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  A Blog Entry About Transition This blog entry is about transition. The act of passing from one state or place…

  

  piece of parchment lodged in the mouth of a dazzling, sparkling horse of ... National Honor Society. (I was publicity chair of the Math Club. I spent my ... academically. AP classes were abundant - the school offered somewhere around 30

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 2, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Eating my words at Area Four Mushroom and fontina pizza my beloved

  

  though (after witnessing the sad drooping of my slice) and offered to trade ... , as I believe their pizza defies all known laws of reality. For one, the ... perplexingly, the tip of the slice always flops down and [annotation note

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  .46 Neuroscience of Morality and 9.85 Infant and Child Development. The two offerings ... This week, I am fulfilling my dream of taking over the Admissions page with a series of six consecutive posts. I am calling the takeover

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Digital Anxieties: A Conversation with Bo Burnham and Jonny Sun i cried for ten minutes after watching eighth grade

  

  's probably one of the most influential and life-changing talks I've ever sat on ... have strong memories of 7th-grade-Cami curling up on the couch, watching ... the crassness of his jokes, paired with his funny, charming, awkward and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 28, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  how i spend my days where my (melodramatic!) summer thoughts have been

  

  myself up for. Yet the thought of these days being them all bubbles up a ... . So what do I do? On most days I convince myself that the majority of my ... gravity of the situation—that I do not have the money to do anything but be

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • July 28, 2026
• Blog / Events

  To go home or to stay home Homesickness never hit...but I'm still thankful to be in L.A.

  

  way to the Kendall T-station. Let me give you an idea of exactly how ... Gregor, BC, Baker, McCormick, and Maseeh, the broad avenue of dorm row was ... Infinite in the middle of night, it struck me that this was my school. Long

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 27, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life in the Fast Lane why do i walk so fast?

  

  student here: $300 per day. (Big clarification–MIT offers one of the most ... [/annotation] is a battleground of different speeds. The tourists walk at a lackadaisical pace, gazing around at the trappings of academia and stopping to

  • by Allison E. '27
  • December 29, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  correct in the context of the overall applicant pool, and that no one ... . Three days a week, I take a random bunch of applications to the public ... about how you've stood tall in the face of racism, homophobia, poverty

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership @ MIT (from a froshy perspective)

  

  offer. But at the same time, there were downsides. By the end of senior ... planning events and teaching kiddos. By the end of senior year, I was super ... the little corners of it I've seen, the leadership trajectory is nothing

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Passions (No, not that kind)

  

  time for 2010 (think about it -- the writing of this post spanned almost ... volume of work most high school seniors get themselves into -- e.g. the ... , because, well, there's a lot of it. Or, the electronic bits storing your

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Beginnings Roses and Thorns

  

  to the other side of the world in pursuit of education. This was the ... my absence was hard, but the true impact of leaving hit while I was ... Square (still during said FPOP) and feeling the vibration of the trains

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 16, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  moment, taking a gap year (read on for details). If you are a member of the ... with somewhat of a plan, and you'll probably be fine. Some members of the ... into one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime Things to do with your 100 days in the Summertime

  

  your time than you realize! One of the things that I have learned about ... the summer, MIT students do a whole host of interesting things with ... students are doing, just go back and check out some of the recent blog posts

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 22, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  a blog from the universe aka me + my tarot cards + finals season procrastination

  

  flip- because who can argue against the will of the universe? heads ... of making me, the superstitious person, look ridiculous when I replied ... them out to the surface; the whimsy of it all only adds to the appeal

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  the perfect choice doesn’t exist not the same river, not the same you

  

  zero. once again you can determine how busy i am by the rate of my ... the grind since my first year here, of course, and i've talked about ... the embodiment of my resume, and copy-pasting the same application to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 22, 2021
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Small-Town and Rural Students take on MIT and Boston By Vaneeza R. 25'

  

  -In program this fall, we’re reflecting on the incredible success of our ... insights into the college application process—through the unique lens of ... planning the weekend and hosting one of our visiting students. While we work

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • March 20, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  About Tomorrow Good Luck Tomorrow!

  

  be occupying many of your minds, and so I'd like to offer some brief ... it's not the goal. It's the beginning. Enjoy the last few months of high school as much as you can, a ton of stuff is going to happen in the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  Classes I Won’t Be Able to Take also "What Is Pre-Registration?"

  

  months before the first day of classes. Pre-registration is not as ... two of the classes that I originally submitted are still on the list. I ... .72 Vision in Art and Neuroscience. The last one is sort of the reason why I

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 23, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation and pre-approval In which I relate orientation to getting pre-approved for a credit card in a totally…

  

  of the syllables "schla" and "nguy"*.) Having a simple yet so complex ... facebook-stalking (ah, the wonders of modern technology). A lot of people ... roommate the morning of the lottery, who turns out to be your soulmate - just

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 22, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  MINECRAFT MIT!!! our most remarkable feat of engineering since...mit

  

  of MIT in the game Minecraft. And given how dedicated, ambitious, and ... members of the MIT community, from prefrosh to grad students, are helping ... played it before in my life or even held the slightest bit of interest in

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2020