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• Blog / Challenges

  processing in which I visit home and take time to think

  

  time. Every day brings something new, some new little challenge or ... thinking of all the new growth as a phase, something that will go away once I ... back and forth on what I want to do after college. But all of that will

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 30, 2021
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?

  assessments, or something else. In some cases, you may have the ability to choose the type of grades you want to send us. Numerical or letter grades ... has impacted your performance in a class, or a decision to take a course
• Blog / Life after MIT

  i’m back .gif not an undergrad, not a grad student, but a secret third thing

  

  prior, so I have a very distinct memory of us trying to find and/or ... true about me then and remain true now: I don't drink coffee or ... note="with some boundaries! there have always been and will continue to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  things that went well reflections on my first semester

  

  , you know, starting at MIT). But time just keeps going, and I’ve more or ... one. I could write a lot about what this meant for me, and maybe I will ... cool people Despite what I said in my previous post, or maybe in spite

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 25, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  4 / Just *breathe* Everything is going to be all right

  

  assurance that this year will be better than the last. We also seem to have ... weekend, and [annotation note="Or 3 if you skip your classes on Wednesday ... back to the intensity and rigor of MIT, has been these daylong or two

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 2, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Real Deal no impostors here

  

  Arizona. lol. Not that I haven't performed well or worked hard, I have. But ... or falsely modest. Many students have told me over the years that after ... other young scientists describe: Their accomplishments are just luck or

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  Institute, or RSI, a summer program for rising high school seniors around the ... Diva.” 617) Being AD means that any time any of the 77 students or any ... a menu option for “this isn’t an emergency” and will then solve all

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A grab bag filled with a magical camp and the Big Apple One month of activities in one entry.

  

  savings of about $15 and a tree or two that I achieved by using a refillable ... . Maybe I just loosen up and become comfortable with my surroundings, or ... Boston or my class schedule? Ask and I shall try my darndest to answer

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends

  

  specifically how I met or befriended the friend (in many other cases, I either don't remember or it was fairly mundane...or I don't want to share it ... situations where you will meet people and keep an open mind. The rest will

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application advice Read this. Now. It's important. Promise.

  

  incident. But by the time we were done, it was past 1 AM, so we had ... ), so I'm going to skip right along to my next piece of advice. 1 ... , and the more relaxed you are, the easier that will be. Good luck!

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  but her emails how to assert?

  

  in my emails.I do not know how not to Feel, Think, or have things Seem ... -confident Women are only a few "I"s away from being vain or narcissistic Women. I ... , slightly irritated emails and my down-turned mouth corners will contribute to

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 5, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  friends or family nearby that can store their boxes or help them move, which ... to 6 boxes of storage in the dorm itself (usually in basements or suite ... stuff from the truck to my room. Most of the dorms have either dollies or

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  we, um, don't). They are a half-hour walk from MIT, by 3 pm or before ... cup and a half of flour. Be careful!: if the butter is too hot, it will ... onto a muffin or cookie pan. We used a cookie pan we found at Target

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Friend the Parasitic Scientist A Random Hall alumnus on reality television!

  

  junk or alumni who still hang out) when I was a freshman. I initially ... electrical engineering lab or hanging out with my awesome team mates. Did you hang out with people from the opposite team or were you split up socially

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 26, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two New Kittens hundreds of pictures.

  

  or embrace and let it change your life a little and that's what I did. I asked her to send a couple pictures and said that I will take care ... . ignoring what I tell them to do (like not pushing the F-buttons or pouncing

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Why Leadership? (guest post) Inclusive leadership and vision-building at LeaderShape 2018.

  

  Shape program. As a student—at MIT or anywhere else—it can be easy to lose ... direction. And I've learned that leadership isn't just about charisma or speaking loudly or attracting a band of followers—it's about understanding

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 21, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  people keep leaving their things in my room and other stories from sophomore fall

  

  details as to why or how and what lessons I'm taking away from that, but I ... undoubtedly will write one soon... this semester was a wild ride in all respects ... better. I would take my final, one way or the other, and that would be the

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  [Guest Post] One Year Later Some things changed, some things didn’t

  

  out resulting in being kicked out or disowned or worse.  My coming out ... . Not at all. My dad doesn’t believe in science, or educated people, and ... she either has immense powers of perception, or I’m a horrible liar, or

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 11, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  , regardless of admission or non-admission to the Institute, you probably applied ... enough to yet be materialized as a concrete “you’re in!” or “we regret to inform you” (or perhaps the demoralizing “wait a few months for an actual

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  How To Fumble Your Way Through MIT and Still Turn Out Pretty Okay Step 1: Fumble. Step 2: Turn out pretty okay.

  

  convinced I ever will – but I'm a better person because of them, if only ... apply in the first place – don't tell Ben or Nance; it'll go to their ... I was doing. Regardless of whether or not you end up at MIT, I hope

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 8, 2014