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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Art of Waiting how to burn some time

  

  . I remember when I was in your shoes. Back in the day, I had to do it ... 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 Alexa J. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Memory Quilt insert many sobbing emojis here

  

  and turn off your desperate-student-trying-to-get-employed persona and ... weird to just keep wearing some of these shirts around in your post ... had used (who I highly recommend if you also want to get a memory quilt

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 27, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Standing out But what if you come to MIT and you're not the best in the class…

  

  nervewracking to realize that you're no longer the class brain, and that you can't sleepwalk your way to perfect grades anymore. My first semester at MIT, I ... of my class at OSU to get into the grad schools I got into this year. I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Low The first in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Zinedine Zidane.

  

  touristy, yeah, but it was great to get the lay of the land in such a huge ... don't want to advertise, but if you're going to come to MIT, I think ... busy, but when else are you going to get the chance to see the actual

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  See You Later

  

  . I've got the opportunity to get an MIT grad degree in a really mind ... right time. Like Yogi Berra said: when you get to a fork in the road ... This Friday, August 10th, will mark three years to the day since I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back-to-school special i'm a senior now :o

  

  , but i'm getting used to it (and was definitely spoiled before)! another ... have been UROPing, starting to work on my thesis, and trying to spend as much time with my friends as possible before 1) we get too busy for each

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 17, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  is many people? How did they get to be on this grand decision ... meal that doesn't come with fries. I'm also pretty excited to get totally ... realsies! In the meanwhile, I'd love to answer any of your questions about

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  dresses up nice and goes out to dinner. I'm sure this list will get longer ... all - and hopefully, you all find similar things to do around your own ... perfect 100% of the time. (3) It's easy to feel sad and miserable about

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Leadership Training Institute My first guest blog!

  

  , since I seem to always be falling behind in my classes and getting royally ... crazy dance icebreaker. I had the time of my life getting to know other ... One of the things that I try to do here is to write a little bit

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Events

  REX at Simmons Hall 2015 water balloon wars, pancakes, roofdeck parties, and a trojan duck

  

  Make your way through the most puzzling of MIT’s dorms on the path to ... at any time and solve a few puzzles, or stay as long as it takes to get ... - 9:00 PM SIMFEST!: Henna Tattoos Your first day of college? Get a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 31, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recycle, Reuse, (Map) Reduce? Jackpot, baby!

  

  Some people[1] say that you need to seriously rethink your life when your days don't end with grass stains on your knees. I'd like to suggest ... : ------------ From: Vincent To: Cam Subject: blog i just happened to look at your

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 10, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule parete legi novembri

  

  is getting into a relationship of any sort. Your self-esteem is already being tested - the classes are hard and suddenly you're getting Bs and Cs ... 't belong here. The last thing you need is to get into a relationship and go

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bicycle Diaries Like the motorcycle ones, except far less artsy and with a serious lack of Gael…

  

  longer drive in college), and you parked your car, and all you had to do was press a button to lock your car and you were good to go? Parking a ... Question, or just PostCard.. I was getting my mail today and almost fell to my

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questionable Views Questions and views, and questions about views. The views are not necessarily questionable, although you…

  

  /or speak to your dorm/floor chairs, they can try to accomodate your ... sticking my head out there to get a better camera angle. As you can tell ... allowed to live in a single room?" There are actually two people in the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  ...," nor can I quantify the anxiety it evokes. I did a "senior sale" to get ... significance. I get stressed out if I'm not taking every opportunity to see my ... me want to postpone getting my diploma. I worked hard to make it

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Got Us iPads! [UNBOXING VIDEO] ft. my cat and my new apple pencil

  

  plans for the fall, most people reading the FAQ immediately scrolled to big-ticket items like "who gets to live on-campus next year?","how much will tuition be?", and "will we get grades in the fall?".  Many of us had

  • by Alex M. '21
  • October 6, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  selective a college was because I knew that some would be harder to get into ... really hard to get into and others less hard. For that reason, I made sure ... 't know if I would get in or not) and I applied to some places where I was

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  hokey pokey is the best ice cream in the world (unbiased take)

  

  ; when everything is different, you get the chance to become someone ... undergraduate hackathon. a hackathon is where people get 24 hours to build a ... The school year has begun again. I’m glad to report that some things

  • by Janet G. '27
  • September 19, 2024
• Blog / Events

  I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany

  

  your understanding of the resources available to you as a new member of ... able to find in my desk drawer. If stickers aren’t your thing, there were ... ID that stick to your phone. But let’s be honest—stickers are everyone

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 13, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people

  

  get paid for your work! I'm really lucky in that I get paid to have fun ... swimming on my stomach, I'm getting there. I won't have to worry about ... ability, and really you can do anything you set your mind to! Emma

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 26, 2014