Search

Search Results

• Blog / How to Human

  regression and imposter syndrome let's talk about computer science!!

  

  applied to be a blogger, I entered with this mindset of really digging into ... of late and it has me feeling really guilty. Blogging used to be ... , but as of recent it feels more like a chore. Every week that passes by

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 11, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  in an effort to be whole again recovery

  

  had really poorly applied red eyeshadow on a large radius of my face and ... This past semester, I haven't been taking much care of myself. Lately ... ="6.009 is Fundamentals of Python. It's usually the second or third

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

  *john mulaney voice* Cause we’re delta airlines, and life is— My delta flight this IAP, a couple of weeks late oops

  

  of the “arrives late to the airport; makes it on the plane anyway” person.[annotation note="Is that a type of person? I don't actually know..."][/annotation] Like, seriously. Here’s the string of live-texts I put in my sorority

  • by ana~
  • January 18, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  here’s everything i thought about in 25 minutes an uncurated and somewhat meta discussion on anything and everything

  

  i’ve been in a perpetual state of writer's block recently (i.e. the ... typing class where i first learned the joys of nitrotype and home row ... stint and i think i was capped at like 23 which is kind of sad) and doing

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • July 16, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  .nano pixels developing a love for pictures, reverb

  

  note="Definitely did not sit in front of a computer for hours, feeling ... would typically just dub, ignore, let sink into the crumbling abyss of my ... the section about the MIT.nano courses offered over IAP. At this point

  • by Waly N. '24
  • July 2, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 2 Hold on, this is a long one. Tons of pictures though!

  

  caught on fire and flipped over a couple of times but we didn't have any ... that either we'd found a wormhole and ended up on the other side of the planet or that we were in New York City ready for a day of awesome. We

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Senior Spring a little life update

  

  Finally, finally, I’m in my last semester of undergrad. I need three ... extracurricular activity, and I’m hoping to spend a lot of time on it, especially ... interesting, but I feel a little bad about counting 14.03 as one of my eight

  • by Alex M. '21
  • February 23, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  2024 in Review the things and stuff of 2024

  

  applying to graduate school, and I want a lot of independence. I believe at ... This was one of the years of all time. I learned a lot, less about ... of some beautiful ideas, I settled into my life at MIT and now have a

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  if rupi kaur went to mit milk and funny

  

  _hidden]when you cross maseeh dining hall every head turns gasps and hushed whispers

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Navigating the PM Interview the crash course i wish someone gave to me

  

  parts: 4 weeks of product management 8 weeks of software engineering ... basically had to do a lot of networking and running around and cold DMing and ... kinds of interviews. This is not meant to be an end all, be all guide to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 10, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wooo Summer The goal as usual is to do ALL the things

  

  and be inspired to apply and hopefully come to MIT! FPOP At the end of ... I know this is delayed, but I never got to write an end-of-school-year beginning-of-summer post, and it feels like so much has happened since classes

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  3 Simple Steps for Making New Friends Guide to Meeting People

  

  anything.” - Maria Kalman My heart was nearly jumping out of my chest when I ... ="Admitted students weekend primarily geared towards students of Latine/Hispanic descent ... shutting down. After checking in and dropping my bags in a sea of other bags

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 17, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senioritis We'd fight for a cure if we weren't so lazy.

  

  taking three classes this term, and the grade in all of them is based ... schoolwork, I've had crazy amounts of free time recently. Not that I've really ... moving to Westgate at the end of the month, and suddenly we have to buy

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 2, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  Note: all of my MIT essays can be found online so if you're curious ... applying to MIT, I knew I really, really had to write some damn good essays ... acceptance level material. I wanted to give a short rundown of what my essay

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  work thoughts on productivity and a post-mortem of my spring semester

  

  semblance of order instead of confusion-despair-and-fear, and suddenly my ... particle ping-ponging inside of a box. I also want to get out of this box, because this box is sad and boring, and there’s a whole wide world of

  • by Alice L. '24
  • July 5, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  Lies in MIT, lies about MIT these are the lies that i tell myself at night

  

  't that bad. That was one of my last reservations about committing to MIT ... of junior fall, I lied to my advisor for the first time. He looked at ... dropped none of them. The next semester, this semester, I learned to hedge

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Interview Tips from an MIT Educational Counselor Thoughts on how to prepare for your alumni interview

  

  Please note that, as of August 2018, our process for assigning ... interviewers remain helpful). A description of the current interview process is ... of tips for applicants based on interviews I have conducted. Remember

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  all the classes I took freshman year feeling scholarly, part 1/2

  

  that I’m already a quarter of the way through my time at MIT, but the ... talking about the most fundamental aspect of college: classes. So I thought I’d fix that now, with a review of all the classes I took freshman

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 18, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT Medical: A Freshman’s Story Worth sharing.Worth reading.

  

  A few weeks ago, a friend of mine approached me with an idea for a ... college, and I agreed. For sake of privacy, though, we agreed that the entry ... 's worth sharing: after all, MIT has one of the best medical systems in the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 14, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  What’s the difference between Early Action (EA)/Regular Action (RA)?

  Early Action/Regular Action isn't a big decision at MIT. There's no difference in the review process or criteria used for admission in EA (non-binding) vs. RA, and thus no advantage or disadvantage to applying for either