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• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  Mentoring Social! You were probably wondering how I was going to tie this in ... about to sit down to continue the studying I had started earlier in the ... set up camp in Baker House’s quiet study room. I love this room! It’s a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Desired things a youthful aside.

  

  later I discover it in a box under my bed. I don't remember putting it ... about my life here-- what I do and how I feel and what I learn. This is ... I just had the busiest, craziest summer of my life. I remember a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Free-est post! un-free schedule

  

  the CS/math majors I know are in this class, including a '14 down my ... not enough for you I have five sessions of job interviews in the next ... In the hassle of getting my life and graduation requirements together

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 28, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  The Abstract The adventure density has been high

  

  of Ecuador. Theories about why I was in Ecuador? Study ... kept a journal during my travels (I knew that otherwise I would never be ... I owe you an explanation for my absence (and you'll get WAY more

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  Jalapeño Bacon Mac and Cheese for the Homeless starting a campaign larger than myself

  

  If you read my last post, I've had a pretty hard October. However ... sharing similar stories helped me realize how we're all struggling. But more importantly, we're all here for each other. Well, I decided that regardless of

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 10, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  Above Ground now breathe

  

  next thing. The issue is, that I don't know how long this feeling is ... -ish blogs and living. I know in theory that this feeling is okay, it just is ... and final part to my previous blog. I spent last semester trying to

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 10, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Term 2006! Spring Term Oh Six starts today (music video included).

  

  if I had one of these, my morning would have been different. 9:30 AM ... in differential equations (this man is in his 70's I think). I ... Facebook. In a previous iteration of this entry, I promised a music video

  • by Bryan
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Parent’s Perspective (Guest Entry) A Parent's Perspective of MIT

  

  really fun stuff. I thought it would cramp Donald’s style if I showed ... looking at the link), so I was somewhat skeptical. But I am nothing if not supportive of my children’s right to choose, so I bought him a “

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Residential Life

  meet the simmons elevators! aka me thinking wayyy too much about elevators

  

  I’m in one, I have no choice but to ponder the machine surrounding me ... in mechanical box form and if she was a real person I think our ... Things always seem to come in threes. The Three Musketeers. The Holy

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 12, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of School Fall term classes began today at MIT.

  

  . For the Class of 2011, these are their very first MIT classes. I only vaguely remember my first day of classes at MIT back in the Fall of 1996. I ... for whatever else MIT would throw at me. I like that MIT doesn't just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  summer’s end

  

  this is the first time i've spent a summer at mit as a UROP student. in that time i have: started cooking again filled out more stamp cards than i can count at the laverdes sandwich shop walked to harvard

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Announcements

  Our 2019-20 Application Essay Questions

  

  ) I want to quote Mikey from his post announcing these prompts in the past: People often ask me, "How do I stand out in an essay?" or something ... begin thinking and planning in advance, which I respect and value (one of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 16, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bringing Down the (Lottery) House Like the movie '21,' but with scratch tickets.

  

  to more practical concerns. "Once I worked out how much money I could ... own consulting company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. One day, the story ... a gift, and started thinking about how the algorithm behind the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Flavor of Love As a wise woman once said, "Free is my favorite flavor."

  

  DID YOU KNOW? If I had been born a girl, my father would have wanted ... lab after the career fair, but I saw a poster in Lobby 7 that said ... blood, and to be honest I would have done that too if I didn't have

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 21, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT if I am not selected as a QuestBridge Finalist?

  If you applied for the QuestBridge Match but were not selected as a Finalist, you are still welcome to apply to MIT through our Regular Action cycle using our application…
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Last Blog: Introducing My Successor I started "The Humanitarian Blog" to spotlight the amazing work that MIT students are doing…

  

  democratization and governance in China. Given that I'm a twig, it never ceases to ... individuals whom I've met. She's a rock star in Course 11, a fluent Spanish ... It's been nearly three months since I graduated MIT. With the

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are we going?

  

  than I've seen run for any position in East Campus. We talked about ... generations of students. As someone active in student government, I spend a lot ... beyond their own time here. Of course, as I indicated previously (and in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Take Off Gate '21 Calling for Departure

  

  would like to remind you to treat the psets with great care. In the event ... It’s been two weeks since I’ve been on campus. Two weeks since I left behind my home in Texas to make a new one here. In these past fourteen days

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week Robot and sports and owls, oh my

  

  am on Tuesday morning I was having trouble keeping my eyes open in lab ... … and promptly fell asleep in the process of setting my alarm.  When I ... finish our code in time.  I had been in lab ten hours already, and there

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  winter things a sampling of IAP plans around campus

  

  . ’25: My IAP is split in half: I was at home before January 14th, and on ... my IAP, I took a class called "Spanish Incubator" that takes place in ... flamenco workshop (ole!) and eating the best patatas bravas in Madrid :)  I

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 5, 2023