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• Blog / Academics & Research

  You should consider studying economics if… for those who aren't totally set on what to major in

  

  enjoy about the subject, and I hope they can be useful to you in deciding ... already be familiar with my experience of choosing a major. In summary, I ... relevant to the subfield that each student prefers. I say it's "been" in the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  self-assessment, re: playwriting notes on taking playwrights' workshop this semester

  

  no other. In high school I became interested instead in poetry; not ... meaning in the everyday arcs of human experience. But still, I struggled. I ... way. In particular, I found myself wanting to say big things

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finding a job at the National Institutes of Health A guide to getting a job at the NIH

  

  Nick asked: "I was wondering how you got your job at the NIH National ... to be placed in a laboratory. I thought it was just because of my lack ... , and desire to learn. Once you are in MIT, you can use the Institute

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 13, 2006
• Blog / Study Abroad

  From One Cambridge To The Other A year away from the Institute

  

  change. I'm by no means bored with MIT but you can see how a year across the world can be enticing. So, in the true fashion of MIT students, I ... got a list of what colleges we'll be living in and I'm going to be

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 12, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Nisha’s Video Game Review cloud is judging me for this

  

  characters, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they develop in the next ... New York City, so I can't really speak to how *accurate* the reimagining ... summers to catch up on the hobbies that I don't actually partake in at all

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Full Circle Here's to yesterday.

  

  in town as well. And now that I'm not a freshman anymore, I can live ... second summer in Cambridge. Two years ago, when I was a rising high-school senior, I enrolled in Harvard's Secondary School Program for four weeks

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  example, but in general, I hope I can maintain that particular brand of ... This summer is the first summer I am participating in an internship ... is what has happened. I have felt junior in experience, but not junior

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Tips for the EA deferred send us your FUN form by February 15th

  

  advantage nor disadvantage for having been deferred in EA. I can't give you a ... deferred in EA. Can I call or email to find out why I was deferred? No. We ... . How can I contact the office if I must? You may comment on this entry

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  Second Semester Schedule + Thoughts A mind-dump of excellent quality

  

  21W minor. Apparently you can’t do that sort of thing in one day, but I ... late, but I thought I should wait until my schedule was FINALLY set in ... -recorded) the two classes I was taking in January. The [annotation note

  • by Powers '23
  • February 19, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  avatar a weird metaphor for careers

  

  people had to do all of those things for you you know how in ‘avatar ... free time and not care about my impact on the world? you think i can just ... making decisions like what job to work at after college. i think we’d be in

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  All these days I spend away What does "home" mean to you?

  

  Period. As holidays go, I'd say Spring Break falls somewhere in the high ... 've mostly been enjoying myself. I am, by the by, back home in South Bend. I ... sentence. But it's actually true. And in the long run...I wouldn't want it to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Though the Odds A survival story.

  

  of things in my life - how many extra-curriculars I was involved in ... finals in three days, I packed my bags and headed back home to South Bend ... far as I can tell, not much has changed. And yet, at the same time

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Womanhood

  

    I can’t think about being in love without feeling violated anymore ... pedophilia jokes.  “How can I get charges for this?” was an idle thought he ... ’re so little.” “You’re mine.” “I can see the fear in your eyes.” “I’m a

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 28, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Ninth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 02/14/06.

  

  sort of decide to send in a supplementary essay can i do that via email ... how much do I need to score in order for it to help?" A good AIME score ... as you can often see in movies but i'm a steady person. I'm not a guy

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  “But I’m not cool…” Dr. Suess but shitty? Dr. Suess but angsty?

  

  my grades are good, and last week I fell In love for the first time ... if I let it see me, From the top of that tree that everyone else can ... look at it:   I got into MIT, I swam in seas of blankets With the

  • by Powers '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Update We plan to release Early Action decisions on Monday, 12/15.

  

  days to come; thanks for your patience. In related news, I can announce ... on Monday, December 15th. In the next few days, we will send EA applicants an email on how to access the decisions online; I will also post a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Small Victories The view from a month into MIT

  

  , In Time ), and I have to decide how to spend it. MIT is a culture ... go to. It's now evident how much MIT throws at its students. I'd be ... new opportunities (I'm sure many of you are similar). In the past, I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what’s the point? on impact, art, external validation, and remembering to be kind

  

  because I'm ultimately not sure how many of these attributes of humans can ... allowed me to explore the limits of what I can do, in ways that I never ... next thing. How can I make something that lasts or that matters within

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 21, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the Love of Darties and ChemE An audio journey

  

  , Okay, I guess certain aspects aren’t that much different than how I was ... -thing series that Petey started in the blogger days of yore. I didn’t really have a topic in mind to guide the conversation, I just wanted to see what

  • by kellen manning
  • March 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing… Maker Portfolios! Making the world better, one portfolio at a time

  

  everything that I saw. But often I found myself asking questions. "Cool! How ... -mount components like that?" "How did you make that cake levitate?" I'm an engineer by training (MIT-educated in Course 2) so I wanted to know all the

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • August 22, 2013