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• Blog / MIT Life

  sophomore fall (sophomore decline? sophomore roman empire?) (actually the word sophomore comes from Greek but shhhh)

  

  "]la-ing,[/annotation]trying to blog (...the operative word is perhaps 'trying to'), and having ... ! you need to do less, you dumbass. the cognitive dissonance is strong ... so much that i will never get the chance to do, and that hurts in an

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 1, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Learned From Freshman Year Overanalyzing all my bad habits.

  

  other people are working there. The best way for me to study/work is to ... /talking/etc. Physical movement is the best break (walking from one location to another ... . When I feel overwhelmed when studying (all the time) it is best to first

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 23, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  BoA & Restricting

  

  evenings. BoA's "My Name" is down to #10 this week. The #8 video, "Windy" by Eugene, reminds me of a Dance Troupe concert (Dance Troupe, by the way, is ... application. Also, I am not going to count the words in your essay. I have never

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  Q&A: Food on campus, UROPs, decisions Qs from prospectives and prefrosh, As from me.

  

  to take into consideration is what you want to get out of the UROP, and ... else) You're free to eat at any dining hall: the meal plans are not dorm ... biggest problem with this option is probably cost, and flexibility: to get

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds VII: Decided? T-minus one day until the reply form postmark deadline.

  

  a self-analysis, now is the perfect time to match your thoughts of ... these lists, and actually the best thing is to keep these lists private so ... side-by-side number comparisons of schools. It is time to focus on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  11.125 educating myself on education

  

  given to them by the district, and homework is often turned in through ... assessment.” What it boils down to is an analysis on the current state of ... is so integral to the present and future of the world, especially the

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 26, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  One year later MIT is like a surprise birthday party, but without the birthday or the party.

  

  them all to read this blog. The point is, you should always make your ... , you shouldn't lie to your friends, despite the fact that I do it every ... chessboard mounted to the wall with pieces attached by the magical properties

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I love musicals! Wicked just dropped and I am LOSING MY MIND

  

  MYSELF GET TOO EXCITED UNTIL THE OFFICIAL OFFICIAL THING WAS OFFICIALIZED ... . Anyways. Having seen Wicked, I’ve been inspired to finally get to a blog ... note='this is me speaking to myself lmfao']let’s calm down a little bit

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 29, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Finding my place at MIT It's an ongoing process

  

  getting used to. An RAship is more like having a job and less like being a ... hard to build the friend group that I craved. And for my first year and ... -judgemental.) REX was one of the best weeks of my life. I found an awesome friend

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  visiting MIT on what is a vacation week for some students across the country ... attend HMMT), I want to be able to take some time to see the MIT Class of ... 'll have a small reception for any students visiting MIT. The reception will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  being said about you. Your essays are the only time that you get to speak ... Gruder gets it. Satire is supposed to leave a mark. Advice about applying to ... defeated before you begin." Your enemy/challenge is the College application

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i (kinda) studied for finals brought to you by "a PNR mindset"

  

  getting a 100% and a 70% in a class will show up exactly the same on your ... -night failure, I decided to get up [annotation note="9:00 is early to some people ... begrudgingly opened [annotation note="The website all of the 8.01 content is

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 22, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  , choosing your community is important. The best way to choose your community ... : The absolute worst way you could choose a college is to attend a place ... of the things that you want. Your job is to figure out your NEEDS. Some

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  school) trying to get me to go there. I didn't get into MIT." (Phone is no ... ." What I ask myself now is, would I have not done the same for getting into ... for something. The years that I'd worked hard to get into college had

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback A useless guide to MIT undergraduate housing.

  

  is the most fun topic. I was so, so excited to get the i3 video. i3 ... , by the way... Moving on...) So I filled out the Freshman Housing ... to MIT. So I thought, why not share my thoughts on some of the less

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  1 Fish, 2 Fish, a Lot of Fish, and a Snail Putting a Big Box of Water on my Dresser

  

  by the shore, wash it, boil it for a while to get rid of anything it ... all my materials so they would arrive to campus by the time I got there ... rocks into the sand in a way I liked and then I had a trouble getting the

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 30, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Nothing Gold Can Stay some reminders

  

  quickly 13 weeks go by. And just how little time there seems to be to ... friends and I made our way down to the Revere Beach (a short 15-20 minute ... The semester is over and I'm back at home, spread out on my much too

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 28, 2019
• Blog / Class Projects

  neutrality isn’t about objectivity—it’s about who has the power some words on facebook trending topics, and also net neutrality

  

  neutrality--that is, to the network neutrality debate. And here, as with the ... infrastructural a platform is), the more it matters to negotiate and preserve the ... words – from Alaska to Florida, from the Shetlands to Cornwall, there is

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 20, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Make Friends Disclaimer: Attempt at your own risk

  

  convince ourselves that not making the effort to socialize is our best bet ... completely new place to live and have to know your way around. Often, it’s the ... create opportunities to make friends, with the understanding that you’re

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 30, 2016
• Blog / How to Food

  what i ate in a month* *basically true to my word this time but at what cost

  

  the moral is to GET YOUR FLU SHOTS KIDS IT’S FLU SEASON AND IT’S NEVER ... they do it by weight but you can ask to weigh your pot in between getting ... it is MESSY. you’re supposed to give ME the satisfaction of taking it

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 19, 2025