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• Blog / Challenges

  Three More Tales of Junior Year the sequel to Three Tales of Junior Year

  

  Worrying and Love MIT A shocking confession: one time, I almost transferred to Harvard. I even had a recommendation lined up from a Harvard ... , my dorm, and the opportunities I got as a rare HASS major. I stayed

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 31, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  blogs, I hope you realize that admissions is more than just a job for ... For the past six months, I have been truly privileged to share my MIT ... sure there is a single "right" answer to that question. I wish I could

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

  knot again my spread for Infinite Magazine Issue 9

  

  knew I definitely wanted to do a spread for Issue 9, and specifically a ... ? Instead of getting a separate photographer from the club, I chose to take ... for the magazine. Once again, because I wanted to practice in a variety

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 20, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Pre-Sophomore Year in anticipation of the sophomore slump

  

  can for sure say that I feel the most confident I've been, which is a ... those desires in a new way. I can confidently say it's one of the most ... ; 17.307 Excited for a class is a... strong term... but I choose to have

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 1, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Becoming a Princess the making of a Halloween costume [+many pictures of ponies]

  

  -or-treating and mooch candy from all your GRTs? Aww yes. I, for one, opted for ... permanently modify my clothes, for instance--I'd never have another use for a ... I wasn't sure I was up for dealing with a cape for an entire day of

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Congratulations! You got the job. You start in 6 months.

  

  ) bunk room for about 5 hours. I got a lot of HASS reading done. =) Then, I found out that I got a new job! Ready for it? You sure? It's nerdy ... they all thought I was going to a meeting for students who were admitted

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  information. If I can be a resource for you, please don’t hesitate to contact me ... staffers are not a whole lot older than I am. “For many staffers,” Anna tells ... other scientists from other organizations. Thanks to Anna, I have a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To BE or not to BE Bioengineering, it's so hot right now.

  

  statements the same? Nope. So since I'm from the 80s, I can tell you that I ... was a good decision given what I could select from. I still wanted some ... When I was in kindergarten, I wanted to be a doctor. The summer

  • by Bryan
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: When in South Africa guest post by a fellow '21

  

  post series* For as long as I can remember I have wanted to travel the ... where I would be staying I slept for 11 hours (Jetlag is no joke). I woke ... 11:52 AM on June 9th, a cool but sunny day in Johannesburg. I took an

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 31, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life as a Physics Major- Research and Junior Lab(Part 2) Long and verbose. But I hope you find time to read it.

  

  nailed a back handspring first time since high school; I can flip ... my slides from Alpha Decay, which I ended up choosing for my public ... perhaps a history class. I'm leaving some time to do work for the non

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  -models than I can shake a stick at. My professors have found a way to solve the ... not for these brilliant examples of success. I actually have a lot more ... mathematics.” It seems that MIT is increasingly cited as a paragon for the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Mine hands are broken reflections on many a year of carpal tunnel syndrome

  

  then I moved to Boston, where it wasn't 100 degrees from 8 am til dusk ... , where they recommended some specialists I didn't go to. I took a week off ... , from times I'd scrape my knee and then keep running, tearing the wound

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…

  

  you know where you can have a good laugh if you're having a bad day.) I ... technology. I just graduated from a nerdy tech school and the only reason I ... website. My name is Laura and I am a member of the MIT Class of '09, which

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25

  

  students. As a STARS Ambassador myself, I can confirm that we’ve been really ... talking about navigating the transition from a small town to a big city for ... . You can read all about it here.  And if you're from a small town and

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nicht Bach, Sondern Maurer The proudest moment of my life since figuring out that "Wok & Roll" was a…

  

  wake up for a 1 PM lunch with some of my marching bandmates from high ... that situation again so I can be like, "Oh yeah? I took a small seminar ... project was due that I sucked at writing for strings, I took a closer look

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  I. Flying back home to MIT from home in South Bend (not a typo), I ... , drawing my eyes like a beacon. And in that moment MIT unfolded for me, as I ... conversation that lasted for a good fifteen minutes, that meandered from my

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  science bowl we ran! a competition! virtually!

  

  hands to answer a question. I helped volunteer for that competition, and ... , my middle school science teacher started a team at my school, and I loved it. Science bowl, for those of you who haven’t heard of it, is a

  • by Phi A. '21
  • November 16, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Boring Friday Night (guest post by Nina L. ‘19) Familiar inbetweens. Taking breaks. Things that aren't (all) sleep and studying.

  

  .004 lab and quiz to study for, a thing for my UROP I don’t know how to code ... study break for the potential GRTs. I can’t wait to play poker and meet ... Last Friday night I came home from lab, took off my jewelry, wondered

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dreams How MIT has helped me keep a life long promise

  

  suffer from cancer the way she did. That day, I began a binder full of ... choose from to do a research project on. I scrolled up and down the list ... the worst things a person can experience. As a kid I remember thinking

  • by Ben O. '19
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 1) De Madrid, ¡saludos!

  

  really refreshing break from MIT, and I think this is a really cool way to ... Barcelona, where I just came back from. It's like what, 30 degrees in Boston ... MIT proper, I have been in Spain for more than two weeks! I don't know

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2008