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• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  changed in life. For example, I realized how little I know and how uncertain ... , I thought I knew how to handle life. In fact, I had a clear vision in ... is in the world and how little I can access in a lifetime, let alone

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 28, 2018
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  What happens if I’m not selected as a Match?

  send you an email in early December asking you how you would like to ... All QuestBridge College Match results are announced in early December ... be matched with a non-binding school (MIT). In this case, you may
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three patterns from the pattern language of my life

  

  , and how the ceremony is done. I graduated in Killian Court in 2016. I ... newborn.  In the 3,000 days, I moved to Washington, D.C. (for a fellowship ... heat pumps.  In the three weeks, I have mostly just snuggled and fed and

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  you & i will always be back then time is an illusion that helps things make sense

  

  of the most lovable characters. I realized how hastily I would make ... shows like Adventure Time, I'm learning how to deal with change in healthy ... me. I started watching it with my high school boyfriend in junior year

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 25, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SONIC JUBILANCE A day at the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building at MIT

  

  -century, Liepmann would put in motion a thriving music program at MIT, supported by ... remarkable acoustics in the space I could hear every detail of each performer with striking clarity. After the first piece in the jazz set, I snuck

  • by Jeremy W.
  • February 22, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that are awesome being published, D-lab, and MISTI. Also cookies. But there are no cookies in this entry.

  

  . This is sort of weird because...well, I don't have much interest in going ... , they were amazed. I guess they never would have thought of that. =) Anyway, the point is, I know it's awesome...but in my world, still less

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  have no real interest in MIT from applying (the ones who do not wish to attend but just want to see if they can get in). How do I know if I should ... Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. As a matter

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  I'm studying abroad next semester at ETH Zurich in Switzerland! (Or ... friends and I had considered taking part in the Cambridge-MIT Exchange for ... years, but this would be the first time through Course 6.   How it

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hitting Rewind on 2013 a summary of posts I never ended up writing from IAP till now

  

  finally read the last book in the Eragon series! Yeah...I haven't really ... semester had begun. Soooo....my semester....is.....AWESOME. For How I Met ... 'll get to do things at MIT/in Boston that I've wanted to do forever - like

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Grace Hopper a celebration of women in computing

  

  amazing people, and remember that I wasn't alone in this very male ... 'm kinda old.  I graduated 1.5 years ago, and originally applied to MIT in ... in their workplace to stand up and be recognized. I was really

  • by Piper '13
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  rules that be. In particular, I wonder who created them, how they are ... . Like, I could see how it had hurt others, but it would be different for ... about how, in my sophomore year after breaking the Rule, I was hyper

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Updates exciting, exciting!

  

  First: Hello! Long time, no talk. I feel like each of my entries this year has started off in the same way: "I'm so sorry for having ... in the months to come! ___ That's it for now! I have a couple other

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 17, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  many thoughts head full

  

  of it and the power rests in my hands. On days where I had my 10am 8.01L lecture, I would wake up at a crisp 8:30AM, wash up, eat some ... 't starve to death this IAP. Once it hit 11am, I would walk to the MIT

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  I came, I saw, I stirfried Foray into non-ramen cooking

  

  share, and that is how I managed to feed myself for three months. You see, this immediately ties into how I'm going to feed myself for the next three months. I've lived in Burton Conner since freshman year. BC

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 7, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  a farewell to my phone which hurled itself repeatedly into the icy arms of death

  

  -of-the-line when I bought it in 2020, but the powers that be had rendered it just about ancient in terms of repairs. The first shop I went to didn’t have a ... that would have wifi. I walked there, checked online with a few other

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 14, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I failed an exam last week and it will be okay

  

  the five stages of grief: i. denial in which I wake up, horrified ... a notoriously difficult exam in a fraction of the time ii. anger I ... excelling at math. I'm mad at MIT: I'm taking 102 units in an attempt to start

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  your applications, I know how much energy and care you put into them. For ... staff, I want to say thank you for your interest in MIT, and for sharing ... your applications brought back some memories for me. When I was in high

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Playing Doctor… Are people REALLY impressed by big words? You be the judge.

  

  Almost forgot... In all the laziness surrounding my vacation, I ... Thursday for all of IAP in a classroom. As long as I pass all of the tests ... semester. If I take the national registry exam, I will also be certified in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer doing all the things

  

  and for all. For the last several summers, I’ve floundered in a soup of confusion and unease when it comes to my future. I taught in New Zealand and ... , the leaves would redden and fall, and I’d slide back into the immediacy

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 6, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  sundays in the parks with friends a post title based on a musical based on a painting

  

  naïve assumption that I would be able to knock out this adventure in just ... of downtown Boston. I knew that this semester would be particularly tough though, and that I would struggle to get myself out of my room if I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 15, 2020