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• Blog / MIT Life

  Springtime I actually had no time to write this entry, which is why I cannot explain…

  

  changes that have changed my life recently: 1.I declared a major in Physics ... per meal, plus a cooking or cleaning duty every other week.) Maita and ... civilization, if by "civilization" you mean "12 or so people at pika". 5.I had

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Bookends and every time / i leave this place / i'm terrified, terrified

  

  , or all too short summer camps. On my first post on the blogs, Colorful ... the Institute being a life in itself. You are born, or reborn, when you enter MIT. You die when you leave, only to be born, or reborn, wherever

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 2, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  everyone i know goes away in the end why i've never done misti

  

  'm comfortable with, when i need someone. maybe i need a boyfriend, or two or three ... meetings or worksessions or bumping into each other in hallways. i'd expected ... will be the last time i'd see many of them, yet i'm going on with this

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  on being seen ...and why that might be important

  

  ,” and I suspect that I will share some of them in due time.  However, as I ... does not guarantee success or happiness, but it does maximize one ... easy to say that some people and/or places just don’t get me, but harder

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s not all happy I know, shocker!

  

  about is the part where I will sit in a library for 8 hours trying to do a ... two PSETs due on Wednesday) or about how long days can be (9 AM to 10 PM on Thursdays). I don't blog about the specific grades I get or worrying

  • by Snively '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Uncanny Valley im gonna make you shit your pants

  

  -like features or a humanoid creature with abnormally long arms and legs will both ... facial features or shortening the distance between them, and increasing or decreasing the depth of folds with increased or decreased shading of the

  • by Anika H. '26
  • January 14, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Our Essay Questions i am havink qvestion

  

  know what you want to major in, which department or program at MIT ... creativity, effective leadership, sense of humor, integrity, or anything else ... ; for example, your family, clubs, school, community, city, or town. How

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 1, 2013
• Blog / Study Abroad

  One Life to Live In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

  

  sounds incredibly daunting, and to some people, even a little crazy or ... to do it. If you're a junior or sophomore, that's great, you have ... my. Did I just quote Ricky Martin? You see, that's how far I'm willing

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  7 Reasons MIT Is Special reflecting on the Institute at the end of four years

  

  President Reif during Commencement, or simply walking down the street as a new ... the community, not the landmarks or even the classes. At least, that ... Freshman Orientation, then you will have a harder time adjusting—people here

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 15, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Take Deep Breaths :) Deep breaths.

  

  of weather ever, or go do something that you know will make you happy. You'll all get in somewhere, and whether you get in or you don't, it ... . Don't go comparing yourselves to other people who did or did not get in

  • by Bryan
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  year (or next year, or in five years... whatever, I don't discriminate ... programs in cell biology and/or neuroscience for admission in fall 2006 ... November. After I take the general test, the rest of my summer evenings will

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  hidden among the stacks. And 1 distinctly MIT experience I will never ... don’t think “being an alum” will hit me until it’s the first week of ... here. Surprise #1. Once I got here, it was hard as many older bloggers

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  ; 1. “The sky is the limit” - Mom Since I was a very little Gabe, my ... “Study hard” or “Eat your broccoli.” As I prepared to leave home for MIT ... what people normally do or say. I don’t give a shit what people normally

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Seven Back and Busy for Semester 2

  

  third of the course or so centers around mechanics, which I will admit is ... will be all new material! In general, it is exciting to take 8.03 as well ... of AP Chem and organic stuff as well, so it will be a lot of new things

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • February 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  will find around the corner, what names I’ll read on the door, and what marvels of modern machinery will be displayed behind the glass. I am a ... will never convey what really happens here. They will state the fact that

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Hospital State of Mind The things I hate about being stuck here

  

  being in a hospital while also managing being a student at MIT:   1 ... again, or at least for a very very very long time. Also, now I'm terrified

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Maseeh! A look into MIT's newest dorm

  

  As you may or may not know, I'm a Maseehdonian (aka I live in the new castle, Maseeh). Since it's the newest dorm on campus, I don't really ... some reasons why I love Maseeh? 1. Location, Location, Location Since

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Measurements How do you measure a year in the life?

  

  Simmons was equal to 3-4 Regina Spektor Songs, 2-3 Deadmau5 Songs, or 1/2 of

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT YO Early Admits 2014!

  

  , and your isef shirt is too :P) What's better, a Gummy Choco tube or a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Schedule Is Awesome & it's better than Snively's / Sometimes completely unrelated entries are posted in pairs.

  

  blocks of class, and many 1.5-hour long blocks of class. And no, my ... do have class, and having 3- or 6.5-hour long breaks in between classes

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 13, 2009