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• Blog / People & Identities

  in this coming year we run and rest and make and keep up the relentless pace

  

  , lived in lab night and day. I’ve fallen deeply into projects before, but ... touched, and only knew about because someone else was sweating over it ... a while, and am glad it happened the way it did. I spoke in

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 5, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  preserving student community what does it take?

  

  care about my dorm and floor communities. I've talked about my ... helping students transition in and out of the dorm and navigating student ... preserve its communities. For one, our murals are being painted over, and we

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 20, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  my semester in a word: oof or perhaps "oof: the party, the lifestyle"

  

  second semester of freshman year. it was a terrible semester and i don ... algorithms class and possibly the most important class of my major. RIP my GPA ... Construction) - course 6's most time consuming and soul crushing class which

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 14, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breaking Normal From Freshman Spring Archives

  

   midterm, and the greatest pleasure in the world is ripping my glasses off ... off long hours of studying, check in with friends and fellow midterm takers, and, mostly (or so I hope), study for the next exam. It’s all kind

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Watching Birdwatchers And getting into summer programs.

  

  1, dove off my bed, and flung my laptop open. Gmail couldn't load fast ... than that, and spent all of Thursday grinning like a crazy person. The ... for 10-12 weeks, hanging out with astronomers and scientists and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain the context of my grades/scores, and/or provide additional information?

  On the application, there are designated spaces to provide additional context on how the pandemic or other circumstances may have disrupted your coursework, access to testing, and extracurricular activities. If you feel it
• Blog / Personal Projects

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  building project is like a sidequest: fully unnecessary and a lot of work ... these things. I simply had some copper plate and a bandsaw in front of me, and I’d learned recently that bandsaws, unlike scroll saws, don’t cut

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  bday burnout no more spiders please

  

  week before it was bad, too, and also the week before that, but it's officially Midterms Week™, and I feel like I've barely been keeping my head above the water. -- Last Friday I finished my work for the week and the

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • March 18, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  YOU! GOT! IN! Come hang out with us in the comments, you all star! And—more importantly—celebrate with your community and dear ones. We hope you feel like you’re on top of the world, and we’ll have some

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I tried* to run to the airport *thank you Noah and Sydney for saving my life

  

  to MIT, I am sad to report that the habit has ceased and I no longer ... burnt by the burn-out of too much work to do and I steer clear at the ...  and judo, football, and board games]. My friend, [annotation note

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  The Craziest 3 Days of Soccer Ever broken records, halloween practice, and senior day!

  

  season!! We just wrapped up our regular season, and I wanted to share the ... that faced us. And after we beat Wellesley 4-1 that night, we were one ... and unstoppable. Watching her sprint down the left side of the field

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 4, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  I walk a lonely road and it takes a lot of time

  

  Building 45: 11 minutes, 43 seconds On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I take [annotation note="Linear Algebra and Optimization"]18.c06 ... , and as I enter, the all-wood space opens up to a giant staircase that I

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 20, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  magicians trying to learn magic

  

  … Even though he placed first and I placed fifth and logically we both ... abilities and get Sanatan’s. You would have had to step back and build ... time and access to reference images. With his work I have no idea. then

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  life lessons from my internship career choices moving forward

  

  intern at a start-up that focuses on artificial intelligence and data ... learned this summer and what it means for me going forward: I shouldn ... position where they can't care about compensation. And to be honest, a large

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day at the Forge blacksmithing!

  

  important task in my life, such as a semester, ends, and I am adrift, searching the empty cavities of my skull for words.  I was busy and not ... and experiences to weave into stories later on. Blacksmithing, as a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  note="and couple of ways to get to know other 2026s"]what’s next,[/annotation] so be on the look out for that. In meantime, enjoy the moment and celebrate with your friends an and family!!

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  a small moment in time on failing...*very long sigh*

  

  still remember walking away and feeling like my blood had drained out of ... , confusion, and shame. The world felt...different? "This was the year he fell to pieces, and ironically, this was the year when more people than he

  • by kellen manning
  • October 20, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  ungestalt twenty-one years of wandering

  

  figure are three pacman shapes facing each other. and yet, we still ... 't perceived, and broken down to its component parts. in a general sense, maybe ... this image: if you haven't seen this before, it looks like black and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 4, 2021
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my test scores?

  , grades, and other examinations. Test scores are not the single factor that ... applying to MIT and would like to see our testing requirements, please visit our Tests and scores page.
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  , shake it off, and remember that you will survive, even thrive, wherever you go; whatever you do. Stove-cook your oatmeal and never look back. We ... converse civilly and with the best of intentions, as that is the spirit of

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2021