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• Blog / About Decisions

  Pie No, not pi.

  

  me? 6) Is MIT a tourist attraction? 7) How far away are dorms from ... always enjoy a good laugh, March 15th was definitely not a laughing day for me. I spent from 9 AM to 2 PM in various chat rooms, blogs, forums, and

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains and treason and bouncy balls, oh my! A brain dump largely about - what else? - brains.

  

  from way back in February, which are back with a vengeance (although ... there any less cool. I've been writing this from A-Control in WMBR and ... Nearly two weeks ago, I promised you a Post of Substance™ to be put

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!

  

  's a pretty big shift coming from the typical freshman classes of 200 ... , is taking a little bit of adjustment. Speaking of adjustment.. This semester I applied for and joined ESG (Experimental Study Group), a freshman

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  Reno, and took a drive downtown: I drove on to my meeting with the ... potential to make a positive contribution to society; and GT-Cybersource, a ... air ballons. There was even a beaver named Bud E. Beaver (TIM the Beaver

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  equations from a lifeless volume when I face the trees from before my ... Well, look at that, the dawn of a new Monday. Light is gracing the ... . Greg, a bit exasperated after confronting an erstwhile chicken meal

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Short Answers to Big Questions Stolen from the MIT Housing Panel.

  

  remember feeling conflicted, because I wanted to emerge from college a well ... the name Pleides came from, so it seems legitimate to pick the ... sailing. Before you argue with that, go spend a few hours lying outside, and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 18, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  mit made me rational on decision-making

  

  project could have been spent on saving more lives from a higher-risk threat ... joy that comes from raising a child? I can donate money to a faraway ... I once asked a boyfriend if he would give up his life for ten billion

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 19, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  defense the other bloggers didn’t believe i could write a post about basketball

  

  that player from scoring immediately, resulting in a pass. however, while ... correct. basketball is a complicated sport and there are many exceptions to every principle i’ve been watching basketball on-and-off for a while now

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 20, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  breathing in and out

  

  many; we even saw a friend, another person from mit, who was there, which ... " align="aligncenter" width="1600"] photo from https://www.cnn.com/2020 ... eruptions bring to mind the old tales passed down from our elders. i’m from

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 12, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  at least i’m not as sad as i used to be i don’t keep friends, i keep acquainted

  

  ’s been five months since i’ve first run away from home; i’m a senior, and i ... 't keep friends, I keep acquainted I'm not a prophet, but I'm here to profit people graduated a couple weeks ago and i didn’t feel as sad i was supposed

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  students acclimate to MIT. It was a fun, high-energy job. Every OL was ... of a flower, the people of my orientation group seemed to blossom.  As ... , too. I guess other class years could also benefit from this tip list

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / Personal Projects

  reflecting on 2020 goals and planning for 2021

  

  would sacrifice my time now to get into a good college and then pursue my ... application process kinda messed me up and i'm still unlearning a lot of things ... the time I hit 30 and picked a few to work on during 2020. What follows

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2020 Reflections & 2021 Resolutions

  

  . Got an LA offer from a pretty neat class. Things are going well :) ... four times a week - Accomplished! I actually started becoming way more ... things. Maintain a 4.5/5.0 GPA - Accomplished! So this is kind of more

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 3, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It Ends My last last day of school

  

  First, a semantic distinction. When does a "day” truly begin? Does it ... moment I finally decide to roll out of bed? As a college student with a ... me rolling out of bed on a particularly warm Thursday morning in the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 21, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  The Craziest 3 Days of Soccer Ever broken records, halloween practice, and senior day!

  

  last three days that led up to that, because a lot went down. Wednesday ... against Wellesley. We had set a goal this year to not only win the regular ... the night. Our teammate Meagan R. ‘24 shattered a 20-year-old record by

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 4, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  I Hate Change but at least, I'm creating it

  

  from). Waking up this early was a change. One I didn't intend on, but a ... one) room. The camera once again pans around the room, revealing a bookshelf more filled than before, a new coffee cart with 16 mugs, and me

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 17, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Centimeters to Inches A Guest Post by the talented Antonella Masini '21

  

  ’s window, a shy, tanned girl arrived looking from left to right trying to find something she’d recognize.   But the “hola”s from home, the ... stepped down from the plane and learned how to laugh Typing “h”s instead of

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 4, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!

  

  least a week before contacting us. We're accepting documents from schools ... still haven’t heard from us, don’t worry! We got your message but are ... high. (Last week, we were getting over a hundred emails a day…) While you

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 24, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  All the Feels introduction to me and my thoughts

  

  . From trying to do everything because of a fear of missing out (FOMO –– it ... I am currently a ball of feelings. Some people might call me an emotional wreck, but I think it’s just something that comes with being in a

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 14, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Accountability Some thoughts on decisions and school

  

  couple months as an architecture student, summed up in a quote from Joel ... I wanted to post this a couple days before decisions came out but ... reviews, but it’s Spring Break now and time for all of us to take a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 22, 2011