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• Blog / MIT Life

  Healthy reflections… I never know what to write here.

  

  : Where did all the glorious IAP time go? This seems to be a popular ... mulberry trees in a little park-like setting right next to an industrial ... . Well - story of my life. At the turn of the new year, I posted a number

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 31, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  zero bandwidth it’s not burnout if you have to keep going

  

  hold closest to my heart, my self-described raison d'être, is “being a ... reason to motivate me to expend a little more emotional energy to make sure ... brace for impact and hope for the best. You have to fall with them a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 17, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  creative lockdown: low points of a virtual fall Part 2 of a fall semester recap

  

  energy it took to do all these things was always quite a bit. It didn ... times. Perhaps a habit I should try to tweak a bit. I was pushing myself ... November, I particularly struggled to find motivation. It's odd; a break from

  • by Waly N. '24
  • February 27, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Why We Blacked Out The Blogs and joined the SOPA strike

  

  are likely to cause a complaint, before any such complaint is received ... definition of copyright infringement to include hosting a single link to a site ... single link that goes to a site that someone accuses of copyright

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  a peek in a week of my summer trying to enjoy it while it lasts

  

  a week to do them. I just hate the feeling of finishing a pset and the ... is that they create a comfortable space to ask questions, which has ... Interphase together. It’s really comforting to have a familiar face, especially

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 30, 2020
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT EECS students travel the world

  

  : Based on a language model we use a context to improve Google Search Result ... variety of food, not too terribly crowded and close to a number of beautiful ... graduation from MIT, I would like to apply my skills abroad and have a global

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week MIT: It's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver.

  

  computing to practicing for the upcoming performance of A Midsummer Night ... with friends. The second reason it's a hard question to answer is ... you have to do in a week, and you sort of want to die inside. :) For

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Gravity Rides Everything We are gathered here today to allude to rapidly accelerating bouncy balls and The Moon…

  

  your parents what to expect over the next year. (She's visiting for a ... having a life will apply wherever you go to school next year - but you ... important: music, and how I listen to far too much of it. ...what?! I'm not

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Art? It's late, but not too late.

  

  and cheesecake. But most importantly, they had a chocolate fountain. I ... , he likes to set things on fire, and he once hooked a rather powerful ... I am done with finals and very excited about that; you may be able to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  IAP? No.. YOU’RE AP Possibly the worst title EVER. (Also, answers to your questions, but under the worst title…

  

  seems so important to have a good portfolio and everything. I don't live ... through in your essays and your interview. A really important thing to ... prodding, as long as he gets to bite back. Aside from class, there's a huge

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  avatar a weird metaphor for careers

  

  they feel the need to work on impactful research, and after a while they ... civilization you expect me to just work a chill tech/quant job and relax in my ... reservation i have against all arguments of this form i told all this to a

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  [Guest Post] The Southbound Train by Kylee C. '23

  

  euphoria as a southbound train. There ain’t nothing like slowing down to ride ... train, used to and, to some extent, continues to play an important role in ... country song to sell over a million copies, Vernon Dalhart’s version of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 10, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  't live without my fridge in Next. You might be able to get a used one, I ... , better to be thorough. 12. A bathroom caddy. Depending on you live, you'll probably have to store your bathroom stuff in your room or in a little cubby

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!! and also my major and also indecision

  

  great for me to care. Nonetheless, I did apply to some schools as a ... 't going to go pre-med or do a PhD, bioengineering felt more useful as a ... --take a subject with a name, learn a bunch of new operations and ways to do

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 20, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summer Decisions

  

  astronomy you're interested in. It's important to see how a different mentor ... summer started, I had planned to become a neurologist. I knew a lot about ... interests would make me a valuable addition to an undergraduate community

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  of a small town--one of the best places to live on this planet, really ... everything "right" to get into MIT or any top school. It's really important ... talents and interests. Let us get to know you as a three-dimensional person

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  ’re happy to help. Cheers, and see you in a month! Important P.S.: Let me ... compiled a packing list for students here, to be used with caution. Some ... campus. -- a swimsuit, if you wish to beat the required swim test and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  There’s No “I” in Team There's also no "Tennis" or "Senior Day", but that won't stop me from writing about…

  

  In just four short weeks, my time as a MIT freshman will draw to a ... ’s last home game of the year and, consequently, Senior Day, a day to ... team, I’m happy to say that I’ve found the same thing here: a second

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  designed to be doable--and this is by no means a bad thing. It's important to ... ;   This is a really good question, because it forced me to think and ... cool, and also touches on a lot of the general reasons as to why MIT is

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  fun. the band, but also the form

  

  evening to Sunday afternoon, for an ESP retreat. It’s been a lot these past ... ’t keep friends, I keep acquainted I’m not a prophet, but I’m here to profit ... keeping long-lasting friendships really is important to me, why can’t I make

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2020