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  A Few Lessons from FLL

  

  choices: high school seniors are choosing where they are going to college ... might want to apply to college, and high school freshmen and sophomores ... next year. So this time of year I am asked all the time for advice on

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 23, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  which I cheered and Sam trumpeted -- and, due to a malicious ball of ... one side of my body. Given that this is New England (42o north latitude ... -MIT people who are still interested in the minutiae of your MIT life. My

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Lax bros and their workflows

  

  The start of spring is an important time — not because summer is ... because the sun stays out past 6 pm. No, the start of spring means one thing ... games are staples of an MIT student-athlete’s spring. Those games are a

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  noticed that the beginnings of college math felt a lot like high school math ... , but in sophomore/junior/early senior year of high school, I told ... 't necessarily regret? I think I had a lot of fair reasoning behind thinking I

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 20, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  a love letter to rice cookers and a recipe

  

  combination of spices. But when I went off to college and tried to make the same ... tableware we brought with us, so many of our meals were made using this rice cooker. These meals were mostly just a variation of chicken/beef, rice, and

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 16, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After MIT what i'm doing...etc.

  

  had my seventh day of school. In many ways, med school is like going back to high school - the days are much longer with an intense amount of ... MSSM Class of 2015, the age range is from 21 to 31, with the average age

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 30, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Unwinding how i destress

  

  Recently on @mitadmissions I asked what kind of blogs people wanted to see and one of them suggested that I talk about how I personally ... little bit of high school, I was an avid YouTube and Twitch enthusiast. I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life as a Physics Major- Research and Junior Lab(Part 2) Long and verbose. But I hope you find time to read it.

  

  the latter, (Save your notes.) but sometimes, they can offer a little of ... A month and a half ago, I posted the first part of my series ... happily around campus, letting wave after wave of indolence wash over me. My

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2017 FAQ You've got questions, I've got answers

  

  December 1st, QuestBridge will announce the results of the National College ... Bridge National College Match. If you don’t know what this is, don’t worry! If you ... : If I will not have a full set of tests by the October testing date

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Day 1: Going North Leaving the light pollution bubble to go to class?

  

  picture. For a person who grew up in very arid parts of the west coast, I ... is a college campus where events and famous people will often come to you. The reason I’m off campus is actually for a class that’s part of

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 31, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  For pi are cubed. There can only be one winner.

  

  . We'll view the movie "Pi", while simultaneously enjoying a dinner of ... who knows the most digits of Pi will be rewarded with a Pie! Come for ... The Colbert Report, just like a real college student! And so I did on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  Call Me, Emeril BAM!

  

  dogs as a college student, and I just am a fan of more spice in my life ... Tabasco sauce....not a great idea) Second entree: Spaghetti with Cream of ... the same time, seeing that I'm in withdrawal of learning how to do

  • by Bryan
  • June 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  REX at Simmons Hall 2015 water balloon wars, pancakes, roofdeck parties, and a trojan duck

  

  - 9:00 PM SIMFEST!: Henna Tattoos Your first day of college? Get a ... As Vincent mentioned, the MIT Class of 2019 freshmen are currently ... leader for a group of twelve freshmen (GO Purple 48! You know who you are

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 31, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Re-introduction A summary, for those of you just tuning in.

  

  college as when I left), and for three two-hour chunks of time every week ... I've been unbelievably hosed the past few days doing a combination of ... rough draft of my paper. This is my last week in the lab, and I'm trying

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application advice Read this. Now. It's important. Promise.

  

  [Productivity! This is my second entry of the day. Be sure to check ... major. (As of last Friday, Ruth switched from Course 17 to Course 11, which is actually part of the School of Architecture and Planning and not

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing is difficult みんな、がんばってね!

  

  this all in one go in my remaining 47 minutes on the train, instead of postponing for another 47 days of drawn-out anguish at the accumulating height of the tardy-writing-mountain** I keep purposefully shrouded in the

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • July 31, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy Belated Hearts Day copy/paste irl, afk and everything

  

  of the things that seem the most puntable are the things that make me me, have always made me me. One of my New Year’s resolutions has been to reconnect with the good parts of the person I was before MIT and

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Flies… especially when you are having more fun than you could possibly imagine.

  

  I’ve found myself being reflective recently about a lot of things. A ... kinds of thoughts to mind. This happens every summer as the academic year ... but this year is different. Last year I attended the 25th reunion of my

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  Even though I'm now two years out of high school, I still keep in touch with one of my favorite English teachers - indeed, one of the best teachers I've ever had the privilege of taking classes with - from time to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT, Part VII in which I realize that I am less wise in person, and also a senior

  

  ease of college life. It's a wonderful luxury to drop the pretenses once ... A couple of weeks ago, it was too warm and humid to sleep, so I wandered down to one of MIT's many perpetually air-conditioned Athena

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 15, 2011