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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dreams How MIT has helped me keep a life long promise

  

  wait until my second semester to begin a UROP, so that I could get ... . As time goes on, it is no longer just a question of what you want to be ... need a PhD, how often will I have to move, are there any jobs available

  • by Ben O. '19
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  . My oldest daughter is a high school junior this year, so I'll get to ... and experiences to share with all of you. So, lets get started ... the admissions world for the opportunity to become a student again

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Teach ‘til you drop, then draw the Mona Lisa while blindfolded. 573 students, 10 hours.

  

  velocity of an unlightened swallow? Getting attacked by a dino How to ... littered with sonic screwdrivers and Tardis t-shirts. I managed to slip in a ... , because despite 26-100 being a gigantic lecture hall, nobody thought to make

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 26, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I can tell that we are gonna be friends (part 1) I'm talking to you, Alan Guth.

  

  a stunned daze, that this would be the closest I would get to a one ... I went to take my 8.012 final exam and had a sort-of-awkward encounter ... our exams when the test started, so (all stressed out) I ran up to a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  The Aftershock In memory of Kate Hunter ‘20 (1997-2017), who will always be remembered for her big…

  

  death. There was guilt that the last text she sent to me promised to get a ... sometime before the New Year’s countdown. Thinking it was just to wish me a ... earth-shattering. I started to imagine the worst-case scenarios. I’m a

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • January 18, 2018
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for October write those personal essays! submit those early apps! get PUMPED UP

  

  Last month, Petey posted a motivational soundtrack for the month of September. A lot of y'all seemed to like it, so we made another one for October! This month's theme is to get hyped up and get shit done! :) Give

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  My Entirely Unexciting IAP see title

  

  the SAT is bad, wait till you get to the MCAT. But that's enough ... under a rock in a barren desert devoid of Internet connection). I went to ... So, compared to my IAPs of years past which I spent studying abroad

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 28, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  food consumed this week, mostly free or: how to get away with rarely cooking

  

  Campus, what do you eat?” My answers have varied, from “Free food!” to “A ... idea what.” At one point I turned to a friend and said, bro, what did I ... the week.   A few tips: always be prepared to consume free

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 24, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Rise and Grind and Build *dolly parton voice* workin' 9 to 5

  

  like most of my peers, but hey, it seems to have worked out"]never had a ... , after some of the stress started to settle down, I started a three ... flexible, and I had a fair amount of say when I wanted to explore something

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Early Morning Construction and other bexley woes.

  

  my window. Said it was coming down anyhow and didn't want anyone to get ... more than a spattering of sawdust. So these were the events leading up to ... . 24 hours pass. One day after my noise complaint. I wake up to a small

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 5, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Crab Cave or: i moved to dc with friends

  

  that Sunday before we arrived. As a result, we arranged to stay in two ... -family members. We had a quick two hour flight to Seattle before flying to DC. I started reading Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. I'm only about a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 20, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 2: Extracurriculars My academic plans? I've got bigger plans. Better plans.

  

  ." is from a musical written by MIT students that I performed in. The ... 't have a dining plan, so it's up to the residents to feed ourselves ... through being the chef. It's the chef's job to 1. Come up with a menu, which

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  childhood and disney world trips

  

  World where each area of the park is a different country to showcase that ... relationships was a bit skewed and I thought my uncle in close proximity to a ... and wanted to spend a trip with them before they graduated. Kat is

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 25, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hydrate Happy Sent by the magic of mobile technology

  

  want to pound my head against a wall, and it costs hundreds of dollars per month to operate on top of that. Overall, a terrible product ... minutes for me to have the misfortune of using a Bevi machine. (The reason

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • July 3, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  A FAPulous Start On how I’ve spent 0.0016% of my life at MIT so far.

  

  -step submission. But it also isn’t an obstacle to get over to a destination- it’s a ... -orientation programs you can choose as a prefrosh to get to campus early for activities ... this! Either you get the decision sooner, or you get extended time to

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • August 27, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  If I ever come back on being away from mit

  

  choosing where to go to college. Like many skills, there's a gap between knowing and working, a gap exacerbated by the fear, uncertainty, and doubt ... college was easier than choosing where to go for college. But only a little

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  yet i maintain composure manu tenere “i hold by hand”

  

  to lead me through any steps. i was taking a phase two waltz class, at ... by that night. by the end of the night, it was clear that esp had to ... upon hours of planning and effort to get the programs running this far

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 9, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work and Energy Can't do the former if you don't have the latter.

  

  new meaning. So this week, I decided to shape up a little. By this, I ... , gathered my books, went to a study room, and didn't move for about four hours ... fascinating, not the least because I get to see Winnie-the-Pooh cartoons (in

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 7, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  I hate the way I don’t hate you

  

  was done, I decided I'd drive through Tacoma and get a sense of the town ... American Independent Film Festival from 8:30 a.m. to midnight at 77 ... Sometimes" is at 1 p.m. followed by a Q&A with director Eric Byler and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2004
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Lost in other people’s stories My brand of escapism

  

  else’s head. You get to experience what they experience–the fear during a ... experiences, though. It means you get to be that person for a little bit. You get to be that person who always has a quippy remark locked and loaded

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 28, 2025