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• 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…

  

  few things I can think of.. Things To Do While Waiting For College ... , Sunmi, if you're American in - Me: I'M IN THE SHOWER! GET OUT! ... A couple weeks ago someone asked what I did to pass the time while I

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

  From One Cambridge To The Other A year away from the Institute

  

  change. I'm by no means bored with MIT but you can see how a year across the world can be enticing. So, in the true fashion of MIT students, I ... got a list of what colleges we'll be living in and I'm going to be

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 12, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  O, GRE Battle The best of the worst entry I ever wrote.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The youngest known meteor impact crater in the world is located in Haviland, Kansas and is less than 1,000 years old. I wrote a ... , including pencils, cough drops ("You can take one in your mouth, but you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  SOFT HOUSE five college students doing burpees on gravel at 1 am vibes

  

  workin vibes[/caption] Words can't express how much I enjoy living in this ... centrality in decision making. It can be stifling at times, but I mostly enjoy ... Guys, in spite of everything that's happened, I'm having a college

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work VII The triumphant conclusion! Plus, the CIA is watching me.

  

  grad student Andy is in Switzerland and I'm basically doing all his ... committee. I really like Professor Deutch's resume--he has a BA in economics ... change, Mitra--maybe you can lead the CIA too. So, I sat three feet behind

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  hours for 2 psets, although you can always pull an all-nighter," I tell ... don't mind a lack of sleep too much. In the morning, I get to watch the ... anything, all nighters are worth it for this reward. In fact, pressure can

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  policy problems in general. I think what I’ve enjoyed most this month is ... in my mind even as I’m walking home from the classroom in Building 35 ... eloquent my classmates are… and in fact, much of the insight I’ve gathered

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  So, What Exactly Happens? y'know, over IAP?

  

  that went on at the same time. Here's a compilation of the ones I can ... I got to see what others write about in their amazing poems. I didn ...  The Tech, in which starting this next volume I will no longer be the Campus

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Who we are All the stuff I've been trying to write since last July. It isn't much, but…

  

  can't say that I know the location of any in the surrounding cities. 3 ... freshman exams were the easiest ones." "Let's hope so!" "I could go in there ... four years of pure joy and pure exhaustion, I will be marching in my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, damn lies, and statistics

  

  also, I guess, because they can help explain a slightly lower GPA in some ... I read Ben's entry about the thread on College Confidential (in the ... I decided that the comment would be too long. Because in addition to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  , but if I can finish all of them, I’ll consider myself decently on my way ... campus one single time, I consistently have no idea what building I’m in ... complete - gym registration usually opens at 8 AM, and when I logged in at 8

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Uncategorized

  to now and forever

  

  lounging in my work office as I finished work. When it came to a close, I felt a bundle of knots in my stomach and I braced myself because it's almost time. Almost time to see Kenneth. I hadn't seen Kenneth in a while

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’ll bet you got waylaid! Wherein Portland, Oregon rocks my face.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The airport in Portland, Oregon has free wireless. I ... entry to blog about my CLASS SCHEDULE for this term! In the meantime, I ... my major. Plus, you can't really beat the weather--I ran up what must

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  More About Reading ...based on your questions!

  

  many pertinent questions were asked in the last entry, I figured I'd base ... . I'll post an official number when I can. Oren asked, "I'm assuming you ... in the background [of the stack of applications]." I need my music

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting Through a Difficult Month Study, Study, Study

  

  exciting in them! CPW is in two weeks. I can’t wait to see all the incoming ... same week, and in some cases the same day, and I felt overwhelmed beyond ... break. So, with second semester in full swing, I had about 5 midterms in

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 1, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  a time capsule of east campus multi-media, community-built

  

  i've been in a funny little writing rut, far away from the keyboard and tightly wound up in my thoughts. this blog overwhelmed me because i ... world, and people sent in truly wonderful digital artifacts, so i

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • November 12, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One wonderful day I might just make it, after all.

  

  and thus oxygen mass transfer in E. coli fermentation, and I'm doing it ... 's all, "Oh, I'll just do it tonight! Maybe you can come over and we can ... internship from Bayer. I can't really tell because the e-mail Dr. Berka

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Sorry you didn’t meet me :( I missed Meet-The-Bloggers, and some things on this semester

  

  in a while. What have I been up to? For one, I went to West Virginia ... miles. source: Wikipedia) In addition, I... Rode around in a convertible ... writing class to know the rest. In other news, I've been running around

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mens et Manus – mainly Manus! Hmm my hands feel itchy...

  

  cycles – making rounds from “Hey…I can do this…” to “OMG. This is impossible!” and back again. But true to my procrastinatorial roots, I can ... , five 1-or-2 hour sessions later, I can show you somewhat close to what I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 29, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  climbing and becoming a perspective on moving to the US for MIT and the slow journey towards adulthood

  

  you should subvert it to go beyond what you can do. — I'm stuck on the ... getting more and more tired and a fear of slipping creeps in on me. I squirm ... follow the other path I was considering where I'd stay in Paris.MIT gave me

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • September 16, 2023