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• Blog / Life after MIT

  This is where my decisions have taken me perspectives from grad school

  

  solved for, I could plan my future by laying these decisions out in front ... probably got over-simplified while making a home for itself in my memory. But ... “Einen Faden in die Hand nehmen, der in jedem Fall, unter allen

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  touch with reality and lives in a world of illusions.”    For me, I ... , but I think, for me, the notion that my decisions in every moment of ... appreciate the ups and downs and in betweens of life for making us the people

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things I Know to Be True: Addendum One A post I hate, and some truths from my first year at MIT

  

  because it means I am a different person than I was in September. For many ... Back in September, I wrote my first blog. I called it Things I Know ... sentimental. It reads poorly. It clambers around in naivety, sending any

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  choices made for this building. The color scheme in particular annoys me, as ... to having more freedom to cook for myself in future semesters ... This semester, I'm living in New Vassar, the newest undergrad dorm on

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 1 Seeking adventure.

  

  in bed for a good ten minutes before getting up. This was it. I looked ... ' bedroom door and tried to hear what they were saying). In second grade, I ... treasure. We didn't. I haven't eavesdropped on my parents in recent memory

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A new semester but if I give you my daily schedule here, what will I fill my Facebook…

  

  something I love and have it count for credit! In addition to those classes ... physics, grade a few papers, and in exchange I get to say I helped teach a ... .01-Intro to EECS EECS, for those of you who didn't stare at the floor during

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Going Social Thinking about MIT Admissions and social media.

  

  " thing for us is the prosthetic kind. So tell me, what could we create in ... "everyone was in it." His brother was a meaty metalhead (and consequently a ... . Students could not friend students at other colleges. In fact, most colleges

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 3 Connecting with your Educational Counselor

  

  contact information for your EC is to log in to your my.mit.edu account ... applicants to the ECs in their area. Some ECs interview for just one school so ... subject field in the email that says something like “Request for MIT

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ambulance! Ambulance! So I'm in this serious long-term relationship.

  

  It is four days into IAP and I have yet to sleep in my own bed. In fact, today was the first time I've been back in my dorm for more than half an hour since returning to MIT on Sunday, and I was only home for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of school The first day of school

  

  changed a bit, though not as much as you would think. In preparation for the ... Remember what the first day of school was like in elementary school? At least for me, I would be so excited that I could barely sleep the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Eletha Flores The awesome Eletha Flores '10.

  

  average, received numerous awards and recognition for excelling in math ... and Engineering Fair, the Center for the Advancement of Hispanics in ... recipient of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation's Gold Medallion 2006 award for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  I'm currently in Indianapolis, busy with the Intel International ... when I get a chance, but in the meantime, this is a good time to talk ... year. In the interests of time, I'm going to reprint an entry (edited

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  forgot dinner and are in fact pining for a cold drink, hot sandwich, or ... lifted, and this vacuum attachment moves in for the kill. There are ... outside for a (very) brief moment. We're now walking in the basement of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Classy celebration, 5E-style

  

  birthday. Clayton decided that we would celebrate in style with a "Gentlemen ... , I didn't have any "formal" clothes, especially not for warm weather. I hadn't worn a skirt or dress since I was junior in high school. I doubt

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  .com/education, but it's been in newspapers and on websites from Kentucky.com to San ... quotes below for comment. Many college admissions officers support the idea [of deferring admission for a year or two]. While cautioning that a "gap

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Beginning Sunday until the end of October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth…

  

  'll talk about what MIT looks for in an interview and give you some advice ... in the MIT undergraduate student body? And, which foreign country is ... to tell you tales of MIT. This year, the first meetings are in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Forget that Or, "Why I won't be posting next week"

  

  page has your MIT username in the top corner, so you can quickly and easily find your printouts in the massive pile of stuff that has been ... paper or musical staffs, so that you can actually use them for something

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Inbox Insanity "You've Got Mail."

  

  Considering the lack of inactivity on these blogs in the past week or so, I think I speak for us all when I say it was “one of those weeks ... is even a little intimidating for me, and I’ve been a student here for

  • by Karen F. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview: 10/20 Approaches Some thoughts on the interview, as the EA deadline nears.

  

  yourself. What do you like to do for fun? Why are you interested in applying ... About the interview... For students applying for early action, the ... 's contact info, and make the call today! Now, what if you're applying for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I like to do the jumble sometimes

  

  early. If you're reading this, what are you waiting for? In other news, I ... Now that it's high season for interviews (especially for you early ... same values, was quite different from the MIT I would come to know (for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 9, 2004