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• Blog / Admissions

  The Ultimate Recognition You probably don't know what that is.

  

  put into it. And now I'm probably not going to get that. And last night ... EVER TRY EVER WHEN I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO GET EXTERNAL VALIDATION OF MY ... told me that whatever grade I get in this class: it's really not going to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] A Note to the Class of ‘28 by Andre H. ‘24

  

  very accepted and able to share my thoughts on anything. Don’t get me ... coursework. Not only did I get to create an awesome package design, but I made ... getting tough and you all have a lot to look forward to. I am going to miss

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 21, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Why does my kid have to move again?”

  

  Before I get to the point of this entry, I'll answer a couple of questions. Karen asks: "This is a bit random and irrelevant to your entry ... explored your options in person, first? This is when you really get to learn

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 2, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  for internships. I got lucky and managed to quickly get a few offers for ... get for myself and too often I'd find myself going to sleep as the sun ... I've officially been on my gap year for a week! To begin my gap year

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  magicians trying to learn magic

  

  abilities and get Sanatan’s. You would have had to step back and build ... ’t get any closer to a mental model that would allow me to paint like that ... that sentiment: i find it difficult to get people to pay attention to me

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  sure to bring to MIT or to buy as soon as you get here. I conducted a ... I'm forgetful when it comes to packing. Thanksgiving break, I forgot to pack extra pants. When I went home for my birthday, I remembered my

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Flies… especially when you are having more fun than you could possibly imagine.

  

  passage of time I’ve had a better opportunity to get to know them. This year however I’ve reached the maximum time that I will have to ever get to know a ... important. They could stay up and get things accomplished when they needed to

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Restoring Sanity… and Fear And love of cats.

  

  managed to startle. But I’ll take what I can get. ... This weekend, I headed down to Washington, DC, for the Rally to ... , was the chance to go home and see my family, including my sister’s cat

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  7 / Pressure is a privilege Training for my last hurrah, the US Championships

  

  way to take the train and then the bus to get to the rink from my dorm ... needed to get back in shape. With the desire to end my career on a better ... axel attempts, fewer repetitions. I went to get acupuncture, soft tissue

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  “What the hell is water?” Thinking about and understanding your own context…

  

  getting applicants to share information and insights about their lives in ... In his 2005 commencement address to the graduates and assembled ... are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 27, 2024
• Blog / Community Projects

  [joint post] A Map of MIT Makerspaces ft MechE grad student and mapmaker Rima Das

  

  in the space, how to get access, and notes about the space’s culture ... makerspaces, if you know where to look. The issue is, it’s difficult for any one student to know where all the makerspaces are. PhD student Rima Das is

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 1, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  log in using the same username and password that you use to log in to ... you are ready to receive your decision online before logging in to ... , one of our decision servers has decided to self-isolate from the rest of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2020
• Blog / Events

  I Feel Cool Welcome to MIT, Mr. Gates!

  

  my excitement long enough to get a brief video interview with her ... today! And thanks to the MIT Admissions Office, I got a ticket to see him :) (Thank you, Dave!!) He was scheduled to speak at 11:30 a.m., but the doors

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  California, Here I Come… I begin my Fall Travel by heading to the West Coast

  

  trip because I’ll get to meet lots of you in the process. I know I ... Sacramento, CA) I left Boston on Wednesday last week to head for the West Coast. After an early morning trip to the Manchester, NH airport (that 4

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Setting up a Global Warming Research Center…in Antarctica Meet Zahir Dossa ’08 (Courses 6 and 15; Nu Delta), who could sell you your…

  

  ;What do you want to do after school?” “I’m going to set ... ’s going to sink fastest because of it?” I couldn’t argue ... to change the world in the same breath. I’ve never met anyone who

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 25, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Marking time Somewhere between the end of classes and graduation...

  

  you get to campus. I did not follow this advice when I was a freshman ... housing lottery, it's a good idea to pack a suitcase with about a week's worth of clothes so you don't have to unpack and then repack your temp

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Learning how to be a human being, not a human doing After 6 years of adulting post MIT, these are the things I value now

  

  , partly because I wake up at 8:55am to get to a 9am class. Every morning I ... injured organs. My partner helps me get up to go to the bathroom and I eat ... ’re having trouble waking up to get to work or going through a breakup of their

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Dishwashers, parents, space: what do these things have in common?

  

  nurse? No, she doesn't want to get near your blood, God knows what kind of ... , too wiped to even get up to go to the bathroom, your mind wanders and ... clever enough to design any sort of ladder to get to the top bed, so my

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 9, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  packing for so little displacement :( Our truck! Then we had to get the ... able to use one of MacGregor's carts to get my boxes up the elevator ... back to my dorm in a giant U-Haul truck I always dread having to move my

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT: Round 2

  

  meant to get along very well was a very valuable life lesson. When I came ... enlightenment from the generations gone by, ready to fill eager young minds with ... away. I write to you now from Frankfurt, Germany, with the title of “MIT

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 9, 2014