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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  expected many things. What I did not expect was to be treated, so suddenly ... different from being respected intellectually like an adult--that, while not a ... would be respected as an adult’s--that is, that I would be trusted to work

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  from 12-1 in one of the large Tang classrooms, and it ended up being

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  teaching me things that I will be using in my future career. It is a great ... would be interested in working with after I graduate. This is my last ... of work, more so than they should be given the number of units in the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  because you know they'll be helpful to you one day in the future, but you ... ball in the halls These are the moments when I know I was meant to be ... . After all... some things are meant to be.

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  have them take a look at me. Being sick in college is not fun, no matter ... matter?? Me: Don't...know...why...crying..I..am!!* *may be an exaggeration ... wearing the same pair of sweatpants for the past three days should've be

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being at college MIT, specifically.

  

  . Like, actually, the rectangular building used to be a warehouse for some

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 15, 2016
• Blog / Announcements

  We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT

  

  course, we can never be fully certain how any given applicant will do: we ... researcher Susan Dynarski that shows standardized testing can be an effective ... unrecognized. Of course, there may be institutions for whom this research does

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Curseroad MIT class roadmaps that shouldn’t exist but theoretically could

  

  ] alone, it can be a bit overwhelming trying to construct a roadmap of ... Engineering and Computer Science) major is known for being super flexible ... Technology would be both 3.155 in [annotation note="Materials Science and

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 6, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Liveblog] MARC 2025 A sciencey science conference, feature Anika '26 and me

  

  output (I guess being an undergrad made it okay), I have a poster to ... ceremony (and dinner!) to begin. Be back in ~1 hour. Day 1, 9 PM Ok, so ... -term/immediate the research can be. Longer-term roadmaps allow for more fundamental

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 14, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wanna be on the Radio? Your name in lights.

  

  minutes of fame? Well here's your chance to be a blogger. Seeing that my experience at CPW will be very different than that of a prefrosh, I'm inviting ... be posted starting the week after CPW.

  • by Bryan
  • April 7, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  There Will Be Pi (Day)

  

  We have something to tell you - with a little help from the bloggers:       MIT Regular Action admissions decisions will be ... interim screens, so you should be sure you are ready to receive your

  • by A Delicious Pie
  • March 6, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison

  

  extracurriculars, or always seemed to have some interesting trivia on hand. Being the ... ways to be “smart”--street smarts and people smarts and intuitive smarts ... 'm referring to. Being the “dumb” friend also does NOT mean I am dumb. On the

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Being Home and Answering Questions some changes, some constants, and the end of pass/no record

  

  degrees and the skies are probably going to be blue for the next three ... letter-grading system), will be a little more interesting, but the way that ... internship at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Being home is...odd. Being

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 21, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  ... the coveted 50 pixel avatar of an Admissions Blogger. Sure you won't be ... apply. That being said, I have to bear the bad news that we're primarily ... pretty high. The exception will be for video. We're looking to add video

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  subject. This entry is gonna be mostly pictures. So, like the good traveler ... great to be only a 10 minutes walk from Boston and then have another whole ... apartment/dorm/house/tiny penthouse that they'd be more than glad to let you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  I’ve been working with Daniel on advising a group of freshmen this year, and in exchange, I get to tag along on group outings. On Friday, ten of us went…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  longer ringing) Mom: "Why do you have to be so hard-headed?" Me: "I ... sake. All those dioramas and vinegar/baking soda volcanos had to be good ... collect those big envelopes you'll be waiting at your mailbox for. Many of

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being a lab rat I flail around trying to explain what I do at work every day.

  

  the results of that project is currently being reviewed for publication ... sure they would be worth less in total than this microscope.) I wish I could tell you right now the exact nature of the interaction... but to be

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  being bad at ice skating and learning to try anyway

  

  ” immediately commenced, but I was too worried about falling to be annoyed. [carousel image1="120964" image2="120960" /] As it turns out, being afraid of ... , Teresa J. '26, Linda X. '28, and Jeffrey L. '27 :)[/caption] Being a

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 15, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  on happiness and well-being Coursera attempts to cure our depression

  

  During quarantine, I enrolled in The Science of Well-Being, a free ... 've learned, and I hope some of these reflections will be helpful for you :) Week 1: Introduction There wasn't much in this section, to be honest. The

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 11, 2020