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• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  the same time. I've never been particularly good at forming habits (New ... route back at home) so now run 3-4 miles every few days. I can't always do ... * faster than I am, and *very* patient. Reading: In the half hour before I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selling Point How to tell the difference between MIT and an infomercial

  

  skeptics out there), I can’t say whether or not MIT is unique in its ... another life. So I indulged in the visual fantasies, especially when I came ... products were worth buying. I’d finally developed a healthy dose of marketing

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / Personal Projects

  The Oreo Post i tried them all* !

  

  two flavors, I actually did buy in Canada! I went home for the summer ... to a lack of new Oreo flavors in my life. I did try two, though ... In July 2018, in my application to be a blogger, I left a note at the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 29, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  print “Hello, World!\n”; Everything you ever needed to know about me

  

  to Chicago in 1996, when I was almost four. Most of the stories from ... teachers soon called my parents in for a conference, horrified that the new ... Academy for elementary school. I got better at English and learned how to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In case you want to travel over IAP… You have a lot of options!

  

  to travel! (with the added benefit that you can escape January in Boston.) Last January, I took a Spanish conversation class in Madrid with ... each of the countries—I’ve put them on Google drive so you can check them

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 11, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  work thoughts on productivity and a post-mortem of my spring semester

  

  had a problem.   In my head, work is an escape. Working is how I ... , and in reality I should probably just: Which is not to say that I can ... buy it again in the future as I plan on taking more Spanish classes. I

  • by Alice L. '24
  • July 5, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meeting our new president! my very brief foray into professional journalism

  

  . In our brief conversation, we talked about how it can be difficult to ... In case you haven't heard, MIT has a new president-elect! This ... to attend in person." I was now press! I straightened my coat and tried

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visualize this! My new UROP We've got some really cool stuff going on this semester

  

  It’s a new school year, and I’ve started UROPing in a new lab! For ... year I'm starting in a new lab. The group is in MIT CSAIL (the Computer ... last year/beginning of this year, I feel really included in what is going

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Colin Webb’s Commencement Speech "We learned, as graduating MIT engineers, that our job is to build bridges."

  

  memories at MIT, I can’t avoid thinking about moments walking down the ... the magic happen. It’s the place where I can graduate today and know ... learned in 2.009 that this is the place that makes us SUPER. I have no doubt

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / Events

  science bowl we ran! a competition! virtually!

  

  I feel like I’ve been involved in science bowl forever. In 8th grade ... can, [annotation note='speaking of buzzing in, RIP to Alex Trebek, who ... (I was more of a math person at that point), dragged in my physics

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • November 16, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  selective college or university? How hard can it be? All you need to do is ... her first year of college sleeping in the kitchen of New House. The ... make some decisions? I'm going to ask you to go the following website and

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Digging through old bookmarks time for some blasts from the past

  

  things other than music. This is how I listened to new bands before Spotify ... window into the kinds of things I was interested in three to five years ago ... references to this come up again and again in wildly different places, and I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 18, 2020
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  We understand that everyone has a unique story and that we can’t possibly cover every “what if” in an FAQ section. The MIT application allows ... feel may be helpful to us in evaluating your application. Every
• Blog / Challenges

  eternal dissatisfaction wish i could write more, care less

  

  math and learn math and write websites and learn stuff, i can't do it. i ... -deception." "How can a man live in perfect harmony?" To which YISUN replied, "Non ... summer i hit my ceiling of the amount of things i can work on at once that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 12, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  everything i cooked this summer it wasn't gourmet but it (mostly) tasted good

  

  mushrooms, I include them in almost every meal greens: I buy a mixed baby ... how to cook eggs before 2020. However, when covid first hit in the ... being. A big part of this was learning how to cook and bake. I tried a

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  , to fangirl, and maybe to show how MIT can become a home for fellow I ... (here are a couple). And every new year, I find his musings to be just as ... will unmistably help in my attempts to tame the beast that is MIT. I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  So…I'm not sure exactly where September went, but in plain English ... rushed to the art supply store to buy materials that I didn't end up using ... quicker and go to sleep? and I’m just like, yo, mom, that’s not how it

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / People & Identities

  New Things I’ve Tried mostly experimenting with some looks:)

  

  have some experience in. I know my hair, so I can experiment with it. I ... more experience to judge my looks and tell me what I can improve in my ... day by doing new things! I’ve wanted to try many of the things listed

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • January 9, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  new york without i*stagram who are you performing for?

  

  irresponsible spending by writing a blog. i was in new york over the past few ... new york, i can go visit places i know i actually want, rather than ... ’t awful, but considering how much all of my friends raved about this city i

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Formula SAE: A Turbocharged Experience Join the MIT Formula SAE team to design, engineer, and build a small formula-style autocross…

  

  Ever wonder how a Formula 1 car can reach speeds of 210 mph and pull ... your participation can give you a serious jump start in academics as well ... competition's website or the MIT team's website. I thought I'd jot down a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 12, 2006