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• Blog / How to Human

  things that went well reflections on my first semester

  

  identity, and I needed to experience it like this – mundane, first-hand, by ... anything but. I learned to live alone and independently Kind of a sub ... than not, though, judging by my lack of energy to do anything right now

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 25, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday Boy Ben Birthday explosion inside.

  

  's around! He's a busy guy, after all), whether it's to chat, to get advice or ... and I decided to repay Ben for all his awesomeness by throwing a mini ... I would be the "distraction" and get Ben to leave 3-107, while

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s the PI-nal countdown! Don't roll your eyes at me.

  

  -in-their-pants jitteriness they felt - we (and by "we" I mean "I") try to maintain the little ... not to get too attached to this school. I had the state Science Olympiad competition on pi day and didn't get to check my MyMIT account until several

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 12, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Thoughts on coming home With guest appearances by MIT's Dean for Student Life, the communist dracula, Roman lasagna, and…

  

  knuckle pool because nobody really wanted to walk 5 feet to get the sticks ... to support my thesis of inherent DDR-incompetence by jumping on ... hugging an overstuffed sandwich that your doctor (the one who told you to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  From the eyes of a newly minted EC A flashback++

  

  you're getting other than little sleep. However, when I was able to see ... there or what it took to get in. As I started to fill out applications, I ... the excitement lied in the fact that I was not expecting to get into MIT

  • by Bryan
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  busy, busy, busy screaming into the void

  

  top things, because everything i need to do gets done, and i'm no ... the only way i can convince myself to write anything for the past two ... events in each section, bullet points even to the paragraph and sentence

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures in Italy, Part 2 Tales from Rome, Take Two

  

  hear stories or hear your parents remind you of the time they took you to ... by the guards. Kind of exhilirating. Finally, our trek brought us to ... first voyage of sorts was to find food which is probably one of the

  • by Bryan
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  To All the Blogs I’ve Loved Before Hello? Is this thing on?

  

  scholarship, getting to know them, and talking to them about college. The only problem was I didn’t get to do much of it. So armed with a greater ... of you, it might be your first time learning to tell your story, and it

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • December 12, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  New York Trips that we went on with Arts Scholars!

  

  , watching these dioramas pass by your face as you are listening to this ... the biggest perks of being an Arts Scholar is getting to go on an all ... didn't get to go on the New York trip that year, but we did every year

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 5, 2020
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Boston’s Climate Strike youthful activism

  

  speakers at the event (which could get hard to hear with all of the noise of ... words the feeling of being surrounded by so many other people trying to ... is going to be run by the smart, passionate youths I saw today, it

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 20, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  list have lots of questions, so hopefully you find an answer to yours ... means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your application. You should, however, continue to get good grades, as we may call

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  really like you, and you do not need to improve on your application. You should, however, continue to get good grades, as we may call your school to ... waitlist have lots of questions, so hopefully you find an answer to yours

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Keep in mind I try to be helpful sometimes.

  

  is by yours truly, Advice: "If at the end of the application process ... opportunity to learn about yourself." Students sometimes get so wrapped up in ... completely honest about yourself in your application, you are sure to be happy

  • by Snively '11
  • July 16, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Summer Reading List The exciting hobby that I never have time for during the school year...

  

  Adichie The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Cloud ... Oyeyemi What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi (in progress ... Skloot I want to read at least 12 books by the end of the summer

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 5, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Take 1.618: Film at MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] There are very few things for which I would get up…

  

  - should I go to art school, or should I do the "safe" thing and get a "real ... ? Somewhat consoled and way too hyped about getting into MIT to be feeling too ... training really forces you to get to know the world of film-making. For the

  • by ARTalk
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Released TODAY @ 6:28 p.m.

  

  using the same username and password that you use to log into your My ... to receive your decision online before logging in to decisions ... click refresh 200 times in a minute. You might get carpal tunnel! And you

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 14, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  on anger understanding and learning and navigating

  

  , she's learned to step back. "Pick and choose your battles," I had said ... something like "That's not my job. That's your job to speak up because there ... resistance. I think this is important -- knowing when to save your energy for

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 12, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Second Semester Senior What you should do after submitting your application to colleges

  

  your other work. Mine was learning to longboard, a couple friends of mine tried to learn elvish from LOTR. Search “things to eat __(your city ... . Get some ice cream. Whatever. Use a countdown app to countdown the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 22, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  ADITL My wednesday.

  

  : Stop by the Balfour booth to get my ring resized. All the running this ... :28 - 8:40 AM: Breakfast made to order, the wonders of having your own chef ... begins to buzz. Play hide and go seek with my alarm clock for twenty

  • by Bryan
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  Orientation, getting lost on the way to Baker House, exploring Greek life during ... by ice cream at Ben & Jerry's, and refused to let me pay. I ... at MIT. My first reaction was, to be perfectly honest, shock. How

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2007