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• Blog / Challenges

  synthesis on changing my mind

  

  interest in during college, it’s a bit laughable how many areas i explored and how irrelevant many of them are to what i currently do. in ... rejoin even when their peers would be happy to have them back in my

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 12, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  , but I would discourage you from choosing your college ONLY by the amount ... questions like, "Do I want to be in community with lots of other high achieving students or do I want to be in an environment where more students

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Can You Save the World’s Oceans? Who, me? Yes, you.

  

  are you going to get the legislators in Washington DC to care? How are ... within my lifetime (in 2050), this is something that I need to care about ... the eggs and each egg reached maturity, it would take only three years

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 8, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Every August a million small moments

  

  'm respectfully crufting in the background. But every August - when I start hearing the construction at East Campus, when I start seeing more people on the ... the first snow. I remember people explaining how frostbite works. I

  • by Piper '13
  • August 30, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Parent’s Guide to CPW ...it's not just for Prefrosh!!

  

  weekend has in store for that set of guests. But before I do that here are ... check in occasionally so I'd suggest you pick an event where you can meet ... ago. A great place to find a parent to talk to would be in the Parent

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 6, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MFA Boston A trip to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts

  

  . Look at the good weather, even in November! I wonder how long this will ... companies in America, William I. Koch is an international businessman ... , and antiques in the United States.' " 'Things I Love' features choice

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures of a Prefrosh: My ‘Year On’ ...and why you should listen to Matt McGann. [by Vicky Thomas '12]

  one of the best decisions I've made in a while. Before I dive into what ... -by-play of my year so far. After I graduated from high school in June '07, I ... out in Alameda, CA, I worked for and with some of the smartest people I

  • by mitblogs
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  (Q & A)^n

  

  returns come in. I had many election-watching options to choose from ... , I hopped in a Zipcar and went out to the suburbs to a party at the ... that it would be a place where my interests in politics and government

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 3, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reading, Thinking and Igniting Innovation Rational optimism about MIT and the future

  

  knowledge gained in 8.02 (Physics II-- Electricity and Magnetism), I would ... hike. I was in a strange mood. I`m a student at one of the most innovative and progressive universities in the world and I always have loved

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 5, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I chose my classes A graduating senior's perspective; results may vary

  

  this class? Will I thrive in the class? As much as I would love to be ... undergrad/grad offering. For example, here’s how I would read a random course ... taking. In order, they are: Will I thrive in this class if I took it

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  how to become a morning person a matter of willpower

  

  me whether I was a morning person or a night owl in high school, I ... 's when I'm most productive," high school me would've told you. That wasn't necessarily the case, though. I spent most of high school in a vicious cycle of

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 12, 2020
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  the summer before senior year you've changed...

  

  seniors in high school. I am now a rising senior in college. It's crazy how ... songs. I learned 3 things. The Girl described in "Girl All the Bad Guys ... school and growing up, I thought I should write a bit about how different

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 9, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Spending the F.A.T. with Arthur Ganson A missed opportunity to build kinetic sculptures with artist Arthur Ganson.

  

  ://www.ebaumsworld.com/tags/arthur-ganson/. His website has a lot of great pictures as well. I’d encourage all of ... News flash: Thanksgiving vacation is over. I spent my three days at ... . At the time, I knew that two actions were notably absent from my list

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to “Teach” Leadership Please find the probability that Shakespeare diffuses into my GEL classes given that my schedule…

  

  the “p-set zone,” it helps us think in different ways than we would in ... last thing I want after a week of lectures is a lecture on “how to be a ... these classes is that, while I gain the engineering skills in my Chemical

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 8,9,10,11,12: PA, NJ, and Home! Part 5 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  't already. Yum. Tuesday I woke up and drove to East Brunswick HS in NJ to ... Finally back in the office! When we last left off, I'd just finished ... day, which was neat for me because I was actually born in Philly. My

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2005
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  New Major in Climate System Science and Engineering

  

  —  in this topic, I wanted to make a quick blog post letting everyone know ... Science and Engineering. According to its website: Climate change is the ... institutional behavior. Many of the best jobs held by leaders in the field, will

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  January Questions Omnibus 1 Some questions answered.

  

  . ------------------------------------- Anon wrote, "i just wanted to ask: how would you compare the admission ... 't circle any, but in the titles put how many years I've been practicing the ... personal invention, but I could not send anything by the website so I would

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Bad Ideas Month word of the day is oops!!

  

  Ideas IAP started off just how I imagined. In the first week, I practiced ... Ideas Weekend was my calling. I sent in two event proposals, and thought ... wood, or even how to use any power tools whatsoever, I was confident that

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 3, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  girls just wanna have fun when u gonna live ur life right?

  

  websites and I want to learn how to make apps. But...that's really it. I ... reminded me of how much I love media, but I don't really know what that would ... creation and lead the team in very cool directions. But I don't know how? Or

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 24, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures in Camberville

  

  'd had the money, I would have taken a cab, but the three dollars in my ... student at Caltech) was in town and going to be there. I like Anna, and with her being in Pasadena, I don't get to see her that often, so I figured I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 15, 2006