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• Blog / About Decisions

  the mortifying ordeal of being known embrace the care that lies within you (my attempt to soothe pre-decisions anxiety)

  

  within an arms reach in a year.   I hope that my words can be of some help ... I’ve mentioned a few times in the past about being unsure as to whether I should pursue a PhD program right after graduation or work in the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 14, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Little Pieces of Living january & february & march & now, april

  

  In January, I came back to campus for IAP and got to do a healthcare ... -centered design interview methodology, all in the span of the month. I shadowed a ... Bank, where I held a brain in my hands and then watched a cutting. It was

  • by Sara N. '28
  • April 2, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reg Day collisions People should transfer to other colleges once they dump you.

  

  adventures in Italy (which I still haven't told you about, man I'm bad at this ... -Spain) but she was in a meeting. On my way to my advisor's office I waved to a ... knew would be due in a few days. I got my forms signed, chatted with the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m Shipping Up to Boston and I lost my leg! Whoah oh oh..

  

  some stuff in my mouth that I can NO LONGER FEEL. It's at this point that ... huge waste of time! As of yet, this has not occurred (as far as I can ... days, however, is just one of many things I have done in during my summer

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  I Finally Finished Intro Programming ...it took 2.5 years

  

  class in MIT's programming sequence, which is also, in fact, not 6.0002. I ... destroyed, and I found myself with unexpected free time in the second half of ... can say with confidence that I have finally, after two-and-a-half years

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 22, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Travelogue: Part Une Trip to Bath and meeting an MIT professor thousands of miles away from MIT

  

  -10°C (okay, I know I live in Cambridge, Massachusetts so I can take the ... assignments, I decided to take a break by traveling to Bath in Somerset, UK. I ... emptying garbage bins in the cold, when the sun wasn’t even up yet, I felt

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  everything is cool tl;dr I want to study too many things

  

  interesting things in the world, and I’m feeling lost and confused in the best ... vaguely in order of decreasing personal importance: Physics. I’m taking ... , but I’m pretty sure that I want to major in it. Computer science

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • September 11, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  One of the habits I developed in high school is carrying a notebook ... you have a smartphone? Understand that I didn't have a smartphone in ... . I love the feel of ink on paper, and there's a sort of thrill in

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  ungestalt twenty-one years of wandering

  

  on three black circles. in particular, the triangle can look even ... things i've been doing in the past week. it's truly felt breathless. i ... what things were like back in the day, the next night i'm in a hallway

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 4, 2021
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  Choosing a Major there are so many

  

  “What will you major in?” asked one of my senior year teachers. “I ... seventeen-year-old. “I’ll just take classes I like and major in whatever I ... asked me during CPW back in 2019. “21E,” I said, thinking that every

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 20, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Applying While Transgender #InHonorOfMarshaP

  can today. In Marsha’s memory, I will continue to advocate for the ... markers of excellence in their application and I will understand that their ... gender identity can create a lot of strain in high school that could affect

  • by DJ Rock
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  My “Normal” High School What it was like going to an ordinary high school

  

  getting into MIT, but I think having a little faith in yourself can ... Now, I can be pretty sure that most everyone applying to MIT has a ... high school. In fact I loved my high school. No matter where I went or

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Exhaustion Guess who's not ready to go to grad school after all

  

  . This semester, I have been feeling what I can only describe as an overwhelming amount of exhaustion. I am doing much less than I ever have in a ... floating in sludge, and that every amount of work I do actually get done

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One weekend in New York, two (very different) operas And I didn't pay a cent.

  

  slipped through the narrative cracks. - In mid-February, I boarded a bus ... ' various affairs. In principle, I don't have anything against putting two ... up nicely when he posted on Facebook today that "the differential in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  I saw a turkey the other day… hello, world!

  

  ’t wildlife in Boston; I’ve seen my fair share of creatures, including the ... bus driving through Boston. I’m not kidding- it was early in the morning ... Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, but maybe I’ll save it for later, since I realize

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  The Fringe that Stole Christmas hair @ MIT, and several hair-raising puns

  

  ]Chris Peterson '13[/intro] As you can tell from my avatar, I had hair when I ... Supercuts or whatever. In the summers I’d get a buzzcut to stay cool, and my ... , I started going to the barber in the basement of the MIT student

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 25, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re Not Alone Even if you think you are.

  

  wrong. Can you come over and help?" Yeah, I can come over. We worked for ... My Mondays are horrible. I'm thinking about bringing a camera with me next Monday so you all can see what they're like, but until then here's a

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • October 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 A Questions Omnibus is a post where I answer your lingering questions left in the…

  

  can come up with by the time of the next Omnibus, which I hope to do in ... I answer your lingering questions left in the comments. So if you ask ... ?" I am! You can see the schedule for the entire MIT Office of Admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The most beautiful class schedule yes. good

  

  forces me to get up in the mornings, but I think (with dedication) I can ... totally positive.” When I registered for classes in the fall (last) semester ... also like reading about various political philosophies. In the past I

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • February 3, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (2)… [Mathematics] Studying math at Cambridge and MIT.

  

  Kathy's post (A Day in the Life...), but I should also point out that the ... successfully, i.e. earning first-degree class marks on the exams. In particular ... glory. I have to say that I also feel like I learned and retained more in

  • by Cambridge
  • May 4, 2008