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• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  room to get a drink and trip over freshmen psetting together in my ... seems to taking in far more frequent, two-length cycles. In the last two ... plasmid formation to the accessory optic system to gender roles in the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  23andme happy new year

  

  publish two novels anyway), and one day I might want to get an MFA in ... did what was needed to get a bachelor's in computer science. I ... passions for math and writing, and that I wanted to get into a selective

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Last Lap and hoping to finish strong

  

  I get to mentor the four very lovely freshmen who live here in person ... in the world. I didn't know that we actually had to debate each other ... write a really great paper. We're hoping to get it published somewhere if

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 12, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  climbing and becoming a perspective on moving to the US for MIT and the slow journey towards adulthood

  

  objective: "Get to the top of this wall, in any way possible". This flavor of ... get afraid, and have to cope with risk and the limits of safety and your ... getting more and more tired and a fear of slipping creeps in on me. I squirm

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • September 16, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.

  

  tell us in the essays. Think about why you are applying to MIT. Do a ... that the interview is not only a way for us to get to know you better, but also a way for you to get to know us better. Show up on time

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The View from 1000 Feet Life after MIT ... kind of

  

  be insufficient in order to get where you need. With my research, it ... draw from in order to get the information I needed in order to be ... , you have to agree with the professor's solution in order to get the A

  • by Bryan
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Perks of Being a Humanities Major and downsides, too

  

  (try “Science, Technology, and Public Policy”). I don’t get to turn in ... weekly/monthly spike in deadlines, I get a continuous flow of work. The ... classes alongside similarly involved people, and thus don’t often get to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  and they’re going to better places lessons learned from a hard summer

  

  isn't meant to be an "Oh non-MIT people just don't get it" in a snobby ... connect with people. I have many friends in my work and I'm grateful to ... good. I never know when to shut up, and I'm the loudest in the room half

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Season Taking things into my own hands.

  

  to people all the time who get burned out in classes because it just ... down. Then I'll throw it in the box, and whenever I get antsy about ... meantime, I'm out enjoying all that Oregon has to offer in the way of

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  replace your recurring nightmare of being forced to swim the Charles clad in only a beer keg with one in which you are compelled to eat far too much ... somehow forgot to submit the event on the left on time, it's not on the

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  A Little INSPIRation Guest Post by Vaishnavi Rao '17

  

  In the midst of a whirlwind-like semester I promise to eventually ... are invited to MIT’s campus in April 2016 to meet expert judges and ... interested in INSPIRE, how should they proceed? A: To start, all you really

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you want to be when you grow up? Worst. Question. Ever.

  

  Now that I'm a junior in college, I'm supposed to be almost an adult ... apparently, this means I'm going to have to go find a job- also in the real ... based in Madrid. They asked me to come visit them at the European Career

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 2, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The career fair and emerging pop stars Thinking about life after MIT at the Career Fair...and then watching a fellow blogger transform…

  

  set-up booths in our athletic facility to try to recruit MIT students ... a very intimate setting and an extraordinary opportunity to really get ... soiree. Not only did I get to consume dozens of scrumptious chocolate

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s the middle of November. Do YOU know where your Early Action application components are? How to tell if they are missing, and what to do about it

  

  documents to you via postal mail?No — it won't get here in time. I know ... 't get it, I'm reposting the email in its entirey below. This is also good advice for how to get stuff to us generally. Thanks for applying to MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: The Snowsical The blizzard of February 13th

  

  plowing makes it easier for me to get to my class which starts at three ... , walkway, and a red thing... its uhhh, getting harder and harder to sing ... around our house in New Jersey:     Oh boy, it looks real bad in NJ.  The

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 13, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  real things on tangibility, mistakes, and community

  

  wanting to return to physical media, things i can hold in my hand and feel ... favorite memories from visiting seattle in summer 2022 was going to pike ... speakers and listening to the album in the order that it was meant to be

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 5, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Note of Hope for Freshmen at Career Fair Yes, freshmen can find jobs!

  

  . People are lining up in Lobby 10 to collect their booklets and nametags ... spring of last year, I realized I really wanted to be in California for the summer. I wanted to spend time with my family, and I needed to get off

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am no longer new here ...well, it's true.

  

  Development. I've now seen more snow than I ever cared to see in my life; by ... to my former desire to earn a degree in Chemistry (HAHAHAHAHA) and ... bacterial colonies makes me want to shoot myself in the face. (Speaking of my

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 11, 2009
• Blog / Community Projects

  A “World Record Attempt” We can do it!

  

  way to get more mattresses than that. I beg to differ. In a few days ... how hard MIT is going to be? Do you think they're scared to get to ... generally going out of our minds trying to get things done. This is ok though

  • by Snively '11
  • August 20, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if my application is disrupted by a major event beyond my control?

  unable to complete your application by our deadlines. In the interim ... as flexible as possible in these situations. When you’re able to do so ...  [email protected]. We’ll be here to talk to you and figure out a way to make sure we get your