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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I can tell that we are gonna be friends (part 1) I'm talking to you, Alan Guth.

  

  interest in astrophysics, which is probably a large part of the reason I was ... ." Eek. Maybe I'll waltz in on Sept 6 and say "ALAN! Hello, Alan. Can I ... I went to take my 8.012 final exam and had a sort-of-awkward encounter

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  post-semester paradise two weeks with no psets or exams in sight

  

  days of doing nothing at all! on Monday, i went to a brewery in seaport ... ="lawn in front of the dome"]Killian[/annotation] for a post-finals picnic. i ... all my shit wouldn't fit in his car. i had to last-minute cram a ton of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 3, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP of Coding time to catch up

  

  I can say I'm proficient in Python by the end of IAP. The Ring ... pressure. In the proverbial pool of knowledge, if I stand on one side and dip ... ,000 views in four days. It's funny, I had thought that to garner views, my

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 5, 2015
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find info on Graduate Admissions/Masters/PhD?

  The Office of Undergraduate Admissions handles first-year and transfer admissions. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Finals™ How to survive AND thrive this finals season?!

  

  yourself in, whether it's too hot or too cold. Speaking of study spots, I ... . I most definitely can't study in my room or anywhere close to my bed. I also can't focus if I'm studying with friends. I do message out in

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  tour of the Squarespace HQ in SoHo. I did an ad*** for them back in ... middle of IAP, the competition limited my options in terms of what I could ... the street, but I spent the next few days in bed anyways, and literally

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  senior house / pilot 2021 / senior house facts, and a thought

  

  overcrowding. But I can resonate with the last sentence in that email. ... how much I love/hate the current series of events, or praise ... of the Senior House community: Dear [insert name here], I write on

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 11, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  seattle ➞ mit an epilogue in bullet points and pictures

  

  -somethings than something-teens. i regretted not living in seattle instead of ... 'm slightly afraid of the person i would become if i lived in LA. portland is ... missed. i'm living in a cozy single at the end of the hall. i'm genuinely

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 8, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  some things my eyes saw recently (this is exactly what it says on the tin)

  

  , East Campus lets us store things in the basement free of charge, so I ... -cute baby in the bag check line in front of me, and all the things I realized ... I have seen much in these past weeks. Here is a small selection

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 24, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Week(end) [Read: New York] Adventures Parts 2-4 I’ve affectionately named these adventures: #metroentertainment

  

  spirit of vacation, I spent the next four hours sitting in Starbucks ... another of my MIT friends in the city for the week, sat in on their women ... ; Bacon…I was in heaven ☺ . After our delicious lunch at A Slice of Brooklyn

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • April 2, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  staying in touch people are great <3

  

  meet a lot of people in classes/at random events that you can lose touch ... i'm taking this course called "The Science of Well-Being" on Coursera ... me nothing but grief?? but i'm really enjoying it now. the majority of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting in Connecticut Tales of my trip to a figure skating competition

  

  . I arrive at the hotel, and am initially told I can’t check in since I ... end of my program. I end up second in the Free Skating portion of the ... hour in Boston is awful. I should have just taken the T. I might even

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 29, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the News An NYT article on gifted education.

  

  world" can dawn. For those of you intrigued by the program highlighted in ... Times makes for a great gift. Even in this Age of the Internet, I do enjoy ... Talented Youth (CTY). I'm glad to see one of my favorite teachers from my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  browser archaeology (fatima's version)

  

  , gradescope, canvas, "<enter any city I have lived in the last 3 years ... "How to not be afraid of everything" by Jane Wong. I read this book in ... Lending Art Program. I participated in SLAP this year and got a piece of art

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • May 3, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 2 A followup to "A Post For Parents, Part 1."

  

  found a few nuggets of wisdom in my last post that will help you and your ... color to an audience of color. With that said, I believe that the vast ... , come on in, the water is just fine. In my first piece I addressed

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tying up some loose ends On getting old and doing things I hadn't yet done in Boston. Also, hot dogs.

  

  went with high school with. As in, a couple I distinctly remember running around with in the back of my best friend Wes's Explorer, who started ... 're two people who are my age, both of whom I love and mean a lot to me

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 20, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  My Life Is In Shambles… … and that’s ok

  

  . I hadn’t. If I had taken my medications. I hadn’t. In a moment of ... 18 years of my life. I feel anchored. I feel safe with myself, in my ... version of myself, and I still sometimes feel like my life is in shambles

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 26, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Astronomy in Paradise Lost I can't resist.

  

  of our home planet in Book II and you'll see what I mean: "And fast by hanging in a golden chain This pendent world in bigness as a star Of ... . Regardless of his intention, when I read that passage I saw this in my mind

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 27, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Haunters what it takes to scare MIT students

  

  , so I’ll go in with a general overview of this year's timeline! [March ... that happened during build, but in the interest of not writing a novel, I ... intended. From the perspective of someone running the house, I can say there

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 3

  

  from all of the Ivy League admissions offices, and I can tell you that ... vs. the number of male applicants to MIT this year, since I know you ... will be from the same part of the city, or be the same race, or the same

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2005