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• Blog / About Decisions

  Raskolnikov as an Odd Metaphor on angst and deferral

  

  /January deadlines. Aside from simping over MIT a bit too intensely, I wanted to get in ... chocolate to get myself to write those essays — you can have another dark ... by itself.   Instead, I would tell her to be kinder to herself. It

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  To-Do List for Regular Action Applicants With the deadline a month away, there are things you need to be doing now.

  

  get very busy this time of year, respect their time! Try to get your ... 10) to schedule your interview is fast approaching! You can find the ... MIT website. [If your interview has been waived, don't worry about it, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Hello! I would like to schedule a meeting with Senator Markey.” Exciting spring break plans

  

  provide valuable access to new opportunities. In this case, I realized that ... within a week received a whole bunch of homework. Book your travel Get to know your group Schedule meetings with your senators and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Historic Boston This entry may be a little long . . .

  

  : Snively, Since you are used to getting up early now, go out to the Boston ... . I made it reasonably far before Google Maps decided to mess with me ... your command. *goes to cross bridge* Um, crap, no sidewalk or bike lane

  • by Snively '11
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I Chose To Spend My First Weekend Away From MIT 132 miles north to be exact

  

  upperclassmen, you begin to see things with a new perspective and your priorities ... do not do justice to actually being surrounded by some of your closest ... middle of nowhere New Hampshire. You're kind of forced to be fully engaged

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 16, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Want to Declare a Double Major? This is why/how I'm doing it, in case you were curious

  

  out the change of major form by putting in your student information ... appropriate/relevant for you): 2) Click around on the new major's website ... being nice to them will be integral to the smoothness of your major

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Baker House A tour of Baker House.

  

  moved the street Diana: and when we tried hurling the piano to the new ... Diana: it's a great study break and a chance to meet new people Bryan: i ... down to the country kitchen and cooked ourselves dinner Diana: your

  • by Bryan
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  expected to understand this alphabet soup. Once you get here, though, you’re forced to dip your spoon in and search for the right letter (or combination ... admissions process. I’ve had the opportunity to visit Baltimore, New Haven, New

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Hi, Applicant to the Class of 2021! here, i try to convince you that it's ok to be dazed and confused right…

  

  heading to MIT one hour and then think that I wasn't getting into my ... pattern in those posts nor any clues as to whether you will get accepted ... either at my school or the local library that I could get to on foot in 10

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  finding direction reasonable goal-setting? who is she?

  

  getting shit done. i love setting goals because they offer opportunities to ... i would finally seize these couple of months to explore new interests ... , however, that Zooming for n hours a day kills your will to do much aside

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 23, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Prof. Junot Diaz on The Colbert Report! MIT Writing professor Junot Diaz, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction, appeared last…

  

  modeled after commentators like Bill O'Reilly. And, to help with context in ... commentator famous for his opposition to illegal immigration, and you may also know want to know what a triffid is. If you've got all that, enjoy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Going Social Thinking about MIT Admissions and social media.

  

  entry. By clicking this link, you may choose to publish the article to the ... across otherwise. You get to be the dude or dudette who provides the hook-up. And we get to spread our message to people who might otherwise never

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / How to MIT

  My History of Task-Management boy, is it a long one

  

  details/tags, that you want to keep track of, you're going to have to get ... . Meaning, unless you're wiling to spend hours pouring every ounce of your ... that I'd intended to carry through the journal, but by the end, my pages

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  the difference if you don't let others on to your reasoning), you can also block off certain hours in your schedule during preregistration to ... good time to mention that if you get into running, it really, really

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Final Presentation Recap Flashing lights, a live horse, social robots, great music, clouds of steam and lots of…

  

  hopefully, so does Ollie. Ollie is a social robot, and by no means a new ... when they get scared and confused to help calm and sooth them.” This ... though he’s about to sleep, when his batteries get low. To design Ollie

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Quentin Smith Google Quentin Smith '10.

  

  Scholars from New Hampshire and is headed to Washington, D.C., in June to be ... resident who attends Lawrence Academy in Groton, Mass. He won't really get to ... . Smith was one of two-dozen New Hampshire students nominated by their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done done done end-of-semester happiness

  

  strategy so you never want to visit their website or see their logo ever ... that MIT hosts by actually showing up to some of them, and some of them have been helpful in exposing me to new concepts to think about and

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fanboying at the Career Fair SpaceX, CubeSats, and free stuff, oh my!

  

  looking for new friends to make. DropBox, Facebook, Google, Apple, Space ... Matlab and SolidWorks. Get your hands dirty!" Suffice it to say, I've got a ... the block to get in for the chance to talk, face-to-face, with these

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  ambition finding direction

  

  is: you should be smarter. You really should get around to reading all ... ) inconsequential problems to not be excited by intelligence alone. extremely ... ’t think your ambition needs to be particularly challenging or impressive

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, damn lies, and statistics

  

  't need to pack your schedule with APs to get into a good school. You know ... to pad your resume. And try to get good stats - have as few glaring ... they demonstrate your desire to challenge yourself and take risks (and

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 7, 2005