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• Blog / About Decisions

  Hesitations about Choosing MIT our experience

  

  A couple days ago in the blogger slack, Petey sent a screenshot of a ... this side of the coin paints an incomplete picture. At the same time that ... break and spring break, we do personal art for the first time in months of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 28, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  turbine (nicknamed velociwind) that my team and I built as part of the ... together so I could culture myself in the world of eateries. We ended up ... ;   6. Clearly, mastering the art of wearing a sleeping mask: was

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  This One is for the Families… ...but applicants can read it as well...

  

  , or Waitlisted for the Class of 2013 and I know you all are waiting for ... " is not the end of the journey. The next couple of months will not be ... it may seem like the “end of the world” to them (and fodder for yet

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 12, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  be able to offer them admission to the Class of 2029. The comments on ... you converse civilly and with the best of intentions, even though this may be a difficult time for you, as that is the spirit of these blogs

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Off to Southeast Asia Even Admissions Officers get to take a vacation sometimes.

  

  . Nominally, the purpose of the trip is to be in Malaysia for a (Malay) friend ... -written. Two of the forthcoming entries will introduce you to two new additions ... MIT in the comments section of their posts. I'm disappointed that I didn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what i drew this summer i took an art class

  

  much else to learn. But in the last year or so, the old dream of doing a ... prickling in the back of my mind again. When I was in middle school, I wanted ... professional artist, but I was hit with the familiar panic of damn am I the worst

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 27, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Perspectives from Deutschland Ich bin Anna und ich studiere Astronomie!

  

  University of Marburg. In the morning, I will walk for twenty minutes to my German language class, down a steep hill with a beautiful view of the ... is a blast, but my favorite part of this program has been meeting the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / Events

  1 Month, 0 Classes IAP tomorrow and an opportunity to mystery hunt!

  

  ...well only if I choose to. Tomorrow marks the beginning of IAP (Independent Activities Period)...It's one of my favorite times of the year ... the marriage of theater and music. In 4 sessions we explore the

  • by Bryan
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Recap; New Bloggers Announced Philly, Jersey, Wilmington. Jess, Keri, Lulu.

  

  close), I left for the first leg of my fall recruitment travel. As to not completely bore you with the details of my trip I will compose them in haiku ... /selection process, and clearly we were not prepared for the overlap of our recruitment

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  sitting down no more sprinting

  

  , Jenga-ed into the trunk of my roommate's parents’ car. The morning of ... , rearranged the two sets of closet/bed/desk, and halfheartedly unpacked t-shirts before going out for Korean food with friends. Immediately, the rush of MIT

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • October 12, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  10 Things I Miss About MIT that i didn't think i would

  

  danced like animals in the middle of the dance floor. but times have ... students ever again, but god, do i crave it; the sheer liberation of dancing ... girls in my living community. one of the floor traditions that help

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 3, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  loftblogging 3: liberation via customization i <3 process

  

  control of my space. I would build my own loft! Luckily, all the material I ... ="attachment_118325" align="aligncenter" width="450"] the initial state of my room (i ... —it's liberating! I was free to decide on the dimensions of my loft, opting for

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 26, 2025
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 0: from DC to Quito A rough morning, a long nap, and a kindly neighbor

  

  't drag my body out of bed until 4:40. I discovered that the clothes I left ... at which the rest of the world was moving. After listening to a very ... the site of the first (of what I'm sure will be many) amusing Spanish

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  did you miss the EA deadline? why i applied and admissions anxiety

  

  For all of you that missed the Early Action deadline (November 1st ... STEMlords. Luckily, there are a lot of people here that study the humanities ... Southern California up to that point, in the same suburban city of around 70

  • by Victor D. '27
  • November 5, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Xanga Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part one.

  

  to play the acoustic guitar. 89. I hate the feeling of failure. 90. i ... mail. 98. I have problems letting go of people. 99. I hate the feeling ... coke. 03. I'm the youngest child. 05. I like getting lap dances. 06. I

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  “closed” and will not be admitting any additional students for the Class of ... updates that many of you have submitted, and appreciate the time and effort ... , so I've been there too. Those of you among the 28 are about to have to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy Birthday to m—-suck. I turn 20 and cry tears of blood

  

  open-air market the other day so now there are a lot of avocados in our ... 't learned any of the material that it covers, you have to go to lecture first ... of the week and throw you all off balance. Kinda like taking a shape

  • by Snively '11
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Stud/Fac Dinners Genius idea to get free dinner with MIT geniuses

  

  with faculty outside of the classroom/lab, our council pays up to $25 per ... friends and I spent the next few hours (well, days, sort of) trying to ... The 2006 Class Council is responsible for planning and executing many

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Folding with Flair Adding a third dimension to boring old paper

  

  saw the light of day (mostly because I forgot about it until last ... because of a book I’d found in the school library. It contained a variety of ... intricate structure. The Five Intersecting Tetrahedra (FIT) is one of my

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • August 4, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Watch Ceri on SciShow! teenage mutant YOUTUBE NERDFIGHTERS

  

  Longtime readers (i.e., those of you who didn't first tune into the blogs around the time the application went up) may recall Ceri, our ... went in front of the camera to nerd-fight SciShow creator Hank Green

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 4, 2016