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• Blog / Challenges

  processing in which I visit home and take time to think

  

  can’t fully process the extent of how I am changing. When I’m on campus ... person in May 2024 that I am now. I'll probably let go of some of my new ... to eventually feel comfortable in this new growth in a way that I don

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time in a bottle. A Newbery-medal-winning collection of short stories.

  

  If I could save time in a bottle, the first thing that I'd like to do ... you. Unfortunately, I can't do that yet, but I can write these ... Wednesday I had marching band practice and no time in between class and work

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Accidentally Double Majored How I managed to accidentally get a second major at MIT (hopefully)

  

  can be and how much I can accomplish. I can graduate from MIT. And that ... I would concentrate in, having taken three different subjects in three ... concentration in writing in one semester, and it got me thinking - maybe I could

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventure Time at MIT We went on a hiking and camping adventure!

  

  I've mentioned in prior posts that my hall, Tetazoo, in East Campus is very involved in climbing and hiking and other wonderful adventures ... GPS coordinates on the website, and started walking in the direction we

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  grad school vs. undergrad should you MEng?

  

  socializing is much less spontaneous. Since I don’t live in a dorm, I can ... between grad school and undergrad. I live in an apartment now. Grad housing ... immediately and almost every option disappeared. So I don’t live in a grad dorm

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 9, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  . Course Picker: here, you can log in to save and edit your schedule for the ... how many you can actually handle. Waste time happily on a late night or ... taking 4 technical classes in your first semester to avoid burn-out. I made

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Blog Graveyard skeletons in my google docs

  

  .[/annotation] It’s helped me edit, and in turn, write better, since I can more ... and realized just how much I had changed in a year. For so many months ... better. But in that moment in the grass, all I could think about was how

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • February 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Real, live MIT students * IN HD* A look inside the world of MIT Admissions Interns

  

  Hey you! Yes, you, the one reading this sentence right now! How would ... -2013 Admissions Interns What role they play in the office Why they are interested in working at the Admissions Office Randomness Seriously, though

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Rrrrrrr. CPW! [UPDATE] CPW Smoke. Don't breathe this.

  

  blender. I was a skeptic (how can you beat WillItBlend?) but I decided to ... guys are excited, and in a little over a week you will all know just how much fun MIT can be. Being the blogger that I am (willing to spend far

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Genesis Embrace me Blogosphere!!!!

  

  story all about how My life got flipped turned upside down And I’d like to take a minute just sit right there I’ll tell you how I became the ... rapper) In Piscataway New Jersey born and raised In the backyard is where

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  , and so I randomly rank classes that happen to fit in with the rest of my ... how to swim, just not with any style or grace. So I showed up on the ... laps in our Olympic-sized pool. You can take your sweet time and do

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  learning how to drive and other matters of identification

  

  STEP 1: FAIL TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE IN HIGH SCHOOL. This requires ... them.   STEP 2: FAIL TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE IN COLLEGE. This is a little easier than step one, because if you didn't learn how to drive in

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  2024 in Review the things and stuff of 2024

  

  potential new ways of analyzing how in-context information is used by a model ... challenging. In 2024 I developed strength and self reliance. Obviously it ... that I am beyond grateful for. But in some of these lows, I grappled with

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  is in the world and how little I can access in a lifetime, let alone ... changed in life. For example, I realized how little I know and how uncertain ... , I thought I knew how to handle life. In fact, I had a clear vision in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 28, 2018
• Blog / Events

  IAP Jealousy (Hey, Jealousy)

  

  , because of how unique it is to an MIT education. I wanted to update my spiel ... -making and there's so much more happening that I wish I could participate in but can't because I'm home reading your applications. (It's okay, you

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Valentine’s Day Special Featuring calculus, people who hate me, and a picture puzzle

  

  and curmudgeonry in our observable universe, I've decided to list off ... sending me a Valentine. In no particular order: 1.John Curtice I ... the cereal in your basket on sale?” Later that week, I had a wildly

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Openness This one's serious, no silly link. Read it.

  

  , college websites, read everything you can. Take everything into account. I ... do and how we live. Here's the way I write. I write about the stuff ... of context and that prefrosh understand the background In the past I

  • by Snively '11
  • October 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The end of an era Veronica Mars was canceled. That, or the seniors left. Interpret the title as you will.

  

  On Saturday, I sat in the floor lounge and began writing this entry ... Lost, so I've watched almost the entire first two seasons in the last two ... for no reason. Rar.) I was in the floor lounge to distract myself from

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome

  

  how. By day, I work in South San Francisco. Last night, I took 101N ... Welcome to the new blogs server! I'm currently at my summer internship, so I shouldn't really be writing an entry, and I definitely can

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection-time Questions Omnibus

  

  half week ago. However, i havent got a reply yet. How can i find out if ... questions as soon as I can... "A Probably Not So Important Question That Might ... out of every 6 applicants. In one of the Oscar-nominated short films I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005