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• Blog / Internships & Externships

  i quit an internship on the second day cut your losses early

  

  Near the start of the pandemic, I decided not to come back to MIT ... Zoom University. Instead, I chose to work. Unfortunately, nobody was ... question. Panicking, I said the first number that came to mind. "Okay," she

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 6, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Working With WashLava Time management in low places

  

  , dropped isn't the correct word. I neglected to [annotation note="I am so, so dumb"]enroll[/annotation]in[annotation note="Intro to Computational ... for it, so it is going to take me more time than most. Hmm. Do I have

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 7, 2021
• Blog / Summer

  tiny living when life gives you lemons...

  

  coming soon) into a new one in the heart of Boston. Unbeknownst to us ... which we were originally okay with because it was just like dorm living to ... 's no warm water in the sink or any hooks to hang and dry your towels or

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 1, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  pathways where do i go from here?

  

  days of my life are now a year behind me, and it's bizarre to consider. every student has some attachment to campus that makes their current ... .  I won't be able to return to it even when things are normal again

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 23, 2021
• 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 ... , so you should be sure you are prepared to receive your decision before

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Into the Unknown with bravery

  

  The precipice of change is an unsettling place to be. We were there ... of you are there now. We find ourselves here again, trying to figure out what to do after we graduate.  It’s scary.  For the past couple of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  to scream. In a single moment, shaking under a stream of hot water, an ... home. I’d come out to my parents. I’d failed my first MIT exam. Looking ... , anything that reminded me of the things I’d decided to leave behind. As I

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  unquantifiable growth progress that can't be measured

  

  I like to quantify. I like magnitudes and metrics. It's incredibly easy to measure my life at MIT by courseload units, GPA, hours slept ... is fine, but in the last few months, I've been trying to step away from

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 5, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42 classes i'm taking this semester

  

  productive." Indeed. MIT is a weird place where people feel inferior to their ... imposter syndrome feeling. I've tried to shift my focus from what grades I get relative to my peers onto whether or not I'm taking full advantage

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  to worry about “getting it wrong” -- don’t stress! What is it? The MIT ... students (including those admitted or deferred in Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the applicant. This form serves two purposes: to share your

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 17, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  's letter to the community on November 9, the day after the election, he wrote ... , including (but not limited to) those who are registered for Deferred Action ... prospective undocumented students about whether they can still apply to and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  weather and stuff a Californian’s first experience of fall and also other things on my mind

  

  I do not own any fall clothes. It seems that this is going to be a ... class one day to see that Claire has received a big box of “fall clothing ... long sleeve layers, but according to Claire and to wikihow, this is not

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • October 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Note of Hope for Freshmen at Career Fair Yes, freshmen can find jobs!

  

  . People are lining up in Lobby 10 to collect their booklets and nametags ... campus to dispense food and swag to interested students. We even have a ... you don’t know what business casual means, much less how to find a job

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  ’t need to worry about “getting it wrong” -- don’t stress ... Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the applicant. This form serves two purposes: to share your newest grades, and give you an

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday a detailed documentation

  

  10:30 → Wake up. Panic. No time for real breakfast. It’s too early to ... percolates through the autumn leaves in the Yard. I’m listening to Stevie ... logic but not the reaction. The author is trying to be offensive on

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  ’t need to worry about “getting it wrong” -- don’t stress ... Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the applicant. This form serves two purposes: to share your newest grades, and give you an

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  Redmond, WA And what are you up to? Product mechanical engineer intern at ... ; knit a scarf I wish I knew how to knit. Anything else you want to say or share? Work is super fun! And I'm trying to figure out… life, aka what I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gotterdammerung and The Barber of Seville [by Xenia '13] Art Scholars go to the Met!

  

  boorish man took the heroine to see a Wagner opera. Being a frilly type of ... and could only think about the lovely things that he could afford to give to her. It sounded fairly interesting at the time though (I paid

  • by ARTalk
  • March 20, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Further information about completing the MYR.

  

  Report is an online form that is required of all students, and is to be completed by you, the applicant. The Report serves two purposes: to provide your updated grades since you have applied, and to mention other updates

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Outing Club: Ice Climbing tl;dr Ice climbing is nuts

  

  A critical factor in getting outdoors is having something to do, and ... interested in adding a few new winter sports to the mix, and the one I've had ... something like trying to get up cold vertical stuff using axes and crampons

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 23, 2012