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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A blast from the past Looking back at things I wanted to do at MIT

  

  I was browsing some of my old blog idea Google docs the other day ... I looked over the list, it sort of struck me at how few of those ... this free time to do more work. That's not the most healthy mindset, I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 9, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  In which I am somehow still an MIT student 4 years later

  

  have [annotation note="A cautionary note to the freshmen reading this: you should probably not expect to marry the person you broke the November rule with."]dated since October 2017.[/annotation] And yet, in the

  • by Alex M. '21
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Liveblog] MARC 2025 A sciencey science conference, feature Anika '26 and me

  

  Day 1, 6 PM Today is the first day of MARC 2025 (the Microsystems ... about serious science; it's also an opportunity for the MTL community to get together and have fun before the spring semester starts. Unlike

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  decisions, decisions why are there so many of them

  

  I like to think that people are defined by two things — the values that they hold and the choices that they make. So I figured that a half-decent way of introducing myself to the world (and give a decent overview of

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 9, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT how we practice and pursue it here

  

  , because for 9th and 10th grade, we were in the music program of the arts ... of STEM that goes on, but we were not so aware of the vibrant art community here. Being members of the visual arts community here, we are

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 30, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 In this entry, I answer your recent questions left in the comments of previous entries.

  

  Here are the answers to the questions you've left in the comments of ... know of any other really good vegetarian/vegan restaurants in the area?" Well, there are only a few vegetarian-only restaurants in the area (such

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.

  

  Nicole R asked, "What is the policy for supplementary material when ... those types who grew in an educational atmosphere (in the family). Ever ... . The passion that rides my mind when I think of it cannot be explained in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Introducing the New 2017 Bloggers Let's get ready to ruuummmmble!

  

  A couple months ago, Petey posted the blogger application, and a few ... shop in Seattle), and I gathered to select the bloggers who will join our Family of Bloogyness this year. 60 entered. 7 survived the The Blogger

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  The Marks of a Student or, let's catch up

  

  silent on the blogs for about three weeks, far longer than I ever want to be away from the blogs, since I'm so accustomed to posting every week ... didn't get to go last year but I really wanted to go this year. But the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 4, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  This post is for the MIT students about to embark on finals week. Maybe you still have seventeen lectures to review and the exam is tomorrow ... power through the final in the morning before crashing (I don't know

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hits from the ‘90s ♪ Why can't we be friends? ♫

  

  absolutely zero of them. Shock, I know, one of the faces of the MIT Admissions office turning away potential applicants, shutting the door in their face and potentially prompting them to not apply to MIT. The truth of the

  • by Snively '11
  • July 2, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  The World Has Many Trees climb all of them!!

  

  let me watch it. Realizing my obsession wasn't going away, they hid the ... my residual fascination with Tarzan contributes to how much I love the feeling of ziplining through the trees. [image_row images="42907

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • March 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts On The MIT Interview ...from the perspective of an MIT interviewer.

  

  was easier to get into MIT than it is now) and have insights into the ... we do send notes on your behalf to the admissions team so they know a ... the privilege to interview. OK, you are probably scheduled for an

  • by John DeTore '80
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunny Skies In The OC [by Mirat Shah '08] A new post, and answers to your questions from the last…

  

  the future. The first few weeks of term have been really hectic, mostly ... to all the places I wanted to see, wasn't taking advantage of being ... . Usually there are college Fellows present who dine at the head table. This

  • by Cambridge
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Videos Over the Years The 90s were, uh, different

  

  I was going through some of the Admissions archives last week and watching old recruitment videos and HOO BOY, have times changed. (And hoo boy, have some things not changed...) Our first video that I know of was a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 14, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  into the pi day verse 3/14/22 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  . That’s the same place that you’ve been tracking your application ... and then besides watching traversing the MIT-verse? I asked a bunch of ... and know that everything will be ok in the end if you’re being genuine

  • by Tim
  • March 7, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  another year around the sun I guess I'm 19 now

  

  occasion as any to get something out into the world. As I started writing this post, I was sitting in my room in New Vassar, waiting for the sushi delivery I ordered to arrive. The sun was out today, fully, in a way it hasn

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 21, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh the People You See *does a barrel ro-- I mean a double take*

  

  ) and down the hall. This took several hours, partially because I didn't care enough to pack everything into 4 boxes and partially due to the fact ... bedding (should I just sleep in my old room tonight or move all the bedding

  • by Snively '11
  • May 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘How to College’ Masterpost A comprehensive guide for frosh, from all corners of the interwebz.

  

  can’t wait to arrive! Remember to be careful around the muggles when ... concerns. I’ve mined content from all over the internet, including my ... whether the owners will take them down, or edit the content. Some of them

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  the sun sets on another summer only one left yikes

  

  's because time doesn't really pass in LA - every day looks exactly the same ... . i like seasons which show you the passage of time. there are some things i'll miss and some things i won't. i'll miss the lovely people and

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 17, 2019