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• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  sometimes two-year) deferral from starting at MIT, you can send a letter ... when I get a chance, but in the meantime, this is a good time to talk ... LuisObispo.com. You can read the story yourself here, but I'll pull out some choice

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Painting with the Colors of the Wind reflections on the first MIT semester

  

  for a life of doing what I love. I won't forget that #50 on the list ... brought a stunning revelation. But I won’t ponder on it in this post, for ... paint with all the colors of the wind. — Pocahontas from Pocahontas I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 23, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  6.115 Microcomputer Lab! literally the coolest class i've taken so far

  

  does either. Steve had a very distinctive style of lecturing that I can ... I can't wait to write one of those class tier list blogs before I graduate, and I know for sure that [annotation note="or 6.2060 according to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 16, 2023
• Blog / MISTI

  Seven Years of Good Luck MISTI paid for all the MIT Japan interns to meet up this weekend in Kyoto.…

  

  a few wishes: </center >(It happened for reals, guys. I promise ... Kyoto, where we relaxed for a short while before our shinkansen (bullet ... up in Kyoto for a whirlwind tour of the temples, food, and more temples

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  , that “alumni relations” are “not considered.” And I can tell you, from ... from? After a little academic archaeology, this is what I found. In an ... work for a college which had legacy admission because I am not interested

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  floor where I live. On this day let us take a look at the dynamic ... in and be in there for like fifteen minutes when all of a sudden I see ... enjoying it for maybe fifteen seconds and I’ll be like, aw, how cute, a nice

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Got any threes? Go fish!

  

  before. In fact, I know the guy who made it, so it made for a great story ... awesome it truly was, so it was time for a field trip. I asked if anybody ... moment where we waited for a break in the traffic on Mass Ave and the

  • by Snively '11
  • September 12, 2008
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Rise and Grind and Build *dolly parton voice* workin' 9 to 5

  

  , modeled a prototype art sculpture for a client, [annotation note="i got to ... During my hiatus, I spent a lot of time working and [annotation note ... for work, and made dinner with my roommates almost daily. I burnt the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wonder what an Amtrak station in the middle o’nowhere looks like? Pulling an Anthony on you: pictures of train stations, followed by my IAP so far.

  

  moved and where I spent the first week of the new year. As we drove over a ... This was the title of an email I sent to Neha '10 a couple of weeks ... your left is the Lake City Amtrak Station." "Where?" I asked. "You missed

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Building, building, building, building This one goes out to the one I've left behind.

  

  . Ling: "Why are you taking a picture of this sign?" Sam: "So I don't forget that it's a Frank O. Gehry building." Ling: "I don't think that you're going to forget that it's a Frank O. Gehry building." I actually really

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2006
• Blog / Events

  TBT: The Science of Chocolate The school down the street does cool things

  

  a seat. Of course, for Jasmine and I, really early actually meant so ... I learned a couple months ago is quite poor, so all I have to show for ... 's always a TON of things going on. Since it's my senior year and I have this

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 9, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 3 (Finals) You may begin at the sound of my voice. You have an hour to answer…

  

  got a text message from a friend I had made during the Discover ... . I lived with this alienation for a few days, becoming acquaintances ... -core temperature (you can tell I'm enjoying my biology class). If one of these

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 26, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hi, My Name Is: (insert name here) name my newest pet and win BIG! prizes and fame included!

  

  free-spirited. Daisy is now living the life out on a farm where she can ... , my fish. When I was younger, my mom used to keep a fish tank for me ... closest mall to campus; a free shuttle leaves from Kendall square about

  • by Bryan
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP reveal!! it's like a gender reveal but important

  

  that you cannot respond to emails in your inbox when I know for a fact ... . Instead of having to acclimate to a lab that has been running for years, I ... site, and chose this as the point for ESM to run. I drew a picture to

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 11, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  my year in music, volume 2 just another excuse for me to talk about how much i love music tracking software

  

  keep making a playlist for every year that I’m at MIT. thanks, me from ... after they had moved onto our hall, and after a conversation that i can ... - my SO and i went through a phase where we both played this song on

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 26, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  exciting and terrifying since I'll be so far from everyone I know. for most ... ...," nor can I quantify the anxiety it evokes. I did a "senior sale" to get ... , etc. I'm not really a bucket list person, but I feel like I need one for

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s the terror of knowing Ten dollars for my thoughts on grad school.

  

  fairs. 3. I can't go to MIT for a PhD. Now, this isn't a bad thing ... figure that can wait a few days. Because I got to thinking this afternoon ... with a master's degree or PhD, from what I understand there are jobs in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 20, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  every book I read in 2022 all nine-plus of them

  

  dove right in. I was back home in New York for a couple of weeks, it was ... around the city in a weird mood. I was yearning for something contemplative ... History is, of course, a famous book, particularly in certain circles. I

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • January 8, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  . __________________________________  Part 1: Freshman Fall I’ve only been here for a semester, but things have ... is in the world and how little I can access in a lifetime, let alone ... schooler's bed time]. I feel a separation from my permanent address in Ohio

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 28, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Help@MIT welcome to student resources

  

  MIT, where the education is likened to drinking from a firehose.  As one ... 'll be a time for some new adventure before classes start.  Boston is to be ... (free for freshmen!), or the growing Admissions wiki, or a map, or the

  • by Piper '13
  • August 24, 2011