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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  "submit" as the January 1 deadline came and went. For some the wait is over, while for others it has just begun. In the admissions office, we are ... limited availability relative to the significant demand, for the exceptional

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Impulsive Decisions as expected, have consequences

  

  ! Well, let's back up a little bit… For one reason or other that I cannot ... might come from having been at MIT for a while already - from becoming an "upperclassman" and developing a programmed rhythm for handling a semester, all the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 25, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

    Did you know the soda can top (or "pop" can for those of you ... 'm averaging 12hrs a day in lab with at least another 4 spent on work for that ... understand firsthand while exploring the mechanism for my 2.009 project (whose

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faith Embracing uncertainty as the world changes around us

  

  that my faith was being tested. I kept calling for God. After a few ... Emergency Department asking for more pain-killers, the middle-aged woman ... neighbors’ house repeatedly screaming for hours. “Why would God want this for

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT, Part VII in which I realize that I am less wise in person, and also a senior

  

  clusters for my daily dose of midnight Haskell practice. Instead, I bumped ... bump into you on your way to your favorite hipster coffee shop. For the ... messy world, with way too many languages, frameworks, and paradigms for

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Brief Retreat How a short trip to Block Island left me revitalized

  

  any excuses, I've been looking for ways to recharge myself and face the ... that were clear around me were the oceans - and, for a moment, my mind ... (which you can enlarge by clicking on them): For much of my life, the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 31, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Sorting Hat of Sorts Where you live may be one of the most important parts of your time here…

  

  it's worth saying that for me at least, where you choose to live can be hugely important for your health and happiness, as well as your academic ... choice for where they want to live. The key to the whole party though, is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Thing-A-Mah-Bobs Never walk up to a duck trying to cross the street

  

  sitting for more than 2 minutes. But those who could stand to talk to me for ... get into for the day. I first found this cool, miniature museum exhibit ... spot for the summer, the friendly neighborhood Starbucks. I was in for a

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  of MIT’s willingness to pay for you to travel) including England ... really ventured into the real world, or what the real world may hold for me ... for the perfect microbrew, but this summer it is my home while I am

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coming Soon! In which I briefly account for my I-haven't-been-blogging-so-much-recently shenanigans

  

  Freshman's Take: You may recall that my search for a UROP has been going on ... search is nearing its conclusion. And now, for the obligatory suspense: Did ... Sciences lab, or somewhere else? Do I even get to be paid for this stuff? And

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Looking Back, Looking Forward In which I take a study break, discover some embarrassing videos, and tell you why…

  

  other extracurricular stuff, ahhh. I wish there were a pause button for life. Or maybe just a fast-forward button - because I cannot waittt for ... 'll finally get to meet you in person. For those of you coming to CPW - be

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Things That Aren’t Studying If you think about it, I get paid to procrastinate

  

  .) So last week, I decided to make up for it by...doing a 9.00 essay? How ... ...) But luckily for me, I began procrastinating hardcore turned last week ... for Mic Check...   ...and moved on! That might not seem

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Cacophony of Coats Also, my courseload for this term!

  

  little thing called small talk that people substitute for awkward silence ... store for the purpose of providing discounts. The three of us waited interminably for the bus, wrapped beseechingly in our coats. As I silently wept

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Alan Guth and Day 1 on the Navajo Reservation Warning: this post may blow your mind

  

  My first final exam at MIT was 8.012: "Physics For Masochists ... instructor for 8.033 - General Relativity - who had their exam in the same hall. He also, I found out, is a recitation instructor for 8.286 - The Early

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  Welcome Here campaign. For those of you who don't know what this is, the ... temporary offering, had only been around at MIT for five years. Over the two ... position," she said, "But the need for it was very high." Perhaps one

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Update The latest on app tracking, app numbers, etc.

  

  for Early Action.   Early action applications on the rise Expected 6500 applicants will be another record for MIT admissions By Joanna ... should wait for an official announcement from our office. We have not yet

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 18, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Ode to the New, Part 3 "Your calendar looks like a clown threw up on it!" -my friend Jordan

  

  ! Images not for the faint-hearted. Spiraling out of control. - Now is ... signed up for until I received e-mails saying "thank you for joining ... stay away from activities that were too time-consuming – sports, for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  On Mens et Manus The realizations one has whilst building improvised flotation devices.

  

  for the life of me I couldn’t remember a time when that had been my ... that in mind, credit for the revelation that I maybe was that sort of ... -more-mechanically-inclined boyfriend, Daniel M. ’14. For us, physics was always a collaborative

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 14, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Lea-der! Lea-der! Bat-man! ...I mean, Lea-der!

  

  to say they were not qualified to run for office. When women do run ... Conference for College Women Student Leaders in College Park, Maryland, and met ... was honored by the conference committee as a Woman of Distinction for

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 13, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Orthostatic Tolerance [by Ken Haggerty '11] It might not be such a bad idea to visit this…

  

  've attended. (And I'm not just saying that because I am writing a blog for MIT ... .) For those both within and outside of the Institute who have not yet ... Percent-for-Art program responsible for contributing new works of public art

  • by ARTalk
  • June 23, 2010