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• Blog / About Decisions

  In Anticipation of Pi Day 2017 bloggers past and present try to make you feel better right now

  

  Yuliya K. '18 To Those with Dreams Deferred by Selam G. ‘18 Let's Go ... . ‘14 MEng ‘16 Pi Day Eve by Ceri R. '16 to the 2019s in anticipation ... Desserts by Ceri R. '16 DNA and How to Extract It by Lydia K. '14 MEng '16

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes—Fall 05

  

  It's always awkward to post an entry about my classes for the ... at my blog. If that applies to you, um, Hi. 14.41 Public Finance and ... externalities (which "arise whenever the actions of one party make another party

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Killer Mike, Lupe Fiasco, and the Dancing Body of the State five gatherings of many people

  

  This week was surreal, like turning pages in a book of moving ... Dance at Duke, gave a profound lecture to a rapt and engaged audience. He ... on to discuss the "politically embodied concepts and dances originating

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 27, 2015
• Blog / IAP

  [Joint Post] A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 1) vomiting in Venice and other Italian adventures

  

  unfortunate events, I decided to take leave for the semester. Before making this ... .']solo-backpacking Europe,[/annotation]or something akin to that. I knew that by this point ... ASAP, we decided to take the ferry over instead of getting there by foot

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  where is south dakota again? and other fun questions for your south dakotan friends

  

  making culture to its abundant opportunities, I knew it would be the right ... question. However, I did make a trip to the [annotation note="Alan: more on ... miss the freedom to be anywhere in town I want in 10 minutes or less by

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 3, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback 1.0 What was I like as freshman? Wouldn't you like to know.

  

  trying to convince others not to make the same mistake: Burton Conner IS ... confused by the concept of a different kind of OS that they always stick to ... you consider how puzzled I was by connecting my computer to the wireless

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  one hour of musings we're so back

  

  thought it best to process those in private, in the pages of my paper ... experience—learning to use accessible restrooms, being carted around by friends ... a funny little thing. As the days go on, it becomes harder to return

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 10, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an unnecessarily long post on how much i like spotify why did i ever think iTunes was good

  

  description is “a playlist to make me cry” “im having a classical day” - i ... down memory lane and I hope to keep making a playlist for every year that ... ’t Hurry Love by Phil Collins - I remember listening to this song a lot in

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 9, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  This One is for the Families… ...but applicants can read it as well...

  

  grandfather or me. When the dust settles, you'll need to help your child make ... years we took no one) makes it even more difficult to make the decision ... My grandfather used to tell a "story" about how when kids came home

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 12, 2009
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro

  

  academics hit 0. If your main goal is to make friends, game over happens if ... debuff affecting your ability to complete your quest by the deadline, you ... ="alignnone" width="1882"] it's nice to pause the game when you need to[/caption] By

  • by Anika H. '26
  • October 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Poker, Mountains, and Magic The four words of this title have no other exact match on Google

  

  nation. The course is able to slide by as a humanities because the focus is ... seminar about magic and its application to technology, I was quickly sold. I ... finished redecorating my dorm room to constantly remind me of my

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 6, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing…Stan! Passing the blogger torch

  

  Well, it has certainly been fun to write as an admissions blogger. I ... able to write on this site, so when the GEL program asked if I wanted to ... opportunity to be able to link some of the lessons I’ve had in engineering

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 2) The dog days of summer.

  

  for this UROP by the UROP office (as opposed to receiving credit), so ... Love At Work (LAW) missions camp. The camp, founded in 1993 by Killearn United Methodist Church in Tallahassee, Florida, began as an effort to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  Well, there’s certainly truth to that. I arrived in China almost two ... had a stress-free beginning to summer. :) Picture-time~ My kindergarten! I tried to go in, but got kicked out after 2 seconds. Qin

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life slows down a bit – if you let it Fire and hacking has been replaced by housework and skydiving

  

  only THEN that I discovered I really didn't have a lot to talk about ... ! ACTIVITY! LECTURE! WITTY! WOO!" Now?  "mow the lawn. go to work. clean stuff ... 've let your life go to hell, so boring!" Not so!  Life is actually pretty

  • by Snively '11
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! (Part 2) late post due to usual MIT firehosing

  

  surprised by how quickly my students caught on to code. These were students ... , accented by sightseeing of seven of the city’s “secrets” from an Argentinian ... old storefronts by the main square. We communicated through a plethora

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 17, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Weekend Trip to Salem, MA romance, adventure, and no witchcraft

  

  witch hats and cats in the storefronts. We never did make it to the ... ’t want to make it seem like I did not enjoy the Salem trip. It was romantic ... ’s go on a trip. To Salem,” I asked my partner a week ahead of a long

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 7, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Perfect Match? because the right CPW host can make a huge difference...

  

  programs have had their own App developed by a participant, just to keep ... use all of that information, to make the best matches possible. Keep in ... a religious or faith community is tantamount, or you just want to make

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 30, 2012
• Blog / Announcements

  A reminder that there is no advantage to applying Early Action to MIT As always, you should apply when you feel ready

  

  application to us by November 1st, especially if you are still dealing with ... and an aging parent and hasn't been able to get it done yet. Judging by ... on in the world, it is a confusing time, and I want to make sure it is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting a Physics Major – Part I I split this up because i need to start studying for finals.

  

  data analysis in Matlab, learned how to use Latex, written a 4-page ... Juniors in physics tend to complain a lot. The more of them there are ... , though, I think they complain about junior lab. It's best to come into

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 14, 2007