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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out of the lab and into the internet Confession: I actually listen to music from the movie Ice Princess. I'm not even kidding.

  

  students who did their undergraduate work at MIT (and has a different ... cheerleaders. Yes, our little world is very counterintuitive and topsy-turvy. You should get used to that.) And a question via email: Yasemin asked (via

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  perfectionist, not until the past several years. Perfectionism and high ... tendencies, and that shiny bar you've set for yourself becomes the standard for ... though, and it guilt trips you into believing that you settled for

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  A thousand million questions An evening with Gaelic quesadillas and Farrokh Bulsara.

  

  huge, angry sun. Boston sunsets are always brilliantly red and beautiful ... the jog estimating that in miles-per-hour and minutes-per-mile. Hours later, my floor headed down to the Asgard Irish Pub and Restaurant for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  hot chocolate as a panacea navigating through a chaotic first week

  

  I landed in Boston on a cloudy day about a week ago, and...it sure ... —shoutout to Selena and Sarah—mostly so I can spend some time away from my parents and get to know other people within a pandemic pod. It’s really

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 7, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2012 Profile Posted 49 states... what's missing? And what are the most popular names?

  

  & PR 16% Midwest & Plains States 10% South/Southwest 11% West Coast 21% Abroad 11% States represented 49 Countries represented 63 ... , MA The one US state not represented: Wyoming

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.

  

  .    Today I am going to offer my advice on how to approach the ... should check your MyMIT account to see who your interviewer is and give him ... , they should limit themselves to nagging you to do it, and not do it for

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The Week of Weeks 9/19-9/23: Libraries, MISTI, and Career Weeks. In other news, 9/26-9/30 hangs its head in shame.

  

  In addition to being Libraries Week and MISTI (MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives) Week, this week is worthy enough to be ... 's Walls: Tools, Services and Solutions (You may remember the affair someone

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ming-fai Fong- Designing an intelligent walking “toddler” robot After learning to sit, bend their knees, squat, and stand, babies can finally gather the…

  

  Parents always eagerly anticipate their child's first steps and ... , squat, and stand, babies can finally gather the coordination and strength ... interest in robotics and artificial intelligence. She found out about this

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline MIT's regular action deadline is January 1.

  

  The Office of Admissions is currently closed for the holidays, and is not accepting emails or answering phone calls (and I am on vacation ... . And below, I've provided answers to some additional FAQs: The deadline

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  things that went well reflections on my first semester

  

  It’s almost the end of 2020, which is terrifying. And hopeful, of ... know that. Lots of things happened, and particularly this fall (what with, you know, starting at MIT). But time just keeps going, and I’ve more or

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 25, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Railroad reading A Thursday evening book review that nobody really asked for.

  

  's house and played Guess Who with the extra rule that you couldn't ask about ... think it would be viewed as strange if your person and Maria dated ... ?" It rocked. Today Sam's Mom and I went for cheesesteak at my favorite

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out There kicking off spring break with some Chinese food, some anime, and some media studies

  

  's a creative energy that drives and develops the "universe" of a media ... creativity" in the context of Japanese anime production and propagation through ... means long meetings with production staff to determine the feel and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 22, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Friday liveblog Let's see how long I can keep this up...

  

  , offering performances and games for prospective students. Desiree Amadeo, a ... : "Living and learning at MIT is not a spectator sport." 9:24am: President ... ." They talk back and forth about Sam's dream of becoming an astronaut and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2007
• Blog / People & Identities

  Never Have I Ever…reflected on my identity "too indian" or "not indian enough"?

  

  native to the Indian state where my family is from, and [annotation note ... , this show did not meet my expectations. It did many things well and is ... issues that have prompted me to think about my culture and where I fit into

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 4, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meeting our new president! my very brief foray into professional journalism

  

  morning I had the incredible opportunity to attend the announcement and ... begged another TA to switch recitation spots with me and confirmed my ... , avoiding all pronouns and listing the "who" as "18th president, MIT." I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 20, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Shakespeare Ensemble This ain't your AP English class's Shakespeare.

  

  that "no one" at the Institute appreciates, let alone participates, in ... students have quite a bit of respect for drama, music, poetry, and all the ... involved with. In fact, there are over 50 different music, theater, and dance

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  SNOW SNOW SNOW! And other festivities.

  

  SAT class of the semester, and I suddenly saw specks of white fall from the sky. I asked myself...is that SNOW? And then I felt some white flurry specks of coldness brush my cheeks, and I'm like, "WOW IT REALLY IS

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  Ketterle, Prof. Phil Sharp and their brethren. Maybe you think of students ... and Senior House. Big Jimmy was a legendary figure, someone I only met briefly but who many of my friends counted as a confidant and friend. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Non-Blinding my junior year(s)

  

  It's my junior year, and I am busy working on graduation requirements ... upcoming fall. And this is true: most of the classes I am taking are just ... . This is high school. --- Four years later at MIT, and here I am, in the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 22, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  Around the world in 30 days ...ok, maybe more like I'm Traveling a Lot this IAP

  

  (read: winter gear, air conditioner unit, mini-fridge, comforter and mattress pad, cooking utensils, etc.), and the rest to bring with me on a ... limit and carry-on backpack, I was ready to embark on my first stop -- San

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2018