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  ATHack A day well spent helping others

  

  Hackathon (or ATHack for short). The goal of ATHack was to pair teams of MIT ... amazing client and his parents, who were so willing to help us along the way

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 2, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Was Deferred And it was not the end of the world

  

  do is to focus on things that are not MIT (or other college) admissions ... out there just for you where you will strive and thrive and be the best

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 17, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  HERE LIES P/NR September 2018-December 2018

  

  ’t matter if other people take six classes or test out of four of the six GIRs ... in a circle or similar parabolic shape which felt kind of warm and welcoming. At the risk of sounding partial, I will also mention that we had a

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 16, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Group Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Survivors three bloggers face the horrors of public transit

  

  people do Next Haunt in groups of five or six). Jebby and Aiden were ... would go on Ellen or Jimmy Fallon and do a horror escape room and just ... . Nobody will know that I shrieked and ran from a guy in a pigeon mask. On

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  This Bathroom Ceiling Some science, some fiction: traverse the space and time of our bathroom ceiling.

  

  ’m quite dizzy with anticipation . . . Or is it the wind? There really is a ... . . . ground! That’s it! That’s a good name—ground! I wonder if it will be ... Factory” (or an actual alien). Specimen 3A29: Finally we return

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  CPW Problem: What Can People Wear? CJ pragmatically writes concerning poor weather

  

  clothes past warmer clothes. [carousel image1="74054" image2="74052" image3

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 5, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some More Pi Day Facts and Advice You thought all that was over, didn't you?

  

  you will all enjoy it! It is a bit belated, but all the footage was

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 23, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Back in Time I change my clock back three hours and read headlines on the magazine of the…

  

  mechanical engineering. I'd never taken a final before winter break or got out ... trip to Cape Cod with a few of my close friends or walked home when it ... 'd never built a robot. I had never hung out with Ben Jones in real life or

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Solar Catsby Turning my little ray of sunshine into a solar cell

  

  Day 1 [caption id="attachment_86583" align="aligncenter" width="225 ... ="768"] The results of day 1.[/caption] Day 2 [image_grid images="86815 ... brighten your day: [carousel image1="86598" image2="86599" image3

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 2, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Feeling Many Feelings :) and :( and everything in between about decisions

  

  , whether I’m moved, frustrated, or sad. There’s one Google Search Story that ... due to excitement or awkwardness. When I’m really mad, however, I swear ... admitted or not, can never fully capture our deepest belief in your

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • March 16, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Things Wot I Did Whilst Studying at MIT A tale told in pictures (and someone else's words).

  

  your resume. As a student here, you will have access to a variety of unique opportunities that no one else will ever have - don't waste them

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  There is no such thing as a typical day on energy levels and productivity

  

  , four or five hours in a row. And everything feels interesting, and good ... feeling of accomplishing work. (Do I like the work, or do I just like the ... . I can’t spend more than fifteen minutes without opening Discord or

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 25, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Some people call me the space cowgirl

  

  athletes, or legacies, or development cases, or anything like that. I'm proud

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  The Room(s) Where It Happens You've hit submit. What Comes Next?

  

  2.5 months of chewing, a faceless algorithm spits out a decision. Or ... typically include: “old,” “male,” or “crusty.” Their answers sometimes include “cold-hearted,” “robotic,” or “judgmental.” Not only do they think that we

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • January 9, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Different Voice some words about MIT, by someone who's not me

  

  a lover, or a religious experience, or something romantic like that. nothing as harsh, or as emotionally dry as “the Institute”. but this place

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 24, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fit or happiness made easy

  

  your life--how well you fit in at school, at work or at home affects more ... just a few months or years older than me. I wasn't convinced I was a ... one" or "the ambitious one" in high school—sometimes that's all they

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Future Is Grim check it out

  

  Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department (or EECS for short (or ... Grimson-related fan art submissions, like this gem: or this, more MIT

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 28, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Iron Man, MIT ‘87 (?) After 21 last month, another MIT movie.

  

  , or a valedictorian, or class rank, or anything like that. The movies

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Guest Entry: Christina Bognet Supplemental materials to help you through the next few days.

  

  ?" We agonized and fantasized over getting The Big Envelope (or in Colin ... ," moments. It was difficult to decide whether optimism or pessimism was the ... Saturday or in April, you're going to experience this crazy whirlwind of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 8, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] We’re Not in ~Kansas~ Missouri Anymore Going From a Small Town to Boston, by Claire S. '25

  

  centers or lobbying the nearby state legislature or playing in nationally- or world-renowned music groups or a multitude of other things I couldn ... ’t a reflection of me or my abilities but was instead a matter of

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 17, 2024