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• Blog / Internships & Externships

  the summer before senior year you've changed...

  

  events led to me, a high-schooler, getting the opportunity to work in a ... seniors in high school. I am now a rising senior in college. It's crazy how ... apply to in the fall, mostly because I had no frame of reference for which

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 9, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  prestigious private school I was in love with. I didn't get in. I went to a ... masses yearning to learn. In support of his subversive educational ... that doesn't have to worry about cultivating diverse perspectives in a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Everything I Miss and Don’t Miss About MIT Frolicking in nostalgia

  

  weekend baby!!! Some people may sneer at how MIT folks seem married to ... , yet)--I'm just going to sit here a while and indulge in nostalgia ... pride that comes from knowing how to navigate the tunnels and a silent joy

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Building a Ballpit The trials and tribulations of an impromptu rush project

  

  everywhere. Many of these are "early returns"—desperate to get on campus ... freshmen get to explore the dorms, meet the upperclassmen and decide where they best fit in. This freedom to choose where you live was actually one

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 30, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  actual conversations i definitely had last night happy new year i guess

  

  "we're all trying to act normal" isn't weird A: we're driving in ... everything else in life B: same B: i am so not used to looking at this side of the screen A: eh give it a race or two A: you'll get used to it B

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  too early too. But now that I'm a sophomore, I get to start taking ... Office get a sense of what your passions are and how you have explored them ... actually have to think outside the box and applying what you learned in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  baby steps something tender and new

  

  , texting people if they want to get lunch or go grocery shopping once they ... whatever, but if i don’t take any steps to change that, even in a small way ... idea how to use any of the equipment or what to do and i also hated the

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Feedback Works Warning: analogy ahead

  

  finish is good enough to qualify for Nationals in Iowa, so the team gets ... getting maybe one card a month? How does that change anything? Yes, this ... they were ranked to be in 9th place. They were going to Nationals. The

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 14, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  why do you do what you do do androids dream of electric self-awareness

  

  've also known this friend to be pretty honest with me, and in the past, he ... self-knowledge extends to domains besides romance. In fact, it permeates ... 's not even to say that signaling is inherently wrong. In this situation

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

  MIT Makes Taiwanese Talk Show! All the way across the world

  

  ...etc. etc.). Back in May, they invited MIT to appear on the show, and they ... MIT EC in Taipei). I'll try my best to translate/capture the most ... Engineering Division, in Taichung. 4:06 to 4:16: "MIT students are geniuses and

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Infinite Magazine [joint post with Kidist A.]

  

  . I wanted to explore how my hair sometimes swallows me both in volume ... loved fashion, and in recent years, as other hobbies have fallen to the ... desire to meet cool new people in a virtual semester, led me to apply for a

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 27, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Don’t Eat the Hot Glass Five things you can’t eat in the MIT Glass Lab for “health and safety” reasons…

  

  forgot to bring food in a green take-out box from Maseeh lunch, and ... to thousands of degrees in the furnace. Talk about defective! I tried protesting that the glass must be jam-packed with the energy I need to get

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • November 24, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  on the atlanta shootings from an asian american woman

  

  also as an Asian woman. It feels like a brutal knife to the heart in a ... it more room and confidence to gnash its teeth loudly and openly. In a ... to stay safe, but the request felt empty. How could any of us ensure

  • by Rona W. '23
  • March 26, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faith Embracing uncertainty as the world changes around us

  

  wrong and how to rid me of this pain? My Mom entered the room with my ... was leaving my home, not headed to it. In four weeks I had developed an ... - in the doctor’s who had labored straight through Christmas to reach a

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Sport CPW cpw at senior haus

  

  Infinite and through Dorm Row, we managed to get every single hot dog eaten ... rare opportunity, the world outside of Senior Haus got to see how lovely ... you all come to MIT, and maybe even live in Senior Haus, too.

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 13, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  essay, go to 3.   3 How can you describe your essence in 250 words? 100 ... . Here are some essay tips to consider (in no particular order): Don ... had one paragraph dedicated to parks in the fall and one dedicated to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2020 Ring Delivery we got our brass rats!..time to drop out? (also many photos)

  

  event was so much fun! First everyone got in line to get their rings to ... would be me in a year. Well, this is that me ^^^ from left to right and ... to appreciate how Katherine is photobombing since she's not a sophomore

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 27, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Congratulations! You have been named… Time Magazine's Person of the Year!

  

  political parties are too busy hating each other to get it right more than ... again, were able to feel as if they were in control of their own ... this right now. In fact, those of you who are avid blog readers, writers

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 18, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  the art of trying new things exploring new clubs, making new friends, and doing the things i was afraid to do

  

  council so much and I wish we were in person so I could get to know them ... afraid to do in my freshman year. One of the bigger things I wanted to do ... low self-esteem and little to no experience in the content covered by

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Final Countdown

  

  stamped envelope to send their recommendation in, provide them with one ... mail day of the early action season, so I encourage you to get your ... applications. It's never good to put all your eggs in one (or even two or three

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2004