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• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  . The other day Mike, who I may or may not know, asked... "What are you ... of 2007, I'm getting a little tired of being in school right now. Not ... -year period. My own work paled in comparison, a mere 84 pages of graphs

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

  Remembering Gisel and honoring twenty years of service and friendship

  

  the morning.[/annotation] Gisel's kindness towards others was not ... who had worked in the office and were leaving to take another job, she ... , unfinished, knitting project was a [annotation note="I'm not actually sure if

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 28, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  Our 2019-20 Application Essay Questions

  

  simply for the pleasure of it. (100 words or fewer) Although you may not ... together to better the lives of others. MIT students work to improve their ... these essays is to get to know you, the applicant. It's not to be wowed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 16, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  or fewer) Although you may not yet know what you want to major in ... . MIT students work to improve their communities in different ways, from ... applicant. It's not to be wowed, or feel like we need to read the most unique

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Hello Summer! Finally done with finals

  

  facilitator for Interphase EDGE 2018. I could not be more excited. As some of ... we are in the process of putting it all into a paper! I could not be ... , and you may have noticed, did not blog as much. I was just so busy, and

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • June 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals away from finals Recharging on the other coast

  

  , not since the summer before, for various reasons. Not my birthday, not for Thanksgiving or the holidays, not IAP, not Spring Break. Mostly ... . Everything feels good. I'm independent. I'm myself. But that's not to say that

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • June 7, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that ... work” (Thomas Edison). Sometimes, though, you just want to lean up ... 's why we recommend it daily” (Zig Ziglar). If one path doesn’t work out

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Having Survived Rejection (guest post) About receiving a rejection letter from the 'Tvte.

  

  entire essay about soldering. Like many of you, he worked toward MIT with a ... , but then he was not admitted to the class of 2019. Here's his story ... put so much work into an essay, going through revision after revision

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 15, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  students. Note, however, that BB&B is not the easiest destination from ... establishing identity and work eligibility, Social Security Number being one of ... nearest Target is quite far, and the MIT Coop is not the go-to store for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  forehead and trying not to cringe from the terrible aftertaste of the iced ... blogs and application info, and had a working knowledge of all the course ... iced tea we tried not to drink. Some of you might be having your first

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  not going to be able to work your best anyways. So if you're tired, don ... 'm finally free to come back to the blogs (: It's not that I haven't been ... it's snowing outside and you're stressed about all the work you have

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  a bit better. -- This past semester, I worked very, very hard - not ... awesome - but they're not the only measure and it certainly doesn't validate or invalidate your work" __ and lastly, these two - Ambar '12: "Do

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  Hey prefrosh! Welcome to campus! If you're not here yet, hurry up ... particular order, Don't spend too much time with your host! CPW is not "meet ... that's not true, and I also know firsthand that even those 'jocks' can be

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  through Seoul, and I'm holding it. This is not because of lack of access - I ... me, who have not gone to the restroom once yet in the first three hours ... broke down the most was, not surprisingly, in upstate New York, on our

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story of the most epic pset ever If you correct my problem set in the comments, I will get angry. And you…

  

  Thursday I leave class thinking, "So that's how carbon sequestration works ... documented some of the sleepless night I spent the other day working on what ... feel so old now it's not even funny) but were definitely beyond the rusty

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  reflection. Let the community know: - What worked? - What did not work? - What ... importantly, it does not rely any one individual for its success. Everyday I ... clearly out of bounds, you did not fall for the Jedi mind tricks. In fact

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The land of the free and the home of the internet Back to life, back to the internet

  

  not censored here on the blogs... I think naked pictures of Timur might ... '05 and worked at the National Institutes of Health, which was a great ... Professor Sheng's lab, where I've worked for the past two summers (and, for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Responses to comments! I answered your questions. Like, fast this time.

  

  the early action deadline, I believe. I'm not even sure if it was in my ... conversation with the coach and not the other way around. Also, I had a pretty ... recruiting thing works anyway. I know for a fact that plenty of MIT lacrosse

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  Hummingbird in a Cube of Ice Singing in the shower, taken to a whole new level.

  

  For those of you wondering, I ended up working only until the first 2 ... Random Hall laundry server that lets you know whether or not to make a trek ... you're in the middle of a problem set. Continuing in this vein (not the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Don’t Eat the Hot Glass Five things you can’t eat in the MIT Glass Lab for “health and safety” reasons…

  

  ” (as if I’d ever need that when working with molten liquids). Here are ... compensating by drinking copious amounts of water isn’t working anymore. Suddenly ... ’re a Glass Lab instructor, then probably not. Apparently, hot glass glows

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • November 24, 2022