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• Blog / Athletics

  self-destruction my entirely self-inflicted problems

  

  , and i would have this dull tension in my abdomen that would persist for ... we sometimes joke about how, despite being extremely unathletic, i ... like something that would help here and i wasn’t doing enough before

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 27, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: And That’s A Wrap! tracing back three months

  

  . Whenever I published a blog post, I would check it every single day. I would ... content with it. I constantly monitored the comments. How many people were ... others underscored many aspects I had not considered. How do I make the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 7, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston Fun Tons of Boston fun, with a dash of Cambridge, too.

  

  , so I've been spending a lot of time wandering through Boston. Everything below is within walking distance of MIT -- and I'm not one of those "I would walk 500 miles" people. Check out places I've visited: (note

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  faith in the future

  

  I don't even know myself at all I thought I would be happy but now ... read it, maybe it would've helped me figure things out. But, yes, I am ... 't because saying that would simply just not be true. I'm not ready. I need to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Out I attempt to top Emo Walt Whitman, even though I'm only taking a brief reprieve…

  

  then I would have just looked like a dumb freshman who wished her ... nothing about where I came from or who I became here. It omits how I met ... admissions blogs before I even knew I would be here, or the headache I got from

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 27, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  [guest post] hindsight in 2020 — about life after mit rejections, situated knowledges, and ultimately getting closer to the asymptote…

  

  , thoughtful, busy, creative. i would find a community while learning how to ... would switch my major from [annotation note='i mean, how much thought had ... these wants. after four years, i wouldn’t want anymore. i would be content

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Only Answer I Have "Just a couple of sentences."

  

  prepared for the haters, but I let it go. No matter how good and honest one ... said in one of my comments in the last thread, I wish people would stop ... I think you guys set a record for ben.mitblogs.com - 353 comments in

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Picked My First Apple apples, part 1

  

  undergraduates living in the dorms. I went on that trip for the first time today, and now I have enough apples that it would be wasteful for me not to eat apple-based meals for the next few days... or weeks. While I enjoy both

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 16, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SEEING WAITRESS TWICE (sorry in advance for the obnoxious amount of CAPS)

  

  WOULD BE LYING IF WE SAID WE WEREN'T TRYING TO GET STUDENT RUSH TICKETS ... before the show was starting! That’s exactly how much earlier we came to ... booth person how much were regular priced tickets, just to seem like we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  and moaned about how terrifying it would be. He agreed that yes, it ... accompanist, who beamed at me, and I thought: "I wonder what they would do if I ... , if that would make me more comfortable. I started over, so terrified my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  23andme happy new year

  

  and like, if I had Greg's attitude of "it's hard for me to see how I could improve", that would probably not bode well for my future. I don ... about what I'm eating and how much I'm exercising. Maybe instead of

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  how to talk to people... or into microphones..."), or would they see ... only reinforces the fact that no matter how seventeen I am, the rest of ... happens next, but that would just spoil the surprise. Also, I don't know

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Under Water catch your breath

  

  about how I was doing fun things to keep my mind off of finals and having ... everyone emphasized the fact that MIT would still be here when I came back ... , I was a little bit scared of what would come next. If I would be able

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Open-Ended Question Why I chose MIT ... twice

  

  finally, a sorry to those of you who thought I would be taller or more buff ... I thought it would be appropriate to talk about why it was I chose MIT ... of my life at this place. I LOVE IT. So why would anyone want to come

  • by Bryan
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Turn around and pretend it wasn’t you Words of Wisdom

  

  published some instructions I made on how to build a loft. ANFSCD This last ... figured it would be inappropriate to ask for it back. Now I'm mostly all ... I am happy to report several things: 1) I no longer have swine flu 2

  • by Snively '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  hello, again it me

  

  consumed and analyzed fiction I would never have picked out for myself ... --very much reading and writing, which I would like to change eventually, but I ... in past years I would take on lots of scheduled tasks even over IAP and

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 23, 2017
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: It’s Coming Home (by it, I mean me) guest post by Rukia. H '21

  

  would be France. I remember waking up at 3 AM to watch them churn out an ... least it would have been, had I been at any other school. As spring ... I had nothing to do and how it was such a waste of time. Now one day

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Jigsaw Puzzle of Opinions Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  understanding of how my Ethiopian and American roots played a part. For example, I ... any ties to the other side. It was so bad that I would leave a movie ... would go find reasons why my original opinion was invalid. I found it so

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • March 25, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  friendful life recently

  

  elementary school as "filled with friends." i think that's how my life can be ... night in my early years here. i treat myself like i would an old friend. i ... amazed by how well i'm able to bounce back and keep facing forward rather

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT’s COVID-19 precautions and their impact on admissions relevant news and next steps (updated 4/14); new blog posts below 👇🏼

  

  , has a separate policy requiring you to take the exams, we would ask you ... updates from us! April 3rd, 2020 Prospective students In our last update, I ... , extracurricular activities, and so on. I'm writing to reaffirm that, consistent with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 6, 2020