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• Blog / Academics & Research

  how the first midterms actually were xoxo gossip girl?

  

  going to get canceled for the almost two years I had it planned, and the ... today to confirm that I have lost my powers. MIT is infamous for humbling ... the weekend was to cram. Except I didn't (oops!). I studied for a

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • October 15, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Not in my own words. 90% of this entry = not written by me.

  

  average of 3 short essays ...not to mention other random essays for ... called an Application Essay, Objectives for Graduate Study, Personal ... writing and also about how to present yourself will lead you astray. For

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 1, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  rejections don't seem to fit a pattern -- one person was accepted at School A ... for grad programs. Everybody applies to basically the same set of schools (with some variation due to personal preference), and all the same

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Moving Out oooh, I am, moving out, mmhmm..

  

  out great for Marty's dad in Back to the Future, my main purpose behind ... '10 and Praveen '10 serenading us, to a personal Ben '11 concert (one of ... At the end of last year, I transferred from Burton 2 to Burton 1, and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s happening with the Digital Currency Initiative developing blockchain technologies here at MIT

  

  distribute $100 in Bitcoin to every MIT undergraduate as his final project for ... , is a bit more ambiguous than any given account. Personally, I like to ... ecosystem as it continues to develop, or, more specifically, a home for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  they wanted to study, what they liked to do for fun. What made them tick ... as I was settling into my seat, the person in the seat next to me ... interest in bioengineering and biomedicine to his passion for electronics

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  personally and professionally affirming, if for no other reason than the fact ... institution’s mission aligns with your own goals for the future, in addition to ... work are committed, first and foremost, to helping young people reach

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week of UROPing in few words

  

  was going to learn for the rest of the month. After doing some reading, I had to complete some in-person training. The first thing I learned ... for the very, very, very, very not thick paper I had to cut. The paper

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  June and Flaky Biscuits The first part of an epic summer and food, bien sur.

  

  two things to talk about. So props to Snively for motivating me. But if ... this was happening, I was lucky enough to be working from my computer for ... one of these beauties: Usually when I don't blog for more than a

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fear of Flying Shake the haters off.

  

  've heard in a while, so for every person who got in, there had to be a reason ... other than my potential to do well at MIT. For a little while, I even ... to the edge For those of you who like numbers, this year, MIT admitted

  • by Bryan
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*

  

  Akhil '05 MEng '06, who is the only other person from my high school to ... , so naturally the conversation turned to our plans for next year. Akhil ... , we're going to leave the rest of that thought for a later day. (If I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  satisfying. For example, the speakers explained their personal reasons for ... the time that we take for granted that we just never bother to try to ... miraculous, if you stop to think about it for a second. Like I said, I had a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  classes are hard but i’m sure you knew that already an academic case of murphy's law

  

  's like trying to pop a pimple, where you'd poke and prod at the pimple for ... non-stigmatized safety net for when things goes to shit I think I ... attempting to take a class asynchronously is a recipe for disaster. Every

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 29, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Dating Is Hard anon has some feelings to share

  

  something to strive for) wanted to release this into the world, as it has been ... getting married to that person, having kids with that person, getting old ... didn’t really want to talk to. And real in-person interactions only

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 7, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Please Stop You're hurting the wrong people.

  

  To the person who keeps posting hurtful things to my blog and to Matt's, pretending to be "YJ" and others, please stop. It's one thing to mess with me ... - they've done nothing to you. Thanks.

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  A Mentor to Remember – Patrick Winston (1943-2019) Celebrating Professor Winston

  

  early this morning”.   It’s really difficult for me to process that ... open doors for me to pop in when I'm around in Stata. He never seemed in ... for his counsel, his objectivity and his tremendous inspiration to our

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 24, 2019
• Blog / Summer

  the first day of work lessons i'm learning

  

  engineering, grading the final for 6.036 introduction to machine learning, and ... 'd be waiting for a download to finish or for a program to build. our ... one. it's nice to have slack in your schedule. and by slack, i don

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  had i known how to save a life on self-care

  

  huge front desk. i walk up to it. i couldn’t figure out what to say, for ... her office, and she listens to me talk about my problems for fifteen ... thursday, i go to mit mental health for my appointment. we talk for a little

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  post-semester paradise two weeks with no psets or exams in sight

  

  , i went shopping with my little since i had to buy new clothes for my ... finals to study for, i spent my time doing absolutely jack all with my ... official last day of classes for everyone, i went to see the movie Jujutsu

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 3, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Our Essay Questions i am havink qvestion

  

  appeals to you and why? What attribute of your personality are you most ... . Instead, for a variety of reasons, we use our own application, hosted ... MIT application is that we don't prompt for a single, longform essay

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 1, 2013