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• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Holidays And some final thoughts before the new year

  

    ★ To think That one year ago, MIT said “Yes, you can go.” My family rejoiced, my friends cheered. Looking back, I can’t believe ... ’m getting to see how much everyone has grown. However, Reflecting back, I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 30, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  speculation also a post about touching grass

  

  can also explain why i am slower in conversations? as in, i find it very ... to theorize about what you would do in certain situations or how your ... behavior in a given setting is to experience that setting i liked that

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 19, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  H0sed Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

  

  believe in hope I believe I can touch the sky if I try. With you beside me ... (which was very exciting, by the way - I have never been in a country with ... 's pretty much the same then at this time of the year. Although I can

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions for 2016 And what I gained after a semester at MIT

  

  environment, and I’ve been trying to soak in as much of it as I possibly can. So ... next year I can feel proud of what I have accomplished in 2016. Happy ... blinding goal, a safety net for things that I wasn’t satisfied with in high

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vaccine Externalities Health economics applied to the decreased odds of my getting the flu, courtesy of my…

  

  So in my previous entry, I talked about how the Medlinks were ... Gabe '08 got one today, but I didn't end up getting one for myself. In 14.21J: Health Economics, a class in which I had an exam today, we recently

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  identity. In addition, I want to study the roles writing can play outside of literature and learn how I can meld my interests to do something that will make ... irrevocably changed in many ways (my meme game has improved exponentially), I am

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  We were worried An insider's look at a February tradition

  

  words what the show was about, what I thought during the show, and how I ... beautiful piece captured everything I pictured in a blog about the Vagina Monologues, but couldn't express in words.  I never thought I’d be performing

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 2, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ‘84, Astronaut The 24th MIT graduate to go into space.

  

  were definitely my stronger subjects in high school, and so I figured I ... I can do that. So I applied to MIT and I got accepted, and then I took ... in mechanical engineering -- actually I got two degrees. I had so much

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Snot, Livers, and Fractals What a world.

  

  really left this place. I just lurk and cruft and linger in the tunnels ... of judgement, and I have taken advantage of that trust. While I can ... , how did we even), I took a class from The Most Excellent Professor

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 25, 2015
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer a list of verbs

  

  I've spent most of this summer in Cambridge, Massachusetts, staying ... paleness. People carry themselves more loosely now. Sometimes I can't find a ... in-person or remote. I knew that I could stay at WILG if I interned in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 25, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Tips for a Pleasant Olfactory Experience how to make your room smell good

  

  Back in the fall, I wasn't really sure if I made the right choice ... time can lead to frozen pipes. Don't eat in your room – Snacks might be ... really weird when you get home in the evening. Close the door – I live in

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 9, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Some Time in New York City I'm not much of a man by the light of day, but by night I'm…

  

  demolished, monkey skeletons were found in the rafters. I got this info from ... head down for about 24 hours of total domination. In the past, when I ... , spectators at the Boston Garden reported seeing leprechauns in the rafters

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  i am overwhelmed. what happens when a pandemic, recession, racial reckoning and recruitment season join forces?

  

  ’m pretty sure I can breeze through this one” *Frantically googles ‘What is an ... in line. I honestly didn’t think I would get through those two days. I sell myself short in interviews- I freak out over things that I’ve seen

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 29, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  hihi i’m back featuring all my favorite excuses

  

  i’m gonna keep this short so i can get to posting real content again ... in writing Last semester I tried to get all my writing requirements out ... resulted in way too many essays for my liking. On the bright side, I didn

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 30, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  the hardest you’ve ever worked the firehose strikes again

  

  they have a system that helps keep everything in balance, and if I can ... burned. I’m hoping that now, finally, I can teach myself to schedule in ... math major at a tech school in the ‘80’s. When was the hardest that I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Uh-oh Spaghetti-O

  

  feminist you are, I'm sure that you can see that it can seem a little ... directly corresponds to a nearly 1:1 ratio in the admitted pool. I'll admit that I've even been slightly skeptical of that in the past. Anyway, the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  This blog post is about you. yes, you.

  

  , and no doubt some of you will be in fields I can't even describe because ... 've achieved and what you'll do in the next few years, I'm awed.  Every day I can ... perceptions can't possibly be correct. I'm just a freshman.  I don't have years

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let the good times roll here is where my summer adventures take place

  

  Island (Hawai’i County)*. I will be here (in Hilo, HI) for 2 months (June ... use in promotions... but also just to populate the website ... Here's the skinny on my summer. I got a fellowship from the MIT

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • June 18, 2011
• Blog / Events

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

  

  at us but before she can say anything I chime in. "We're over 18 ... said "Can I let these two in? They look young." Luckily the guy wasn't as ... bus stopped it was 6 AM and nothing was in English. I took this to mean

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  Prof. Catherine D’Ignazio on Urban Science for Public Good

  

  about how we can use data and technology for social good for some time. I ... /labmates from when I was in my master's program have gone on to build careers in ... applications that a lot of prospective MIT students are interested in how to use

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 1, 2020