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• Blog / MIT Life

  on realizations and learning in which i say a bunch of things that might seem obvious

  

  good thing if what it creates for me is happiness. It does not need to be ... , to take up space in my life. I want it and love it for itself, not just ... this is what my parents have been trying to tell me for the past eight or

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another take on pass/no-record and some other stuff. Hey look, I haven't pontificated about anything in a while.

  

  embarrass you or for you to wear around your head like a crown, grades are a ... 't worry about your grades, it's an opportunity for you to figure out what it ... have been done. The biggest favor you can do for yourself is to treat

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Didn’t You Graduate? I refuse to accept my new label...kind of.

  

  that I now have time to dedicate to. This summer, I've been working for ... to our central goal of developing a high throughput bioreactor for ... for admission to the Class of 2012! By the time I graduate, I will have

  • by Bryan
  • August 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Passions (No, not that kind)

  

  late. And now, to hit the road for Vermont. Hope this helps with those ... life you want to change, give them that! The college essay, at least for ... sometime tomorrow (check Matt's post for the details) to get your essays in

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  had i known how to save a life on self-care

  

  huge front desk. i walk up to it. i couldn’t figure out what to say, for ... her office, and she listens to me talk about my problems for fifteen ... thursday, i go to mit mental health for my appointment. we talk for a little

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Freshman Summer plans and progress

  

  frenzy looking for something constructive to do. Believe it or not, I ... !) Applying for an internship is a challenge- actually, applying to anything in ... distinct disadvantage, even applying to a program for minority students. I

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MEng (Masters of Engineering) Learn about the masters plans of Phil '05 and Laura '06.

  

  methods (of communication theory or control theory, for example) to aid in ... is geared mostly for people who want to work as engineers in the high ... website for Course 6 academic programs (not just limited to MEng): http

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Relaxing Weekend Did you ever hear about that whole firehose analogy?

  

  .03 pset. I unfortunately feel like this is going to be a theme for the ... judges for the presentations. So I basically just showed up, listened to a ... to get in for another few months. I guess I just got lucky. (*How did I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  on regression the to your shitty high school self, and not linear, kind

  

  all my work to prepare for my boyfriend staying over, but now that he's gone, time has slowed to a crawl. my area issued a shelter-in-place until ... helping me grow as a dancer, which i'm grateful for. i've resolved to take

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 7, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  We can do this! To high school seniors: we’re in the struggle bus with you

  

  schools we dreamed of, and tried to sign up for extra courses only to drop ... qualified enough to get a job, and tried registering for extra classes only to ... . Listening to the Hadestown Soundtrack Hadestown was the winner for Best

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Things I Wish I Knew Coming In in retrospect,

  

  it to make it to yours? If you happen to be in the market for advice ... 've prepared for you today. Go to class. Structure and routine are good for ... to get a feel for what different research areas are like. Get to know

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 16, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  laser-powered happiness 6.UAR showcase, part 1

  

  , partially because I had given up on trying to dodge his small children for ... project of a reasonable scope for an undergrad to be doing; no, seriously ... had a mentor pull me aside to gently tell me I looked too pretty for

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 5, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PE classes are…great!? catch me at the 2028 summer olympics

  

  possible class schedules for colleges I didn't even apply to. Something about ... a little annoying, but there's no way for the instructor to tailor ... . Similar to my logic for ice skating, I think the ability to learn a super

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Days in lives that aren’t mine in a parallel universe

  

  first one to wake up. I curse the morning air for being too cold to go back to sleep, and after checking my phone for five minutes, I get out of ... house, looking for people to bother. I spot Noah in the basement. "What

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  After Graduating From beyond the veil :O

  

  international students can no longer get visas for their parents to participate in ... in Ethiopia as a way to ease myself in, for example, or following other ... maybe, for those reasons, I am more likely to fail. Joe was the perfect

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 10, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Why did I come to MIT? by River A. ‘26

  

  priority for college is to learn how to embrace life.  Life is a series of ... ≧◡≦ , my name is River. Just like most people, I had dreamed of coming to this university since childhood. And now I am about to enter my sophomore

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  diversions from what is otherwise a never ending trello of things to do

  

  surprisingly fun. you can check out our Github for it here. it was super fun to ... i never have enough time for them. went to TWO concerts: fun fact, i ... Sex concert, and i love them so much that i was happy to wait for half

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  to study), and I bet you’re really eager to come – not just for Campus ... college? And besides, what else would you do to prepare for that promising ... years need not be a luxury for the rich. Some students use them to earn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  what’s happening on campus tl;dr packing up & freaking out

  

  difficult for students to make plans). But even so, MIT is home to us, and I ... things. This is going to be the defining picture of this school year, for ... don't mean to speak for every single student and I'm sure that, as

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 11, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  the end of the day, they aren't going to do your psets for you, or call you up and remind you to study for the big physics exam next Wednesday ... yet, or that the deadline to officially register for your UROP in the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008