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• Blog / Challenges

  coronavirus, one year later recounting the craziest ten days of my life

  

  , with stories just like mine. But I’m writing this anyway, if only for the ... . I’m one of the past chairs of ESP, so I take more of a “backseat” role ... myself to go to. I can’t bring myself to pay attention because I’m trying

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 6, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2 / Keep Calm and Carry On Getting some much-needed vitamin D on the other coast

  

  . Spooky how fast time is flying by. I'm at this point where I don't want it ... of peace and calm. I'm holding out for next semester to be ... , too, put all the stress and deadlines and craziness into perspective. I'm

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 30, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Cassava Connection Part 1 of a series, starring a man, a plan, and a root vegetable.

  

  there, and he is frustrated by this. I joke that I’m down, if we can just ... to China (“guys, I’m telling you, I have a relative in this business ... . Pelkins is excited, and I’m excited talking to him. “I cannot think of a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 2, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Why Leadership? (guest post) Inclusive leadership and vision-building at LeaderShape 2018.

  

  world and consider how I'm taking steps (however small) in the right ... . My friend (and one of my favorite people) Caroline M. '18 wrote the ... -guess whether I’m saying the right thing, and every time I pretend that I don

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 21, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A World of Pure Curation an interview with holly h. 18'

  

  independent study. So, I’m a Comparative Media Studies major, which is like a ... ; it’s a big thing. So now, what I’m interested in within CMS is more

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 5, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Putting The Pieces Together: Hacking at MakeMIT in which four biological engineers spend 16 straight hours making something

  

  , sometimes as a biological engineer, I get a niggling feeling that I’m missing ... welcomed with open arms. While I won’t be changing majors any time soon, I’m ... to a close and honestly I’m impressed we all made it through without

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 12, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Unity

  

  met people who didn't have the experience I did while growing up. I'm ... international student. Even though I'm not from an Islamic country, I come from a ... otherwise challenging summer. ** I'm an international student. When I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 30, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Make Friends Disclaimer: Attempt at your own risk

  

  M. '18, Megan P. '18, and Anika Y. '18 (not pictured) for making House ... (often with my other good friend, Andreea M. ‘18) that’s a little removed ... Mikael M. '16 is one of the few people who's openly criticized many of my

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 30, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Slippery Slope: The Story of a Frazzled Sophomore How NOT to spend the first month of sophomore year

  

  , so I’m sure you already know what’s coming next: Lectures for other ... , so must I to some extent. I’m looking at you, medical school admissions ... that 5.0 or that title or that position. Find your balance; I’m still

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  afternoon. Sophomore year. I'm unquestionably grateful that I have parents who ... visit a few more out-of-state schools—I’m from Maryland, and didn’t want ... took an extra science class as her elective; I took music. I’m fairly

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where did my Summer Go? Written 30,000 feet above the ground in a giant piece of metal

  

  11am the next day in South Korea, I think. I’m still confused from it ... IPSCO locations around the country for the final presentations. Bo M. ’16 ... March, and I’m really excited to see my dog and my family and friends

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 15, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Studying in China on MIT’s Budget: a Guest Post by Saul W. ‘14 Saul double-majored in Math and Asian & Asian Diaspora Studies.

  

  of the world. The answer is that I'm also an (er, the school's sole ... figure that if I'm studying China I should really learn the language, too ... waste, I'm going to write this blog post as captions on photos. My first

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MOMENTOS IMPRESIONANTES Because this place is full of them.

  

  experience, one I’m more clearly aware of, one that encourages me to be focused ... despair, “but nothing works. I don’t even know how to start.” “I’m stuck ... ride a motorcycle upside down. Wait, don’t try this. I’m serious. Don

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Pulsar Discoveries How to discover a pulsar.

  

  called Terzan 5. I'm particularly attached to Terzan 5, because it's home ... CRASHED! I'M SO HEARTBROKEN! Supervisor: I- Me: I THINK IT RAN OUT OF ... pulsar. And for MILLENNIA after I'm gone, he'll still be spinning at >

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  The Public’s Biggest Fear ...is no longer one of mine.

  

  fear I'm talking about. You get up on stage, head filled with plans and ... WORLD WILL REMEMBER THIS FOREVER! I'M FINISHED! Dealing with it: It's not ... , but then get up and do it again. Deep Fear #4: I'm still terrified, and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  I'm troubled by the Minerva Project; specifically, by the lack of ... have yet to actually address. So I'm posting them here and trying to ... is that Ben Nelson, Wharton grad and former M&A consultant, has

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics and Alumna-hood I miss my team.

  

  that was. I'm still mortified whenever I visit the team and my old ... fantastically. I'm sorry that I can't be there in person to watch the match, but I ... off the match. I'm screaming and applauding from a bench in the middle

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  More at Home At thirty thousand feet, thousands of miles away.

  

  , to be honest, I'm a big fan of chaos. Week Two Departing Bangalore, I ... , including one claimed to be among the most picturesque in the world (and I'm ... the pieces in its galleries. I.M. Pei, who graduated from MIT in 1940

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline: Your Questions [Updated] With the Early Action deadline fast approaching, I'll try to answer some last minute questions.

  

  completed by students in US or US based schools. I'm not sure if my Canadian ... 1 if you are an Regular Action applicant." "Anonymous" asked: "If I'm ... submitting other supplements(I'm actually sending in an art supplement), but

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other CPW CPW guest entry by Sam Range '13

  

  : they are many, well attended, and thoroughly documented. However, I'm ... few hours blurred, but I'm fairly certain I toured East Campus in that ... conclusion to a CPW entry, it's not something I'm capable of writing, so in its

  • by Bryan
  • May 1, 2009