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• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25

  

  , Brown University, Colby College, and Columbia University in the City of ... that can quantify the feeling of the environment you grew up in or the ... ?” “What does MIT do as part of it?” and “How can it help me?” Well, the

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do with a bad grade in quantum? What is my life going to be? (Avenue Q, anyone?)

  

  8.06 out of the park." I will never, in my entire life - IN MY ENTIRE ... . In High School, I had an English teacher (who remains one of my ... through some possible courses of action, and settled on: moping. First, I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 4, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The last few days of summer I think I spent them well.

  

  chairlift as I did during the hike. Forgive me - I grew up in a city, okay ... times coming up, in the form of the notorious Junior Lab. I'm excited ... day of classes. I therefore had eighteen days' worth of summer to spend

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 6, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Highlight Reel Parents! A cappella! Thesis! Superheroes! Film class! And generally hanging in there @ MIT

  

  post detailing how and why I went on leave from MIT, in honor of my three ... . For a couple of foggy weeks, in there I was gripped by the paralyzing ... of the differences between us, in how I see the world and how she sees

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Life, IHTFP, and Everything answer: 42 (and snow!)

  

  lack of solutions, nor monitor the clock. In 5.112, I’d slide to the edge ... , and reboot the cycle. I quit the six-hour Tech Call job in lieu of a ... fear of high places. I talked to my roommate until early morning, though

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  me, existing one day at a time

  

  in a while. We were making butternut squash soup and I was in charge of ... is, I can only really make it on Thursdays, which is a bit of a bummer ... maximize my time. I can’t just lie in bed and scroll through social media for

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 2, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life Tokens the currency of joy

  

  When I was younger, one of my favorite board games to play with my family was “The Game of Life.” It’s a bit like the mobile game BitLife, I ... cash out at the end of the game in exchange for money–$10,000, $20

  • by Allison E. '27
  • July 6, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  first semester at MIT was pass or no record, I was in real danger of ... unnecessary evil of attending MIT. I was not good at math or problem solving in ... I covered up the test and worked on a blank sheet of paper. In high

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer doing all the things

  

  and for all. For the last several summers, I’ve floundered in a soup of confusion and unease when it comes to my future. I taught in New Zealand and ... boyfriend for a week and see some friends in New York City. In August, I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 6, 2021
• Blog / Community Projects

  simfinite hopscotch! hippity hoppity blue tape grandiosity

  

  , face possible criticism, to realize your full potential. In my case, I ... this[/caption] I ordered a 64 pack of chalk, which would definitely be ... revolving door of chalkers started helping out. I made peace with the dust

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • December 15, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  you can’t be everything to everyone you just can't

  

  'm only doing all of these things in the first place is because i care about ... some excellent puzzles. it's written by teammate, and i know lots of ... looking forward too, after all! but… but it was difficult. i lost all of my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  On Trauma, and MIT I’m imagining my high school self, and what I would tell her before coming to…

  

  experience in sexual assault. I hope you get something out of it, and I welcome ... ’t feel anything while editing and sometimes I can only get through it in 15 ... ’t take off for months—and have my hair in a half ponytail. I can see the

  • by ana~
  • May 4, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  “the worst they can say is no” the costs of trying

  

  that rejection can bother me: if I ask a question in a group chat and ... /sad/etc.") creates an inaccurate portrayal of the risks. Instead, I factor them in, but ... fun of by everyone in the grade. You'd exposed your own vulnerability

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 10, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Upside-down and Reversed: Photography at MIT [by Biyeun Buczyk ‘10] I came to MIT thinking I’d put art aside for the…

  

  the sodium-lit image appear in the bath of developer, I pretty much left ... closet). Since I spend most of my time in the SAA darkroom (I practically ... uses a lot of water. You can see in the photo above that there are two

  • by ARTalk
  • March 23, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  some of them can be a bit pedantic. This is because I am a formalist. I ... to. Call me the subtitle of Home Alone 2, because I was Lost in New ... reasons. I engaged, heart and soul, in the pursuit of math. I think I did

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  questions like, "Do I want to be in community with lots of other high ... are still in the process of actualizing their potential?" I know that ... call and see if I can talk with some of the students. Q: Oh, one more

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  3 Lessons Learned While Hiking and what they'll teach me here

  

  . I finished just in time to cruise back to Boston for 4th of July celebrations and fireworks. I kept a blog (which you can read at gabehikestheat ... every day. It rained, well, probably just as often as in other parts of

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • July 26, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Last Five Days aka How I Spent My Summer

  

  torn. In the college home, I get adventures with friends, bright city ... spectacle. So what can I do in this home for the last five days? How do ... this summer. In the beginning, I braved the Boston streets in a week of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 11, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  Need help choosing a MISTI program? MIT-Germany alum Nina Sinatra advises incoming interns to keep an open mind

  

  atmosphere of large cities (and exciting counties) nearby. I did not find much ... of my workplace as well; while I have worked in several university and ... - materials engineering - than in any other MISTI program. I encourage all

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Felicitation Answers... and hopefully minimal snark.

  

  -to-order stirfry, so you can get lots of fresh veggies in a low-fat meal any time you ... experiencing real winter, but I'm going to have to buy a lot of new clothes upon arrival... I'm wondering how long I can get away without buying a real

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 16, 2006