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• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Culture Shock

  

  . Well, most of my vocabulary (the English vocabulary, that is) did that ... YouTube video question the sharpest double-edged sword of all time). I ... athlete knows, Day 3 of getting back into shape is by far the most painful

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Meditation Mondays Achieving inner peace, just in time for my 14.05 pset

  

  -- held in the Rainbow Lounge, which is in the basement of Walker Memorial ... Monday Series guided by Amy McCreath of LEM (Lutheran Episcopal Ministry ... ). Join us for an hour of relaxation, self-reflection, and personal growth

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  It’s cool to care but maybe care a little less

  

  the toilet. In front of me, next to the door, was a featureless white ... the middle of a shopping mall. It was two in the morning, and there was ... distance, we counted seven skyscrapers, felt the sides of the mall towering

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 26, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring break Q&A: Part 2 where I FINALLY answer the rest of your questions :'D

  

  to the second half of the questions I got, so I'm going to answer the ... most of the time lol) Work part-time. Become a tutor. Visit a place ... of those people who like to plan out everything for the next four years

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 15, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing I don’t have time for hosed into my core

  

  up the points of the things I even wrote anything down for, they just ... strong negative memories of. But it's a requirement for the new 6–14 major ... didn’t try to study 2 hours before the exam on 2 hours of sleep. I

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Another Cat Post We have kittens and people are sad - thus, there shall be pictures of cats…

  

  pictures of kittens and cats. I hope that you are okay, and that this helps a ... are all alone sometimes, you are not alone. MIT is here for you, the students, and everyone else who is a part of our community and more. And so

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 25, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things To Do While Waiting for Decisions, Part II Relax! Take it eee-aaa-sy!

  

  So I just read Ben's post regarding the official release date of ... talking about what to blog about.) Also, nobody likes the suspense of big ... . Think up really horrible names for this sequel list. (Return of the Blog

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right

  

  the idea of an engineering school, and unsure what I wanted to major in ... -on stuff, outside of a lab, was scary), or any math beyond the General ... toward the goal of getting into a top school, and it's been portrayed to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  and running away. I recommend giving them all of the recommendation forms for every one of the schools you're applying to at once. This is ... date of birth clearly indicated -- and that the letter address the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Challenge You Pi day approaches.

  

  reason for wanting to come – and the primary reason of everyone I have ... ) – was not the fear of being unable to succeed without MIT, but rather a ... hearing that MIT is what it is because of the people who go here, but it

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  about your future. Then write a song about it. Preferably in the style of ... through the next 6-ish days! Hope your Thanksgivings were full of food and ... friends on the fourth floor have Guitar Hero II) was part of the reason this

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regional Meetings begin Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida are first up.

  

  first regional meeting of the year, Thursday night in Orlando/Winter Park ... for you? We will of course talk about admissions, including the ... these meetings can look like. Doing the regional meetings is one of my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Painting and a trip into Boston

  

  , in exchange for helping take down what's left of the wallpaper in her ... had planned to go to the dinner mob of Nick "Nim" Martin '03, another 5 ... Coolidge Corner Theater to watch a showing of episodes of the 1999 TV show

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  thing that have changed not my class year...pls god i want to be a freshman forever

  

  the best use of my time anymore. time management comes easier — i was ... solving it is the highlight of my week. i'm a soPhoMOre — now, i'm on the other side of recruitment. I'M the one holding interviews and auditions

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 12, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Having Survived Rejection (guest post) About receiving a rejection letter from the 'Tvte.

  

  , but then he was not admitted to the class of 2019. Here's his story ... the MIT early decision would be released. I ate all of them. They didn ... any of my “reach” schools, which was upsetting, to say the least. I was

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 15, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  The MySpace Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part two.

  

  " 049. Song you've listened to? RHCP, track 9 on CD#1 of the new record ... you wearing? MIT Battle Of The Bands '06 069. What brand of shoes are ... . How old are you? 32 003. What is the link to your website, blog, or

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  0.125 not a course 0 class, but a fraction complete

  

  Well, I'm 45.6 smoots of the way across this bridge we call MIT. The end of this first semester aligned perfectly with the holiday break and ... . I spent the first four days of break doing absolutely, very delicious

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 4, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Xanga Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part one.

  

  to play the acoustic guitar. 89. I hate the feeling of failure. 90. i ... mail. 98. I have problems letting go of people. 99. I hate the feeling ... coke. 03. I'm the youngest child. 05. I like getting lap dances. 06. I

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  it’s ok that it’s not ok sometimes things will happen, and you have to just let yourself be.

  

  of MIT students this fall, the characters talk about two types of ... is, or how to go about acquiring it. The other type of depression is ... happiness; they are in acute anguish in all the small tasks of daily life

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 4, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

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

  

  half of those people identify as male, you dwindle down the pool of available men. Factoring in the percentage of the student body that you ... involved you are, the selection gets smaller and smaller. Of course this

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 7, 2017