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• Blog / MIT Life

  A speech, of sorts

  

  Andrew Lukmann '07 and Ruth Miller '07. I intended to write an elections ... talking at the debate, watched by opponents Dwight Chambers '07 and Chris ... my feelings on where we are and where we need to be going, and why

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Since I Been Gone Running and nice weather -- and no school

  

  from UCLA (go Bruins!) visited last week, and couldn't believe how warm and sunny it was here. Apparently in San Francisco (where we're all from), it has rained for 25 of the past 31 days. (And apparently it is a good

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 3, 2006
• 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 / 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 / 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
• 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
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA decisions to be posted Saturday, 12/19/20, 3:14 PM ET

  

  So, I’m sitting around watching [annotation note="After Nisha and ... and a Slack message from Petey appears saying, “Kellen, I need you to write this blog,” and I’m like, “Of course, no problem.” Then Petey

  • by kellen manning
  • December 14, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harvard Friends, Part 1 a cross-registration love story

  

  MIT and Harvard. I say this both because it beautifully expands the academic opportunities for students in each school and because if it weren ... 6.00"]6.0001 and 6.0002.[/annotation] I happened to be working as an

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 28, 2020
• 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, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  How does one write a first post? This probably isn't the way...

  

  nothing but praise and applause. Something that would ring through the halls of eternity and create a legend—a legend that people would whisper ... —drafts that never made it past the first sentence and exist in a folder on his

  • by kellen manning
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Poetry from 5 AM This Morning Don't worry, I drank an entire MUG of espresso

  

  finally say I’ve drunk from the firehose and tasted it vicious glory; there’s plenty I could say! And I will say those things eventually, but this past ... home! All of this amazing and terrible chaos culminated in me sitting in

  • by Powers '23
  • September 30, 2019
• 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, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Evaluate your MIT Student Experience Dear {{FIRST_NAME}}, Every four years, MIT surveys all undergraduate students about vario...

  

  [annotation note="this email came on monday, and i had time to kill (which is rare) so i sat down and filled out this incredibly long survey ... aspects of their academic and student life. The survey is essential in

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 27, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  log in using the same username and password that you use to log in to ... to MIT, and we have offered early admission to 657. These students hail ... they all do different things — biology and bhangra, physics and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2016