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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mistakes & the inspiration we need to move on

  

  My lack of blogging this semester is largely a reflection of how this ... phone for half hours at a time, explaining how I just felt incompetent and ... which I've just forgotten what's important to me. This blog is about the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Misery Loves Company: Part 1 You might fit in at MIT if...

  

  procrastinate, I still take time to relax no matter how much work I'm facing, but when I have a lot of work is also when I most enjoy my relaxation ... these thoughts!) I guess that's how it is here -- most people at MIT seem

  • by Cam T. '13
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  hike the desert pretend i am a lifestyle blogger

  

  nevertheless much happier and more grounded than I had been a year ago. How I ... with its rush of cars. I'd forgotten how quiet the desert is.  I was ... [annotation note="one of the biggest changes in coming to Boston is how distant

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2021 another year another book post

  

  -deception.' 'How can a man live in perfect harmony?' To which YISUN replied, 'Non ... Admissions also has a student-run blog? This is a blog post from Mary. D '20 ... , this is assuming a lot of knowledge that I don’t have!“). The Book of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Joint Post] DesignPlus A super cool and awesome first-year learning community ft. Gloria and Teresa (we're not biased)

  

  much more confident in my identity as a designer, builder, and maker ... how to use a machine, and they also put in the underappreciated work of ... a learning community and traditional advisors. I didn’t take as much

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 26, 2025
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Roman Life A.k.a. not-Greek life.

  

  a picnic on the beach. Cape Cod is one of Massachusetts' more popular ... imply that fruit is a continuous spectrum?), chips, salsa, and -- for ... should be -- relaxing, and not too much more. I took a lot of time taking

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 21, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  No time for your stupid question. A posthumous entry about the Ig Nobel awards.

  

  indeed write a posthumous entry if I had to. This is the number one song ... about Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is most appealing to a common ... Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is most appealing to a common cricket? Darth

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  hell. handling the hardest semester at MIT, virtually

  

  about why sophomore fall is such a grind. We came to the conclusion that ... People always told me sophomore fall is the worst semester you'll experience at MIT. This summer, a few of my upperclassmen friends warned me

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 9, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fact: Architecture majors have to code I don't remember signing up for this

  

  the mechanism of these reactions. The idea is to extract how self ... History and Theory of Architecture....This is like a history class but with ... , a TA is hovering around Google Earth on the side trying to show us

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 22, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  , no matter how much lead you use as packing material. A low geek ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students.   As you can see by the photos, this was a grueling

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Color by Numbers

  

  a long and detailed adventure, we now have a much more personalized ... advantage of this. Who wants a room that's painted "Institute white"? I mean really. This is what our room looked like the morning we moved in from our

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  After the Storm Thoughts about decisions from someone who's been there.

  

  sure there is a single "right" answer to that question. I wish I could ... blogs, I hope you realize that admissions is more than just a job for ... able to help you get to know MIT a little better than you may have

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  here i go again i have watched Mamma Mia! seven times this year

  

  [annotation note="a 'social member' is someone who hangs out in a living ... ."]its own sense of the absurd.[/annotation] I mean, how do you explain a dozen ... a fantasy world where Meryl Streep is on a boat, or the truly

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 9, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Early Action deadline is almost here The only thing scarier than October 31st is Nov 1st (just kidding, no need to…

  

  November 1. (There is a small amount of grace period for students having ... that you wish to change from EA to RA. Financial Aid is a different ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 31, 2014
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  my STORY of helping Wyoming students shoot for the STARS get it? do u get it??

  

  the nearest institution is a four-hour drive from home (through the mountains, I might add), and the closest Ivy+ institution is a ten ... made the journey from a rural upbringing to working at selective

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?

  

  bought a pair of roller blades. I forgot how much I really enjoy skating ... This entry is going to be a completely random collection of things ... can give you a picture and you can try to guess, how about that? What

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Green Building Challenge hex wins third place!

  

  to how we structured each rep. After each strenuous climb, we spent a ... on Google Earth highlight how much it towers over the rest of the ... Ideas Weekend. From 9 PM to 1 AM, a total of 86 students representing 11

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 31, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Thanksgiving Nostalgia if MIT == home

  

  ? How much should I factor in money over passion in a career to increase ... , I feel like a different person than I was in high school, which is a ... grades and acceptance into college. Now, I’m just confused. How much do I

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 1, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation

  

  iconic red jackets). One of my favorite gifts to give out is a tire ... is a musical about the Harvard vs. MIT rivalry that two representatives ... into a lot of part-time jobs. I’ll need something else to occupy time

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  their origins as a class, here is what I told them:  Then, that August ... challenges of your life so far, and a sense of numb, "is that it?" malaise that ... it is normal. It is also okay, and it is normal, to feel a sense of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019