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• Blog / MIT Life

  Memories My first two months at MIT, all wrapped up into one post.

  

  remember all the times my professors stayed a few minutes after class to ... , I've managed to make plenty of mistakes - but at the same time, each ... at MIT. My first reaction was, to be perfectly honest, shock. How

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  Bad Ideas events I went to (another late IAP post) i can’t believe ellie beat me to the punch

  

  neutralizing any of the spice, you’re gonna have a hell of a time on the toilet ... time to do stupid things at the canonical school of smart people with ... , you are to bet your pronouns, or the letters of your name, or both. I

  • by Anika H. '26
  • March 8, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  Alright, you and I both have some big decisions to make in the next month. You all need to decide where you’re going to college next year ... best to make this decision post-CPW when you've formed your own opinions

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Anticipation a little something to keep you company

  

  yourself some time today. To realize just how far you've come. To hold your ... whatever it is that you're feeling, you know that there is only one way to ... remind you to listen to the world around you. To the rhythm in your

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Are Beginning To Arrive Some thoughts for everyone.

  

  very, very proud of your accomplishment. To those of you who didn't get in, please continue to hold your heads up high. We didn't have room for ... A few of you are starting to receive your decisions. To those of you

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Excitement I'll take things that cause it for 800.

  

  fever. You have an excuse if you're like Brandon '11, who's from Colorado ... you need to know beforehand that Lisa hates the color red. And you have ... quirky hobbies make you happy, and why. So if you're having trouble getting

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  you do it before entering your first semester, you just have to take an ... test out of it, you have to do all the problem sets for the class on your ... that you're good at writing. However, you don't have to take one if you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week in my new world A little bit of everything

  

  you ever had that feeling where you have so much going through your head ... 10500000 things to say but your mouth and brain are like, "Sorry homie, we are only going to let one thing out at a time." I think the most

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hitting Rewind on 2013 a summary of posts I never ended up writing from IAP till now

  

  I know, long time no see. My last entry was almost exactly four ... overwhelming than I thought it was going to be - a confusing whirlwind of psets, tests, med school interviews, extracurriculars, and more. By the time

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  they want to see you fail managing others' envy

  

  their envy of me, so I don’t have to speculate about their motivations ... could’ve resorted to self-deprecation (you’re right, I don’t deserve this) to placate him. You might be reading this and thinking, if you have to conjure

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ILGs at MIT They're independent! (Guest post by Sondy '07/G/awesome.)

  

  term will just have to wait. It's not like I'm leaving you out in the ... to camp during the summer) Owning Your Own House What distinguishes ... 't have a national organization, so our housebills go directly to house

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 5, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  've got your time management in check, which I don't, yet. As if to ... (Hey, I never finished those entries from the summer, so I have to ... choose to say, you should support your contentions with close examination

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I will, I will set this schedule on fire This has been a long time coming. Text- and picture-heavy! Link- and acronym-happy! Take it…

  

  is exactly what I'll have to do very soon. It'll be a huge comedown ... what ungodly hour they'll have to wake up so they can make it to their 7AM chem lab on time. Meanwhile, you don't have a definite housing plan

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Story of Tonight (more like 730 nights ago)

  

  than I can keep up with. It feels like I don't have enough time to get ... week. The mini prep and plate replications I have to do in lab tomorrow ... cried MULTIPLE TIMES. And to be honest, it was refreshing. It made me feel

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 1, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  find myself singing "Shine on 'til tomorrow, let it bleed" from time to ... prerequisites. MITMom: you have to do the differential equations problem sets ... , it is a significant investment of time to do the problem sets. Another

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  college/MIT: (Time for me to be serious) I have 3 points: 1. Put a lot of ... being said about you. Your essays are the only time that you get to speak ... : Bostonians only have a 25 Letter alphabet. No one knows what happened to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Ends 522 EA admits, Snively, molecular jewelry, and Evan Broder's holiday card - more random than…

  

  . Congrats to all of you who got your applications in on time. :-) And being a ... of EA admits from last year's 390 to this year's 522. Fear not, we have ... have increased the number of outstanding applications to MIT and to many

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Answering my own questions My perspective on the MIT student mentality about working hard.

  

  "bad" answers. You just have to know yourself and know what you need and ... being with it and in it, and having motivation and desire to keep on ... we all work hard because we have to -- that the courseload here is so

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 10, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  first name. If you have any concerns or questions, please reach out to us ... You should use your current, legal first and last name when filling out those fields on the application. This is important so that your
• Blog / Academics & Research

  laser-powered happiness 6.UAR showcase, part 1

  

  likely don't have time to rethink what I want to do from scratch Keep my ... Have you ever wanted to feel happier and thought, hey, maybe if I eat ... date and I have not been able to bring myself to watch it but now I will

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 5, 2022