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• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Chose MIT On deciding where to go, now that you're in

  

  will learn at MIT is how to handle failure in a constructive way. You ... that what you choose is a lot less important than that you are confident ... years. At Penn State I was at least a year younger than everyone in my

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 29, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision fatigue an occupational hazard, and how to manage it

  

  assessments. This process is itself exhausting, but it's exhausting in a way ... , before my phone rang and jerked me out of my stupor. A friend was in the ... . Decision fatigue is a term from the behavioral psychology literature. It

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 21, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s not fair! ... and why that's OK.

  

  same school, unless there is a recruited athlete, legacy or some other ... . Curiously, it is a byproduct of an extremely selective admission process that ... for all. I grew up in Florida. The state is flat. There are no mountains

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s Not Me, It’s You How to kiss goodbye to a school that rejected you

  

  a school you love is crushing, and it can often be framed in the ... attempts, he was denied a commission in the service: not, Washington fancied ... army is a lot like getting rejected from your favorite college. That

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 29, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fit or happiness made easy

  

  ask myself is "am I in the right place?" How do we know when we get ... . Fit is something with a million different meanings, highly subjective and incredibly vague. A good fit is a place where you feel completely

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  IHTFParadise – A Journey of Depression at MIT Guest entry by Angelina G.

  

  , and sadness is simply amazing and worth living for. I am valued in this ... experienced. Some of them have confined themselves in their rooms or a dorm ... who is depressed. In my experience, I have only been able to get to know

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2015
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Some Advice Sometimes I wish I could tell freshman-me that everything's going to be okay

  

  brother's starting college in a month and that makes me feel even older - I ... . Moving into a college dorm is a new experience with new responsibilities ... 'll be happy to hear from you. 2) The first people you meet in a new place

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Fake it ‘til you make it It worked for me!

  

  .org (although that is highly recommended!) here’s a quick recap: I studied Course ... that I didn't belong here.  In my second semester, I struggled a lot with ... already learned multivariable calc (even if they won't use it) is a little

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bursting the MIT Bubble 1.0 things to do in Downtown Boston

  

  Boston is a marvelous city! During the school year, I have ... Street MBTA station, the Boston Common, oldest park in the country, is the ... the park in a glorious architectural mix are an AMC movie theatre, a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  Making Connections we live in a society (affectionate)

  

  A few hours ago, I was on my way to my room in the[annotation note ... of one of them: they're a student in[annotation note="Elements of ... such a small thing to notice, but it triggered a cascade of thoughts in

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  MIT and Black Greek Letter Organizations An Interview

  

  there is a D9 presence at MIT and show the many benefits of joining one.   Learning About D9s D9 is a shorthand for “Divine Nine'', a casual ... fraternity is Alpha Phi Alpha, founded in 1906 at Cornell University. In the

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 13, 2020
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  10 Things I Learned 1st Semester Yeap.

  

  deliver so you can still have froyo in a warm comfy room." Crap. 2 ... email that the professor processes in 5 seconds… So what I tried to do is ... lasts quite a while. – This semester, I took Disease and Society in

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 24, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  senioritis not to be confused with señoritis

  

  idea of positive work—even if you feel like you aren't making a stitch in ...   stuffed my face at boston restaurant week... two nights in a row ... i never really had senioritis in high school—it was probably the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 10, 2015
• Blog / Community Projects

  Christianity at MIT An intro to Cru!

  

  community.   What IS Cru? Cru is a caring community of individuals ... ="101923" /] In the fall we also went to a retreat with these students to New ... consistently setting aside time to read my Bible and in the beginning this was a

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / Class Projects

  HOW TO FORGE A DRAGON SWORD and other skills picked up in 3.096

  

  is done by setting a hot workpiece into a vise (or, if it's flat ... third bottle opener is a cool wavy shape where the bottom curve goes ... the two sides of a heart to be even is about as easy as herding cats

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 7, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mostly Harmless Rifle. As in, the phys ed class. As in, I fired one.

  

  round in the magazine. Don’t give up the mission. This is a mantra Coach ... ). One that comes to mind is while replica plating. Replica plating is a ... and way cooler, is this IAP in rifle. Rifle is one of three firearms

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 22, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Defying That Sinking Feeling On learning to swim and envisioning success

  

  up and down in the water. My classmates and I were in a pool shallow ... nostrils burned a bit, and in a panic I opened my mouth. I quickly leaped out ... in relaxation. "Treat the water like a bed," one classmate told me

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Leaving How I ended up taking medical leave as a sophomore

  

  of mine who lives in Boston is a social worker, and my parents got in ... whole is now engaged in a dialogue about mental health and wellness more ... struggling to do so in a way that’s pretty and poetic, that will stick in

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • March 8, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Challenge Accepted I even put off writing this post.

  

  I recently saw a comic where a professor says "This is not the type ... certainly receive a hefty sum of homework, the main problem is time management ... must say, is endemic on campus. This semester, for the first time in my

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • December 10, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting for Decision Day In which I give a pep talk of sorts (with a little help from my…

  

  you aren't in a place where you can watch the video with sound. I didn ... luck! Hi guys, Early action decisions are out in less than a week. And ... ’s no chance of getting in when secretly your heart/brain/stomach is

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2014