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• Blog / IAP

  I Am Prettylatebuthere’sanIAPpost on MIT's independent activities period (ft. friends!!)

  

  featuring me in a guest post so i can go full circle and share my own story ... !"]CPW[/annotation], i walked out of my host’s building only to be bathed in sunlight, my ... concert back in august![/caption] hello blog!!! my name is sarah and i am a

  • by Angie F. '28
  • February 24, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Time may change me, but I can't trace time..

  

  again was right smack dab in the middle of finals week. Sometimes I like ... .) In fact, to me, change was the point- I actually never seriously ... away from a little town and a lot of who I used to be. In retrospect, it

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Changes that I’m making this semester wow it's already March isn't that crazy or what

  

  . There's these corners that I can hide in and do my work. It's quiet, but ... . It wasn't until a few months ago that I rediscovered an interest in ... need to have in order to graduate."]7.014[/annotation] to my schedule. I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m Still Here (for now) quick reflections on the last ten years

  

  I’m sitting in the quiet car of a Northeast Regional Amtrak train, writing a blog post for the first time in almost four years. Since I started MIT in the fall of 2015, I’ve taken the trip from New York to Boston

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  , "I bet I can name that tune in three notes." And then I think about the ... . However, I feel like I've been so delinquent in responding to comments on ... anyone at MIT own a BMX bike? ANYone?" I actually know a few people in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Some Hosed Down Hodgepodge In which I breathe, then return to my business

  

   ever! Unless I got 20 points out of 20! (that is, 20 factorial), in which case I ... Boston, you can check out what an independent game company in Cambridge ... of which has kept me incredibly busy. To put much of this in context, I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wall A Lack of Color

  

  I'm in my room in Senior House (which, before you ask, is not just ... concert and spend New Years in a place that I wasn't allergic to. (No ... back in Boston. Too bad - it turns out that Florida is a pretty cool

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (2)… [Mathematics] Studying math at Cambridge and MIT.

  

  Kathy's post (A Day in the Life...), but I should also point out that the ... successfully, i.e. earning first-degree class marks on the exams. In particular ... glory. I have to say that I also feel like I learned and retained more in

  • by Cambridge
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Holidays with the Huangs a nondenominational celebration of capitalism and duck

  

  around in the most godawful turquoise bathrobe ever sold at Costco. (I ... goodness of Barbeque Lay's (okay, so maybe to mediocre health). And I can ... (nothing) or when I should stop doing something (whenever) or when I can go

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 26, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I apply for first-year admission if I already have a degree?

  bachelor's degree may not apply to MIT for a second degree in a new field ... departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department has its own
• Blog / Admissions

  Take Me Back to Tech (Guest Entry) So hurrah for technology, 'ology, 'ology oh.

  

  Senior Haus; I hung out with the chat group a lot and, in doing so, didn ... less than glorious. It can be summed up well in one picture yea ... entrants: I was, at times, in the chat group with Omar (in the picture of

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  , unable to pick out Iraq on a map. As I'm leaving, I realize that while in ... verano! [red wine and lemon soda] Well, you can make it in the US, I guess ... In a few short hours I will hop on a plane back to the US. I have

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hilarity with Jeremy "Hi!" *awkward silence*

  

  chuckles and blogging. While I'm sure I'll have more Jeremy-isms later in the ... ) "Somehow I wrote the wrong thing, and the wrong thing turned out to be better ... magic and rabbits out of hats." "Okay. New game. wildebeests. In Africa

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  making meaning exit right in 0.1 miles

  

  :)[/caption] RIP East Campus, but I'm moving out in two days to a beautiful ... try to submit it again, but maybe i put it in wrong at the fasta level ... put in about 100 entries, and there are people out there analyzing trees

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • August 30, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Though the Odds A survival story.

  

  finals in three days, I packed my bags and headed back home to South Bend ... far as I can tell, not much has changed. And yet, at the same time, everything has. Including me. A lot can happen in a semester, especially a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Small talk How about that weather?

  

  , layered with ice, piled in drifts...I'm no stranger to snow. But snow before ... really messy. I can also say that the field hockey and football teams often ... to me and plays football, I'll be sure to check. =) In my entry about

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fourth Semi-Annual Q&A Even yet still more answers to your questions.

  

  found out about the Informatics Olympiad in 11th grade (I reached the ... olympiads about which I can write in my app and which were in no way less ... A real entry is coming soon! I promise! In the meantime, more

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  [guest blog] 1,694 Miles Away by Favianna C. '26

  

  out the door. I wanted to witness the magnificence of a Cambridge ... the softest and calmest dusk I had ever seen. I watched it in awe for ... Massachusetts. Similar to the subtle disparity in twilight coloring, I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy This Week: Week 1 Spider-Man, Nina Yuen, and More!

  

  As exams become more and more of a reality that I can't ignore, I find my weekly/fortnightly blogs slowly phasing themselves out. As such I ... few weeks back my future boss sent me a few books to check out before I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Decisions

  

  what you hear from colleges in the next few weeks, you can and should use ... skills you'll receive in college. I am confident in your abilities, and ... We've come to the time of year when many of you readers will find out

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006