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• Blog / MIT Life

  In a little while, I’ll be gone This is not a blog entry. I'm not here, this isn't happening.

  

  Act of 1957 by speaking in from of the Senate for 24 hours and 18 ... afterwards. ...and honestly, that while is just a bit too little. Anyway, after three days of finals I packed my entire life into about twelve boxes and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 27, 2006
• 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 / CPW

  cpw 2026 camera roll dump three mysteries and two tributes

  

  At Meet the Bloggers this year, a prefrosh came up to me and saw my shirt and said "I know you." This happens at most MTBs. Then he said: "you're the guy who writes updates and stats about the class." That isn't who I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 22, 2026
• Blog / How to Food

  SUCH a fruity guy in which I prevent scurvy

  

  As of last fall, I officially moved out of Maseeh and into 3W ... EC during their freshman year, and then everyone else who never had the ... leaning more traditionally EC, while in prior years it was more isolated and

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 20, 2026
• 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