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• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  path to his success: I was 28 years old. I had a career, a little fame, a ... telling me I was born to be a writer. This was absurd. Even I could see ... fortunate. This is the point I tried to make in my blog post Life is Improv

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Advice

  You only got in because you’re a… how to cope when good news unexpectedly gives you the blues

  

  more emotions to spare, be petty. Make it a positive thing that can ... was a few more meters away to say things outright. I was a girl; I wasn ... just too much of a standard to live up to. I had a friend of my

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 16, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  fun. the band, but also the form

  

  evening to Sunday afternoon, for an ESP retreat. It’s been a lot these past ... ’t keep friends, I keep acquainted I’m not a prophet, but I’m here to profit It’s not that I avoid making friends, but I don’t really talk with a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] A Note to the Class of ‘28 by Andre H. ‘24

  

  wrote a lovely blog post to document all the behind-the-scenes work that ... invite a student leader to help set the tone for the weekend and welcome everyone to campus. Andre H. '24 gave a great speech that was equal parts fun

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 21, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Discuss Disqus launching our new commenting system

  

  's also a place for y'all to carry on a conversation with us and amongst ... 's commenting system, but to me that seemed like a bad choice. It excludes not ... want to make sure that everything is working great, especially with Pi

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  can be doing in the meantime: Making a list, spreadsheet, or Google ... less likely to make an error down the road. Identifying your ... would like to write on your behalf, it is a good idea to have a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor ‘13 The sixth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  . Career plans: Wants to be a chemical engineer working to make breakthroughs ... during a class barbecue to celebrate the success of their woodworking ... , too, with a penchant for chess and crossword puzzles. He's headed to MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  important to me than my studies. Is that enough to make an identity? A pile of ... The summer before you come to MIT, there’s a bunch of forms to fill ... culture. If you’re in the market for somewhere to be from, I give Hawaii a

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Most Importantly, No Reddit This is actually how people lived.

  

  envy). Or maybe it was a testament to how many plugs HP makes (so many ... to work, I quickly ordered a new adapter online the following day. It ... computer. So, sorry, Swapnil, it’ll have to wait a bit longer. At the same

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  you can’t be everything to everyone you just can't

  

  to work on the hunt. so i was looking forward to it for quite a while ... floorpi culture, and i should do my part to make sure this piece continues ... was important, because i wanted to make sure that people were there, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Life Lessons From Pistol Class But they don't buy pajamas / For pistol packin' mamas!

  

  Technically, there isn't much to shooting a pistol. Load rounds into ... in my head, as I type this. It's soothing to step through a routine ... -ego brain is good at its job, which is to make emergency short-term decisions

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Looking Back, Looking Forward In which I take a study break, discover some embarrassing videos, and tell you why…

  

  - make use of this chance to get a head-start on deciding where you want to ... 't getting anywhere with my biochem studying, I decided to take a break and ... Speeches, etc) - but also feel free to stray a little bit. The point is to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s First Annual Q&A Kidding about the annual part. Catching up with my blog comments... finally!

  

  ." Absolutely! Ideal candidates will match: MIT's mission to make the world a ... regarding my essay to MIT. Basically I want to tell you how being in a small ... application? Is it okay if I send this as a reply to question 14?" Yes, #14

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Rapids My last day at work was bittersweet. And if there's one thing I've learned from…

  

  perspective in life (i.e. a lot) you can make it through the day and in fact an ... different ways. It's kind of a fun place, unless you happen to be under the ... anyone who doesn't know how to swim jump into a pool ten feet deep???" That

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memory of a Greatly Beloved Establishment rip the stud subway

  

  growling stomach, and make a beeline to the gates of heaven - also known as ... Dunks? Without a question, the only place the Stud has left to its name is ... downstairs to withdraw cash from the ATM. A footlong sub could last me two

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christina Royce: Analyzing Re-entry Systems Christina Royce, a senior double majoring in Mechanical Engineering, with a concentration in Manufacturing through…

  

  designed to make 65 nm chips, in favor of manufacturing the newer SRAM chip ... ability to apply different processes to a wide variety of parts, so ... returning from the trip, she and a group of three other students decided to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Adventures in Italy, Part 1 Chi, chi, chinotto

  

  to pick up a travel book. (Yes, I waited until the last minute to ... . Actually, a total of 18 of me and my friends ended up making the sojourn ... the next morning when we had forty minutes to make an international

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Be Social awkward and anxious

  

  't still make my heart beat at an uncomfortable rate and tie up my tongue to ... it to do this? Make something up. "We should definitely meet up soon ... ." I'm awkwardly posed next to them, hovering over them by a couple

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 26, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  If you’re scared of decision day Here's an exercise

  

  mitadmissions site, and there's probably not a whole lot I can do to encourage you ... minutes to get a snack, or walk around. I come back, and read what I wrote ... to take form is enough to make them disappear - Riddikulus! - but more

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 13, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Polar Vortex or my third IAP, and how externships work

  

  with the Alumni Association to create externship listings that might be a ... (s), while others make their decision based off of a resume and cover letter ... to internships in that you meet people in a field you might be

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 16, 2014