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• 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 / Academics & Research

  Week in the Life Hello, Google Calendar.

  

    Hi. Meet my Google Calendar, the metronome to which my life ... semester, and I'm going to explain my classes and how I spent my first week ... recruiters (seen: online platform to coordinate housing programs, 3D

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Comments, UROPs, field trips, and OMG HP7! The most awesome blog entry ever. Because...okay it's probably not. But it's all about how…

  

  on your ceiling just to keep things from getting too crazy and then ... your friends start getting engaged and married and moving into real ... anyway, I'm off to the bookstore- I'm getting my Harry Potter book at

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 20, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  Impulsive Decisions as expected, have consequences

  

  for the first time. You know, if you're a girl and you didn't get your ... ). I'm now sitting at home, trying to relax but not quite, because there is a LOT of work to be done. But how could this be! It's Christmas

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 25, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  remember me on family

  

  . I never expected to get into MIT, honestly, and I chuckled a bit whenever my Lolo couldn't even fathom me not getting in. My mom had tried to ... and over. I hate how sometimes my Lola gets frustrated when she has to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 1, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Taking a Step Back Using Avatar: the Last Airbender to talk about my feelings

  

  get to choose whether or not they’re going to be the person they are, or ... ’s beloved sky bison, which he could have used as bait to capture Aang ... years. The act of showing mercy to the avatar challenges the very core of

  • by Powers '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the Love of Darties and ChemE An audio journey

  

  inviting faculty members to your darty. Well, [annotation note= "I really need to get better at conclusions"]that's it.[/annotation] Asia ’21 ... .” Okay, it’s actually supposed to say “one week ago” but it definitely wasn

  • by kellen manning
  • March 26, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Under the Dome A full day of free fun at MIT

  

  creations. There isn”t much left I can get my teenagers to do with me on a ... seem to have a thing already for free events at MIT. I'll cut to the ... -off event to the Cambridge Science Festival) What kind of free things you ask

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Why Is There No Water? One of the most important things in your life is invisible to you until it…

  

  the complexity of getting water to places that don’t have it. I was ... are just as likely to get into a rain bin as the water—the larger the ... as these to simply get from point A to point B, including to collect

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Nothing Gold Can Stay some reminders

  

  quickly 13 weeks go by. And just how little time there seems to be to ... impending deadlines and no where to be in particular. With nothing but all the time in the world for me to sit, staring at the ceiling, letting my

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 28, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  everything i cooked this summer it wasn't gourmet but it (mostly) tasted good

  

  time getting the hang of simple things that were easy to make and tasted ... allow me to actually get groceries regularly. So, I told myself that I ... I'm not a particularly good cook. I once managed to set spaghetti on

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  disillusionment, even after you pack your suitcases to the acceptable airline limit and ship yourself to the college of your dreams. Writing this would make ... finally settling to a maybe-this-isn't-so-bad idea by the time you get to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  use for the photography class I'll get to take next term because I'm not a double major anymore. Why did I ever decide to double in the first ... reasons. Pick your favorite one. -I love chem, but I'm not good enough at

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Radio Nerd Shenanigans i wrote this in october and forgot to post it oops

  

  sure you need to give your real call sign” “That’s totally a real call ... to figure out how to get to the club room. Walker wasn’t the most ... wanted to print the current W1MX logo on a PCB, but the best he could get

  • by Anika H. '26
  • February 25, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  start of summer tidbits i'm alive

  

  've ever been, and I'm sure they'll only get harder. :( But I got to spend ... this fall. I was lucky enough to get an offer from a company called ... and what I'm doing this summer. I'm doing this because a) I need to

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 12, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  things work out following up on confusion

  

  satisfying to us, especially when you finally Get It and Make Connections ... , we get to learn how to code a variety of image manipulations from ... ! Danny’s Classes: CMS.S60 Drawing Comics and Sequential Art You get to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 9, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Making the Switch: Chapter 2 Making new friends at MIT

  

  , 2003: Bryan boards flight 382 from Houston to Boston. So I get to my ... . college firsts: first shower: it'll take a lot of getting used to. first ... good idea to live in a quad because I'd get to meet three other people

  • by Bryan
  • April 7, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Delivery! "Ring delivery" is more like "ring takeout," actually, since they don't bring a brass rat…

  

  good week to get my thoughts all organized. (And to realize, whoa, I ... Committee. I'm pleased to say that they also have some pretty good taste: Such class! But back to the ring. More than anything, it's proof that

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 20, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  Bad Ideas events I went to (another late IAP post) i can’t believe ellie beat me to the punch

  

  , you are to bet your pronouns, or the letters of your name, or both. I ... time to do stupid things at the canonical school of smart people with ... weekend of absolute tomfoolery. With that said, I proudly present to you

  • by Anika H. '26
  • March 8, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Didn’t You Graduate? I refuse to accept my new label...kind of.

  

  trip to get fruit snacks from the vending machine. Bryan runs into friend ... that are still fond to your heart in order to move forward. So with that ... depending on your status, undergrad/grad/alum/faculty/staff. I look forward to

  • by Bryan
  • August 23, 2007