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• Blog / About Decisions

  In Which I Get Schooled By My Professor This video does not contain an improvised song, but it does contain Peter Reddien.

  

  the lecture did happen to be a good time. We learned about how you get ... down to it, we have a really, really sweet deal. Our only responsibility ... feet. Talking to Prof. Reddien reminded me of this a lot. At MIT and at

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  Finally, I Wrote a Post about Grad School "grad's cool"

  

  need to go somewhere that will give you a scholarship. I'm going to ... also feel the need to add that because I applied to a couple of smaller ... ? It's the thing you do if you major in life sciences and want to get a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 30, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Blockchain and the Niger Delta Creating a system for accountability

  

  members to start a chicken farm in his home country, the Ivory Coast. This ... series. We spoke over a video call, from Boston to Lagos. “I just wanted ... African Leadership University for a program in the fall and then return to

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Procrastination in the Time of Corona i have so much time and so many ways to procrastinate my work

  

  'sex'[/caption] My UROP: A lot of the stuff I was supposed to do for ... finish up a website that would be super useful to kids stuck at home right ... a project to visualize our Netflix viewing data. Expect to see it in a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 24, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  need to bring a pillow, since I have a couch you can sleep on. But ... in a lounge or something, and might need to bring a sleeping bag). Your ... lots of other smart kids, and they were all nice and reassuring to a very

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How good are the academics at MIT?

  MIT is one of the best places in the world to be a student ... able to do everything on your own, so you'll find (or make) a few friends ... graduate from MIT and go to work at a Fortune 500 company or a nonprofit, or
• Blog / Admissions

  Straight from the Dean’s mouth Time magazine readers chat with the MIT Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones.

  

  consider when deciding who to admit. Realistically, how much does the failure ... book, Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen ... advice is to ask colleges directly how much weight they place on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Illusion Of Validity look inside your heart. you know it to be true.

  

  world to be a better place. As it turns out those things are much, much ... through a series of challenges (an application, as it were) to test their ... not by much. ... I thought that what was happening to us was

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  to the same places as me... does that make a difference? And I wanted ... to get a recommendation letter from a current MIT undergrad student? Do ... ridiculous to make such a binding decision before you've even seen what

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Merritt ‘13, Carlos ‘13, Edward ‘13, and John ‘13 The final edition of a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  the stars so I think astrophysics would be a lot of fun to study," said Boyd. Boyd says he's looking forward to studying at such a challenging ... technology problems when he does. Anytime the TV breaks or a computer problems

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  i [don’t] have covid?? in conclusion, i am the absolute worst at managing stress

  

  with a sore throat. I didn't think much of it—I get colds quite often, it ... nonsensical thought that triggered a weird panic involving [annotation note ... So. I had a COVID false alarm this week, which is why I'm currently

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / MISTI

  Need help choosing a MISTI program? MIT-Germany alum Nina Sinatra advises incoming interns to keep an open mind

  

  critical to enjoy the work that you are doing. In my case, I found a good ... guaranteed to have a rewarding and memorable summer.   ... students who are considering MISTI to think of the program both in terms of

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  Thanks to the agrarian principles our society was founded upon, a new year within a year is beginning. The school year, to be precise. Crops ... (here are a couple). And every new year, I find his musings to be just as

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  on success, meaning, and time existential musings about big questions with no answers

  

  need to remember that life is a lot more than that. (back to table of ... side and that each section has much food for thought, so feel free to ... really, really don’t need the answers yet. Maybe this post provides a way

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 15, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  thank you notes before i go

  

  me how to make dphie a home: I love you. I miss you all so much. I will ... . emma To my dearest, sweetest Emma. I feel like this will be a ... my comfort zone. For teaching me to relax more once in a while, to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  , shall we? *** Teddy Purdue had much reason to be nervous. The confluence ... ,” she said, leading him gently to the couch facing a television that could ... good, right? You’re a med student and pretty much a walking Ivy League

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Reflecting on the great memories of my freshman year ☀️ When life gives you lemons, share them with others >:) ☀️

  

  I’m officially 2A, planning to minor in Energy Studies and Theatre Arts. I wanted to share with you what makes MIT such a special place for ... still very much adapting to the new culture and life in general. I have

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 21, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  “what if I get rejected” for everyone nervous about admissions decisions

  

  I'll cut to the chase: it's November, which means that a lot of the ... to MIT, or they already have and now must wait a grueling amount of ... best friends and I had a pact: go to Stanford. We famously donned

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 13, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of a Second Semester MIT Student first week impressions

  

  took a much needed trip to the Z to lift my frustrations), I've come to ... obvious for them but not as much to me. I'm really excited to learn. A lot ... .009 and 6.08). But I really need a third job because I think I'm going to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 7, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  What the end of the semester does to Conner 2 For one thing, no one does the dishes. And I mean no one.

  

  . Almost all of my grades are in and I'm also happy to report that I did much ... 's left from last semester is a bunch of pictures that I'm about to share. I walked out of my room one day to discover a huge mess. Well, it may

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 27, 2006