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• Blog / Challenges

  All the Feels introduction to me and my thoughts

  

  inside the MIT bubble, I feel myself growing in so many ways. I want to ... honor of listening to a professor who was involved in the discovery of ... !), and gotten to coexist in the same room as the legendary Chris Peterson

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Craziest of Weeks I had one.

  

  's supposed to start in less than 48 hours. Figure 2. MIT's travel agent ... . Friday: I mosey on over to Logan Airport not-so-bright and early in the ... know much about what I'm supposed to do there. I arrive in Heathrow

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  living having the time of my life

  

  hazed because everyone understands how rough it is to get thrown in this ... play, I started adding fun to responsibility. I’ve turned in most of my ... taught me how to use the kiln in the Edgerton 4-409 makerspace. When

  • by Anika H. '26
  • May 10, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Short, Sweet, and to the Point: MIT in five senses or less (Guest Entry) Hear, See, Touch, Smell, and Taste MIT

  

  you’re not sure what I mean, allow me to tell you about my check-in ... was a ridiculous amount to see and take in. I could sample any color or ... want to travel to small villages in third-world countries to engineer

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Share Your Story, 2014 edition How did you find out you'd been accepted? Was there any celebratory dancing? Please tell…

  

  decisions are released online. But you still get a tube and/or big packet in ... - what's your story? Feel free to share in the form of pictures, haiku ... ). Looking forward to meeting you all in a few weeks! :)

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lunch with Madam President Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?

  

  ), what MIT's role ought to be in national and global energy policy, the ... . Plus I got to meet Bryan in real life, and he promised he would organize a blogger outing to go get ice cream! Best day ever! Argh, now I have

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  LET ME COOOOOOOK 🍳🍳🍳 I am stupidly excited about learning this Basic Life Skill, and not ashamed to admit…

  

  awkwardness get in the way of getting to know people. Asking people to eat lunch ... [annotation note="A program that sends MIT students to work/teach/study in other ... myself. I had grown up in a family of people who loved to eat. Whenever I

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 16, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I’m sitting on a bus and am SO sleep-deprived.

  

  Getting from London (England) to Charlottesville (Virginia) is much ... …and woke up an hour later, to find us in the air. Realized that I slept ... to stand in two different lines, on either side of baggage collection

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps For the Deferred what to do next

  

  denied in EA. Deferred students, however, will have to wait a little longer ... of deferred students write in with questions so I wanted to post a ... send? The only "new" thing you need to send in is the February Updates

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Oh the Places You’ll Go! Did you know Dr. Seuss was a SigEp?

  

  gaps in the blinds. I rolled over, and realized - to my delight - that I was back in my "own" bed. I half expected my sister to open the door ... managed to get one percent higher than what I needed to get an A for the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out of the lab and into the internet Confession: I actually listen to music from the movie Ice Princess. I'm not even kidding.

  

  should get used to that.) And a question via email: Yasemin asked (via ... 't considered for graduate work at MIT, is this true?" In lieu of responding to ... might change... hell, you just might want to be able to live in a new

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  the Medical Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book ... have checked in to introduce themselves. Since only admitted students can ... information securely with your future classmates, and to get emails and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Events

  TMI WRT MIT TLA’s Wonderful things happen that I can organize around a coherent theme. Also, I didn't lose…

  

  to dissolve the aromatic flavor compounds in my saliva, assumed to be a ... for $3 in 26-100, had invited the MIT Marching Band (MMB?) over to play ... perhaps the IRS. Sadly, I didn't get to watch a bunch of people send out an

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  “Take care of yourself.” "Can you post something positive please?" - my mom

  

  , staying up until 3 in the morning just to get one more page in, one more ... 't quite know where to start with this post. In fact, I've rewritten it so ... to study at one of the most famous STEM institutions in the world. Yet

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  what your favorite study spot says about you badly stereotyping places to work on campus

  

  can't get things done when you work in a group. you're addicted to ... . you might procrastinate at times, but you definitely know how to get ... .."]Radiohead,[/annotation] no in between. you're the type of person who tends to isolate yourself

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  a close friend. In this post, I'll describe how I made the decision to ... taking leave. I realized that taking leave would allow me to feel in ... internships to fill all of the time I would otherwise have been in school. This

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Ben’s Farewell The conclusion to the Ben tribute entries, and a little advice.

  

  you'd get to meet and interact with your adviser every week. But this ... advising options for freshmen, and it's very easy to get overwhelmed among ... disclaimer to future harried applicants: MIT Admissions uses Facebook in no way

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  to the context of your overall app - what you're interested in, what ... . ------------------------ He-Who-Does-Not-Want-To-Be-Named wrote: "I got really bad scores in my SAT I. A 720 in Math is NOT MIT material. If I do get 750-800 in Math

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Admissions Valentine's Day Cards! Welcome to your moments of fame, 13's.

  

  person to get their picture in before Valentine's Day officially ends. A ... , bad joke.) who may or may not like piña coladas and getting caught in ... . Solid choice. Alright, guys, unless you get me a picture in the next 34

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am a hapless klutz Stories about Nobel laureates.

  

  , April, I had to hunt elsewhere (we're moving to a new building in October ... dropped my ice bucket. (Luckily it didn't spill, so I managed to get out of ... was cool in the first place, to sit and listen to Professor Sheng talk

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2005