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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Do We Fall? so that we can learn to pick ourselves up

  

  discussing how it was "sorta easy". I failed. Badly. Geez, I can't seem to ... Wednesday, I squeezed in some final study time from 10am to 12:30pm before ... about how to solve them and recalling past problems to guide me. I wrote

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 26, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  spring! semester! so apparently i'm doing a lot of random shit

  

  in high school, so I sent Professor Strang fanmail, and he responded to ... well-paced, so I didn’t struggle too much. I can’t wait to leave the ... credit limit next fall.   I had a bit of a rocky start in the class

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Promise of Ending ...is labor and sharing and loving.

  

  MIT. How does that feel." Now, in my mind I know that it was a long time ... ." I noticed that it had to be in by February 9 or I would suffer a $40 fine, so I figured there'd be no harm in doing it tonight. A few moments

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2006
• 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 ... people, or really any situation where I can’t blend into the crowd.  Hair

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

  SUMMER ROSES stop and smell 'em

  

  there, that is. My January looked a little differently. In fact, I’d say ... year, I wanted to spend my three months back in Texas. I looked forward ... worry came in not finding anything to do back home. I didn’t exactly want

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 25, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [guest post] on undergrad by laura c. '23

  

  . specifically: why I chose to major in physics and mathematics how I decided ... pursuing a Ph.D. in quantum information next year! probably because I haven ... some of my thoughts about my time in college and what I’ll do after for

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Anxiety Level: High A play-by-play of emotional diffusion

  

  at the end of every day to see if I can find any patterns. I take a ... ’re supposed to be working, we’re doing the work. I can figure it out… I think ... ’t just in “bad shape”, what if you’re incapable of passing 8.02?!? Me: I

  • by Powers '23
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  My IAP All the snow has melted since I took these pictures.

  

  lab I most wanted to work in and least expected to take me, the lab ... always empty except for me). I’m hoping to buy prints of some of my ... . You can’t see it in the photo, but there was a beautiful thick snowfall

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 19, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  MIT-ish on being MIT enough

  

  MIT, and whether or not I made the right decision in coming to this ... ." I've found solace in my writing classes and creative outlets: writing ... 'm reminded of why I'm at this school in the first place. Being an MIT student

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2019
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  How do I apply to the Women’s Technology Program?

  WTP is a women-focused program aimed at empowering students from groups that are historically underrepresented in engineering by providing a ... in the summer after 11th grade.
• Blog / Admissions

  West Coast Trip Report some work, some play, lots of nerd stuff

  

  I'm back in Boston and absurdly jetlagged. I promised, though, that I ... proceeded to scream into an iPhone in a bathroom in the Mission so loudly that ... promising future in screamtech. I'm also very proud to show off Danny and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 30, 2017
• Blog / People & Identities

  Vicennial wikipedia says this means 20th

  

  , but we’ll get the closest approximation that we can in these times. I ... horizon for who can say how long, moving away the closer you get to it. In ... in a couple days, after this eight-week vacation. For now I’m wandering

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 9, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Call For A Good Time a weekend of coffee shop networking

  

  're obligated to blog about it. Me: Definitely! But how can I construe it as ... : Yeah, I put up a letter addressed to stalkers in my public folder, and ... now because they can never, ever top it. (Actually, I think Sam is just

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Rats ! Foiled Again !

  

  .s966, Symmetry for ML) means nothing, in the end. I’ve finished my major requirements; I’m taking classes for my MEng early, so, in theory, I ... long-term plan. I can drop 6.s966 and absolutely nothing bad will happen

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist and transfer: quick update No decisions yet, but some notes & reminders.

  

  can admit. For now, we are waiting to see how many of the 1597 admitted ... MIT, you should stay in contact with us. I'd recommend an email, a ... I know that with all the hubbub for admitted students, some of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Concourse, of course or how to make the most of your freshman year at MIT

  

  infinite corridor in search of a diet Dr Pepper, and on my way I can look up ... fluorescent glare in the school library, to eloquently preach about how the ... my mouth as I listened. In my son”s case, I already knew that a

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 30, 2011
• Blog / Personal Projects

  An emoji alethiometer to help you make decisions I'm not saying I will use this in committee, but I'm not saying I won't

  

  shaped how I move through the world, as you may have seen in my blog posts ... graduates might consider their obligations to their fellow humans. In a way, I ... compass in their pockets. While I didn't get as involved as I would have

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m Shipping Up to Boston and I lost my leg! Whoah oh oh..

  

  some stuff in my mouth that I can NO LONGER FEEL. It's at this point that ... huge waste of time! As of yet, this has not occurred (as far as I can ... days, however, is just one of many things I have done in during my summer

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Social Engineering no no wait not like that–

  

  …ufacture mischief? In which I mansplain how my friends manipulate each other ... )"]finding the friends[/annotation]. What I’m more interested in is how that ... good fit for yourself can feel high-stakes. I was super nervous about

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 24, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Escaping MIT Maybe if I just get far enough away, my finals will cease to exist!

  

  , but I’ll be too busy celebrating and reveling in the streets, regardless ... if I’ve ever been the first person to do <obscure thing> in < ... creativity, anyone can set a world record! But I wasn't here just to relax, so

  • by Joel G. '18
  • May 16, 2015