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  A Week in the Life of My MIT Junior Fall we're back in person baybee

  

  comfortably speak in Spanish without people judging me, especially since I'm not the greatest at Spanish. It's nice to be in an environment that works on ... I did 5 sets of 4 of a 100 pound deadlift which honestly is not much

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 20, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  chaos and an exam that I technically failed irl deus ex machina

  

  overall average higher. This is so that people's hard work is not unfairly ... IB kids do) that maybe I should just not do it. I did it anyway, though ... "Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems." This class is hard on me not because the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 28, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wild Parties, Vaginas and Suburbia Can you possibly guess where this entry is going? No. You can't.

  

  to watch. Like I've said before, I am not a great photographer, but ... around Being Stuck In This Crummy Place, Not Caring That You're Stuck In ... , I really love all sorts of theater. I'm not talented in any way in

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in Internet in the bathtub! And a bunch of stuff on choosing a major.

  

  (who is suddenly not so little -- he can drive! weird). Soon my family will pile in the Family Vehicle and drive past several cow farms (but not ... or may not be aware, the major you write down on your MIT application

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  Marathon. Granted, the marathon isn't until April, but I have my work cut out ... ? I think not. These are the shoes that, until today, I wore when I ... of use, and they're not intended for long distance running. I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at CSAIL

  

  unexpectedly hear from students to whom we did not offer undergraduate admission ... write me, years later, to tell me how things worked out for them ... among the many stellar students to whom we are not offering admissions

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2021
• Blog / How to MIT

  My History of Task-Management boy, is it a long one

  

  every fall. They kind of slapped, not gonna lie, but since I had no ... going through a "jesus I do NOT have my life together and really need to ... aesthetic being into planning and structuring pages and sections, it's not

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  !!!! So this video was one of my first times collecting glass, and not ... is not sticking the glass back in the furnace. &amp ... ’re working on it. Practice session 1: Necklines, an attempt at a snowman

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  1st Year at MIT Everything there is to know about my first year here

  

  things because I felt like I was not working 24/7. I would say free time ... Hey guys, I first want to start off by apologizing for not being ... concepts, but I do feel that even if you hadn't taken AP chem you would not

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 28, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  November summary: books, playlist, gratitude

  

  it's Thanksgiving break. Next week will be absurdly busy, and I am not ... and not doing many student-life related things because of the time ... we were not really getting to know each other. I spent my freshman

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 25, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Moves and Music(als) Illustrated with tons of images and a video, and not *as* many words

  

  of it - is just a matter of carving out a niche. Try not to work too ... Elizabeth '13 has a good point: we all need some way to show you we're not ... , not-so-involved career. I got my start in the second half of senior year

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Now that you've been accepted to college, you have to decide where you'll spend the…

  

  (+) years of hard work in the classroom, and months of filling out ... that you’re not completely sold on MIT yet. Perhaps a friend of a friend ... . Don’t despair, you honestly do not have to go out and buy a “Nerd Kit

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Careers in biology Also known as "why on earth I'm applying to graduate school".

  

  not think I am. Does it really sound like I'm doing that much work ... . (Luckily, that's not a problem for most of us at MIT -- 80% of MIT undergrads ... for them. Actually, they'll pay you! I mean, it's not a huge amount, but

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what makes fear worth it musical theater and anxiety

  

  on it and reveal they’ve given my work their attention for a few ... me, means honesty—not in the sense that I’ve been factually accurate ... and other people. That’s what making art is for me: not a statement of

  • by Kai V. '25
  • February 27, 2025
• Blog / Events

  2026 ring premiere! and what led up to it!

  

  our hard work be celebrated at Ring Delivery. Not to mention, to know ... . standing on business, even. working on the ring design in private. In order ... absurd to witness. After months and months of hard work and sealed lips, we

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • March 28, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  I’ve been reading applications And I'm still reading them

  

  , this blog is certainly not going to satisfy that curiosity. (You’re in ... hyper-productivity where I worked continuously for hours until my cases ... scenery by working in a [annotation note="Usually Barismo in mid

  • by Jeremy W.
  • November 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slam Dunked Long crazy week...a few necessary lessons

  

  school semester, a stormy set of months that found me working past midnight ... . You’ll work hard, really hard, but you can get used to it; you’ll strike this balance between work and relaxation that will make you love MIT and

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 4, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Riddles, Research, and Nerds with Power Tools My week.

  

  it's IAP, the MIT tradition of "work hard, play hard" absolutely still applies, although I suppose the definition of work is a little more flexible ... ." Sort of hokey, I know, but it worked. Incidentally, Dr. Awkward was the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1

  

  science?" The Registrar's office says that 460 students do not have their ... Science] (or 6.3, not sure yet), and Musical Theater. The question is, is ... before CPW?" Well, it depends, do you want to spend it at MIT or not at MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fangirl Moment kinda silly, kinda wholesome

  

  that’s not quite the fangirl moment.  One of the other UROP introduced ... working closely with this past year. We chatted for a bit, also commenting ... model you’ve been working with!” “Woah that’s so cool!” It took a second

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 19, 2021