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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Don’t forget to check in with yourself On living with intention

  

  yourself?” The contrast in the title is a catchy way to describe the challenge of growing as a person, but I’ve since learned that it’s a false ... ’s not a one-time decision.  These days, I instead regularly ask, “What do

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  committee. That night I edit 50 pages of copy for the new viewbook in ... and over in my head like a broken record: "deferred is not rejected." It ... , and I'm hoping to finish my Q&A post in the next day or two. Until

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Update Submit your MIT Part 1 and 2 by Jan 3, 2013 at 11:59pm EST

  

  , there is a giant pyramid of mail that we are working as quickly as ... the same stuff I just wrote above. In a few weeks, after we've conquered ... As I mentioned in my earlier post, I wanted to follow up with more

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • January 3, 2013
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  makes it really easy to explore. Do you need a course 2 class that counts ... which I ended up pursuing. There is a new version and an old version of ... now i can rank in fun order![/caption] Figure out how many units you

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Telethon Fun…Squared The amount of fun experienced at an event grows exponentially as a function of bloggers…

  

  helping out from 6:00 to 11:00, with maybe a half-hour break in between to write up a quick blog entry - so it has been quite an exciting time. I ... to comment below. ;-) All in all, about 60 students - a record turnout

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  I THINK it’s time for a guest blog! WARNING: There will be shameless promotion of MIT TechFair’s THINK competition in this post.

  

  ’t have worked in a lab nor done research to enter. It’s that time of year ... never told them but I like to pretend that they cared. But, in all ... differs from other competitions in that it is more about innovation and

  • by Kate R. '14
  • December 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eternal sunshine of the sleepless mind Once again, the title has practically no relation to the actual blog entry.

  

  that my score is lower. Edward persists in disagreeing. We make a bet. I ... night was a luxury. The single class that I took in January, which was ... say that I have a plan to make sure that I will be Perfectly Fine in the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 13, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  61 Photos from my Time at MIT from freshman to senior year

  

  table is up for grabs. In this case, my 119th birthday cake (it's not a ... stuff. In August, I went on a work trip to DC for my UROP at Veterans ... things. Back in the day (circa 1890), this is how MIT Admissions worked

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 3, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Restoring Sanity… and Fear And love of cats.

  

  for the record that this is the first time in my four years I’ve been ... , Sheesha: And this is proof positive why I would rather have a cat than a ... : do be sure that if you have a flight at Logan at 6:45pm that you leave

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Scott ‘13, Cory ‘13, Edner ‘13, Jeremy ‘13, and Bee ‘13 The penultimate in a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  runs a little deeper than in many of the other kids that I have interviewed for MIT, and I wish them the best of luck and hope that they stay in ... letters of recommendation for them for MIT, and I know that they will do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  shocking. In a good way. Every person that I've met here has done some ... classes at MIT. Despite the fact that I've only been here for a couple days ... food (this makes freshmen 15 unavoidable...). Anyways the point is that I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 12 Step Plan don't pack too much, you probably wont use half of it anyway.

  

  MISTI and my buddy Chandler is doing a missions trip through Breaker of ... an ambassador for such a cause. Now I am at home in Tulsa, OK interning ... summer on track. Make a "101 Things to Do" list for that city or area

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Off to Southeast Asia Even Admissions Officers get to take a vacation sometimes.

  

  . Nominally, the purpose of the trip is to be in Malaysia for a (Malay) friend ... MIT in the comments section of their posts. I'm disappointed that I didn't get to do a Questions Omnibus before I left, but I promise to do one

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  FUN Form FAQs U is for Ukelele

  

  currently in school. What do I do? Ya still gotta submit the form, even if you ... in school. I don’t have grade updates because: my school doesn’t do ... Art A Classes that need explanation can be listed like this: Java I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the lying lives of adults by elena ferrante

  

  by Elena Ferrante, a book that feels inscrutable. It is about a girl in ... certain criticisms in The Lying Lives of Adults. I sense that Ferrante is ... and I still don't know if I know what it's about. This is a long

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Attended the 148th Commencement From two thousand eight hundred eighty miles away

  

  Hi. I'm in Reno, Nevada, right now with my grandparents visiting my ... side, I got to kick back on a couch sipping on an ice tea while browsing ... laid down a fact that would make any MITian proud, that if all the active

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  's. Back in the Fall of 2002, I set out on a journey that is still ongoing. I ... just keep that in mind too. I know this a lot to think about, and this ... and that was it. And so, what did I do, I procrastinated. Why? Because

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Residential Life

  whimsically signed, yfnhmc (your friendly neighborhood house meeting chair)

  

  ...school. After all, Boston is full of treats, and how could I not indulge in ... about a hot shot named Charlie but that I’ve learned is actually about ... do is Live in ecstasy, I know what's best for me I can't help it, it

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 19, 2026
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  My Freshman Journey with Internships or: i get rejected a million times in a row

  

  myself for making it that far in a relatively competitive program. I pretty ... hiring frosh. And in the case that the program is freshman and/or sophomore ... 't really have that much experience in writing cover letters or a resume; in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 16, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken Burrito for the Lab Rat’s Soul Because a personalized blog entry is just like five dollars.

  

  was a most busy and miserable day that can be summarized in one sentence ... ... let's do it the harder way." Still, it wasn't a day to remember. I didn ... -shelteresque pantry are now looking pretty spare, so I decided to indulge myself in a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 14, 2005