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• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT IS … reflections of a bright sunday afternoon

  

  hits me: I’ve almost made it through two months of MIT! 60 long days filled with SO MUCH LIFE. I’ve turned in a total of 15 problem sets. I’ve written 2 essays. I've gotten through 10 novels. I’ve taken 6 midterms. I’ve

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 22, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  is leadership the same as management buzzword alert

  

  skills and create community at MIT. and i,,, what? leadership skills? i've worn many hats with the student groups i've worked with, and i wouldn ... things, it's to make sure that things get done." i've learned that it doesn

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Battle in The Bay a comic

  

  and I, we've really gotten to know each other. In between splitting and ... of automated machines and processes,  I've found myself genuinely ... adult" in the "real world", I've been able to spend a good amount of time

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 1, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Disappearing (or life goes on) .

  

  I feel like I owe it to those (few?) who've followed me closely these last few years to come back and say a quick and proper good bye. I ... you're interested, like I've been threatening to do for some time, I've

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 6, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10s in the news A series of newspaper articles about incoming MIT freshmen.

  

  Over the next week (or so), I'll be publishing newspaper articles I've ... 'll start with an article about the awesome Eletha Flores, and I've got about ... answer all of the questions you've left in the comments.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hi, (gasp!) I’m Kim Kimd's first post as an admissions blogger!

  

  Wow. I've had an intense week. And it's only Wednesday. Now, finally, I've gotten to a point where the workload will be manageable from here ... consuming as it is awesome, so I've spent most of the last week staring at

  • by Kim D. '09
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2014!

  

  It's summer in Cambridge, which means three things:  1) I've begun cold-brewing my own iced tea as per Kenji's instructions 2) I've setup a WeMo Switch connected to IFTTT so I can turn

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 21, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  TGIF! After a long week comes...a FEAST!

  

  Sorry for being MIA you guys! I've had a tough couple of weeks, but I'm back! Thursday night/Friday morning was filled with intense tooling, but ... yummy. ! P.S-- Sorry for the video quality, I've been trying to fiddle

  • by Celena C. '12
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The summer begins…

  

  Now that I've completed the FEE, it's time for the math diagnostic. I've got my freshman advising application in, as well as my MIT ID card photo and housing lottery preferences. With most of this behind me, it feels

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  final exam distributions "mit does not curve"

  

  ", [/annotation] so I've added some here to make up for it!

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Lost Art of Hand-Lettering Lives at MIT hidden in plain sight

  

  If you've walked down the Infinite before, you've probably seen doors. A lot of doors. And a lot of them with letters on them, like this one ... Silva. He's painted my name at least five times since I've been here as we've

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Moment of Truth

  

  Decisions are in the mail and ready to be viewed online. I'm really excited myself, and I've known my decision for a year and a half. =) Best of luck to everyone!

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading folders A little bit more on evaluating applications.

  

  grades. I look at the self-reported coursework form to see what courses you've taken, and what grades you've received. And since I've already been ... coursework you've had, and the choices you've made. This part is not a contest

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  *waves goodbye* Homeward bound

  

  to have achieved genius status. I've got a lot of ground to make up! But, when I look back, I realize that maybe I don't. I've been getting decent grades, I've been keeping up, and I've been having a good time. MIT

  • by Snively '11
  • May 19, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer plans

  

  I've spent the last two weeks enjoying a nice vacation at my mom ... implications for the field. I've even heard it compared to the Human Genome ... chance to get settled in. :) By the way, I've discovered that if you read

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  There’s a Story in Which My Eyes Shut Am I changed enough?

  

  river was blinding. At this moment, you could've told me I was anywhere in the world, and I would've believed you. This place was not my own. I ... my neck pressed against this tree? I too thought I would've changed by

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  2020 Resolutions posting so i can be held accountable

  

  I actually really enjoy it and seeing my progress. Since I've been ... lot. Or like, at all. It makes me feel really guilty. I've probably ...  compsci related event I've ever been to and I really have no idea what to expect. I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  coming off the path is anyone there?

  

  I can begin to even explain where I've been. At the risk of sounding edgy, I've spent the past month and a half feeling as though I am ... just playing a game of distraction. As of late, I've been watching my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 30, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t worry, the king lives…

  

  Hi Everyone, As you've now heard, Mr. Peterson is going offline to ... admissions office. That being the case, I've noticed that people have begun to employ some different tactics in addressing this issue. In my free time, I've

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • August 7, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Ups and Downs Currently down.

  

  mistake once." I don't think I've ever pushed the bounds of mistake ... , I'm 100% sure that I did everything correctly. I've mentally run ... days - and not my usual ten minutes - of moping, I've finally decided to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 12, 2011