Search

Search Results

• Blog / Classes

  IAP thoughts two weeks late, but with an illustration!

  

  had overcommitted myself, a little bit, and yet I went through with it ... ’s cold. And we’re in a pandemic. As for cleaning my room… the class and ... love about physics wrapped up and tied with a ribbon. I also really

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 15, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a major road to trouble exploring interests as a baby beaver

  

  school, I realized that you couldn’t just major in medicine, and for a ... and interests, my passions for them surpassed that of Course 10. In a ... counting ballots. And with that, a sweet end to my college roadmap. If only

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 23, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  , remembering that I (and that we all) have the capacity for both bravery and joy ... decisions back…” Cue mildly awkward look and maybe a halfharted, "Oh, that ... here) that I, the derpy high schooler with decent grades and a low math

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  in search of a reset day just out of reach

  

  meeting for science bowl, needed to start a pset due thursday, and also set ... note="fun fact this phrase is a minced version of for christ’s sake and ... for the first half of the summer had only one real “deadline”, and that

  • by Phi A. '21
  • September 20, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  My favorite room on MIT’s campus a personal room of requirement

  

  , reconnection to friends, and eagerness for a fresh academic term is a permeating ... do: REDESIGN AND PRINT POSTER (5 hours) 20.320 MATLAB question 3 (3 hours) design and order DNA primers for 15 complementation

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 24, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Reading Season Kickoff We are indeed looking for human beings in every sense, not just looking for numbers.

  

  looking for a batch of identical perfect climbers; we are looking for a ... is completely true: we are indeed looking for human beings in every sense, not just looking for numbers. As we say in our "Preparing For MIT

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / Events

  On Latin American Things Hablas español? Do you want to?

  

  , because I'm leaving for Mexico in a few hours and I have yet to pack and ... with a passion, and I speak Spanish at home. Though I can’t say I truly ... -Cultural Conference I attended with Laura was definitely a worthwhile experience and

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  count as a humanities or a science if it covers both human geography and ... , forgot to write the essay this time and wound up with a 300 on this section ... It's been a long time since my last Q&A post - sorry for the delay

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Primer trimestre del primer año Una historia de terror, diría… pero con un final feliz.

  

  a los alumnos de primer año a divertirse y a explorar la vida fuera de ... por sus notas. En consecuencia, a menudo ignoran sus trabajos y ... faltaba porque Física comenzaba a las 10 de la mañana y me quedaba hasta las

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 31, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to college, Kid. My first week at MIT.

  

  tried out (and enjoyed) the water slide. Armed with a megaphone, Harvey ... families. I shared a chicken and pasta meal with David, Greg, Ben, Lulu ... -eyed, eighteen-year-old baby boy was born. In his future lies a childhood, with all

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Complementary Post Canvas, balance, lanterns.

  

  , and sat by the Charles River with a group of forty-odd students for a ... good stretch: [1] [2]. 3) It's Saturday night, and there's a party ... club event and also for the co-op (a cooking rotation, basically) on my

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  a significant amount of sitting in coffee shops (rip) and studying for ... Where have I been? I haven't blogged since February 3. A lot has ... them. In the meantime, I did an Instagram Live for MIT Admissions with

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / Events

  The View From the Other Side of Hell If MIT is a 400-meter race, am I really at the beginning of the home…

  

  -n-tears work for my finals, left my dorm at 8:30 AM and returned at 3 AM daily ... night filled with pretty good food, and A LOT of dancing afterwards. The ... afternoon, when I hunkered down and started studying for my four finals this

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 24, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pie No, not pi.

  

  such, It's time for me to shift my writing a bit. You'll notice fewer and ... always enjoy a good laugh, March 15th was definitely not a laughing day for ... else was. I was thrilled for Aditi, Omar, Star (aka Tamara), Isshak and

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Right back where we started from You can call me Dr. Mollie.

  

  cortex of mice. (I wrote a review! And drew the pictures for it!) I ... , and then I’ll start looking for an academic faculty job. (If you ... first to graduate — I graduated with degrees in biology and brain and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 6, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  little over a month and attended classes for three weeks, but here are a ... ="Side note: Shoutout to my friends, advisor, and S3 for validating my concerns ... , and it was my first impression of what college life could truly look

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Blog Graveyard skeletons in my google docs

  

  the confines of my space and be outside. Equipped with a cloth mask and ... and realized just how much I had changed in a year. For so many months ... without actually doing it. I caved and bought a skateboard with money I

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • February 12, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  seattle (again) home and away

  

  there was a four-quarts-for-$3-each sale on tillamook ice cream, and we ... 's a time for new friends and new experiences and new places. at the same ... , visiting seattle or looking for a couch to crash on for a few nights. we

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 15, 2017
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  cruel summer ok it's actually, like, fine i guess

  

  when I slept for 14 hours a day and came out a mostly different person ... for this, and an MIT committee for that. I have a work standup, a sync ... to hop on a call? Most of my meetings are for a purpose and manage to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / CPW

  I did a comedy set* in front of 1000 MIT admits and everything else that happened at this year’s CPW opening ceremony

  

  and then proceeded to sleep through a 3 hour evening class with ... marinate at the back of my brain and hopped on a plane for Spring break. As ... a current junior studying AI and Biology. She blogs for MIT Admissions

  • by Janet G. '27
  • April 29, 2026