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• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  process. I've made some effort to keep up with current events in Admissions Blog World despite how hosed I've been, and I've been watching how applicants have reacted to their decisions, and what they've been saying in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  craze how a blog gets born

  

  every blog I've ever blogged has come directly out of frenzy it ... do   I've been creating a lot, recently away from the noise of work the bustle of the school breaks help   I've been

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  how i handle canker sores not professional medical advice

  

  For the last several years, I've been getting canker sores around the inside of my bottom lip. If you've been lucky enough to never experience ... your mouth. From what I've gathered online, what happens is that the top

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Questions from Beyond one last blog

  

  understatement here, I might be a tad…scared? It’s literally everything I’ve been ... starts.  Seriously, for better or worse, I’ve spent basically every waking ... up one day and realized that I’m going to be the authority. I know I’ve

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life slows down a bit – if you let it Fire and hacking has been replaced by housework and skydiving

  

  .  Why?  Because I've let life slow down a bit since graduating.  On campus ... . swear at deer eating plants. do other stuff.  eh." "Wow Snively, you've ... admissions season coming up, I've started to realize that I've hit that

  • by Snively '11
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  difficult" - by MIT standards] Dear psets, In the past week, you've tried your best to crush my soul. You've made eight hours of sleep an alien concept. You've twisted my mind in ways I didn't know it could twist before

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To the future! and beyond?

  

  to eat and most importantly, what to do with my life.  I've had a taste ... temporary made it easier. My roommate (I live with real people too...) I've ... because I've been preparing to apply to grad schools, scholarships and

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  keeping interest a list of things i think are cool

  

  For the past week, I've been thinking a lot about what I want to do ... difficult. And to me, difficulty was something that I shouldn't pursue. I've ... mindset. But as I've been home in quarantine, I've had a lot of time to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 4, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  in a funk and salvaging hope

  

  content warning: mental health, trauma 1   I've been in a ... been persistent thought patterns I've experienced that don't reflect who I am, nor who I want to be I've made decisions and said things that

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  in transit where do i go from here?

  

  the window watching the cold concrete walls zoom by as I just sit. I've ... that transient state, gone from where I've started but not quite where I needed to be. I've always very much been a more

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 6, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Knitting and Playing Tetris Through the End of the World guest post by Salma Islam

  

  . Who would've known that ten years later, I would still be knitting? I ... been pet hobbies of mine and another I’ve picked up again is Tetris. I've ... . I've played so much I've started dreaming about playing Tetris and can

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • April 17, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What I’m Up To distractions

  

  !!] League of Legends - okay this is much more intense than the rest but I've ... person needs to own this). we've played Fakin' It, Quiplash, Trivia Murder ... ) single player games i've been playing Sims 4 - recreated my dorm and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42 classes i'm taking this semester

  

  classes per semester. My entire time at MIT I've been fighting off this imposter syndrome feeling. I've tried to shift my focus from what grades I ... Wednesday. But I've chosen these classes because the material will help me

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding Time for you know, things that aren't psets.

  

  So I've been in classes here for, as of yesterday, one whole month ... 't very, very quick (because it is), but I've definitely found that it's way ... ), and I've found that it really helps to accomplish tasks. While managing

  • by Joe B. '18
  • October 4, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reference Frames Vision - of the present and for the future - is powerful

  

  matter whether you were accepted, wait-listed, not admitted, or even if you've ... here, at this moment in time. Do you know how hard you've worked up until now? Do you know what you've seen, what you did, how far you've come

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back Home No Strings Attached

  

  than flying home during the winter. This is actually the first time I've ... known as the windiest campus IN THE WORLD!) This summer I've decided to ... " places, I've decided to take a hit to my resume and spend what is likely to

  • by Snively '11
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  summertime! and the livin's easy?

  

  hello there happy mid-summer     so, lately, I've ... ? —Lana Del Rey, Doin’ Time   I’ve been having summertime thoughts accompanied by summertime music   Between my summers, I’ve lived such

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 15, 2024
• Blog / How to MIT

  in the prospect of leaving are you proud of the work you've done?

  

  I've left, if any. I came into MIT thinking I knew some things and ... 't think I was that cocky to begin with, I think I just should've expected to ... engineering degree in media studies and computer science. I've joined things

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  first week class reflections i am home

  

  think that's something that really says a lot about me. i've questioned a ... impressive. academics wise i graduated 3rd in my class and i've got an ... i've been learning was what would eventually lead me to my downfall. i

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 11, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  many thoughts head full

  

  I've been hesitant to write things since my mind has been a bit of a ... . Every moment feels like such a waste. But I've been getting a bit better ... amount of thoughts. I've been thinking a lot lately. I guess that's what

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 26, 2020