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• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  Before coming to MIT, I consumed a lot of Content™ about college ... unexpected, so I figured I should compile a (non-comprehensive) halfway ... . And in a stroke of great luck, this past year I even got to move in with

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cows, Cheese, and Myristic Acid, Oh My! (Almost) everything I learned about fat (and educational videos), I learned from 7.S390.

  

  nutrition and condensed what I learned into a nine-minute educational video ... not have pondered before but I bet now need to know the answer to: what ... Last summer, when I lived in East Campus and these were my backyard

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 19, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  on success, meaning, and time existential musings about big questions with no answers

  

  economics, I’ve had to articulate goals about what I want to achieve in a ... section[/annotation] is “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” (lyrics) by Mike Posner ... answer that. “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” encapsulates all of these feelings

  • by Phi A. '21
  • December 15, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2015 FAQ All the questions!

  

  MIT tracking system. What should I do? A: Log in to your MyMIT account and ... in November/December/January. Am I still eligible for the Match? A ... happens? Should I unrank MIT or withdraw my application? A: If your

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / People & Identities

  OUTRAGED. #ican'tbreathe

  

  in the States. I’ve written before about my experience in India as a ... Every day, I realize more and more that I live in a privileged bubble ... what a lot of black people live through in this country. The fact remains

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  you are ready to receive your decision online before logging in to ... decision has been made with care, and it is final. I know this can be a difficult decision to receive; please trust that we have done our best. Take a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Self Help I

  

  of a Skinned Knee--and marked the pages I thought my parents should ... before I had such a thing as work clothes, while I was still on the ... 's library and the number of problems in their life. I developed a general

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 6, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  vibe check i'm basically living at MIT again

  

  , so I'm about a 10-minute walk from campus. I'm staying in two adjacent ... I feel like I'm in a great mood all day. I'm so happy! I am excited ... remote UROPs/jobs for the summer and it's nice to be in a space where we

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roundup Some Links to Summarize this Summer

  

  much yet. My teacher is Rob, a photographer I met in a coffee shop ... . Learning to drive stick-shift in a car that once belonged to my favorite ... a limitless light behind it. I kept stalling out. "Chill OUT," Rob

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 3, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Robots, Space, and the Stories In-Between Using Sci-Fi to Procrastinate

  

  opportunity to imagine life in a world different than ours and envision what future technology and future societies can look like. I actually talked a ... just remember being in awe after each episode. From what I remember the

  • by Richard O. '28
  • July 30, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  , I’m Lydia. I’m a sophomore. I’m in courses 6-7 and 18. I’m not in 7 ... jobs: in addition to my UROP and blogging I am now also a professional ... the mail comes in. I am also a note taker in biochemistry, which is

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Events

  The Deep Breath Before the Plunge THIS IS . . . wait, this isn't Sparta. Wha-? Aw, shoot, I took a…

  

  in on what's been happening. I'm not really at liberty to explain what ... wished that somehow all of those games were combined into one? A little less than a week ago everybody on campus was sent an e-mail like this

  • by Snively '11
  • March 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home Sweet College Surviving first semester.

  

  you might find in a BuzzFeed headline. (I’ll do my best.) Since I ... 70%. Or 90%.) In the beginning of this year, I suffered from a lot of ... , really. Home is what I am studying for. I carry it in my values and work

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 29, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  very interested in attending MIT. What should I do if I hope to be ... application was lacking, or what I should improve on? If we waitlisted you, it ... ). I would recommend sending us a note to this email address in mid

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ask me (an mit alum, maybe) anything! aka, am(amam)a

  

  goal." Stuff like that. I'll be checking in on this post throughout ... Hi blog readers! It's been a few months since I've graduated, a time ... figured I'd say hello to all of you lovely folks in the style of Qiaochu Y

  • by Phi A. '21
  • August 12, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Spring break in Canada Snowboarding ramps, waterfalls, poutine, butterflies, and lots of noodles.

  

  because we had to fly through Newark airport. We got a hotel room in the ... wanted to. Me in our kitchen in Quebec. It was a really short walk to a ... snowboarding finals. Downstairs, a duet on the fiddle, outfitted in rock t

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 4, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Want to Declare a Double Major? This is why/how I'm doing it, in case you were curious

  

  . And because I like biology, but don't necessarily want to work in a ... hours in a panic the Friday before classes started. It all ended up okay ... majoring in 7A, as I already have many of the required classes completed and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  at least it’s not covid sick day

  

  , or whatever. what kind of a world do i live in, where i feel like i ... to trigger vomiting. but i haven't had a cold in years, let alone one that felt this bad. here's what i knew other people did: spend time in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  VI-A Course 6? Work experience and a Masters degree all at once!

  

  I was in China. Look, here's proof! : Just Wednesday night, I was ... to young'uns about what an awesome opportunity they have in VI-A. You ... 'd say, "Marge, I have a yen to travel." And Marge would agree instantly

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Product Design, MIT style Sometimes, lab is the best place for a dance party.

  

  glad that if I had to spend 40 hours a week in lab, at least I got to ... graduated and went home to spend a wonderful summer outside in the sunshine ... as a lifeguard. I'm not kidding.) But then today I was struck with

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 28, 2009