Search

Search Results

• 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 / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Write an Original Song (ex?)-emo kid gone rogue

  

  ="768"] When did you get a sliver of the moon in your eyes/And how'd you ... pink/I want you to see me in a crowd[/caption] 4. And you hate it now ... ’s what your thinking. So yeah, that was how I wrote this song! It took me

  • by Powers '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Week 1 ...of Year 2.

  

  Here’s how things have been going lately: I run a lot, I eat too much ... night in Hong Kong, I leaned over the balcony in the common room and watched reflected light dance in the ocean. I was trying to catch the

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 14, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  In which I show no restraint whatsoever But don't worry, you'll all probably benefit from it (unless, you know, you don't).

  

  On Sunday, I moved out of Senior Haus for the first time in two years ... at home ever since. I've been in my house for what I think is going on ... comfortable, is really not necessary for your bed. In fact, I fear that it may

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 11, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Which I Get Schooled By My Professor This video does not contain an improvised song, but it does contain Peter Reddien.

  

  on genetic silencing. And yes, in case you were wondering, I thought ... came after I turned my camera off. See, a lot of you are probably in the ... , so they miss out on how fun learning is.” Schooled by P. Reddien. I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule 2: Electric Boogaloo the one rule you should not break (take it from me, kids)

  

  team bonding events because I would stay in my partner's room most of the ... later, in an ironic (and quite sad) twist of fate, I broke the November ... . although I had no relationship experience, or life experience in general, pea

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 23, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  soulsearching / naubos na in which i ramble about purpose

  

  how privileged I am. It would make me feel guilty, in a sense, to be ... major in? How will that tie in to what I want to do in the future? And ... think about how I got these preferences in the first place, I realize that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 22, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CP* restored my faith in the universe i read...My Immortal...with prefrosh

  

  the most fun I've had in literal weeks. I'm so grateful that I've had ... !!!! I love talking to everyone and sharing in their enthusiasm so! much ... yunglings is 10/10 would recommend When there were no more questions, I just

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Polymer Police Using spectroscopy to prove my mom wrong (except she was right and I was actually…

  

  , telling me how happy all her friends would be when she gave them these “100 ... [/annotation]. I couldn’t possibly do that! Damaging the scarves in any way was out ... would be very sad if I burned her merchandise. I also didn’t want to cause

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  fun in the fall and I’m grateful for the stress relief you provided. The ... numbers in the superscript like they do in those fancy publications, but I ... . ***: I would not recommend supergluing objects to your fingers

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  life lessons from my internship career choices moving forward

  

  or political science so I have no idea how complicated it would be for ... highest out of all my offers, plus it was in the Cambridge, MA area so I ... mean is, if I weigh compensation as a heavy factor in choosing what to do

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  my final draft) In spirit, not much has changed since I wrote that ... "I've always been a knowledge junkie; facts are my hit, and Wikipedia is my dealer." (I was looking through my old computer files and found

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  No Ceilings next steps

  

  shaped by MIT). But I would've taken the next step. I am now in my final ... :  (metaphorical) There are no ceilings. When I was in high school, I knew (in some ... for me, regardless of where I ended up. In hindsight this was true, and

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 12, 2024
• Blog / Events

  2024 ring premiere! amogus??

  

  back row and settled in. I saw people wearing matching bucket hats ... the class photo, I don't think my mind ever conceptualized how many ... Ring Delivery. But in the meantime, it's crazy to think that I'm almost

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 13, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  What should I be doing now? Tips for regular and early applicants.

  

  this, check out the Financial Aid website and also Daniel's blog. I hope ... for your interviewer (Educational Counselor) on the MyMIT website. [If ... interested in playing on a varsity sports team at MIT, please contact the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  self-assessment, re: playwriting notes on taking playwrights' workshop this semester

  

  no other. In high school I became interested instead in poetry; not ... meaning in the everyday arcs of human experience. But still, I struggled. I ... way. In particular, I found myself wanting to say big things

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  novelty the closest thing to time travel

  

  i am in the tenth week of my summer job and i can remember how the ... presuming how my life will go and for giving me unactionable advice, i think ... accelerate the passing of time? i am in a headspace where i cannot fathom why

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • August 5, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains, Voltaire’s Son, and Other MIT Things Notes from the Start of Junior Year

  

  ’m already in love with and in a place I’m so proud to call home. (Alexa J. ‘20 ... -registration sometime soon. For probably the first time ever in blog history, I can give ... confident in its future with Fukuzawa Yukichi's son "at the cash-box” (i.e. as

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  conversations with friends so many different ways to feel lost

  

  right now” and instead thought about how much i would enjoy what the ... smth new or smth new in europe idfk r: well it’s still early i would ... feel to be back in the city m: kinda weird it's nice because i love nyc

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 21, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  i am overwhelmed. what happens when a pandemic, recession, racial reckoning and recruitment season join forces?

  

  in line. I honestly didn’t think I would get through those two days. I ... would be inevitable if I dwelled too much on her story. In that moment ... classes are actually really interesting. I never thought I would enjoy 6

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 29, 2020