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  [Guest Post] Why did I come to MIT? by River A. ‘26

  

  and mechanical engineer. Most of my 6-3 friends have already taken the ... (idk the number). I am attacking my degree with a breadth-first search ... have…… My freshman fall, I struggled the most with fear. The fear of the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just To Be Clear: We Don’t Do Legacy anatomy of a WTF in the WSJ

  

  admissions process. For those of you not familiar with the practice, “legacy admissions” means preferring the children of alumni in the admissions process ... rest of the students by allowing them to build great labs and dorms and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  love in the time of unlimited data against kindness as utility

  

  thought the whole world should cater to the dominance of their own language ... intimidating-looking cafe I saw in the neighborhood of my hotel, asked for a ... slice of vegetable-topped focaccia and motioned at the bread with the

  • by Kai V. '25
  • October 16, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  each of the first two psets so i didn't stress about it until i saw my ... grade...or the stress of finding a job amidst all this academic pressure ... ," was very reminiscent of that. here are my favorite parts of the

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

  my freshman year playlist 2/3 of a year in 25 songs

  

  remember the exhilaration of dancing at the audition and the subsequent ... !! by the Vengaboys — one of the floor lounge BANGERS that will always, regardless of circumstances, get everyone on the floor hype. it was [annotation

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Siete Ciudades de España A very busy IAP

  

  beautiful 270 degree view of the entire of city of Barcelona, the ocean in the ... This IAP was my first time ever outside of the United States! El Mirador del Valle--the most beautiful view of Toledo. Photo credit: Rachel

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  . Matt Damon was too. Yes, when he got up on stage, one of the first things ... ’s just put that out there. I mean, I’ve seen the list of previous ... of the World Bank. President of the United States. And who did you get

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT (Maker) Women Rock We are what we celebrate

  

  member of the Kult of Kamen. One of the (many) things Dean Kamen has said ... an issue I've written about before in other venues on the subject of ... traumatic brain injury, the NFL continues to sell photos of "big hits" and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 23, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  WMBR: College Radio at MIT will anyone watch the entire 36 minute video? probably not

  

  One of the first things I did when I got to MIT was join the campus ... ="aligncenter" width="313"] another perk is the incessant stream of emails from record ... version of history. My [annotation note="Though the station is now operating

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 15, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Life of a Black Person A followup to the amazing Black Lives Matter Post

  

  . From the murder of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, to the tragic ... a million times. Vincent's post showed some of the worst of what ... such as Black Lives Matter is one of the most important developments of

  • by Ben O. '19
  • July 11, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ten Things I Hate About Europe Well, not really. More like, Ten Things I Like About MIT. You've got to accentuate…

  

  "prawns" in Australia. However, the incident of a dingo eating someone ... cleaner than the Charles, I really miss the 17 miles of running paths set up ... doubt that any of the pizza places at which I will probably be eating will

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Burchard Scholars Program (old time stamp: 11-21-09) - this entry is five months late >___

  

  -seminar program initiated by the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Science at MIT. Every month, Professor Resnick invites a member of the department to provide a 40-minute seminar in their field of research to the group

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IOI 2015 in Kazakhstan of khans and computer science

  

  educational (but not political) capital of Kazakhstan, en route to the 27th ... O), biology (IBO), linguistics (IOL), and other domains of science (ISOs), the IOI convenes delegations of students from all over the world to compete

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  be able to offer them admission to the Class of 2029. The comments on ... you converse civilly and with the best of intentions, even though this may be a difficult time for you, as that is the spirit of these blogs

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  everything is actually going okay and i think that's pretty cool

  

  i ended up on the west end of campus rather than the east end, i also ... backseat to the other things in my life. in my mind blogging is either one of ... of the ideas from this post: what if i don’t want to feel better? what

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is my summer break california, nasa, pedestians, wifi

  

  doubled- I HAVE AT LEAST 8 BOSSES! In honor of my 3rd week on the west ... 've searched far and wide. Today marks the two-and-a-half week anniversary of my arrival at Moffett Field, CA next to the small city of Mountain View. To

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 22, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  parallels or juxtapositions in one sitting at flour cafe

  

  my place here. one of the most sure things about sophomore year is my friends at this school. one of the most uncertain things about freshman year ... out of bed before noon. this february i’m up at 8 am every day of the

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 26, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales of a College Froshling Okay, so I'm not a frosh anymore. Meh, whatever.

  

  of how the whole thing works. You look through the information ... using an algorithm designed to maximize the number of people in their ... then use the rest of your application - all the stuff about your number

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 3, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Take 1.618: Film at MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] There are very few things for which I would get up…

  

  torn up, I happily made my way to Boston in the fall of 2005. However ... ) Program, and experienced one of the best weeks of my life. Ever since then ... many arts classes here at MIT as I can fit into my schedule. All of the

  • by ARTalk
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Hardest Thing Ever FOP, family, and how I'm doing so far... plus some findings on frisbee and free…

  

  I split the month of August between three states, between two coasts ... unfamiliar home. The coasts, west and east; the mountains—high desert and the ... scattered. I spent a good part of the month here, at the Sufi Foundation of

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 4, 2012