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• 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 ... nearly six months in a household I had long since outgrown. The next few ... first, the idea of taking leave was just a small seed in the back of my

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

  working very, very hard campus tourism and imposter syndrome

  

  -hanging branch frames my vision in a gentle arc of bright green. The Dome, the ... just barely scraped through. Any achievement is processed as a tradeoff ... student here, it feels as though everyone in my life is convinced that I

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • July 22, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo Contest, Round 2 The Boston skyline at night.

  

  in The Matrix): (Click on either photo for a zoomed-in view) ... the Longfellow Bridge over the Charles River (if you panned a bit more ... captures the Boston skyline from a different vantage point than Arya's photo

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Just 5 Days Left! Mystery Hunt begins in 5 days.

  

  of them survive with a foolproof strategy? If you're interested in ... Until Mystery Hunt 2006!!! Here's a little puzzle to get you ... black or white (unbeknownst to them). Then, they will be asked in

  • by Bryan
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Help Wanted Calling all artists! Design Mitra's new banner and get profiled in the blog

  

  you readers are so ingenious, I'm asking for your help in designing my new banner. (That, and I've hit a creative roadblock.) I am soliciting design submissions until Saturday, July 9. What is the benefit of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 2, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some things to do now if you were admitted to the MIT Class of 2014.

  

  distance of MIT -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience ... students. Here it is: MIT Class of 2014. Join in a Live Chat!: This Tuesday ... our best to show you MIT. Join the Facebook Group: Facebook is a great

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About the MCATs All about the MCATs and what you need to take to prepare for it!

  

  more information. In the meantime.... here is a doctor's "joke" told by ... (NHGRI) during the day (which is truly a joy) and then taking MCAT classes ... lines of a statement like, "An understanding of the past is necessary for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 25, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Photophobic

  

  As I lay face down struggling to move in a puddle of 40 degree water ... could to get a better look at was was so alluring a distraction in the ... " (though given the size of other passages in the cave, that's not exactly a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for the Class of 2013 The "Next Big Mailing" is on its way out, and with it lots of goodies…

  

  .You must choose a username that is between 3 and 8 characters.Choose a ... The Next Big Mailing (NBM) is on its way out the door. Formally known as the "A60" for historical reasons we can no longer remember, the NBM

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  nothing & everything what i did this IAP!

  

  kinds of joy, some of which I had long forgotten in the depths of a ... . But the break felt so short, and once I was back at MIT, I was in an ... 've tried in I don't know how many years. I did... nothing. (But of course, in

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 3, 2020
• Blog / Events

  The sun comes up, then goes away Graduation day with pictures!

  

  , commencement is over, and I'm officially an MIT graduate. That's still a little ... graduation last night, mostly because I believe strongly in keeping up a tough ... repeatedly in your lives is how to use the talent and the education that you

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  My History of Task-Management boy, is it a long one

  

  Being organized is fucking incredible. I like limiting stress in my ... to shit; in the beginning, I'd created a beautiful cherry blossom theme ... ="attachment_55964" align="alignnone" width="671"] oh, BABY. this is a blast from the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 21, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas thanksgiving and warm fuzzies all around

  

  an institution is a little hard to explain. I'll give you this instead ... the piano as someone else pulled out a mahjong set. Mahjong is kind of ... of you in Boston, I highly recommend going. There's a student discount

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 30, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fifteen Minutes to Clear My Head on my morning walk from Boston to MIT

  

  in Cambridge and Boston is across the Charles River. Connecting the two is the Harvard Bridge. Many MIT students live in Boston, whether in a ... Monday morning in the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity House. I woke up and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Firehose Warning: insomniac blogger on the loose.

  

  boundaries of what you know - well, what's the point? There is a reason an MIT ... This video is very appropriate this morning. Since about five o ... of my time immersed in the intricacies of addition reactions to alkenes

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  going to graduate with a 5.0 in a double major and double minor with a ... that MIT is a place run by people, and people aren't perfect. For health ... time off from MIT. I ended up attending classes at a local university in

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MCAT Advice For the pre-meds out there, MIT or otherwise

  

  instantly: flowers, a card, and ice cream! My lab is the besttt. ♥ In ... prep courses are helpful in that you have a structured environment that ... , which is actually a great time to start studying: far enough advance that

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  why i chose mit the paths not traveled

  

  is, an engineer without interests in the wider world, working a cushy ... 's been a decade, and only brief snippets of that MIT still remain in my ... at my interests in mathematics. But I'm not a teenager anymore, and I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 21, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Telethon Fun…Squared The amount of fun experienced at an event grows exponentially as a function of bloggers…

  

  helping out from 6:00 to 11:00, with maybe a half-hour break in between to write up a quick blog entry - so it has been quite an exciting time. I ... to comment below. ;-) All in all, about 60 students - a record turnout

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Invasion MIT! the long war of general jack

  

  ; And finally, outside the President's office, a portrait:   With a note: "President Hockfield, We have waged infinite battles against our ruthless enemy known as term. But rest assured, victory is at hand

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2011