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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  perfectionism by now. MIT has forced me to become much more comfortable with ... writing would be to ride the high of my question-answering experience and ... season, even when I felt ready to be over with high school. My high school

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Smaller than the eye can see but with the potential to change the world: nanotech!

  

  that could lead to substantial energy savings by allowing more efficient ... cutting-edge research happening on campus. I think the most valuable way to ... to Nate and his friend Alicia*), I spoke with one high school senior

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Another Type of Mens et MANUS There are 20 students in iHouse. We were in 17 countries this summer. Beat that.

  

  about that. To be willing to risk and to explore. I'm sorry in a way that ... career would be to forget all the stuff they tell you in the textbooks ... considering a career in science would be to close the science textbook for a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Back From Vacation Tales of swing sets and answers to the various questions in my inbox.

  

  form by May 1 (postmark date) if you intend to enroll at MIT. How much ... the deposit? No deposit is required. Just be sure to send in the form ... will decisions be made? If we need to use the waitlist this year, we

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Asking for Directions Two weeks of pondering, photography, and prose.

  

  center of the city, right where I want to be. There's so much waiting and ... When I applied to MIT, I had a good idea of what I wanted to do when ... intended major. I was reaching for the top -- what better place to study

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Freshman Advisors Can Be Awesome A night on the town with Daniel Barkowitz and his freshman advisees.

  

  year, and in exchange, I get to tag along on group outings. On Friday ... Boston. P.F. Chang's was packed, but we zipped to the front of the line with a large table awaiting us. It was a great opportunity to catch up on

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I was out of bullets. Living free or dying hard in Germany.

  

  in Berkeley next year, I thought it might be better to be a little more frugal. Just playin'. But seriously, maybe it's because I only get to eat ... sketchy youth hostels and subsisting mostly on döner. I was planning to live

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Joint Post] DesignPlus A super cool and awesome first-year learning community ft. Gloria and Teresa (we're not biased)

  

  making and trying new things. Instead of being scared to ask for help, I ... Plus my first year! To be completely honest, when I was filling out my ... the MAD space, like Bill, Chris, John, etc.  Being surrounded by so many

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 26, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  research, and want to be part of the astronomy research community. What is ... conclusion: I have a lot to do over the next few months. I would not be ... read 1-2 chapters of whatever fiction book I happen to be reading. This

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  You’ve got questions… ...I've got answers strewn amidst an explosion of other stuff.

  

  first place - by giving people more freedom to decide where they'll live while at MIT, the school offers us the opportunity to be as happy as ... automatic advantage in admissions by being female. I'm not kidding you. It

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bad Grades and Big Screw-Ups Pulling back the A's, B's, C's, and P's to see what's inside

  

  this semester, and she seemed to be pretty embarrassed about this. BUT ... caffeinated (can you tell?), ready to bare all. I’m going class by class, show ... resolved, which I’m hoping to handle this IAP… but let’s be real I’m still a

  • by Powers '23
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining As it stands now

  

  , so independent research would probably be the way to go, or just ask ... . That was one of my biggest questions about MIT, it didn't seem to be ... are kind of spread out (at least enough to be annoying). It feels weird

  • by Snively '11
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / People & Identities

  Home is where the Heart is visiting my grandparents

  

  , and got picked up by an auntie to go to my grandparents’ house in Fuxin ... other little things around the house. It felt nice to be depended on ... they care for us all the same.     by the way, my sister

  • by Anika H. '26
  • August 4, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hi again (and goodbye) (For real this time!)

  

  came out of these groups was experiencing what it means to be held and ... changed me in ways that I hope will only grow.  Before I got to MIT, I was ... exclusive with everything else about me, and that if I wanted to be taken

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIA No More Why I haven't blogged in 23 days.

  

  else seems to be posting screenshots of their calendars, I'm going to do ... IAP trip to India - Taking EMS Shifts (I happen not to be on any this ... ): Randomly contacting Ananda Shankar Jayant and finding a way to combine two of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Community Projects

  [guest blog] y(I)APping nothing crazy just another IAP blog

  

  differently and this was just what I found to be the best for me. I spent my ... by subjects like chemistry and biology, so I was pleased to see the ... amount of manual labor needed to be performed, but it’s so worth it in the

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 13, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  Parting Remarks Ending the same way I began

  

  class of 2019. So I thought, what better way to end my time at MIT than ... https://youtu.be/1_YVXfSx0Q0 So with today being my last day of classes I decided to make this last video just sort of going through how MIT

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 12, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unfold I met my blog muse while doing the laundry, and then came this entry.

  

  over the other proves to be a mind-clearing activity. So while stuffing clothes into the drawer this week, I realized that since I've come to MIT, I ... I'm well on my way to the goal.

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Life + Sciences = Life Sciences

  

  of you admits (and soon-to-be admits!) might be wondering if MIT is a ... until Pi Day. Best of luck once again! *...which is false, by the way. I ... since I got into this place. Good luck to all of you! I can't wait to meet

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  (and hence won't be able to informally meet with folks otherwise or attend HMMT), I want to be able to take some time to see the MIT Class of ... me as well. For those of you in from out of town, I'll be happy to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006