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• Blog / About Decisions

  A Few Words

  

  to be rejected, my mom would see it first. But still, I called. And told her how to log in. And listened to her read the letter. And proceeded to hyperventilate in disbelief and happiness. I've wondered before

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  instructions that I would need to follow in order to be sure I follow the best ... thinking.    In the past few months, I’ve found myself thinking about ... ’ve started to realize that I tend to trap myself in this view of the world

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Decisions mailed;

  

  helpful for you this year, no matter how things turn out for you. I can ... future. In fact, I received word today that I've been accepted as a presenter at a national admissions conference in the fall, where I'll try

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  New Things I’ve Tried mostly experimenting with some looks:)

  

  the weight. I would put my hair in a ponytail and place my hair on my ... . After a few days, the paint would flake a bit, so I don’t think I’m going ... to avoid this though. But I personally don't want to put in the work

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • January 9, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  A Part of Me or apart of me?

  

  with my posts until I deem it cringe"] Song:[/annotation] Voices in my ... reminding me how behind I am, or how ahead others are, especially when it comes to math. To some extent, I’ve learned how to quiet this voice: I

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 22, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Joint Post] Interviewing Two MIT Physics Heroes An Interview with Two MIT Physics Professors that are Departing from MIT.

  

  his University in Egypt where people would sing the songs he wrote. “I ... I got a postdoc here at MIT in physics education research,” he said ... . On the contrary, I would say the majority actually have some struggles

  • by Richard O. '28
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

  

  the questions above. I would get excited by a scientific breakthrough ... , I had worked in a scientific lab, so I knew that these mythical “ ... ways… Last July, I was sitting in front of my computer at work

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 13, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Years Through A Laptop Case a walk down memory lane

  

  stressed out- but all I can think about is how the finish line is really in ... couldn't be looking so far ahead. All I had in front of me was the present and all I could do was make sure that I was bringing my best in that

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 10, 2021
• Blog / Residential Life

  A man’s reach should exceed his grasp My roommate and I built a lofty heaven!

  

  floor and not the fifth). In this case, I actually did know how to do ... backstory is that in EC, the singles are big and the doubles are small. (I ... had seen so many other people do. I don't know if this is common in

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 23, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Look as good you will not Some summer reading for the nerds out there. Which means all of you.

  

  a comics shop in Boston. In my daily perusal of Wikipedia I came ... , hopefully it's not just some well-known internet hoax that I've been taken in by, like Bonsai Kittens. But I really can't imagine why somebody would

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  flowers of fire and light making art with printed circuit boards!

  

  "antispin." In other words, if your arm is moving clockwise, your wrist would ... I'm using. Here we also specify how each component is connected to ... . I'm hoping that Kicad would already have all the footprints for the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 16, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  The View is Worth It but you have to make the climb yourself to find out

  

  appreciated the actual view in front of my eyes, just because how shitty I felt ... ...shh[/caption] These numbers are mostly based off of how confident I am in myself. I ... :("]few[/annotation] glaciers left in the park. All the blog posts I read

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 7, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  On Mens et Manus The realizations one has whilst building improvised flotation devices.

  

  “hands-on”. Before I got here I would've listed, off the top of my head ... they did, and so I recounted my experiences learning how to cook and bake, and gardening as a child, and why I loved both and how they’d shaped me

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 14, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Starting over sucks but sometimes you have to do it

  

  effort I put in to make a change. How long can I hope that this time ... 's how it's been for me in the past. I have to accept that there are some ... I competed in a lot of robotics competitions throughout high school

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 16, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions

  

  In yesterday's entry, I wrote, "With 5 days [now 4 days] until the ... about the MIT workload. I'm sure I could get it done, but would it be at ... academics like I am. thus, i don't really think I will fit in to a 'nerd

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2005
• Blog / Events

  hero’s journey with a splash teaching for ESP

  

  browsing email in search of free food when I came across Splash, a program ... pressure, I began to ideate. I considered teaching “how to make ... Hobbiton, Harry Potter entering Diagon Alley. I would have descended into

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 2, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  ). I would recommend sending us a note to this email address in mid ... very interested in attending MIT. What should I do if I hope to be ... I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / People & Identities

  Vicennial wikipedia says this means 20th

  

  runs in high school and thinking about what I would blog. I don ... in a couple days, after this eight-week vacation. For now I’m wandering ... trees. One year ago I was in Venice, fairly certain this virus everyone

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 9, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Far and Away I was going to get philosophical, but then I thought about Hugh Jackman.

  

  inappropriate, because I saw it in Harrisburg and not at MIT. Also, my 8 ... mutant army to Alcatraz. 5. I am in love with Ian McKellen, and my favorite ... other way around. 7. Also, for all the hype, I think that Angel was in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing an essay using thumb tacks and arousing the suspicions of a snarky Nobel laureate

  

  ." How embarrassing. Anyway, I spent about an hour more taking notes in ... Looking For A Good Fantasy." I stood in that entrance hall for a solid ... how quickly my essay came together after I put all the chunks up there

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 5, 2012