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• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  identity. In addition, I want to study the roles writing can play outside of literature and learn how I can meld my interests to do something that will make ... irrevocably changed in many ways (my meme game has improved exponentially), I am

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vaccine Externalities Health economics applied to the decreased odds of my getting the flu, courtesy of my…

  

  So in my previous entry, I talked about how the Medlinks were ... Gabe '08 got one today, but I didn't end up getting one for myself. In 14.21J: Health Economics, a class in which I had an exam today, we recently

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ‘84, Astronaut The 24th MIT graduate to go into space.

  

  were definitely my stronger subjects in high school, and so I figured I ... I can do that. So I applied to MIT and I got accepted, and then I took ... in mechanical engineering -- actually I got two degrees. I had so much

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  yet i maintain composure manu tenere “i hold by hand”

  

  follow. my partner is lead, but so far, i can hold my own; he doesn’t need ... , lifting my left, as my partner nudges me in front of him. i shuffle my feet ... happen. by the time i’m back in my room, i have twenty unread emails, all

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 9, 2020
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer a list of verbs

  

  I've spent most of this summer in Cambridge, Massachusetts, staying ... paleness. People carry themselves more loosely now. Sometimes I can't find a ... in-person or remote. I knew that I could stay at WILG if I interned in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 25, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Snot, Livers, and Fractals What a world.

  

  really left this place. I just lurk and cruft and linger in the tunnels ... of judgement, and I have taken advantage of that trust. While I can ... , how did we even), I took a class from The Most Excellent Professor

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 25, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Tips for a Pleasant Olfactory Experience how to make your room smell good

  

  Back in the fall, I wasn't really sure if I made the right choice ... time can lead to frozen pipes. Don't eat in your room – Snacks might be ... really weird when you get home in the evening. Close the door – I live in

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 9, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Some Time in New York City I'm not much of a man by the light of day, but by night I'm…

  

  demolished, monkey skeletons were found in the rafters. I got this info from ... head down for about 24 hours of total domination. In the past, when I ... , spectators at the Boston Garden reported seeing leprechauns in the rafters

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  the hardest you’ve ever worked the firehose strikes again

  

  they have a system that helps keep everything in balance, and if I can ... burned. I’m hoping that now, finally, I can teach myself to schedule in ... math major at a tech school in the ‘80’s. When was the hardest that I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Uh-oh Spaghetti-O

  

  feminist you are, I'm sure that you can see that it can seem a little ... directly corresponds to a nearly 1:1 ratio in the admitted pool. I'll admit that I've even been slightly skeptical of that in the past. Anyway, the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  scheduling woes advice for dealing with overenrolled/conflicting classes

  

  good scripts that I can [annotation note="(and maybe publish?? 🥺)"]illustrate[/annotation] in ... , there’s a lot of “darn I can’t take class A if I take class B because they ... classes I’m taking this semester, but they're still in flux. Instead, I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  This blog post is about you. yes, you.

  

  , and no doubt some of you will be in fields I can't even describe because ... 've achieved and what you'll do in the next few years, I'm awed.  Every day I can ... perceptions can't possibly be correct. I'm just a freshman.  I don't have years

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 7, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  Prof. Catherine D’Ignazio on Urban Science for Public Good

  

  about how we can use data and technology for social good for some time. I ... /labmates from when I was in my master's program have gone on to build careers in ... applications that a lot of prospective MIT students are interested in how to use

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 1, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  't understand myself. I can say how it’s affected me though. I got a bruised ego ... when it can do good. I'm also not implying "high-achieving good ... belt all at once. I straight-up failed a class in my fall semester that

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  can give. Here we are, in this universe where I chose MIT. I love MIT in ... outcome? How can we even compare outcomes, like, would it be better to be in ... , much better than I can, about how we make and destroy our future selves

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  a peek in a week of my summer trying to enjoy it while it lasts

  

  ’t feel rested at all, and I’m not ready to be trapped in the [annotation ... with just bread. I cannot express how much I love bread; it brings me ... nontrivial, but at least I will die happy. 8:00 - 11:00 pm At some point in

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 30, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 2 Hold on, this is a long one. Tons of pictures though!

  

  at us but before she can say anything I chime in. "We're over 18 ... said "Can I let these two in? They look young." Luckily the guy wasn't as ... bus stopped it was 6 AM and nothing was in English. I took this to mean

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome to MIT, Class of 2012 Welcome home.

  

  worsened my mood. I had gotten in to MIT. Now, I can't help but feel that ... . Really, you guys are amazing, and I can't wait to meet you all in person ... morning of Sunday, March 18th, I was sitting at the computer in our living

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Intertwined Relationships — for me — have always been about choices.

  

  remember most is thinking about how in two years I would be going to college ... . I told them about my dad, and how I had been fifteen the last time I ... knowing how I end my sentences. Sometimes, people joke about knowing how to

  • by ana~
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  “There is No Place Like Home” ...especially when you are a long way from home

  

  four years living in Baker House and I loved it there. When I returned to ... ’t sure if I knew the whole story. Understanding how life might be different ... groups when I was in college but sororities such as the six whose members

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • July 12, 2013