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• Blog / Academics & Research

  motivation musings as i look back on the year

  

  alone and disconnected, free to just think for a bit with some space away ... to Blue Hills twice, once for a 5-mile, relatively-flat loop, and once ... ”, given how long/difficult that it was, and also a time to hang out with my

  • by Phi A. '21
  • September 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  king of boston -> king of the world? the only good fight there is

  

  I look at in vain are complex and interesting: for a few weeks, it ... balance classes with extracurriculars and social life early, and get a head ... .012[/annotation], and yearning for a return to my high school programming days as

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exodus from Cambridge in which MIT evicts us due to the COVID-19 pandemic

  

  This is a (long) post detailing the week in which both MIT and ... slowed to a crawl. With each passing minute, it felt more and more like I ... 's family was friends with a professor and the professor had said the rumors

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 22, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  Bright IAP a post in two, kind of unrelated, parts

  

  medical; y'know, places that have to deal with my legal name. For the most ... to do this for me. Later (in a silvery package) I received an official ... deficiency since at MIT"] darkness of the fall[/annotation], and Warmness with

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 14, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Long-Overdue Responses Questions answered.

  

  competitive than one with a perfect GPA and nothing else. Does this answer your ... we think that keeping in touch with you guys on a personal level makes ... Creativity - thanks for your post and I am so sorry to hear about the student at your

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2004
• Blog / Challenges

  avatar a weird metaphor for careers

  

  wants to help others, and what i really want is a way of satisfying both ... dubious relationships with the world), and it was also a very constraining ... they feel the need to work on impactful research, and after a while they

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Conference Where Everyone Was Younger Than Me I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows, 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants

  

  a conference for millennial entrepreneurs. It starts tomorrow and it ... appeared on Shark Tank and got a deal with Mark Cuban. Daniel Fine, founder ... and Porter Braswell, co-founders of Jopwell, a Y-Combinator backed

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  in this example with Alex O. ’16 and Rachel R. ’16., or adopt a scowl ... beaver. Figure 3. Students comMIT to an engagement with a university ... divorce, when these students graduate and move on with their lives as a new

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Thoughts on coming home With guest appearances by MIT's Dean for Student Life, the communist dracula, Roman lasagna, and…

  

  for 3 hours, demolishing half a biology problem set, watching classic ... bed with a dozen other people, carrying part of my couch upstairs for no ... . Admittedly, it's a relief to step away from college for a few days and taste

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  people, and came away with a few new ideas. One of the most interesting ... away with many good options and a way to finance it. Best wishes! ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  well, well look who's inside again

  

  kid, I moderated for a Minecraft server and was the youngest moderator ... out to look for a reason to hide again Well, well Buddy, you found it ... " and the responses I get are usually somewhat bland. "Everyone wasted a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 11, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  IAP trip to the natural history museum! turns out nature's history is pretty cool

  

  be both found and made; about rocks that look like someone must have ... of different unusual classes and events that you can sign up for -- but ... things that you don't need to sign up for. I went into this IAP with no

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 27, 2022
• Blog / Personal Projects

  things i’ve made and/or consumed art, movies, shows, and more

  

  person with some escaping her mouth.  I’ve been wanting to embroider for a ... was ambitious for me because I don’t usually use acrylics and doing a ... /curtain/light metaphor and after a while I just gave up and scratched away what looks good

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Brief Taste of Orgo Basically, Sam Maurer is a prophet.

  

  have both seen the Brawl hack with my own eyes and engaged in more than ... looking for something to take your mind off of decisions and don't happen to ... Wikipedia article would let on. Basically, you take a double bond and some

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Desk and the Things That Live There The things and fish on and around my desk and the stories behind them.

  

  . We had lost contact for about a decade and by complete coincidence both ... traced with green marker at a kids’ arts and crafts space with my little ... internship at CERN. A green cylinder with staples and paper clips and

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 25, 2014
• 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 ... counting towards both of my majors and my HASS concentration. That’s a triple ... ’ve already submitted 3 Add/Drop forms plus a cross-registration form, and will

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

  For EA Deferred Students Answering questions for those who were deferred to Regular Action.

  

  grades are very important, so keep working hard!) as well as a text box for ... Report for your updates. Should I send in a whole new version of my ... include MIT as a score recipient and we will consider any new scores. Can I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answers to some FAQs.

  

  grades are very important, so keep working hard!) as well as a text box for ... Report for your updates. Should I send in a whole new version of my ... include MIT as a score recipient and we will consider any new scores. Can I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your ... . 1), RPI (Jan. 15), and the University of Chicago (Jan. 2). For those ... , regardless of when the application was submitted. (A little historical data

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Women’s Week 2005 Learn about both the mission and events associated with this year's week-long promotion.

  

  with traditional prejudices and limitations. It will be a storytelling ... Janet '06 and Neera '06 worked with the Student Activities Office ... -1pm, Hotel @ MIT The UFLC will be a forum for active student leaders

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 9, 2005