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• Blog / Personal Projects

  reflecting on 2020 goals and planning for 2021

  

  much time and that made me even less motivated. I’ve learned now to just ... In high school, I neglected many of my personal interests to make ... would sacrifice my time now to get into a good college and then pursue my

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  The Infected It's not a zombie outbreak...yet

  

  something. Not even the door is left open, ever, because you need a code to ... once a year for the first two years. Don't ask me to explain anymore ... When it comes to immune systems, I'm the most arrogant person you

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / Events

  A Couple of Firsts With a picture game

  

  I got so much free stuff that I won’t need to buy shirts for another ... . Pictures!  I need more pictures.  But of what?  I know, I'll show pictures of ... just a few.) But instead of just throwing them at you, I’m going to show

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  i quit an internship on the second day cut your losses early

  

  my reservations—I thought it was bad form for them to ask me how much I ... greener elsewhere. If I'm happy, then there's no need to search elsewhere ... Near the start of the pandemic, I decided not to come back to MIT

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 6, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  *Independent* Activities Period Part 2 our second IAP apart!

  

  wasn’t able to fully complete it, I learned so, so much during the month ... used as demos to show more people, without needing the Glass. Throughout ... opportunity that connects current MIT students to do work at companies that MIT

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2025!

  

  Valley save file with my partner and am trying to squeeze in some night gardening when I can to stay cool during extreme heat waves I'm fleeing to the mountains for a much-needed vacation, where I will sit in backyards

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 1, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Mechanics of Blogging How do I do it?

  

  need to put it on the internet I head to our special MIT Admissions login ... on the Internet did MIT hide all of its goodies? I'd like to shed light ... livejournal, MovableType is designed to fit into a webpage that already exists

  • by Snively '11
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Ebony Affair as a Pre-Frosh A Recap of my Experience from the 49th year of the Program

  

  pretty much had free reign in what we got to do before the main event for ... ; Afterward, we pretty much had the last night to ourselves so some of us who ... much no time at all, the weekend had come to an end so we all made our

  • by Richard O. '28
  • March 25, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  making art for fun what a crazy concept!

  

  , I was well aware that there was much more to MIT culture than just ... painting studios you might expect an “art major” to be taking. They’re much ... When I was applying to be a blogger in September, one of the first

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • March 28, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Years Through A Laptop Case a walk down memory lane

  

  four years have meant. The writer in me feels like there's so much to ... with some clothes I bought once, but I like the reminder to practice self ... also like many people, I too aspired to be an astronaut once upon a time

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 10, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If you could track minute-by-minute data on yourself, would you? 4 Weeks of sleep, activity, heartrate, and computer usage data reveals something

  

  existence. I need to interject here that this post is not about the issues of ... -day sleep. Not only does sleep seem to oscillate between deprivation and ... need to hurry along with some critical tasks these next 48 hours, leaving

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • April 6, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  moving out i'm leaving for a bit

  

  . Friends wandered in at odd times; sometimes to say hi, sometimes to share a hug, sometimes to tool in the comfort of silent company. I spent many ... popcorn movies or quiet conversation. A friend once told me that my room

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of School Fall term classes began today at MIT.

  

  who choose to teach freshman classes care very much about the mentoring ... Today was the first day of classes at MIT. Once again, the Infinite ... , for some reason, chose to enroll in MIT's hardest physics class, dubbed

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670- Mechanical Engineering Tools- Week 1 Mechanical Engineering Tools (2.670) teaches us the fundamentals of machine and computer tool use so…

  

  students will be equipped to handle upper level classes. But instead of taking us around the machine shop and giving a boring explanation on how to ... In an engineering class with a lecture format, you get to learn a lot

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  dozens of students who have been to ISEF at least once, and many more who ... partially because I just ate so much BBQ I'm worried I might actually pass out ... students will often proceed to ISEF-affiliated regional fairs, and then state

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  mask on, mask off my used-to-be-virtual, and now post-virtual-but-still-neurodivergent life at MIT

  

  prelude. I used to be a (slightly) strange child. I once failed a ... Too Much Noise once or twice a semester; my homework was now digital and ... haven’t been able to sleep much this semester, mainly because memories of

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  need not be a luxury for the rich. Some students use them to earn money ... I'd like to talk a bit about deferring entry to MIT, also known as ... Class of 2012 and would like to request a one-year (or sometimes two

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  : Gap years need not be a luxury for the rich. Some students use them to ... free to write me if you need more information about taking a gap year, I ... As I do each year about this time, I'd like to talk a bit about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  (An Incomplete Guide to) Summer Opportunities for MIT Students Pantsuits, stress, hyperlinks.

  

  of companies send recuiters to set up booths at MIT. It fills up an ice ... , and anxiety. Last year, I went to the career fair with the primary ... , résumés: I was having none of it--my focus was on adjusting to the new

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Waiting Game hit submit time to quit

  

  really to speak. They could feel the sheer nervousness just radiating off ... does. She has a common saying, "It's a fifty fifty chance -- yes or no ... 's kind of assuring to think of it like this. It's a yes or a no. And I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 1, 2019