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• Blog / Academics & Research

  High Stakes Because it’s you who makes you.

  

  freshman (read: me) drag himself through certain classes he may not like ... 't even have to try. Me? Heck, I didn't even have a guidance counselor, I ... out how to make this place work for me, and you know what? I'm pretty

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hey VMars fans Wallace is Course 2!

  

  coming to MIT. I went to a pretty competitive high school, and it drove me ... me a simple question about Matlab, and I soon realized that they were struggling through a problem set that I remember making me utterly miserable

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  students for the FIRST team. Anything about FIRST also makes me really ... me, shall we say.) We haven’t done much acting per se, but we do all ... , my campaign manager (also female) introduced me with a speech that

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  . What makes me sad is when students focus on their studies to the ... I've had students tell me about the pressure to add another AP course ... . Let me state clearly: we do not admit students solely because of their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ten Things I Hate About Europe Well, not really. More like, Ten Things I Like About MIT. You've got to accentuate…

  

  a machine to make usable fuel. my grad student, Andy, told me that he ... . Living in Germany has taught me valuable lessons about communication ... got here. Oh, you say, I'll just carry a water bottle with me everywhere

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Look as good you will not Some summer reading for the nerds out there. Which means all of you.

  

  you, or do you wish me a good morning, although it is obvious I'm not ... not to return to the material world? That your anger prevented me from ... 't tell me about my father. I do. BEN: I know. And I am here to help you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cellular neurobiology The more syllables it has, the cooler it is

  

  lunch hour and get me ingredients for cookies and pie! So I guess instead ... 've been working in Morgan's lab for the last three years, which makes me one ... didn't teach me anything about neurobiology in my high school bio class

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Productive, yes. Appropriately productive, no. You would think that my activities the weekend before finals might include studying.

  

  survey about perceptions of Goldman Sachs and Microsoft (they gave me $20 ... admit that this makes me feel warm and fuzzy and at least sort of socially ... conditioners for the new apartment. Now ask me how much I've studied for my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is It Possible To Respect A Racist Film? We must learn to embrace the opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others.

  

  thought I would be. Don't get me wrong; it lived up to every bit of its ... empowered by the situation. This brings me to that age-old argument of ... . Confrontation can be a good thing... if handled correctly. Enough from me... what

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Weathering the weather So much snow!

  

  this month, I met a few California kids who told me they were also ... Olympic team, and he gossips about them to me). D-Entry is having a "Bacon ... mathematical to me. But maybe he's just not showing the math, and just showing

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  you give me a little information on its orchestra and chamber music program (for composing as well, as that's always interested me)? Thanks ... the difference between an x.84 and an x.86 for me last term, which is

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s First Annual Q&A Kidding about the annual part. Catching up with my blog comments... finally!

  

  Super Size Me? ------------------------ Emily wrote: "If I have big feet ... day, a girl in my neighborhood told me to "act my age, not my shoe size ... student. Can you tell me what these were? I forgot to write them down

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT Perfect SAT scores and #1 class ranks are so last millennium.

  

  , and nothing but the truth, so help me God. (Woo, who's been watching too ... other factors going against me. I was dead-set on attending Ohio State ... . The one thing I always had going for me was that I was very involved in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [Announcement] The MIT Bloggers are hosting an AMA! Ask us anything this Friday and Saturday!

  

  /IAmA subreddit."]AMA ("Ask Me Anything")[/annotation] on April 18 (9 AM EST) to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 15, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Honse. Nnnyeeeeeeiiiiiigghhhghhhghhhhhh!!!!! 🐎

  

  I’m taking a glass sculpting class this semester! And not to brag or anything, but I am incredibly skilled at making glass ponies. The master at work. For those of…

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  “we have the winter olympics at home” the winter olympics at home:

  

  summons me at 10:00 pm to accompany her on the most random and hilarious

  • by Allison E. '27
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Residential Life

  meet the simmons elevators! aka me thinking wayyy too much about elevators

  

  I’m in one, I have no choice but to ponder the machine surrounding me

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 12, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  2024 in Review the things and stuff of 2024

  

  circle of people who inspire me and illuminate my life, and I feel more ... with me deeply, and I want to keep seeking out these kinds of insane ... I can pursue that satisfies me intellectually/aesthetically and

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  can be a difficult decision to receive, but trust me: it works out okay

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  Unveiling the New Varsity Weight Room let's get buff !!!

  

  note="don’t get me started on when there were two teams lifting at the

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 23, 2024