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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  G(e)e^ks

  

  has nothing to do with my ability to take you in a fight. The reason I could take you in a fight is that while you're worshipping at the altar of ... of my blog is, in fact, part of a quote from Neil Gaiman's novel

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  *Independent* Activities Period Part 2 our second IAP apart!

  

  that the MIT Alumni association coordinates. It is a super cool ... (4 weeks), so it is a great chance to explore a field that you are ... getting industry experience in a field that you know you want to pursue, but

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m going to be a blogger! The words my family had to hear 635,382 times

  

  States; I guess this is just the first small difference in a long line of ... dad is in the front seat; I'm in the back, sharing space with enough ... entire life is in this car, pretty much, if you leave out all the friends I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 15, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  that I grew up in a community where I was able to even cultivate so many ... , especially in personal essays. But then again, part of my personality is that I ... you have a specific essay that makes you say, "This essay is awful, and

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  go alone or you may never go at all

  

  instincts tell us that we're in greater risk of danger. The unfamiliar is ... in the moment. It's also nice being able to think "I would like to do ... grounds you need. You are enough. I've also learned that [annotation note='a

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • January 6, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for the Waitlisted Some (hopefully) helpful questions and answers for waitlisted students.

  

  quota. I'm still very interested in attending MIT. What should I do if I ... letter). Additionally, I would recommend sending us a letter in mid ... . Okay, what should I do now? If you are still interested in MIT, you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  opportunities that await. Since our desire is to make the best possible admission ... that it frequently seems to be part of a continuous feedback loop. Allow me to explain. In a selective, competitive, holistic, merit

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Welcome back into my life, crutches The universe's way of telling me to sit my butt down and study

  

  .tinyurl.com/annaho Thanks buddy. - Saturday night, I was doing laundry while dressed like a ... like to do your laundry in New House? Sam: Sure. Me: Okay. Wear a suit ... , hobbled around a bit more, and eventually the pain because so intense that I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  More entries about buildings and food Same as it ever was. I'm still single, but at least I'm in Belgium.

  

  "travel like a lord" in first class. Wait, actually, I do have some big ... invented in Belgium. As I explained to the wonderfully-named Pascal a few ... very impressive and set up in a crowded, dark attic. This picture is more

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 3, 2006
• Blog / Residential Life

  1.1 miles as the crow flies and it takes me forever to run there

  

  , alerts me that my microphone is off. This is the MIT I’ve come to. When I ... semester. In some ways, MIT is close. In other ways it feels distant, like a ... I carried home a table and ladder from over a mile away. That was a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  DRAW TIM (the beaver) behold the artistic talents of MIT staff

  

  -so-secret artistic talent that can be celebrated"]Nobody is going to do a great job ... a little grumpy about it. That being said: I know that conversational ... ="mentally stylized as Draw ______ but maybe that is bad branding"]"Draw a Blank

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 5, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  romanticize a quiet life i want to be okay

  

  walk all over you. the problem is that you know what you need to do to ... . "well, what about having it online?" a pause. then: "i can book you in ... the call feeling hopeful that you're moving in a better direction. you

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • December 28, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  i wish we’d grown up on the same advice alternate paths

  

  unbearably light me: interesting... i guess i asked that question because a ... , and i agree that they seem to be doing fine. but the question i would ask you is: do you think these people are thriving? me: i don’t know. i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A HASS[le-free] Semester Stay for the videos!

  

  you at MIT?"). But, I do feel that the HASS department is MIT's hidden ... presentations in. Finally, the last piece of the puzzle is that you need a HASS ... at length about each class, although I do want to write about a few

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 9, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  dishonored him by stepping on his sneakers in a crowded auditorium. Why do I ... examine Mills first. Mills is a student who is defined by the world in which ... of "B" in the college course instead of the "A" that many of her peers

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I walk a lonely road and it takes a lot of time

  

  different tools and machines in it. I saw that Bill was running a sticker ... of time” is far too vague. When do I need to leave my room if I want to make it to class (mostly) on time? What routes do I walk on a regular

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 20, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  in remembrance of my sticker collections for stickers are vessels for stories

  

  bottle. Story behind this is that I dropped my H2GO 20.9oz asi51197 from a ... stickers on this one that I refuse to throw out. Apparently H2GO is a brand ... empowering it is to dance with fire in front of a supportive crowd. I love

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 5, 2023
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Take Me *Home* to the Ballgame By Claire S. '25

  

  that I started following the team as closely as I do today. It’s no ... . And I was able to do that through baseball. Because when I close my ... that’s a conversation for another time). But whatever it is that connects

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Residential Life

  what’s on my wall too many postcards, that's what

  

  . This is a one-time-use card for the Moscow metro I bought one day in ... is now, but I thought it looked really cool in that maybe ... in a row on a wall at home, but this one is cool too. I like all the

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 1, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  as an introduction. What I do remember is thinking, "Wow, this ... awesome things these people would be doing in 10 years. That definitely ... The first time I had a conversation with Archit Bhise I'm pretty sure

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013