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• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  inform you” (or perhaps the demoralizing “wait a few months for an actual ... particularly struggle-ridden afternoon with a class intended for students with a ... I want to submit this by the deadline, and it feels horrible, and I

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Online Learning Ecology in The United Kingdom An xTalk on Amazing Programs and FREE Resources

  

  without regard for identity, income, or location. Ever dreamed of getting a ... for all who desire it. Opened in the 1960s to improve education access for people from lower income groups, the OU was the world’s first

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Nerd Camp tales from TDI

  

  glasses cleaner and wax for my braces. While other kids did their fifth ... to enter the 6th grade, my mom got a flier for something called the Talent Development Institute, or TDI. TDI was supposed to be a camp for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  [guest post] hindsight in 2020 — about life after mit rejections, situated knowledges, and ultimately getting closer to the asymptote…

  

  stayed in drafts. However, I thought it was still relevant, both for those ... for those of you still patiently on the wait list, as she once was ... university known for its fucking agricultural school!” — i FELT that. with my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Chris inspired me to do dumb things I went to Disney World. It was fun, I guess.

  

  order to register for the Dopey Challenge you have to prove that you're even remotely qualified, which means submitting a "proof of time" for a ... Goofy Challenge at Walt Disney World.  For those unaquainted, the Disney

  • by Snively '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  ) website here: Designing a First Year at MIT First year MIT students are ... advisor several times a semester; advising seminars (for credit), which ... are currently four options for learning communities: Terrascope

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

  existential cubes a daily encounter with Ernő Rubik

  

  had nothing else planned for the day, and decided to try something new ... can scramble the puzzles for me. I can do it for a minute or for hours ... . averting morning brain drain This routine has been especially helpful for

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 14, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rekindling and how mit is actually going to save my art career

  

  For most of my life before coming to MIT, I had been really into ... elementary school, and for a long while I would draw things by hand on paper ... written about the glorious iPad and even did an unboxing video for the fancy

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 7, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The coolest spring break ever? Visit a College Campus!

  navigate whether that community is the right one for you. A great line I ... can help you reach out for help when you need it and find peers who ... ; Tricks Do ask good questions (that aren't on the website) Campus visits

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 26, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! (2010 Edition!) yay pictures!

  

  New York. I went to Europe for a week, where I had more great food. I am ... !!!!!! ----- So guys, sorry for the hiatus in posting the photo contest results. I received over twenty entries, so thanks for your enthusiasm! :) (although tsk

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 9, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Friday Night, Off-Campus Style come along on our evening of fish and wine

  

  Paige and I, it just has “immaculate vibes.” On their website, the Dear Annie team mentions their goal is to “be a center for community.” I think ... I are big mozzarella fans, we went for it anyway. I’m so glad we did

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 11, 2022
• Blog / Events

  What If… I Met Randall Munroe? ... Something would have to blow up

  

  the website, some original answers to brand-new scenarios, and a list ... thought for a while about if I wanted to attend. Pro: get to meet Randall ... rain, so we opted for the latter, got in line, got our books, got our

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Jeff Karp and his gecko-inspired band-aid Mimicking nature to create a better surgical adhesive

  

  Technology Review's Top 35 Innovators Under 35 for 2008. The metallic blue ... called poly(glycerol-co-sebacate acrylate), created a mold for the polymer ... lab through the UROP website: “I looked under the project openings and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

  

  .” He was looking for funding to start OpenLabWare, which he explained ... ’d be interested in becoming a content creator for OLW. Of course, I ... , before entering the meeting, I prepared myself for rejection. Luckily, she

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 13, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  't quite a whole plan, but it was clearly what we had been waiting for ... submitting to the harsh campus restrictions and getting to live on campus with ... for us to read. I still haven't got around to reading about the storage

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Let me introduce myself. Alternatively titled: Whomst'd've?

  

  a fear of heights and needles. I am smart and capable and ready for ... you. But that last sentence is something I've been struggling with for ... 't realize exactly how unprepared I was for my classes. I knew MIT was hard. I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Watch the Tea with Teachers Video Series! and learn about the wonderful students behind it

  

  fascinating. Watch them below! I wanted to blog about TwT for a while, and ... below the line was submitted by members of the TwT team ... close connections with professors for graduate school reference letters. I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 24, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  more serious about college, I tried searching for answers on my own. My impression of college was from scrolling on college websites, watching media ... college life, particularly here at MIT. I’ve only been on campus for a a

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living the MEng life same, different, same

  

  's shifted how I approach leaving the house. I can't just go home for lunch ... When I leave for the night day [annotation note="Am I dating myself with ... more into biking! I owned a bike for all of undergrad, but I almost never

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 27, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  dancing at MIT (and beyond) continuity vs. fulfillment and the perils of stagnation

  

  supplies for team bonding events, since we were all virtual. as a captain, I ... being responsible for the entire [annotation note="aka performance ... joining another college team. from their perspective, the best move for me

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2021