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• Blog / Life after MIT

  I may have been accepted to MIT, but I'm getting darned good at failing at other things!

  

  demonstrated with every blog entry why he was destined to become a successful doctor and I was destined to become a twice-terminated project manager in Indiana :) I want to get into a heartfelt section here about failure, I

  • by Snively '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  My First Semester at MIT a thicc recap and a look into our conversation

  

  As the final hours of my first semester at MIT come to a close, I ... an admissions blogger to watching a movie every night for PNR. College ... with MIT, but it just gives you a better opportunity to meet more people

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Advices, advices Notes from Associate Advising...

  

  xiang" - a phrase that alludes to the traditional "tou xiang," a Chinese ... meet new people, and trying new things - the better I adjusted to a new ... interests, and connecting to a new support network when even MORE

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What an “OX” means on a transcript and why I currently have two of them

  

  online to look at your grades you might see the familiar A ... subject, but the O grade can be converted to a grade of OX” and OX ... must provide the student the opportunity to receive a credit

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • January 25, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Woman and Her Lute An epic tale across three centuries. (includes poor fanfic-style prose)

  

  to...?" Luciana glanced up hopefully. "Oh! Amore mio, I promised you a ... . Afterwards, let's go to Luigi's and you can paint me there. Make it a good one ... University there that I hope to stay for a bit in LA and visit her before

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fireside Chat with John Maeda Thoughts from former MIT graduate and professor and RISD President

  

  We were so lucky to have the UA Alumni Affairs Committee invite John ... at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) -- back to campus to share his experiences and thoughts on a variety of topics. He had a great

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 25, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  highlights of a hellish semester it's OVER. IT'S FINALLY OVER GOSDAIUOSDSOIJD

  

  tedious to outright AWFUL and i'm still recovering from struggling through a ... practically fused with a shelf due to all the liquid on it, a Tupperware of ... on a Wednesday for NO REASON—it was so good lol walking to 7/11 late

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 28, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Listen to “MIT Is…” with Cynthia F. ‘18 on the MIT Trashion Show, escaping the MIT bubble, and UROPing at the Media Lab

  

  around the idea of an audio thing for awhile, and decided to give it a shot ... @MITstudents as being complementary to the blogs: whereas we hire a few students ... develop at MIT, Kellen recruits students to take over these accounts for a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 4, 2015
• Blog / Events

  I Feel Cool Welcome to MIT, Mr. Gates!

  

  today! And thanks to the MIT Admissions Office, I got a ticket to see him :) (Thank you, Dave!!) He was scheduled to speak at 11:30 a.m., but the doors ... at the Gates scholars, who not only got to meet Bill Gates in a smaller

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  acceptance level material. I wanted to give a short rundown of what my essay writing process was like for me since I get a lot of questions as to how to ... personality points, etc. 1. Create a list of everything you want to include in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life and Learning in the Other Cambridge

  

  have led me to a different perspective. It's not all cranky tradition on this side of the pond, and Cambridge has a few tricks of its own to share ... paradise to most MIT students, staring at a 17 question Analysis problem set

  • by Cambridge
  • May 8, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  a small moment in time on failing...*very long sigh*

  

  to walk through. In my head was a mix of regret, anger, sadness ... chapter of The Prophet when I first read it. I held on to it for a future ... !” - Langston Hughes. Still Here After a while, I came to realize two things about

  • by kellen manning
  • October 20, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bachelor’s & Master’s in 5 Years An attractive option offered to undergraduates in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  

  entrance to the program the following year (as a senior). So as a senior, you ... freshmen get a flavor for what they might want to study next year), and we ... thing about DUSP is the ability to pursue a joint program of the MCP and a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  wow. my first three weeks being an actual student actually at mit

  

  into this crazy place, to now being a blogger, happened so quickly, I'm still in a state of shock (so try to forgive me if this post is all over the place). The idea of MIT never became a reality to me until I

  • by Joe B. '18
  • September 19, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist, Etc.

  

  and feeling a sense of closure to the '10 cycle. Congrats to all the ... Oh, boy, I feel like I have so much to tell you guys and yet things keep intruding upon my blogging time. A big part of my next entry will

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  New year, new bloggers! introducing the new bloggers for fall 2019

  

  , commas, and empty roads, and has always wanted to grow up to become a penguin Kidist A. ’22 of Georgia (the state), who likes to cite tweets by ... . In the meantime, I want to thank everyone who applied to be a blogger

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 4, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Ask Me Anything no, really

  

  , but I'm also feeling reflective. I have a lot of wisdom to share ... this isn't a bad way to find a starting point: ask me anything in the comments. Go ahead. Don't be shy. This is a judgment-free zone. To

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • December 29, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Driving On The Infinite One of my biggest pet peeves is people who do not understand how to drive…

  

  lead to a collision. Bathroom exits have stop signs too. If you are traveling with a group, do not, under any circumstances, use all four lanes to ... tickets whenever you stop to use a water fountain. There is no carpool

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  The other day I was walking back to Next House when a leaf literally ... 't just a leaf.) It was something out there trying to tell me that I need to ... didn't have a bachelor's degree, she could apply, get in, and come to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Changes To Your MyMIT Account The no-online-notification thing may change in the future, but unfortunately not this year.

  

  A quick response to some of the questions we've been receiving: you won't notice any change to your MyMIT account until we're confident that everyone has had a chance to receive his/her decision via mail (or telephone

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005