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• Blog / Life after MIT

  things i miss and don’t miss who is this guy? 🤔

  

  miss? I miss being able to eat a Huge Wrap from this eating place at ... , you seem to always be working. You are never done. You rest sometimes ... like once or two times a year. I would be sitting down in the Large

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Allegiance "No, I'm not one of /those/ people."

  

  ceiling?” “Are you this quiet all the time? You must be crazier in everyday ... being added next to my name—from East Campus. May show up to work with ... lot of time building roller coasters, customizing my room, being naked

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 24, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions for 2016 And what I gained after a semester at MIT

  

  are probably wondering where you’ll be a year from now; considering that ... where you’ll be attending college. In reality, that is such a small part ... . Though I did not see college as an end-all-be-all, it was still sort of a

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  you. Yes, that means you, pre-froshes! And I will be very sad if you ... to be taking over MIT's campus in five days. You may have heard of it...it's called CPW. And it will be amazing. Gather close, pre-frosh. Don't let the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Playing Doctor… Are people REALLY impressed by big words? You be the judge.

  

  means I'll be spending roughly about 8 hours a day, Monday through ... and everything, I'll be able to join MIT's EMS squad for the spring semester. If I take the national registry exam, I will also be certified in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Logistics and Planning packing, housing, strategy, and events

  

  . However, many of you may be plagued with logistical travel and planning ... be helpful to post a Mini-Guide to CPW for your final hours of prep ... sleeping bag. Space in the room might be limited, especially if your host

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  socializing over zoom it's been rough

  

  who we are guaranteed to be placed into the same dorm as. many people ... be a good time to reflect on what a freshman fall over Zoom has looked ... screen all day is exhausting. Being online all day, even just by having

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Blogger’s Block a hiatus from writing (but not memeing)

  

  I took a long break from blogging. I [annotation note="and will be ... this hiatus; I can't express enough how much I love being part of this ... think in general it came down to (1) being hosed and (2) wanting to avoid

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The middle of the semester I'm kinda over this workload

  

  turning out to be really hectic. I’ve felt pretty overwhelmed lately. I ... semester doesn’t look like it’s going to be any easier. In fact, I got some ... !!! But I’ll be missing three days of school and I’ll have to pre- and

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 28, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Inside vs. Outside How MIT changed for me after being admited

  

  have those times where everything just feels right. There might not be ... buildings seemed to be the embodiment of innovation, the students I saw ... Heaven on Earth.   Now let me be completely honest with you guys for

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  More on balance Some parameters for self-improvement

  

  and a sundress. In less than 48 hours, I will be in Houston, both for ... !) be blogging about that in the near future. In the meantime--here's a ... than I do building a community. I need to work on being present more

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge, CPW, and YOU! A welcome from a couple of MIT Quest Scholars to our newly admitted Quest Scholars

  

  Hello! In just a couple of days, MIT will be hosting the Campus Preview Weekend (CPW)! Over a thousand students will be on campus and there will be hundreds of activities going on throughout your stay. There is

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • April 2, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  My How Times Change… ...and yet, they are much the same.

  

  In June I'll be celebrating, along with my MIT classmates, a pretty ... one point during that weekend I'll be talking with my old friends about ... moments that they could hardly stand being in the same room with me that

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events That You Should Come To! totally biased, but hey, it's my blog

  

  This is going to be my third CPW, and all I can tell you that you ... understatements. Hopefully the weather would be nice this coming weekend - these ... to be cold and rainy during the first two days of CPW :( ) Yes, you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Observations of an MIT Sophomore Advice and insight.

  

  for the next four years without having to be (as) afraid of failure ... school. In my humble opinion, xkcd used to be a lot funnier than it ... 't really talked to for a year can be immensely satisfying. At MIT, we have

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  hate to bug you with a blog-related question, but you seem to be the best person to ask. I'm considering applying to be a blogger, but I'm concerned ... will consume. Do you think that, even if I got the position, being a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  : “Show the admissions committee who you are!”, “Be passionate!”, “Don’t worry so much! You’ll be happy wherever you end up!”, and so on. Okay ... applying to college now, you probably know what I mean. I remember being

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Always Rooting for the Anti-Hero it's me! hi! i'm [the problem?], it's me

  

  . I've historically been known to be somewhat of a firecracker on campus. Whether it be my aggressive commenting style on [annotation note="A Facebook ... out of all the places there are to be at this time, they chose to be

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 29, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  Picture Yourself as a Worm if it helps, make it four-dimensional.

  

  most clear understanding of this may be through the directions on Earth ... this can be seen through the use of cameras; taking a photo of our three-dimensional world results in a two-dimensional image of what can be seen from where

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 6, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  random thoughts about choices why mit? why not mit?

  

  say mit is only as hard as you want it to be. that is a lie, but so is everything else that can be said about it. the fact that i chose mit says ... . some might say that you can't make a bad choice here, and that may be

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 29, 2022