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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a freshman Getting a P+ isn't just for frosh anymore.

  

  until November. No no, today I felt I like a freshman, hosed for the very first time. Last night I woke up at 5:30 to put the finishing touches on ... eventually turned out to need about two and a half hours of touching) when I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The real O.C. Travels in Southern California.

  

  (...as opposed to other OCs) I'm in Orange County California, in a ... fun & games; I've conducted 2 Central Meetings (CMs) already, with four more to go. On Wednesday, after a couple school visits, I had the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Belonging Who belongs at MIT?

  

  I'm a little exhausted from answering questions right now, so this is ... I've been sapped of most of my question-answering energy... that or I ... I went over to East Campus for a rush party (and because Random always

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  To tell the truth

  

  On Tuesday night, I told the audience at my Central Meeting in ... of my meeting I popped open my PowerBook, accessed the score, and ... was true. The problem was, I told this audience of ~230 people that the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2004
• Blog / Challenges

  climbing and becoming a perspective on moving to the US for MIT and the slow journey towards adulthood

  

  This summer, I became obsessed with climbing. Climbing is an exercise ... you should subvert it to go beyond what you can do. — I'm stuck on the wall. There's a foothold on my right that I could use to place my body

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • September 16, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard Me trying to find a balance between work and fun

  

  Personally, I have always considered myself a pretty social person. I ... and just kind of doing nothing but chillin. However, on the other end I ... very many times that I would spend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights

  • by Ben O. '19
  • July 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  19 Summers AHH I'm getting old :(

  

  Today, I accidentally dated a journal entry "18 August 2008". As I realized my mistake and erased the year, I realized that 2008 was three years ... . Feeling old also got me reflecting on those 19 Junes, Julys, and Augusts*. I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

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

  

  There have been so many times these past few weeks where I've wished ... I blogged, I was on a train from Darmstadt to Salem; since then, I ... yesterday that I took a train from Berlin to Frankfurt - for what is

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

  Turkeys and babies But no baby turkeys.

  

  It's late Saturday night, Sunday morning by Boston time, and I ... people about Life, capital L/eating way too many yams, and I've almost ... to Earth like Floo powder. The babies are after me, I think, as my

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our mother shoulda just named you Laika! Come on Alex, you can do it.

  

  student) and I actually bought these on separate occasions, and I think I ... like to talk about it. (I am, of course, kidding. My sister and I love my parents equally, despite appearances, i.e. that one time my sister

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 3 Helping the Class of 2010 with their decisions.

  

  1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as ... ? What are your lingering concerns? Etc. I'll answer as many as I can this morning before I have to run... Ariadne wrote, "The only thing holding me

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I study Global Change Science/Climate?

  The MIT Center for Global Change Science (CGCS) at MIT was founded to address fundamental questions about climate processes with a multidisciplinary approach. The Center’s goal is to improve the…
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I join a fraternity/sorority?

  MIT’s Fraternity, Sorority, and Independent Living Groups (FSILGs) include 26 fraternities, 10 sororities, and five living groups. With core principles of leadership, scholarship, and citizenship, the FSILG Office encourages and…
• Blog / Admissions

  What should I be doing now? Tips for regular and early applicants.

  

  long run. For EA Applicants I hope that if you haven't already done so ... your regular action applications. As I like to say, plan for the worst ... this, check out the Financial Aid website and also Daniel's blog. I hope

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  “the worst they can say is no” the costs of trying

  

  , which is why I have always found the advice "the worst thing that can ... , so the costs are different. If I were to ask someone out now, maybe it is true that I'm exposing myself to much less risk these days. But

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 10, 2022
• Blog / Residential Life

  Don’t Stop Believing you can take the east camper out of east campus but...

  

  Last Sunday, one week ago, I moved out of East Campus. The hours ... , a nap, more goodbyes, more packing -- and then suddenly I was turning in my key and walking out the door. I knew it was coming, of course

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 6, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Subtle Art of Being Unhosed what i've learned and what i'm still working on

  

  Hi world, it’s me!!! I haven’t been writing on the blogs much because I’ve been spending most of my writing ability and brain power working on a bunch of applications for something that I’m not ready to announce

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 1, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting Through a Difficult Month Study, Study, Study

  

  same week, and in some cases the same day, and I felt overwhelmed beyond ... arrived, I feel ready for the next two months of school before the summer break. So, with second semester in full swing, I had about 5 midterms in

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Seven Back and Busy for Semester 2

  

  weight of 4 Psets are setting in. All that being said, I am glad to be back and with a full schedule. Here is a look at how I am keeping busy for ... first day back started. I got up way too early, ate way too much

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • February 9, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  weather and stuff a Californian’s first experience of fall and also other things on my mind

  

  I do not own any fall clothes. It seems that this is going to be a problem for me. I Iive in a triple. One of my roommates, Claire, is from Wisconsin, and the other, Abby, is from San Diego. Last week I get home from

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • October 2, 2016