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• Blog / MIT Life

  farewell, first semester p/nr-ing just hard enough

  

  I grew up in Nashua, New Hampshire, an unassuming city with lovely ... for the past few months, Nashua conjures images of flatness and ... only my younger years in Nashua, that I’ve actually been at MIT for most

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 19, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  c/o 2017

  

  'll excuse myself for having some extra level of fondness for the 2017s. i don ... for their last exams, and suddenly my room was packed and i was on a ... concert - one last song for every graduating senior. before each song

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 12, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Underwater Dreams an MIT event

  

  generation of other undocumented engineers to strive for a greater goal. Now ... (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which is a temporary designation, subject to renewal every two years and only in effect for the duration of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 7, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation

  

  Materials for Biology, which hopefully will be a blend of my interests in science and media. But, in waiting for the summer session to start, I ... . Basically post-MIT CPW. The Alumni Association searches for current MIT

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIA No More Why I haven't blogged in 23 days.

  

  , but I have two legitimate reasons for why this is so: (1) The freshman ... it too. Here's mine for the week: Andd a second shot, with stuff you ... account the following: - Completing Funding Applications for my upcoming

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  Belated Guest Entry by Carin '13 - a little late perhaps but incredible nonetheless

  

  sights. We ended up meeting with representatives of Habitat for Humanity ... develop project ideas for MIT students to work on. We spent most of our ... organization that operates throughout the Philippines and builds villages for

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 2, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  looking for 4 incoming freshmen to compliment our contingent of talented ... pretty high. The exception will be for video. We're looking to add video ... Application To be considered for a blogger position, you should email me

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some reflections Post decisions, a few thoughts.

  

  you for being engaged with MIT and our admissions process. This year ... : about jobs, about your ability to pay for college, and more generally about the economic, social, and environmental stability of the world. For

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  For the record, during my CPW, it rained for a little and despite that, I still had a blast; so, regardless of weather, get ready for the most jam-packed days you'll have until you come for Orientation of course

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Time To Have A Sit-Down With Your GC. Can we tawk?

  

  If you are a senior, you know that you are playing for all the ... college process for most high school students. How important is your GC ... that make them so valuable to you? For starters they: Help you

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogger Decisions Released Many thanks to all of this year's incredible applicants!

  

  : you guys are amazing. Every year when the call for new bloggers goes out ... and two blogger alums) met earlier today and had to deliberate for hours ... , and we thank you so much for applying. Please remember that it's really

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  semester that I actually started asking for recommendation letters of my ... enjoying my senior year dressing up like Quailman with my underwear outside ... ." What I ask myself now is, would I have not done the same for getting into

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Women’s Week 2005 Learn about both the mission and events associated with this year's week-long promotion.

  

  need to brush up on those dining skills in preparation for those ... -1pm, Hotel @ MIT The UFLC will be a forum for active student leaders ... opening. Suggested donation of $5 for students and $10 for non-students. All

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 9, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  [guest post] hindsight in 2020 — about life after mit rejections, situated knowledges, and ultimately getting closer to the asymptote…

  

  politics. davis was a good place for me to end up, especially with the ... stayed in drafts. However, I thought it was still relevant, both for those ... for those of you still patiently on the wait list, as she once was

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Spring break in Canada Snowboarding ramps, waterfalls, poutine, butterflies, and lots of noodles.

  

  the competition ground that had been set up for the snowboarding event ... This year, for spring break my friend Yida and I decided to head to ... popular spring break destination for MIT students. We decided to visit

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 4, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  had i known how to save a life on self-care

  

  huge front desk. i walk up to it. i couldn’t figure out what to say, for ... has been trying to get back up on my feet. i like to think i’ve been ... ’t want to go. i’ve never been to counseling or therapy before. i grew up

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Course 18 thoughts on being a (pure) math major

  

  has been firmly on the pure math track for a few years and who hasn ... wrestling with many new abstract concepts in my head for long periods of time ... school, and for the most part that turned out to be true, though they

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  't let that be you. Also, I tend to show up for my interview around 15 ... Please note that, as of August 2018, our process for assigning ... beautiful afternoons along the river cheered me up. It's a standing joke

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  signing up for too many things means doing all of them badly (after a ... , especially college kids who are growing up and creating their identities for ... much more grounded in facticity, but for every dashed bit of romanticism

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  just one more gnome game it will fix me

  

  ). She's been playing for about a month, while the rest of my roommates ... . Google Gnome Game and its consequences have been a disaster for my productivity. I wake up and play gnome game. I finish writing up a proof and give

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 4, 2025