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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT and the SAA HOORAY FOR ACRONYMS

  

  , you won't get the result you want on your first try, but you have to ... applied to MIT in the first place. And now that you're in and you've sent ... , mmmk?), you're steeling yourself to leave all your cameras and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The One Where I’m in Russia a brain/photo dump of me running away from school

  

  Lima students, to a website that promotes local artisans and their ... ’ve seen of the archaeology site, I thought it was going to be underwhelming ... entrepreneurship and technical program designed to give undergraduates around the

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 28, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  likes to say, your get-up-and-go has got-up-and-went. The last time I ... to stop doing, which I'll get to in a bit). One thing I've learned ... this publicly, to your benefit, dear reader."]even to myself

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  !"]FPOP applications[/annotation], advisor forms… You thought the get-to ... culture. If you’re in the market for somewhere to be from, I give Hawaii a ... . “Oh no! How dare they ask a simple get-to-know-you question instead of

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

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  ? Senior spring is supposed to be the best semester of college, where we get ... submitting to the harsh campus restrictions and getting to live on campus with ... never getting to live on campus again otherwise, forced my hand. Since I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  …More CPW The last of my photos from the weekend.

  

  Before we get into it, I need to address a question I've heard a few ... , your UROP. MIT tells you that you have a chance to show off these groups ... to take that opportunity? Of course! You love everything you're

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Premed and Me (frankly speaking) MIT is hard, but MIT premed doesn't have to suck. Here's why.

  

  lies the curse: if you're not comparing your performance to something ... ?) getting better grades than you? It's enough to make you feel like maybe ... gonna need a lot of help to get to where you ought to be." It was more

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 29, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Dishwashers, parents, space: what do these things have in common?

  

  nurse? No, she doesn't want to get near your blood, God knows what kind of ... , too wiped to even get up to go to the bathroom, your mind wanders and ... , impose curfews, tell you to clean your room, do your homework, empty the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events That You Should Come To! totally biased, but hey, it's my blog

  

  maintain a balance between the two groups. The best way to get to know us is ... , you'll get to interact with a sampling of the most active groups on ... offered at MIT will be there to address your questions. There's always been

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 2 Really, there are a lot of machine shops.

  

  a mini mill in your dorm at MIT? And do you get time to work on your ... .008 is a manufacturing class where you're required to make a large batch of ... . It took me almost a full semester to get into the class, which is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  happiness springs, songs, sheep

  

  contemplated going back to sleep and worked on my urop instead. then i took a shower, got an early lunch, and took the 11am bus to wellesley. i caught up ... positive thing to people's lives. this is a good feeling and i'd like it to

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 24, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What I just did You'll never believe it.

  

  , there's an official, MIT-specific definition). When you get to Campus ... 10 minutes ago I actually heard myself say "I really need to eat and I also really need to do 2.005 but I only have time to do one, which

  • by Snively '11
  • October 6, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for Admitted Students

  

  Congratulations and welcome to the Class of 2013! Feel free to use this forum to introduce yourselves to your future classmates.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Admitted An open thread for admitted students.

  

  Congratulations and welcome to the Class of 2013! Feel free to use this forum to introduce yourselves to your future classmates.

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Admitted A forum for students who were admitted.

  

  Congratulations and welcome to the Class of 2012! Feel free to use this forum to introduce yourselves to your future classmates.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  now... In any case, it's easy to get lost in the details of MIT as a ... aiming to get tonight? Do you have enough food to survive?  With whom will ... have a flexible plan A, B, and C It's hard to get anywhere without some

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  highest suicide rate? The answer to that question is: No, this is not true ... . Most people who come to MIT are happy, well-adjusted people, and leave MIT as happy, well-adjusted people. That's not to say that MIT is never

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  tripping over each other to get onto the page. Sometimes it is hard because, no matter how smoothly you try to form your sentences, they invariably ... situation in which obfuscation is to your advantage. You will frequently

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part IV This should tie up the loose ends...for now.

  

  who applied for EA got a chance to contact your EC and have an interview ... they'll say they would love to be your lab partner or roommate if they ... that you "have to play, to win". ECs can't tell you your chances because

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2020 Ring Delivery we got our brass rats!..time to drop out? (also many photos)

  

  event was so much fun! First everyone got in line to get their rings to ... to coordinate with our different friend groups to get pictures together ... photo cred: Nick P. '20 Written by Danny Getting a Brass Rat marks the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 27, 2018