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  Antietam? I hardly knew him. A Fourth of July fable, while I'm stuck in Germany.

  

  have stuff to do at work. Unless you're working 16 hours a day plus weekends for some crazy consulting company, you're probably going to end up ... to turn in your permission slips!), you're going to see the High Water

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Homecoming some musings on memory

  

  look. The street I walked with my friends to get home every day after ... because there's so many things to remember when you're hitting the ball ... the net and the court and your opponent. Not to mention that the way you

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 13, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  selective a college was because I knew that some would be harder to get into ... really hard to get into and others less hard. For that reason, I made sure ... 't know if I would get in or not) and I applied to some places where I was

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  [Guest Post] The Alleyway by Isabella Y. '24

  

  brownstones to tea and scented candlelight. Yet some are always late. They ... cool independent living group located in Back Bay Boston where Isabella ... of rain. Rat. Squishy soles. No time to stop. Enough time to smile

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 11, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  HT@MIT: Foodie Edition The Friendly Toast, Oasis and Teriyaki House, my three favorite restaurants

  

  fries and you flag down a waitress to get your anticipatory doggie bag ... , while I frequent the latter, getting to the former is more of a luxury ... Hey guys, I'm back to blogging once a week after a ridiculously crazy

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Look as good you will not Some summer reading for the nerds out there. Which means all of you.

  

  must find a way to get to Ogana Major on your own. He is waiting for you ... not to return to the material world? That your anger prevented me from ... destroy the Emperor, and... your father. But Vader turns out to be old and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside The Bubble Life? Oh yeah, I forgot I had one...

  

  world is a double-edged sword. You get to be around some of the most ... perpetual state of studying and exam-taking from your first exam to your last ... ’ll take what I can get.) Additionally, every once in a while it’s nice to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  more details. You learn from your mistakes and get better at making ... optimized. Sometimes, things happen that are meant to make your story ... For a while now, I’ve had this realization that I tend to overthink a

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  FYI: Undergraduates with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend MIT tuition-free starting in 2025 what it says on the tin

  

  you is to get in and then receive your award.']clearly communicable ... are the latest in a long history of efforts by the Institute to free up ... income because your parents have decided to use that wealth to pay their

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  taking care in all forms

  

  that when i get sick now, it's up to me to manage my symptoms and judge ... very nice. who doesn't like getting little treats? like, i love going to ... loop, paralyzed by existential dread. sometimes it's replying to messages

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 22, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF, BAMF, and other west coast adventures planning my next two weeks

  

  , come say hi; if you're in the area, definitely stop by the competition on ... . ISEF will take up lots of my time, so I won't get to do much else in LA ... 'll get back in Boston on Saturday morning, just in time to catch the final

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2017
• Blog / Advice

  21 i don't know about you but i'm feeling 21...

  

  the hard way that proving you're right rarely ever proves anything to ... should, carry your valuables with you, and bring a phone to bathrooms for ... ’t try to work in a fog. I know how to say “May I pet your dog?” in 5

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  mode they are traveling by, and what route they are taking to get there ... to live in a house with a yard, and utilities, and your own kitchen ... your time, to interact with people at different levels within a company

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  one hour of musings we're so back

  

  experience, learning to use accessible restrooms, being carted around by ... a funny little thing. As the days go on, it becomes harder to return. Subsequently, in effort to break that spell, I've set a one hour timer to write

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 10, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  actual conversations i definitely had last night happy new year i guess

  

  construct invented by big time to sell more time B: sometimes i feel like i ... of the screen A: eh give it a race or two A: you'll get used to it B ... : do this, do that B: get used to it B: and we complain at first but

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Our students, their stories. Andy Partridge in a zamboni purple monkey dishwasher.

  

  answers to some of the more general ones that might get asked again: Kate ... technically you have to wait until you're an admitted student to do that. It ... it's warmer, your host will be more likely to take you out into Boston

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  , MI, SC, GA, TX, MO, WA (just to name a few) and getting to know your ... time exploring other college campuses (though, you're not allowed to have ... about where to spend the next four years of your life. But there

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to see your decision by clicking View Update. There are no interim screens

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Failing” at MIT for the record, this isn't

  

  relatively easy years of high school seem to fly by; SAT’s, ACT’s, TGIF’s, BYOB ... answers excitedly on their way back to Baker House (i didn’t get any of ... ’s just pass/no record, another girl thinks to herself after getting her

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 2, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Inspired by Paul and Snively.

  

  , hang on to the handlebars, and meet the blast of wind in your face head ... class, and tardiness+absences will kill your grade) 10:47 Am: Gets ready ... Next is). 11:02 AM: Gets to the first floor of Building 16, all the way

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2008