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• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Conference Where Everyone Was Younger Than Me I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows, 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants

  

  hoodies to wristbands to hats. Anything for your school, team, fraternity ... invited to the White House to present to President Obama and being named on ... opportunities for collaboration that arise. One person I talked to even invited my

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2nd Half of IAP a quick and slightly belated list

  

  For the first half of IAP, we were speed walking to prepare for the spring semester. But for the second half, we arrived on campus and did some ... also with Nia (no selfie for this time)! But OMG, we were all on the edge

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 13, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  More on deferrals

  

  disappointed, are remaining upbeat, continuing to work on other applications, and ... . You may also want to keep us up-to-date with any news in your life. This ... essays to be particularly helpful or insightful. I generally do not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  tired and busy and tired and busy and tired and busy and

  

  whatever time until 4 or 5 Go to ZBT for dinner Go back on the van If ... slots for when I can do fun things, like that nice slot from 2pm to 5pm on ... position and my other UROP at the Game Lab to better accommodate for my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 15, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Gala a premiere event celebrating fashion, arts, and culture

  

  welcoming environment for students seeking greater arts visibility on campus ... because they're really expensive, but could be handed out for free at the ... Porter Room to practice walking on the runway, where a designer with runway

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 1, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  A Texan’s Guide to Surviving a Boston Winter it's possible

  

  . To the point where it feels like I never left for winter break at all ... . I’d like to think that I’ve finally nailed it. So for those of you ... that were born in a six-foot pile of snow, feel free to share your own

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 9, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  a postcard from GTL Spain finding myself or something like that

  

  for MIT's Global Teaching Labs, which sends students abroad to teach in ... , Girona[/caption] 9/8/2025 Dear blog, Last night, I arrived to Figueres ... of of United Airline’s weight limit— it was the perfect day for all of

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • January 9, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  More Milk Please And a cookie too. If by cookie you mean an awesome metaphor.

  

  college. I arrived on campus for FUP (the Freshman Urban Program aka the ... to offer and I understand that. As my fellow freshmen and I prepare for ... ’t know. Stop trying to pick apart my metaphor before it’s gotten anywhere

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  relearning what i know now or: hi, i learned wrong my entire life.

  

  to learn for the test. For an AP. For a final. The singular goal was to pass. And this was good enough for high school. This was enough to get ... learning that's been weighing on me a lot since I came to MIT. I often times

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 22, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  About Tomorrow Good Luck Tomorrow!

  

  looked at my decision, in order to prepare me for the statistically ... feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first ... Bell "When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  start of summer tidbits i'm alive

  

  to be competitive. Luckily for us, we're fine with sticking to our beginner decks and learning the rules for now. :) I want to keep working on ... Everbridge to work for them in the fall as a part-time software engineering

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 12, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  bunch of bills to pay and I don’t really want to be a burden on them. I ... to GRADUATE from a college. I know that this is hard for you, but you ... throw out the rankings. Forget about the name. You should try to focus on

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2018 Graduates from MIT

  

  out into the world, the small ritual of slipping it on reminds me to be ... do on a day to day basis: try to make the world suck a little less ... having the chance to know you, and more hopeful for the world that you are

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2018
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread For Those Not Admitted

  

  unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. For those of you whom were not admitted, know ... This year well over 17,000 students applied for admission to MIT in

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What pretty hair… This entry is about my dorm, hair dye, pork dumplings, and, of course, Alain Boublil.

  

  -mache pinata for Phil '05 on the night before he left for his graduate studies in ... asleep on a kitchen table and woke up to find my entire body wrapped in ... on truckin'. Bet you didn't expect that conclusion to an entry about

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 7, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part two) sophomore trinkets

  

  all worked on art stuff for our final projects, listened to Elissa ... like to go through all of the stuff we collected, and reflect on the ... program for Yaoi on Fire, the fire spinning club’s summer and fall semester

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 25, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  I had a terrible week Also, I think that making puns about the President is Obaminable.

  

  th left much to be desired. I will elaborate on the details of “much ... -owning Canadian grandma I've ever met on this side of the Mississippi), a trip to ... MIT, #261: Sure, you're miserable on weeks like, say-for

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  are out there. For those students who are really attracted to MIT ... understandably disappointed, are remaining upbeat, continuing to work on other ... over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  what i talk about when i talk about running with apologies to murakami

  

  ...in Hawaii. Then, I moved to NYC for med school. My dorm was on Madison Avenue ... , so I might be on to something?  HIGH SCHOOL I started running ... where to be on the court? How do you set up plays? Volleyball was better

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New Year, New Semester Celebrating Lunar New Year and a new spring schedule

  

  banquet. For $10 ($8 for members), attendees got to sit at round tables, eat ... degrees Fahrenheit. For perspective, I saw a chart on the internet that ... . Hooray for living in Maseeh! Katherine ’17, Cathy ’17 and I managed to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 15, 2016