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• Blog / Admissions

  Checking in with EA Applicants because I just saw Chris' post, and you probably did, too

  

  ’re going to get in (relevant fun fact: MIT doesn’t do legacy admissions ... whose stories really changed my life. Every so often I google them to see ... didn't get admitted to MIT. Here’s what you should read this

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  to buckle down and get seriously serious about my education. When ... to become the model student I felt pressure to be, but my plans never ... bottom of my locker. But this year was going to be different. This was MIT

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  LIFE! is my favorite entry title.

  

  Ahh!!! This blog is finally happening! I think my bio page gives a good idea of who I am – random, likes artsy stuff, etc, etc. But to round ... processed more than enough thoughts to fill five entries. But let’s start in

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) Things just about get crazy-go-nuts.

  

  . Okay, so let's get right to the... MORAL OF THE ENTRY: Cook with your ... students. While I could survive on Anna's Taqueria and get all the major food groups, it's a lot more interesting to cook for myself. By the way, I hate

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  clay crash course one month of wheelthrowing later…

  

  longer needed to consult Google Maps at every turn.  After each session ... get faster, so I can get to the fun part of actually shaping the vessel ... pull the walls, I was struggling to get the clay up from the skirt of the

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • February 10, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  Where is Andorra? and other FAQs about my IAP Teaching abroad in a quadrilingual country

  

  ended up speaking some Spanish anyway when I needed to get a point across ... dad said to me "Well, we didn't get to see everything, but I think we ... good at answering over the past couple of months. So I've decided to

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 5, 2019
• Blog / Summer

  feelings from the summer I wish I could describe more accurately partially inspired by ducks, newburyport

  

  of desperation as you get closer and closer to the end of the day; a ... individually commit and test each change you make, you just want to get something ... other paths to learn enough to get the progress from that eighth path; the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 5, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Art of Waiting how to burn some time

  

  terrible happened to them and they’re in the hospital and…you get the point. So I've developed some go-to time-burners to get my mind on something ... By: get a head start on 6.006 (Intro to Algorithms), applied to daily

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Seven Supervisors A Buzzfeed Style Look At Supervisors

  

  supervision is largely dependent on the supervisor. And thus we get to the point ... the lectured material and would like to get a further understanding that ... checking his email. Hopefully you'll get through to them before exams roll

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  I read the news today Oh boy! I hope that you're as excited as I am.

  

  should apply to MIT. I came across an article on Google news about a ... DID YOU KNOW? The Riemann Zeta Hypothesis was voted to be the most ... from high school was voted "Most likely to prove the Riemann Zeta

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Swiss Miss "The archangel Michael descends riding a triceratops."

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The song "Hips Don't Lie" went to #1 in nearly every ... to #2, and it only went to #94 in Japan. And I am SO SICK OF HEARING IT ... umbrella--it had a big button that you could press to open it, fit perfectly

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  There is a bench it’s a nice bench

  

  in the lounge, or working on a pset, or walking to Hayden to get ... bridge. It leads to a small patch of land. On top of the bridge you get to ... the morning. Quickly assemble breakfast. Head to lecture. Cook lunch, or

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 19, 2019
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  point to get back before dark, since some of our professors were concerned ... -Au-Prince when we get back to Boston. Tomorrow we'll leave, but the street vendors ... It's hard to know exactly how I'm feeling on our last night here in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 3 is third time the charm??? questionable

  

  the sailing class next semester, so maybe I'll get this to 50% before I ... percentage to like, 75% on its own. But I do feel shitty and sad about getting ... the qualifications to get those jobs. Cons: I will be a broke

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  where is home? leaving your home is easy / it's keeping this one that's a struggle

  

  in baker. i take the elevator down to the dining hall to get meals, and then i take it back up and eat in my room. i walk to the z center to get tested every once in a while; it takes around twenty minutes to walk, get

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 27, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights, Sounds, Smells, Tastes, and Feels of IAP photo dump

  

  Crunch afterparty. But my main reason for being there was to get more into virtual ... and I get back on a semi-regular schedule, I want to keep this momentum going in meeting people and building cool things as I get ready to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Academic Marathon If Mollie's boyfriend can complain, so can I.

  

  really need to go get caught up on work so I can have fun this weekend ... wikipedia page I linked to. Also, a HASS is MIT lingo for a class in the ... . After that, I dedicated all of my time to studying for the 8.02 exam that

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Being Home and Answering Questions some changes, some constants, and the end of pass/no record

  

  want to get out of my time here?" "Which activities do I value more and ... . Get in your college applications, and now what? Well...now's the time to try out things you didn't get to do before. Learn a new skill. Play with

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 21, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  oh, the places you’ll go (reprise) my first ever technical interview

  

  right, hoping to get something. And by magic, and by sheer luck, I ... program and immediately get sent to the final round, rather than having to ... sometimes, or it takes me a while to get things right. I don't really

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 11, 2020
• Blog / MISTI

  Bavarian Rhapsody I'm just a poor boy, I go to MIT.

  

  in a blog? Anyway, it's good to see fans getting along. The motto of ... liked to paint tangled masses of naked people getting sucked up to heaven ... unregistered commenters and I would get to approving this comment at my earliest

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 29, 2006