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  year now, which, in MIT terms, is a significant amount of time. I ... .36 (Neurobiology of Self) which is a class that focuses on the neural mechanisms of the self, in an autonomic sense, and how we might begin to attempt to

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 23, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  . But I do think that there is a bit of a stigma about such plans in many ... taking a gap year. My hope is that you will at least consider, just for a ... in recent years deferred to spend a year in Israel, others to do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…

  

  . Being a software engineer in a hardware-heavy project is a unique ... how to design.  That is why to be a good software engineer, you must ... autonomous subteam, I realized a lot of it was thinking about how in class we

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  sharp and soft featuring: my favorite naruto moment

  

  in my favorite naruto scene, a samurai and a ninja charge at each ... illusion, the struggle in the bhagavad gita is about conviction and ... that spiky people tended to interact with others in a logical and

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • August 21, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  On MIT and Humanities I promise I will stop philosophizing (aka. sounding like an old man) in my entries…

  

  kept the Norton anthology that we used as a textbook in the class, and it ... self-study and proceeded to get 5's in all three subjects. For a long ... , as a complement to my life (aka. I don't have to actually "major" in it

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 19, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Always the Art Kid many many many identities

  

  of art or read a book for enjoyment in a while, but I don't know how I ... ="1022"] i have no idea why my face is so distressed in this picture but ... up in science. They tell me that they're equally surprised I attend a

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 28, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m supergirl and I’m here to save the world My day, being thought of as superhuman, and answering several questions.

  

  . Things that will make you pretty much a shoo-in, even at top programs ... Housing. Second, we obviously do live in a co-ed suite, which is pretty ... Assignment Chair, who is a student. Therefore, even in dorms which have doubles

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Senior Week On The Blogs!!! oh no, we’re all so old

  

  , that we realize just how much more there is left to be written about and ... that for a few of your friendly neighborhood bloggers, it’s also our last ... all has been a true honor. But alas, all good things must come to an end

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 25, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As I Was Saying… My second internship entry AKA "How I copy and pasted my way to a new…

  

  in my last entry, the InternshipPlus is a requirement for GEL students ... . About a week later, I wrote an initial report to describe not only how my ... company had a project ready for me to start work on the second I stepped in

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 26, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And term starts again…

  

  couple of weeks. In the meantime, I'll entertain you with a list of my ... beef up my math background. Prof. Kleitman is a zany, charismatic mad ... comments: My last unfulfilled Course 9 requirement is a probability

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I want you to burn Unfortunately, usually somebody just blew up their spaghetti-o's.

  

  though we haven't meaningfully updated our web page in two and a half years ... floor is arranged into suites of 4-10 people each. This means that for a modest reduction in room size, every 6 people in the dorm get a full

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Rapids My last day at work was bittersweet. And if there's one thing I've learned from…

  

  perspective in life (i.e. a lot) you can make it through the day and in fact an ... about 3 million different things that spray water around in a myriad of ... bucket when it drops. That thing is brutal. Oh, it's also not too much fun

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  i don’t know where you’re going but do you got room for one more troubled soul?

  

  forms my head is a little fuzzy, splashes of vivid colors here and there ... glasses. Raymond is in my life now, and I hope he continues [annotation ... Madrid, this image morphs into something else. I see late nights in a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  i will meet zendaya even if it’s the death of me a wide-ranging rant written while feverish

  

  that rotting in bed alone is a privilege, not a right. So to distract ... I've always been a little bit of a hypochondriac, and while that is ... but it is enough to make you dysfunctional. And as I much as I hate

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • October 26, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work VII The triumphant conclusion! Plus, the CIA is watching me.

  

  down in her hometown of Covington GA to see a football game and a free ... four colors of paint in my hair. Anyway, it wasn't a problem because my grad student Andy is in Switzerland and I'm basically doing all his

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 11, 2005
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  comfortable evaluating your application in context. A committee of experienced ... financial need. We are one of only nine schools in the U.S. that is need blind ... to schools in the U.S., but almost one-quarter of MIT's applications
• Blog / Advice

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

  

  like a puzzle in hopes of solving this sorrow. But, no matter how hard I ... to walk through. In my head was a mix of regret, anger, sadness ... my whole identity around my confidence. So, in a way, the world I had

  • by kellen manning
  • October 20, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  self-assessment, re: playwriting notes on taking playwrights' workshop this semester

  

  find ways to drive action, create drama, all in a theatrically compelling ... pages a week when life and problem sets got in the way, and alternately ... questions to pose. Being simultaneously an MIT student and a writer is

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In many ways on average-posting

  

  In many ways, the work of a critic is easy.  In the summer of 2022, I ... ; But there are times when a critic truly risks something, and that is in ... be a writer.    In many ways, the work of a writer is easy. We

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • October 7, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  why mit

  

  much as a person that it kind of shocks me to look back at how different ... . things like the one class i took on a whim, but it completely changed how i understand the world, and now i'm doing a senior project in that field. or the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 1, 2017