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• Blog / Academics & Research

  I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!! and also my major and also indecision

  

  that I don't want a job that comes out of a poli-sci degree, but instead ... just any degree and a passion for it. Part of me still feels weird not ... , but in sophomore/junior/early senior year of high school, I told

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 20, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Is it a video? two assignments from two classes

  

  because I had nothing to put in one of those and thought that maybe they ... have been actively building up a portfolio of technically creative stuff ... scary and a lot to ask of a teen whose brain is not yet fully developed

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  people In Real Life has always kind of freaked me out to some (albeit small, and rapidly decreasing) degree, and my composure will vary drastically ... topic of conversation, and how much sleep I got the previous night. Not

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  , and partying, the months of August, September, October, and now, November, passed in rapid succession. One of the things that you learn ... day. You can pray for 36, but it isn't going to happen. One of the best

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Mr. E. Hunt In which I return to blogging only to learn that I forgot how to blog,…

  

  . Offer not valid to participants of this year's hunt. Hint: Signal ... blogging position for 1/38th of my life. Therefore, this post will be in 100 ... sentences without the crutches of LaTeX syntax and an average math density of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nano @ MIT Puppets! Research! Nanotechnology!

  

  specifically. However, many of MIT's larger departments offer courses and other ... , so I figured I might as well take this opportunity to clear up some of ... addition to taking classes, the best way to become part of the nanotechnology

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  on knowing what I’m doing in which I decide to go to grad school

  

  I wrote a blog at the end of last summer subtitled "so many different ... , like I’m in the middle of a field and there used to be a road I was ... , and looking at the future I saw only hazy outlines of possible paths. At

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 3, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from another college ... I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully ... for a class of about 1,075 students this year. Based on our estimates of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  waitlist? We offered 499 applicants -- approximately 4% of applicants -- a ... reply date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission ... I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  (supposed to be) studying for a 9.24 (Diseases of the Nervous System) test ... blah.) Since I know a lot of people will be needing to make a college decision soon, I thought I'd outline some of the reasons I chose MIT for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  A Part of Me or apart of me?

  

  ’s one of my favorite platformers. But there are spoilers. So. If that ... , imposter syndrome just sort of, exists. It’s a voice in the back of my head ... just cover it up with the confidence of facts. Fact: I am on track to

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 22, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  “Take care of yourself.” "Can you post something positive please?" - my mom

  

  trigger warnings for mentions of depression, EDs, and anxiety I don ... many times that there are, like, 4 different drafts of it sitting in Word ... intimate and personal, but now this post has transformed into more of a ~Here

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  the offer of admission from another college before May 1, even if it ... I know that students on the waitlist have lots of questions ... aiming for a class of about 1130 students this year. Based on our estimates

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Guest Entry: Leadership @ MIT You can become a leader on the MIT campus. Here's how...

  

  words of wisdom for survival at MIT. MIT offers many workshops, programs ... graduate students of the School of Management, undergraduates are offered the ... By Chun Li MIT students have often heard of the bitter joke that

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Wait List Confirmation Form If you're on the wait list, we sent you an email last week.

  

  If you were offered a place on our wait list in March, you should have received an email from us last Friday about completing the Wait List ... students we will be able to admit to the Class of 2018. If you have any

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 7, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MITES, RSI and WTP deadlines approaching Summer programs at MIT for 11th graders.

  

  subsidized and offers financial aid. Here's a little more about them: Minority ... you are planning to apply to one of these programs, don't procrastinate

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  really complicated I thought it might be worthwhile to offer some of my ... of choices, first accepting an offer of admission elsewhere — which all ... been gone a long time but I was reminded of this story when I went out on

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 12, 2009
• Blog / How to Food

  More on food

  

  pretty wide variety of food offered on any given day, so if you don't like ... generic meal plans like most other schools do, but instead have a sort of ... required to buy x meals per week at the school dining halls. One of my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  a Course 20 degree, only one of them is, strictly speaking, Course 20 ... provides all students with a common core of foundational scientific knowledge ... exciting Course 20 classes! ...well, sort of. I say "sort of" because

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Graduation Some commencement pictures.

  

  handing out of the degrees. Otherwise, check the commencement web page for ... of the world", but really, it was more akin to, "Ponchos". We awoke to ... squishing around in. I think that's the worst of it. The first thing I did

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 6, 2008