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• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Letters from the 2023 decisions threads

  

  I was in. I hope this can help provide some solace to you on this day ... journey in the time since. I wanted to blog some wise words shared by prior ... years, the sleepless nights. Seek joy in your other opportunities, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  IAP trip to the natural history museum! turns out nature's history is pretty cool

  

  "sure, why not?" In fact, I was labouring under the very mistaken ... choice for several trips I took to Boston in high school, and we never got ... later], I've already seen them like four times." Ha ha ha how I was wrong

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 27, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Orthostatic Tolerance [by Ken Haggerty '11] It might not be such a bad idea to visit this…

  

  -of educational center in his [Tavares's] homeland." I had the great pleasure of ... same refractive index as glass. Even in person, you can only see hints of ... [by Ken Haggerty '11] ABOVE: "How We Make Someone Invisible, 1

  • by ARTalk
  • June 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Round here we stay up very, very late Vignettes on my last day at lab, the Counting Crows, grad school, and pets.

  

  . Unfortunately for me, I am a hopeless sap, so the best I can hope for is not ... 2005), holidays (in 2004, July 4 was the first holiday I took off ... night in spring 2005), and a lot of times in between. I guess I'm a little

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Challenge I hope Chris Peterson doesn't fire me for too many prefrosh stealing his nametag...

  

  come to the Student Center to check in tomorrow*? Oh no! How will I ever ... . If you can't come to CPW, don't worry, I still love you! And I'm *super ... Wait wait! Stop! Hold the presses! I have one more thing to add to

  • by Kate R. '14
  • April 7, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred? Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt).

  

  . Please let me know how I can help to put it into a perspective that helps ... are a great many more of you that were deferred that admitted. I'm sure ... say the least) to all of you. Please take heart in knowing that you

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2014 FAQ

  

  edu. Q: How do I schedule an interview? A: You can find your ... taking my tests in November/December/January. Am I still eligible for the ... an unofficial score report faxed or mailed in the meantime. You can

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Academic Love Poetry The amount of poetry I write is inversely proportional to the amount of sleep I…

  

  problems can be in my grasp. 8.022, my love makes me a fool Since I, to you ... with notes in black pen ink As I jot thoughts on how we think and feel How bodies and consciousness are in sync. Course 9, I think I may soon

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  Never Have I Ever…reflected on my identity "too indian" or "not indian enough"?

  

  Essay, I wrote about my homestay experience in Japan and how I feel more ... . In my essay, I describe how I came to embrace Japanese culture after a ... hate that I can't understand Malayalam, or feel comfortable in any

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 4, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what’s in a name mr. sushi - winner of the first annual name bryan's fish contest!

  

  In a close name contest between Groker and Mr. Sushi, Mr. Sushi edged out Groker in a 8 to 7 win, but remember we're all winners here. Katy, congratulations! I'll be in touch so you can redeem your prize.

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  Amicus briefs and the ABCs of a diverse MIT A SCOTUS filing with Stanford et al, and a strategic action plan for an inclusive…

  

  , and here, among others; I would say that how we think about it is most ... pages 28-35, which describes how —  in the opinion of MIT, Stanford, IBM ... , and composition in this plan because they better reflect how MIT defines

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 27, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Corey Kubber MIT will help Corey Kubber '10 "develop and grow, with some eccentric, genius-type people."

  

  MIT's study abroad program in Japan. "I've always been interested in ... to have won the Morikami scholarship." "I didn't realize how much it ... said. "A scientist using one sample at a time in a petri dish can take

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Ranking Every Class I Took at MIT it's that time

  

  at MIT where I can genuinely say I’ve had a positive experience in it ... can think of is 6.08. Now read that again. How is it that I have taken ... 'm leaving! So I can say whatever I want! Raaaraaaaa nothing matters r

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 24, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Studying in China on MIT’s Budget: a Guest Post by Saul W. ‘14 Saul double-majored in Math and Asian & Asian Diaspora Studies.

  

  this in city squares too. I love it, but it can drive the locals nuts: in ... humanities classes MIT requires. In this case Asia really means China, and I ... ? ----------------------------- Given that I take a lot of photos in China and hate to see them go to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 14, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Happenings What's been going on? Recent events at le MIT.

  

  The first speech I ever gave in my life was to the 1000 of you who ... guide on "How to Do CPW", and I heard it was "amusing" though I was really ... concert. Honestly, freshman year, I wasn't particularly interested in the

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Born Under Punches The heat goes on, which is nice, but so does classwork.

  

  psets! I have homework in my HASS classes, dude! I assumed that taking two ... . Trust me. 21M.303: Writing in Tonal Forms I -- Write the first 8 bars of ... a "less memorable moment" in the second four bars. Well, I've got the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 19, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m Not Normal About Friends (Part 1) i lost six nights of sleep to perform amateur data analysis on a sitcom

  

  . You can see in the picture where I accidentally skipped over it because ... uncommon in the mind of a [annotation note="I do NOT encourage sleep ... -screen interactions between the Friends, and I'll release that sometime in the future

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 25, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Asking for Directions Two weeks of pondering, photography, and prose.

  

  computing than MIT? And so it went. I got in and my dream of being some ... at it as a job... so out went Course 6 and in went Course 1. I really ... Montreal by bus or train. I'll leave you with a few pictures... (you can see

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  my gap year of nothing and everything certainly something

  

  went on a meditation retreat. There are certainly ways I can say it in ... shift to match the student? How can I tell if someone understood me? I ... -learned how to write my name in Thai, and inquired with family. I learned a lot

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  As you hopefully already know, I am a sophomore in Course 20 here at MIT. Because we say everything here in numbers, Course 20 actually means that I am a biological engineering major. Moreover, even though I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008