Search

Search Results

• Blog / MIT Life

  goodbye after so long and with so much love

  

  very limited unsupervised screen time, but I did, and I fell totally in ... waiting for me. There was never any question about whether I would apply to ... -five blogs. Although I can still bring it up in my mind, the MIT that the blogs

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 1, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  7 / Pressure is a privilege Training for my last hurrah, the US Championships

  

  hard classes to finish up to graduate in time. Some weeks I would only ... easy tomorrow, but I would have to somehow find that fire in my belly ... let my body rest and heal. I did bring my skates with me, just in case

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Marilee Jones in the news The Associated Press article about Dean Marilee Jones.

  

  , look ourselves in the mirror and say, 'I'm responsible,"' Jones told her admissions colleagues. "We have to look ourselves in the eye and say, 'Am I an ... of her daughter. "When she was in sixth or seventh grade, I was every

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mistakes & the inspiration we need to move on

  

  the future in my major. But at least I would know that there was some ... , and I figured I might as well try too. Since I knew I'd love to work in ... that I wanted to try and do a minor in course 20. I figured I'd start

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  i don’t know where you’re going but do you got room for one more troubled soul?

  

  sophomore year of high school of what the future had in store, I would've told ... some grad school in the UK. Or I would've told you about living life as ... 've found it hard to stay present. I've been enjoying my time in Madrid

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Events

  And if I had a million dollars Solve this problem and win a million dollars, SERIOUSLY.

  

  most stylish professor I've had in my life. Not to mention his academic ... interesting solution would shed light on many of the mysteries surrounding the distribution of prime numbers. Or if you saved a penny every hour, it would take

  • by Bryan
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Finding my place at MIT It's an ongoing process

  

  up the friend circle I never had in high school. What I didn't realize ... high school community. As a result, I didn't fit in with the other people in my class and I consistently felt like my priorities were at odds

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a major road to trouble exploring interests as a baby beaver

  

  while, I felt I would just major in something that was “pure” science ... would do. In a sense, I craved something more tangible to me than these ... eventually felt that engineering was what I would want to major in the most. It

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 23, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  so i guess fall is happening kinda hard to believe, huh?

  

  in april, i was sure that in september, i'd be on MIT's campus again. in may, as many things dawned upon us all, i realized i wouldn't be. as ... home situation and fast wifi, there was no way i would make it on

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 23, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  So I've been spending some time in my hometown over Winter Break, and this time, I know it's probably the last time that I'll sleep in my bed ... reasons. A lot of the families I knew were deeply set in family traditions

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Thoughts from the Dungeon One night only

  

  I’ve been stuck in the same dungeon in Metaphor: Refantazio for the ... would roll, and I could move on with my life. But…no. Mentally, I can ... ’m dealing with in Metaphor. Right? No. I was wrong. This is my fourth attempt

  • by kellen manning
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Events

  I’m only happy when it rains. You can't take pictures in Boston. Don't even try.

  

  since I started this awful, misguided experiment in temporary ... closely in 21L.009 Shakespeare my Freshman year, so I was I excited to ... fear that I would take a terrible picture and then post it on the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Always Rooting for the Anti-Hero it's me! hi! i'm [the problem?], it's me

  

  available. I waited in line for 20 minutes. Normally, irritation would itch ... year, I've felt a decided shift in the air. I've mentioned it before ... and truthful (although in writing it comes across as sarcastic). I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 29, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The most beautiful class schedule yes. good

  

  this moment about what my aspiration is in life, I would tell you ... totally positive.” When I registered for classes in the fall (last) semester ... also like reading about various political philosophies. In the past I

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • February 3, 2016
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Walking the Kerry Way journal of my fourth day in Ireland

  

  being welcomed in. I would never feel safe on private property like that ... It’s cold down here, and dark, so I’ll keep this one brief. I'm in ... when others are in the room. She has finally gone to sleep, and I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  , I would actually have to go to someone’s home who lived in the area ... officer, I think that I would have had fun trying to be a journalist. I like ... interview. I know that you are really busy and involved in a bunch of things

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  have no real interest in MIT from applying (the ones who do not wish to attend but just want to see if they can get in). How do I know if I should ... Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. As a matter

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill

  

  comments and answer them in the blogs. That was pre-Disqus, and I think ... else, or just talk amongst yourselves in the open thread below. I've got to drive up to a meeting in a few hours, and I've got a sprint

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bicycle Diaries Like the motorcycle ones, except far less artsy and with a serious lack of Gael…

  

  sister, and I find my bike. I take the key out, stick it in the lock, and ... in." "I am sliding it in." "Hold it so it looks like a U, not a ... 're probably trying to jam it in. Slide it in." "I AM sliding it!" "Do you see

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  freshmen to cook with them, or to be in a food co-op with them. (yes, I ... should be; if you think something would look good, you should try it. And I ... taught “Don't give in to peer pressure!”--an oversimplification of a

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011