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• Blog / Challenges

  Some Saturday Thoughts a meandering, journal-type blag post

  

  advance by how meandering and rambl-y this post is about to be. Last night ... depth of my identity. And somehow, I seemed to reach a new level of ... --I worked really hard to get into a place where I would have to work even

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 11, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Complementary Post Canvas, balance, lanterns.

  

  slave to my Google Calendar? I'm always running to the next place on my ... free to close this tab or even turn off your computer and go take a walk ... Music to complement this post Tweet to complement this post Post

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  list have lots of questions, so hopefully you find an answer to yours ... means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your application. You should, however, continue to get good grades, as we may call

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  really like you, and you do not need to improve on your application. You should, however, continue to get good grades, as we may call your school to ... waitlist have lots of questions, so hopefully you find an answer to yours

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Terrascope Save the world. Go. (:

  

  to ask you. What do I mean by “meaning”? Do I mean to ask what the ... website to explain the problem and solution. Previous years' topics range ... , you could answer in a multitude of ways and I wouldn’t be able to say

  • by Ana V. '15
  • January 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Closer Calls and rising unease

  

  or buy new paper sheets, to upgrade my iPad’s internet plan and most recently, to get a small phone to use while in Nigeria. It always pulses with ... , and second by the distance. We worked ourselves into a frenzy trying to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Learned From Freshman Year Overanalyzing all my bad habits.

  

  said to me many times last year by half-hearted well-intentioners who ... , I have to get at least 6 hours of sleep the night before. If I get 5 or fewer hours of sleep, I have to get 7+ hours the next night. I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 23, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Second Semester Senior What you should do after submitting your application to colleges

  

  your other work. Mine was learning to longboard, a couple friends of mine tried to learn elvish from LOTR. Search “things to eat __(your city ... . Get some ice cream. Whatever. Use a countdown app to countdown the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 22, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Seattle The siren call of real adult life

  

  of getting to them without a car was too high. I've found that the ... well"]seems[/annotation] so small. I want to see new places and ... a masters and/or PhD and go into industry research. I would get to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  . Swimming pools and ice cream sundaes.  Long road trips to new places. Countless visits to the local diner to savor every last bite of your favorite ... , are going to be just fine. And even if you do trip and dislocate your

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Face Book And Study I have been doing all this and more. But mostly not this.

  

  morning to find rows and rows of laptops accompanied by nametags and setup ... their laptops on a couch after a hackathon. Again, we don't get paid to ... ’ve sent 150+ emails and made 20+ calls related to housing, because I decided

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 30, 2011
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  ways at MIT where you can get help if you want to. Office hours (an hour ... problem, it was easy to get help if I needed it. We don't have office hours ... with a graduate student to review your assigned work. While I did enjoy

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  yo-yos, comics, and other adventures my junior spring schedule!

  

  sometimes I get to unleash it. The professor makes sure to highlight the ... , Wonder Woman, and Batman. I've been introduced to many new comics, too ... 'm trying to be more involved in clubs and to meet new people. I also have

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 24, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.2050 – Field Programmable Gate Awesomeness Featuring my “aggressive and weird” cat robot

  

  [annotation note="Joe, if you’re reading this, Fatema asked me to ask you to ... now that I’ve taken the class, I get to [annotation note="Turns out FPGA ... questions, it helps to understand how the computer/phone/smart fridge you’re

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 21, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  I get a temporary cat and it comes with occupational hazards

  

  to get bullied by the other cat on the floor, and thus end up spending ... , PUF. I don’t know whose nor when nor why nor how PUF managed to get ... living with me on 5w in EC, and got to freely wander around the Wood

  • by Alice L. '24
  • September 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXachusetts Institute of Technology your guide to the daily confusion

  

  where you're going to live, REX is the perfect time to explore MIT’s dorms ... years and upperclassmen, and get a feel for everything MIT has to offer ... . According to MIT's Dormitory Council: Residence Exploration, or REX, is a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Community Projects

  MIT Mini Maker Faire Celebrating STEAM and creativity

  

  seemed to showcase this idea of demonstrating your artistic creativity with ... according to MIT News) it was a huge success! My photography skills are less ... written already, even by people at Make Magazine, and I’m not sure I can do

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  try and get things done to graduate in June (eeep! real world! yikes ... people are excited by that, because the cold, bleak winter is a tough time ... to handle. The cold though, especially up in the mountains, is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Senior Spring ... I'm almost done?

  

  to take advantage of the fact that New York is a cheap bus ride away ... , "places like New York City don't just shut down; but it's a blizzard, you're ... hosts) and new sets and new challenges to tackle. I think this reinforced

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 7, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  / : -verb to calm down; to release oneself from inhibition, worry, tension ... as you right now. I'm about to submit the application to my top choice ... , but I got hit by a jolt of admissions reality just now. 1. The deadline

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006