever

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 24, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  moving out i'm leaving for a bit

  

  On Friday, May 22, I put on some waking-up music and started packing down my room. My finals were done, and move-out day was tomorrow. I only ... hug, sometimes to tool in the comfort of silent company. I spent many

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Awesome Biology UROP: florescent plants, genomes, metabolomes, big data, puzzles + more! Bonus: A VIDEO!

  

  When I tell people that I'm majoring in Biology, they typically assume that I am pre-med, or else shudder at high school memories of ... majors: 6-7, 7, and 20. I am fascinated by the workings of complex systems

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Doodles: Career Fair Edition A non-tech major takes on the career fair with the help of mechanical pencil illustrations

  

  , 6, or 18. This is how I imagine the career fair going for my friends ... the career fair began for me (and everyone else I know who isn't course ... the World: 1, Career Fair Information Booklet: 0.) Even though I'm a

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  I have discarded jeans for yoga pants. My laundry load does not fit ... , for too often they have replaced a human lunch. Soon I will run out of ... intervals on the same day. I call it Dark Thursday. Learning at MIT is hard

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Happenings What's been going on? Recent events at le MIT.

  

  The first speech I ever gave in my life was to the 1000 of you who ... guide on "How to Do CPW", and I heard it was "amusing" though I was really ... it:     At the time, I actually didn’t know that there

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 4, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  An Experiment in Independence: PART TWO.

  

  Activities Period, Period of Independence and Activity-Doing! I've lived here ... internship, and I must say it's been quite an adventure. I've settled into a schedule here, working a nine-to-five job, and learning a lot--I definitely

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 17, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sleep is (not) for the weak Myth: All engineers are insomniacs

  

  This post is brought to you by the 20 hours of sleep I got this ... memo. In all seriousness though, I actually do get sleep, usually about 6 – 7 hours a night. I know there are those people here that don

  • by Stanley G.
  • October 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Above MIT The sky's the limit.

  

  here. I mean, I guess there are prospective parents on the blogs, but ... ! ^^; I'm Piper, an MIT student and College Confidential bum turned ... free to ask me questions! Otherwise, stay tuned. I have plenty of

  • by Piper '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  SEPTEMBERRR Don't read this entry. Read the one under this one.

  

  I got back to Boston from summer vacation September 2, and it's like ... through Hell already; you went to MIT!" So I was going to write an entry ... MIT, depending on when their waves of midterms are - I realized that

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  ICIC A journey to deliciousness

  

  With two weeks left until Bike and Build (donate donate donate!) I ... -collegiate-ness. If that's not the best idea ever, I don't know what is. It's meant to ... time riding in a group, and I'm still a pretty novice cycler. ... About

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Forget that Or, "Why I won't be posting next week"

  

  demonstrated at the Anything But Clothes Party 2 years ago. Anyway, I had used a ... another Laura moved onto the floor over a year ago, I've been trying to get everyone to call me by my username (with very limited success) ever since. I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST POST! You guys are totally right.. that WAS really tempting.

  

  I would love to take credit for the brilliant entry title, but ... time, I've forgotten how to blog. So in true "first post" style.. there will be no extra content to this post. Kidding, of course. I've been

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Born Under Punches The heat goes on, which is nice, but so does classwork.

  

  (fressen). I have also learned the German word for "to strike a deathblow ... Harbor, and who knows what else. Heck, I didn't even have time to call Sam's Mom tonight. Good thing she reads my blog, huh? Today I also completed

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  My Long-Overdue CPW Recap Better late than never!

  

  So I did pretty much everything I said I was going to do at CPW, but I was fairly negligent in documenting my adventures in photos. Alas. Well, I'll show you what I have... The early hours of Thursday found me

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 21, 2006