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  In Prison Literally

  

  , I went against my instincts and proceeded toward the signs. I would later find out I had headed in the wrong direction. An hour later, I would ... At 12:20pm, on December 4, 2013, Wednesday,  I had absolutely no idea

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  think about all the things I would miss about my old job but now those ... Last week I started working at the MIT Alumni Association. It was difficult to leave my job in admissions since I have really enjoyed working

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Engineering Poetry we do that.

  

  is going by for me, I don’t know what would. Since then, I’ve been ... sneakers snap and no umbrella or plastic bag! How ever would you go back to ... The last post I made was about my summer, and I haven’t even written

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 365 Days 8,760 hours of work, sleep, and play

  

  , where I would get most of my meals from networking events with free food ... and the school of life. But I never stopped moving forward. That's how ... When I was a kid, I always imagined my future as a certain genius

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  capabilities. If you're new to how MIT shows off your grades, then I should tell ... that this time around, the problems I'd have to solve would involve ... . So, midway through the semester, I would drop reading questions

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Emily Levesque- How megastars evolve Emily spent the summer of 2004 conducting astronomy research at the Kitt Peak National Observatory…

  

  I have always been proud of the fact that there is a star and a minor ... impressive) bearing my name. I frequently exploit this factoid to arouse ... theory and observation and also to improve the understanding of how these

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  101 Things About Tokyo (Pt. 2) I better get this up before I forget.

  

  I saw. 60. Want to know how to say "Yes, We Can" in Japanese? It has ... Sooo, I'm back in Boston. And, to be really honest, I miss Japan a lot. Boston is cold, gloomy, and (maybe because I'm just lazy) school

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 5, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Black Lives Matter until they don't.

  

  “black” got more weight and I wasn’t quite sure how to deal with it. Mostly ... FUCK YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT.” But it would never be enough to type it. I ... think of Philando Castille, and I’m going to wonder how all lives matter

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Things That Are Awesome (And have been keeping me from writing recently -- Sorry!)

  

  Numbers 1: MEnging I graduated in June, but I'm not gone yet! Due to ... Science) at MIT, I am able to stay on to complete a Master's Degree. The M ... two degrees were completed sequentially, they would generally take a

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Kick to the limit! The Korean Flying Tigers! What could possibly sound more exciting than that?

  

  how seamlessly I incorporate these links? I am a blogging genius. Anyway ... the Korean Flying Tigers, and since half of my floor is in the club, I decided to head down to the athletic center to check it out. I happened to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 19, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  would like us to call you—preferred first name. Preferred first name is
• Blog / Admissions

  Never Mind The Score Insights from the National Poetry Slam - for both MIT students and hopefuls

  

  . I thought it would be better to hone my intelligence in one or two fields that I know I would love and pour my efforts into, rather than ... can tell these aren't my photos because of how awesome they look. Full

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  welding spiels metal hot glue gun go brrr

  

  's where I learned how to 3D print, lasercut, weld, and fiddle with ... myself a maker until I've learned how to operate heavy machinery? I feel ... to the technique. I learned how to weld about two years ago to make

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 9, 2024
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does my school submit recommendation letters and transcripts?

  the form, recommenders can indicate if they would like to submit their
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…

  

  and debugging code. Most importantly, I’ve realized how easy it is to ... cliff and learning how to fly. When I decided this year to build an autonomous subteam, I realized a lot of it was thinking about how in class we

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Collective Apprehension Seems like my last entry freaked everyone out. No worries guys! You can do it!…

  

  something. I didn't bring my camera, but only because I knew Bryan would be ... crazy, but then you know more math than I do... How long do they ... day, what have I learned? NOTHING. I've "learned" how to do odd things

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall 2024 🍂 aka, things settle down.

  

  associate advisor! I learned that despite how incredibly cool “astrophysics” sounded to me and how much I loved Physics 1 / Mechanics, astrophysics might ... in freshman year. I had learned how much commitment was “too much,” so

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 21, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  2.009: the product engineering process the best class at mit

  

  show how important being on the same page would be for our team. Not ... semester would be fraught with drama? I was already getting the sense that ... thinking, How in the world did they make that in a semester? Now I know

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  90-something days of summer (Part 1) MIT people around the world

  

  ’s how I got to know her!! Since the first time I talked to her, I have ... . _____________________________________________________________________________________________ The second person I would love for you all to meet is Qing Li, Class of ... swimmers to find out what I should expect from the swim and how to define the

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

  is one that I've learned more and more throughout my time here at MIT ... , that last half of the sentence was difficult to type given that I ... class alone, but if I'm honest with myself it's still true). I've learned

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011