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• Blog / Academics & Research

  hell. handling the hardest semester at MIT, virtually

  

  work. I couldn't help but wonder how I would've fared if the chaos had ... that I haven't yet found a rhythm that works for me in terms of finishing ... . I also haven't yet figured out how to finish all my psets on time; my

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 9, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  abroad or take internships in a foreign country. I might be getting an internship in Spain this summer, and I am super psyched. (I still have to send in my resume, and I haven't thought as far ahead as next week, let

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is This All? how do i live without regret?

  

  ? How much of a role does money really play in my life? I've been ... Scott and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, I feel a discernible ache in my chest ... performing. I loved the idea of entertaining other people in any form or shape

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 3, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Parting Remarks Part II: The Blogger Bio That Was I just graduated!

  

  would write some snappy lines about how my bio no longer captures how I ... The original premise for this blog post was that I would dissect the bio/about section of my blogger profile, which I wrote in either August

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 30, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  head above the water (intro post) an inner dialogue about my first month of classes

  

  When I tried practicing for the swim test, I realized how long it had ... further until I was eventually in the deep end. When I jumped in, I remember ... forth underneath me while I tried to propel myself up. Keep in mind that

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 9, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  I'm going through my in-box today, taking care of some long ... , and I decided to wait until now instead of posting it in June - this ... professors that I have something to offer... when in fact I'm not sure I have

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Robo-CJ writes a college app do neural nets dream of electric essays?

  

  . If I went to MIT, I would have a job in the fall, and I don't. But I ... problem, they wouldnt believe me These all sounds like things I would say. In fact, I had to look at my blog posts to check that I’ve never

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 28, 2019
• Blog / How to MIT

  THAT’S RIGHT! AP scores and computing at MIT, these are a few of my favorite things...

  

  ...haha) I came home to find the envelope waiting for me in the front hallway ... 'm just excited to see how I did on these tests, even though I know I didn ... absolutely NO IDEA how this happened. I think somebody made a mistake. *grin* I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  decision. I would really encourage all of you to ask lots of questions this ... responses. I would also encourage you to explore all the dormitories and as ... bed. Some students have futons in their rooms you can sleep in. I am in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Take Me *Home* to the Ballgame By Claire S. '25

  

  Of all the things to happen in college, I never expected baseball to ... I grew up in. But it actually wasn’t until I left Missouri for college ... from home. Thankfully, over time I learned how to manage the homesickness

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  22 Hiatus Adventures stories from my time away and my first semester back!

  

  , privacy, and autonomy than I ever would have had living in a dorm. However ... how they think I’ve changed over the last year and a half. I think I ... . I lived on a Christmas tree farm in Lawrenceville, NJ! For a few

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Long weekend It was a looooong weekend.

  

  So this weekend was a long weekend, in honor of Columbus Day and also in honor of student exhaustion, and therefore I would like to write a ... how small. And let me tell you what, this weekend was just what I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Let’s Take a Walk until orientation!

  

  ! I'm scared to sit in this house just because I know what's been in ... two things. Thing number one: Prefrosh had been there. How could I tell ... would have been the kind of math that causes a ringing in your ears and

  • by Snively '11
  • August 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 4

  

  would be admitted in the transfer process, but I personally know folks who ... .. but it all depends on how i perform next weekend." Good luck with the ... wondering what actually goes on during it? In other words, what am I missing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 25, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Time For Art [by Ashley Nash '11] If you don't have much or any experience with art, MIT…

  

  [by Ashley Nash '11] Before I got to MIT, in all of my classes, there ... opportunities in classes and in clubs. I am taking SP.747-Creative Imaging, a ... assignment was to bring in photos and talk about why we liked/disliked them. I

  • by ARTalk
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  A Three-part IAP sababa* in more than one way

  

  . Normally I would say that sounds like a really bad idea, but it hasn’t turned out to be so bad, and I had a good reason: I was in Israel. Going to ... in admissions (‘twas the season) and doing whatever my heart desired. I

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 17, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Tour of an MIT student’s notebook my brain is a mess so my pages have everything

  

  second was a multipurpose notebook that I handcrafted and bound in 8th ... , how much sleep I’ve gotten the previous night, and how nice the ink pen ... little funny in hindsight how crass some of them turned out to be (usually

  • by Anika H. '26
  • July 8, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  ). I would recommend sending us a note (no more than a page in length) to ... all of the waitlisted students again in May, when we know how many ... very interested in attending MIT. What should I do if I hope to be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  that you may find useful. At least in the beginning, I'll focus on ... process. (You guys know how I feel about the thousands of vendors who ... always have a really cool card in the hole. I.e., a theoretical

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferring Thoughts before 12/14 12:14pm to after 3/14 1:59pm

  

  school"]was willing to bet my right kidney[/annotation] I would not get in ... was during this time, I noticed a difference in how I viewed MIT. This ... thought I would be calm and chill, but that wasn't really the case. In the

  • by Waly N. '24
  • December 18, 2020