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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Do We Fall? so that we can learn to pick ourselves up

  

  oneself with a wall of "But I did so much of this and that" does nothing. So ... about how to solve them and recalling past problems to guide me. I wrote ... and struggles as much as, if not more than I do, even if they don't look

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 26, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tech Nomads Four MIT students are spending the summer racing 8000 miles across Europe. Find out why.

  

  drinks at the launch party, leap into the cars and head for Dover. Once we ... Borsch - (Moscow), through the Baltic States and on to the Russian capital ... southerly charge over the miles and miles of mountains to the coffee shops and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  beauty is overrated

  

  else does. Not every moment in life needs to be intellectualized, and I ... beautiful. There were moments I wished to be desirable, and I suppose that is adjacent to beauty, but beauty does not give others the feeling of an elastic

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 2: DINEPA and mosquito bites

  

  distribution in Haiti and having no luck. Jean Francois sent us to Madame Elise ... charge there did not have permission from his bosses to speak to us, and as ... scientist to the media lab and a Haitian American, and Barry Vercoe, who works

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 27, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Story How I came to be at MIT

  

  kind of funny and I don't think it was intended to have this much of an ... drive from my house. In fifth grade my parents and I were driving to my ... while ago and I'm happy to say that our award from last year (which was

  • by Snively '11
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Open Letter Employers love students with dorm desk experience.

  

  easy to multi-task. I am one of said desk workers at Baker, and early ... several textbooks from Amazon, and I was considering buying a notebook (the ... having to check maybe 10-15 packages on an average morning in the past, but

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 8, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  for Stanford's Splash. I'm super lucky, though, and got to send an e-mail to ALL THE PREFROSH! passing on personal advice and some specific ... will be many things to do, and you will not be able to do everything

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A catchup I answer questions, now that I'm no longer drugged...

  

  'm happy to report that I feel much better now. I was seriously out of it ... need to do after that is a HASS concentration and another HASS-D, and all ... in your mouth and start to screw with your teeth so you have to get

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  in an effort to be whole again recovery

  

  screen and waiting for that green PASSED to show. [caption id ... get extremley red and I would scratch it to the point where my skin ... , and, surprise surprise, my eczema to flare up! For the past two weeks

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Anxiety Level: High A play-by-play of emotional diffusion

  

  ’t taken it yet, or even studied at all! It’s going to be so much work, and ... ’s much more helpful to ask Anxiety why it’s acting up instead of ignoring ... time on it? No! They’re asking us to do all of these things and we don

  • by Powers '23
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline Q & A

  

  . We understand and want this process to be as painless as possible ... materials after the deadline. We are much more flexible and understanding with teachers and schools. Your recommendations do not need to be in our office by

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • December 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Announcing New Bloggers for 2010! A digital debutante ball...

  

  anything I provided here. Once again, thanks to all those who applied, and ... , and decide we did. So, without further ado, let me introduce to you ... there ate her phone, so she'll be coming to MIT and blogging for us

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Virginia Tech’s Commencement

  

  consciousness as much as this talk. Ed Linenthal has enabled many to understand the human response to tragic events and the impulse to memorialize ... compassion, the unsolicited memorial response to the Oklahoma City bombing and

  • by Laurie Everett
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2017 FAQ You've got questions, I've got answers

  

  for Early Action, and up to December test scores for Regular Action. Q ... complete and you did not match to a binding school. If you take MIT off your ... Subject Tests in Math and Science. Q: Should I rush report my scores to get

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2021 Reflections & 2022 Resolutions

  

  museums! I went to New York this past April and visited the Intrepid Museum ... and the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum. Go to at least 3 concerts ... stability this year and I hope to focus on that more. Maintain a 4.5/5.0 GPA

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  insight, wisdom, humor, patience and dedication. Much to my surprise this ... venture out to spread your wings and go about the often-tumultuous process ... witnessed many of you struggle to make sense of the pain and disappointment of

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Nobel Connection 2 MIT alums have won Nobel prizes this week!

  

  amazing ability to turn genes on and off at their whim. I used RNAi during ... bridge in the unit of the Smoot (equal to Oliver's height) and found that ... . Unfortunately, he does not seem to have any MIT ties =( Don't despair! Today, in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 4, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

  so inclined) took ~5 years to perfect and develop? And look at it. It ... 's hard to imagine a simpler mechanism. And yet, to get that simple took an ... solutions to all your design criteria, and then your proposed solution is just

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

  We will not be taking anyone from the wait list in 2020 closing out the wait list for the Class of 2024

  

  blog post to announce that and explain why.  As you may know, the wait ... to go to the wait list, and almost always do. The students on our wait list are invariably awesome, and we hope to find a space for them in our

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  6.5 Years Post-Graduation, I’m a Beading Artist a twisty path

  

  time due to mental health issues, but I’m thriving, and I’m a health ... ’m going to explain and sprinkle some of my artworks throughout—here’s piece ... few answers providers actually have—and how much their lives are

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2025