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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do in four years?

  

  resources MIT has to offer for a student?" In a word, no. No matter how much ... . Sophomore year (IAP '05): Took a PE class in foil fencing. Attended a few ... that I went to because it sounded exciting. :) Participated in Mystery

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  Hummingbird in a Cube of Ice Singing in the shower, taken to a whole new level.

  

  you're in the middle of a problem set. Continuing in this vein (not the ... years ago, programmed some basic menu functionality in DOS, uploaded 50 emulated NES games, and hooked it up to speakers in the bathroom. He then put

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  What We Did In High School pls don't be as stressed as we were

  

  projects in the Maker Portfolio (we think she said yes, as long as you ... some variation of “What did you do in high school to get into MIT ... rising seniors in high school, so we will use it’s format as inspiration

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • July 11, 2018
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2021 another year another book post

  

  in this honest autobiographical essay. Every story I have ever told has ... ’t quite right. That all the beginnings have endings in them. The Lottery ... this wasn't even assigned reading in class, it was just mentioned in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Days in lives that aren’t mine in a parallel universe

  

  I wake up at 9 AM, and it's the first time in a while that I've been ... doors to the rooms were open, and the light was streaming in from the ... placing it in the drying rack, I head back upstairs and grab my laptop

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  In which I show no restraint whatsoever But don't worry, you'll all probably benefit from it (unless, you know, you don't).

  

  On Sunday, I moved out of Senior Haus for the first time in two years ... at home ever since. I've been in my house for what I think is going on the fifth day (fifth? What day is it?? Is it really Thursday???) in a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 11, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week in the Life: Optimism Edition In which I have a particularly tough, enriching week.

  

  working in studio for five hours and I hate my life but it was awesome,'" he mimicked in a higher-pitched voice and some sort of everlasting smile. It was past three in the morning and I'd just returned home from Studio 7

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  A Day in the Life (of IAP)

  

  classes earn a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral degree in Charm. When I ... , but, perhaps unsurprisingly, they were in fact MIT students. Upstairs ... to my left or right, etc.). In the photo, Mitra is showing off the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 29, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In which I “get a life” again reclaiming my childhood hobbies

  

  plenty of things I did in high school that brought me joy, fulfillment, and ... , [annotation note="especially in the narrow, and definitely incorrect sense that ... frequency in get-to-know-you questionnaires), so I was still a little

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 12, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  CP* restored my faith in the universe i read...My Immortal...with prefrosh

  

  the most fun I've had in literal weeks. I'm so grateful that I've had ... !!!! I love talking to everyone and sharing in their enthusiasm so! much ... community is. So many people were involved in this initiative: those who

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 18, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  dress your wounds and stay in bed self care!

  

    I learned some valuable life skills in Denmark, from how to turn on an induction stove to how to balance on a bicycle in unfavorable ... ’s December, and I’m writing this at a healthy 11pm in my favorite late

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Afternoon In/Out Of The Snow

  

  How and what would I write in the utter absence of the ever ... journey. It is as cold, as they say, as though we were in hell, and a sports ... East Campus devotes annually to bad ideas. Events in swing: grilling in

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  This year I read 20 books. Here they are in a tier list, ranked based ... what I thought you could do with literature. I’m in love with the way ... in on their own. Even in Ishiguro novels that I’m less fond of (Klara

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  sundays in the parks with friends a post title based on a musical based on a painting

  

  There's a large park system in Boston called the The Emerald Necklace ... and the Boston Common, which are two adjacent parks right in the middle ... didn't have a concrete plan to do so. With that in mind, I set a goal to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 15, 2020
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I send in my transcript?

  All transcripts must be submitted by a school counselor or another school representative to be considered official. This applies for high school and college transcripts. If your school does not…
• Blog / En Español

  Fitting in at MIT as a Latino family weekend 2014, day 2 and what I learned

  

  I won't keep you in suspense, I feel like I fit in pretty well at MIT ... organizations like: LUChA (La Unión Chicana por Aztlán) MAES (Latinos in ... Weekend: do Latino parents feel welcome at MIT? I won't keep you in

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 18, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Noam Chomsky Talk in 26-100 i still have to send these pictures to amnesty

  

  means to be truly unbiased, and our responsibility in wearing the mark of ... they are a necessary organization. My opinions are not always in line ... 've ever been so worn out in my life. I know a lot more quantum than when the

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 4, 2007
• Blog / Advice

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

  

  you've handled this many classes in the past, so I'm going to approve ... these are really lies. When I find MIT academically intense, in some ways ... , chose to do difficult homework, chose to not go to parties. In these ways

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

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  I do not know if I have mentioned this on the blogs or in public, ever, but I am actually majoring in mechanical engineering. I went on a ... Potter earrings,” said my little sister.  In truth, I’d thought of zero of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  my freshman year in laptop stickers RIP my laptop 7/19/20

  

  note="tech & repair shop located right next to Trader Joe's in West ... history. here they are! in chronological order of getting them: this ... both cornerstones of my experience in Taipei last summer. i got this

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 21, 2020