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• Blog / Challenges

  When I used to run A reflection on sitting still for a semester

  

  changed over the years; at first, it was for health and fitness goals. Then ... week. And going for three hour walks at midnight in the middle of the ... like the world was ending, and telling myself it was for no good reason

  • by Powers '23
  • December 16, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in Review: Week One IAP should stand for Independent Awesome Period.

  

  things I was planning on doing during IAP...and then I got distracted by ... , I had Orientation at the Broad Institute for my UROP there - which ... on writing!) to compare a bunch of genetic sequences. For three hours

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  “What the hell is water?” Thinking about and understanding your own context…

  

  . How’s the water?’ And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then ... looking for, and b) even if they understand what we are looking for, most ... In his 2005 commencement address to the graduates and assembled

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 27, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  The Story Of @MITStudents as told by the person behind it

  

  me an explanation of what DSL is trying to do with it (and, for that ... communicate what life is like for MIT students: the good, the bad, and the meh ... Kellen Manning, Communications Coordinator for MIT's Division of Student

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  holidays in boston a photodump for you to procrastinate with

  

  , and listened to the performers while waiting for the tree lighting at 8 ... just come from his final paper defense for philosophy and I had a ... holiday season, and I'm coming in hot, live from my bed watching Frozen

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 16, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  Itinerary: IAP 2017 4 weeks in a suitcase and carry on

  

  . "Normal," meaning not going to bed at 3am and waking up just in time for ... John and Nellie Wooden Institute at Miami University. For four days, two ... my first trip of 2017, bringing along one suitcase and carry on. It was

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What an “OX” means on a transcript and why I currently have two of them

  

  - “Absence satisfactorily explained to and excused by the dean for ... ..” and the hopefully less familiar D - “Minimally acceptable..” F - “Failed” (⊙︿⊙) and if you’re a freshmen on Pass/No Record you can expect

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • January 25, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Right back where we started from You can call me Dr. Mollie.

  

  cortex of mice. (I wrote a review! And drew the pictures for it!) I ... , and then I’ll start looking for an academic faculty job. (If you ... ’m Mollie! I’m one of the five or six(?) original bloggers, and I was the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Spot the Blogger where you'll find bloggers during CPW, and some bonus tips!

  

  up and try everything. :) You've earned it! 4) CPW is still school for ... for next week... then your host is indeed an MIT student! Don't fret and ... their best to clear their schedule for you. :D ~~~~~~~ And if you want

  • by Connie H. '15
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we ... on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist ... —if you look beyond the thing you're waiting for—it can also be full of

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  you shoot for the moon, you miss, but that doesn't discount the bravery it took to try. The comments on this post are an open forum for those of you who want to talk with us, shake it off, and get back up again

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  hihi i’m back featuring all my favorite excuses

  

  ’t have any final exams so I got to go back home early for the break and ... ’d have to charge it for half an hour, and by then I would have had another ... , and for the next several months, I felt waves of physical cringe wash

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • December 30, 2024
• Blog / How to Food

  dinners with friends my wallet is crying

  

  a game for the assassins guild. it didn't happen in 2022 or 2021, and ... proof. anyway, i applied for a credit card and i'm expecting to get it ... company, and alan worked for a 100,000-person company. we all have offers to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Local Boston Startups at Mass Innovation Nights Over 700 to be (sort of) exact

  

  (Desi Cart) and an Uber for haircuts (MyBarber). My favorite startup of ... your choice and CharityCheckin thanks them for their donation on your ... 've known for a while get bigger and smarter, which makes me even more excited

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 10, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  San Francisco, je t’aime nothing to do with mit :3 (...intern in cali! )

  

  - primarily shadowing doctors, helping the clinic fundraise, and learning more about medical care for the underserved. As one of my projects for this ... .org and tailored to be culturally appropriate to the Chinatown population

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW LiveBlogging Project A big experiment.

  

  registered for CPW each upload 5 texts and/or photos over the course of the ... As you've likely read, Snively, Paul, and Bryan will be hosting a ... past with great success, and I'm looking very forward to this year

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Happy Pi Day!!! 3.14159!

  

  or not" contest There's also free pie for everyone! And, you can pick ... /14) TODAY! Stop by the Student Center 5th Floor lounge at 8pm for free punch and pie! - - HKN Social Committee A few pictures and videos from the

  • by Bryan
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Cinco De Mayo!!! Admissions counselors make the sexiest models. Oh, and a probability question.

  

  January, and 1 in February. All else being equal - for applications for ... Salvador and Amy each read 922 applications, and we received 10 ... November through late February (for this problem we'll say November 1 through

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  discouraged. And sometimes, the best thing I can do for myself is have enough ... at the last minute to find new placement for the summer, and I’m really ... your career heading, this summer, next summer, and for the next however

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  curriculum. You should do your best and use your judgment in asking for letters ... that you do politely, and early), as well as our other suggestions for ... We require letters of recommendation for our application. We strongly