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• Blog / MIT Life

  Better Late than Never I wrote this post a week and a half ago. Note that the "better late…

  

  the end of the day. I don't know how one can can feel so long when a week passes so quickly, and the weekend is over in a flash. I don't know

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Got The Gig So excited about ALL the Things!

  

  , I'm starting to realize that I don't need to get perfect grades or do ... .  You don't have to cure cancer or meet the president or take over the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Happy Valley and the Sandusky Scandal Penn State, Joe Paterno, State College: the stories you've heard and the town—my hometown—behind them.

  

  never want to be without it.     I don’t think I ever ... town like Happy Valley possible. As you might imagine, these values don’t ... that I really, really don’t mean residents who aren’t going to be able to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  Listen: writing well is hard. It is hard for a lot of different reasons. Sometimes it is hard because you don't know your audience and have ... wrote: [my advice] boils down to: don't try to write an essay to impress

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

  Adventure’s Out There….. in Boston! Summer shenanigans at MIT

  

  /Cambridge! During the school year, I don't have a lot of time to go out and explore ... from MIT. But don't just take my word for it, check him out on MIT OCW

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • July 20, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Just Run With It Never waste inspiration, even if you're running with it for the first time (in years)

  

  him that it made me feel like running. He simply told me “Don’t waste inspiration.” I reminded him that it is 2 a.m. He said “so what; don’t waste

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breadsticks and Business Just remember, undergrads are like puppies in the eyes of an alum

  

  don’t care if that’s the youngest applicant they have. “People often say ... than not, companies don’t take my resume and instead recommend that I

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 24, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  so don’t be afraid to ask them about their experiences. In addition we ... that are most important to you, the parent, so don't be afraid to ask for

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  May we offer you a drink of water? Because you're just so thirsty for what I have to say and all.

  

  Google calendars in my life. Now I don’t know what I’d do without it, its color-coded glory, and it's ability to sync with my ipod. Also, I don't

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why was I up so early this weekend? Reaffirming my faith in humanity and destroying my confidence with computers

  

  a helmet. I will admit with shame that I don’t currently have a helmet ... well as some encryption key that I don’t fully understand, and run a

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After MIT what i'm doing...etc.

  

  capable of so much more than just science XP) "But I don't want to go among ... you received the fat envelope. I can't help you if you don't want to go

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 30, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Call For A Good Time a weekend of coffee shop networking

  

  those of you who don't know, was the original admissions blogger, and ... 's response: "I don't know about you, Sam, but I am quite disappointed this is

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Math. by Joy ‘13 I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a language

  

  down into 5000/2 = 2500 *2= 100 *2*(5^2)=2*5*2*5*2*(5^2). I don’t know ... segments. That itself is unique. I don’t know how else to say it other than

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  A Three-part IAP sababa* in more than one way

  

  I don’t fully comprehend. For me, IAP meant that I was rowing, working ... those who don’t know, Birthright is a Jewish-Israeli program that sponsors

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  feeling to realize that you know things that most people don’t; on the flip ... undergraduate Course 11 majors). A lot of people don’t realize that civil

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  ~*~Thoughts Are Like Traces of Birds In Heaven~*~ (P.S. I finally added pictures to my last entry - sorry about the delay!)

  

  to make sure I don't starve just because I'm vegetarian and that when I ... people were actually allowed to write - I didn't break any rules, don't

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 19, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  This Entry is Really Long. And my pictures won't upload :(Edit: Actually, they finally did! Yay!

  

  beautiful monument. I don’t know how I convinced Linh to brave hours under the ... taught me not to put faith in the widespread claim that brown people don’t

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 28, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Parent’s Guide to CPW ...it's not just for Prefrosh!!

  

  great resources so don’t be afraid to ask them about their experiences. In ... , so don't be afraid to ask for their opinions...they know exactly how

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 6, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Time to Complete the MIT Midyear Report Applicants need to fill out the form on MyMIT by February 15th.

  

  graduated, don't worry, you're all set -- you will be able to skip this ... )." Also, you don't need to write "Currently enrolled," "Just started," or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Music and Mayhem by Jess ‘12 Minus the mayhem. Also features running commentary by Yan. p.s.: Jess, your italics didn't show…

  

  wear a plastic halloween mask. So, there you go, UROPs don’t have to be ... to be exercises in irritation*, there’s a benefit people don’t talk

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2010