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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  This summer is the first summer I am participating in an internship ... would be respected as an adult’s--that is, that I would be trusted to work ... is what has happened. I have felt junior in experience, but not junior

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  The American Astronomical Society’s Winter Conference: 2013 Edition THIS IS SO EXCITING I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY

  

  of Mountains In The Continental United States, so I stopped a random ... . I had another project, though, which I didn't talk much about in ... playing with physics. I had the opportunity to present those results in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 15, 2013
• Blog / People & Identities

  H I C C U P S takeaways from a Bollywood film

  

  there’s a level of raw truth in that statement. A kind of truth that I ... environment, not the flower.” And while I’ve always found value in those words, I don’t entirely agree anymore. Our environments and experiences in

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 15, 2018
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] Down the River Sharon L. '21 talks Harvard and life paths

  

  difference. Sometimes, I wonder about how different my life would have been ... , and I think in the end that’s what would’ve been the strongest factor to ... -enrolling in a class, I did have the chance to take a class (D-Lab: Development

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 8, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Love Is Hard (A Sequel) wherein anon feels different from how he felt seven months ago

  

  am I looking for? What/who would make me happy? What do I want in a ... :) _,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,_ So last time I poured out all that I had in my brain regarding my ... felt like I was in love and similarly the many times that I was wrong

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 3, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  Advice I give others that I don’t follow myself (yet)

  

  chances, in the long run, that you’ll write something good. (As a corollary ... cliches, so take extra effort to remind yourself it’s true. In practice, it ... , because you’ll forget otherwise. In fact, just schedule time for things that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Visit to the Museum of Fine Arts There's nothing like a trip to the Museum of Fine Arts to make you realize…

  

  my interest in the arts, so I thought I would make the most of my day ... crashed in World War I, so he gave up that dream in favor of becoming an ... by his drawing, "Central European Time." I thought I would be able to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Drawing from Life "is that the boldest stroke you can make?"

  

  this "old" sketchbook, which I had started in 2019 (that's four years ago ... time I've drawn in this sketchbook. During life drawing sessions, a ... during the session. I often think about what my life would be like if I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 28, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Illusion Of Validity look inside your heart. you know it to be true.

  

  candidates. Would this produce a lesser class? The link in mihcal1's post ... foundation for much of the social science research I love best. In his article ... challenges, and then they would predict how well they would succeed at officer

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I AM THE MASTER!!! Is there really something that this many people can hate? Yes.

  

  conclusive proof that every geek in the world wants to be the master (I ... , rounds the corner from a hallway orthogonal to the one I'm in and sprints ... hall, and slams down into a couch next to Eric. I stand in the doorway

  • by Snively '11
  • March 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re Not Alone Even if you think you are.

  

  , how'd it go?" "I just found out we did our entire economic analysis ... other team member, Joe. I'm not sure why I was on the floor, or how I got ... was the ceiling. Then it hit me. I realized that this would make a good

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • October 17, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  up, down, and out some moments from the last month

  

  the summer, so that moving back to Next in the fall would be easy. I ... moment, though, I try to keep that analysis in the background and cherish ... the most efficient operations I have ever seen; you walk in, they look

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 5, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Cleaning A psychoanalysis of the recently deleted folder in my notes app

  

  how my luggage didn't arrive to Boston for four days. Then, I wrote ... far, I've deep cleaned my dorm room, put in necessary work orders for ... are there. Next we have "apple," and what I presume to be "apple" in

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • January 20, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  by the time you notice it’s too late anime, bloons, and piano

  

  . there’s one short scene i want to talk about in this post; it is probably ... ; let me give some more legitimate examples: i played piano briefly in ... i could sit in front of the piano, know where all the keys were

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • June 4, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  to have things sort of figured out in my mind, so I can say something ... , and in the last few months, I feel like I’ve lost my way more than I ... “sophomore slump” is a real thing. In general, I think everyone goes through

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  How do I apply to the Women’s Technology Program?

  WTP is a women-focused program aimed at empowering students from groups that are historically underrepresented in engineering by providing a ... in the summer after 11th grade.
• Blog / Events

  Snow(y) Day The kind of day when tea or cocoa helps in reading applications.

  

  go for a hot cup of cocoa, but I realize we don't have any in the house ... : "...It would be hard for me to choose which to attend, if I didn't have to ... applications for MIT. One word I would use to describe application reading is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  More on balance Some parameters for self-improvement

  

  lately been less than exemplary. In addition, on Sunday evening, I ate ... and a sundress. In less than 48 hours, I will be in Houston, both for ... should try to move in some direction. I wish I were more convincing, or

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In A brilliantly exciting recap of the last month.

  

  ... my bad. Meanwhile Mr. Prolific has logged 43 entries so far in 2007 - I ... 'll definitely have some openings in the fall and I'll post the application details ... -fed at every turn. Even though I lived in Berkeley and Oakland for over a

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  mid semester check-in all about my classes

  

  it is an algorithms class, I would enjoy it more than 6.009.  In the ... Workshop  After meeting with my advisor, we agreed that I would take three ... Listener. I registered full time for all four, half convinced I would drop

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • October 22, 2022