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• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.

  

  batch of them here, and I think that the time has come to do so again. A ... are very different. It would probably be much easier to start with ... prospective student said: Hi. Awesome post...Just thought I'd bring a typo to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  If you’re scared of decision day Here's an exercise

  

  who are resourceful don't need a specific resource to succeed. YOU don't need a specific resource, or setting, to succeed. You've got everything ... mitadmissions site, and there's probably not a whole lot I can do to encourage you

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 13, 2013
• 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 / Academics & Research

  Wolfram Alpha Tonight!

  

  much detail describing this now because I need to study for my final on ... is debuting something else, something new. They've created a search ... 't search for websites, in fact it's all a closed system, but what it does

  • by Snively '11
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Post-MIT Trajectory College is not a destination.

  

  , "life after college" is a scary but also exciting topic to think about ... still a whole life of decisions to be made. It could be graduate school ... As a junior, it's imminent that I think about what happens after MIT

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 4, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  craze how a blog gets born

  

  (Armenia! to teach renewable energy and circuitry and stuff) a terribly ... love to use paint as a base for mixed media things) or a new media ... actress (I used to take acting classes through a talent agency and

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Alien in America A display of feelings; a post that might not make any sense.

  

  create action or really do anything much productive--it is simply a display ... Last weekend, I wrote “A Guide to Farmer's Markets". Here’s what I ... sometimes, you just need to eat snap peas, and write about that too. So

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics in the MIT No bacon apple pies here.

  

  to ensure that you will never fail because you spent too much time on a ... create a feeling of suspense] No problem, Betsy! Want to see my problem ... approximation that was much, much smaller than what I consider to be a kosher

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Liveblog: Info Session with Karyn Blaser! Learn about MIT

  

  , etc. The environment is much more relaxed and gives students a chance to ... need a perfect GPA to get into MIT?" short answer, no. long answer to ... their own research here?" Yes, but you need to get a faculty advisor

  • by Snively '11
  • October 12, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Seamless And A Seamless Transition [by Sadie Scheffer '10] I present to you "Seamless: Computational Couture," a smart-fashion show and…

  

  keeps her ambitions in a box! I present to you all, eager art-readers, "Seamless: Computational Couture," a smart-fashion show and excellent party ... clothing that reflected the weather to a five-person dress that turned into a

  • by ARTalk
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  being WICKED SMART, you are a witty lot. I am pleased that you continue to ... even when I needed to "back away slowly" for a few weeks. Before we ... from The Nance Effect. As hard as it is to believe, even I needed to take

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  January Blues living alone, daily grind, angsty music

  

  something or have run into a technical difficulty and needed to call the help ... tastes sour and another friend whose chair is comfortable to sleep on. a ... overlooks a city but is not quite part of the city a thought: my capacity to

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  StartMIT: IAP for Entrepreneurs Like with anything else, it helps to learn from the best

  

  or industry experience. You definitely don’t need a Ph.D. to start a ... about that serves a market or social need, we would like to help." But ... , because you get to see where all the creative energy of the student body

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 26, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Hate Superman. (I Love Superman.)

  

  ’s hard to create a coherent thought for an entire blog post. Especially ... the Great Depression, he was born out of a need for a hero. But I can’t help but feel like he became a propaganda tool. Used to support the U

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 16, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  A salty IAP post Taking a moment to be bitter

  

  coolest. thing. ever. A whole month or more to just do whatever you want ... . There’s so much to do over IAP, so many offerings, and that’s really cool of MIT to set up. I understand that a lot of people get a lot out of

  • by Powers '23
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  counselors have advised you that you just need to have a positive attitude ... about. It seems that we expend so much energy to counter the fears you ... college decisions being sent to their inboxes. Such a beautiful season. If

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Countdown to Burnout the clock is ticking

  

  much faster than a lot of people are used to when they come in, and can ... wonder how they have so much momentum, so much energy to keep pursuing ... future, coming back to MIT, and feeling a bit lost. He gave me a lot of

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Comics and Role Models I interviewed one of my favorite professors because she’s amazing

  

  , what information to include and focus on, and how to write for a comic ... assignments grew in length (from a 1-page comic to a 20-page full issue with a ... , we read and discussed a new webcomic or graphic novel to see all the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  everything i know about friendship, i learned from the wellesley-mit toons twenty two notes to myself

  

  friends to do things that i want/need to do and sometimes they will say yes ... applies to watching a terrible movie for my film class. tell my friends ... friends for advice. they are smart people and often know what to do

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 14, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  didn't have the energy to fall apart in front of a near ... . Sometimes, your energy is spent, and you need to be helped back to your feet ... space is big. I couldn't wait to start over - to create an entirely new

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011