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• Blog / Challenges

  my first year, in slices ft. ruminations on the freshmen friend group

  

  , with my hometown chapter tied neatly in a bow, I felt- quite honestly- bored. I craved excitement, wanted my life to take the shape of any proper ... .    Life doesn’t always work out this way, but, a year later, I can

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • September 18, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m in Round 2! Can You Help Me Make the Top 10? Change.org is running a competition that'll propel 10 ideas to the fore of the next…

  

  As I mentioned in my last entry, Change.org is running a competition ... , and, worst of all, undermining each other in the quest to gain ... as early as you can on 1/5. – Get at least 20 of your friends and

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Graduation Picture Book Photos from graduation because I've lost my writing skills (~23 Pictures)

  

  I decided that since I still cannot write intelligibly in order to summarize what four years of an MIT education can do for you, I'll just post some pictures from graduation until I process everything.

  • by Bryan
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Blog Projects

  VEDA (Vlog Every Day of April) cami edition

  

  -time vlogging/blogging influence StephenVlog, who I actually wrote about in my ... entertaining. Nor are these meant to be super entertaining. In fact, I kinda hope ... ! I'm still getting used to filming important things in my life, as I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 19, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Praise Of Holistic Admissions not an admissions machine

  

  In last week's blog entry Diversity or Merit? I included the ... socialization. And so we have to take a great deal of care in constituting the ... air-quoting so hard I might sprain a knuckle) in their admissions

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Anticipation of Pi Day 2017 bloggers past and present try to make you feel better right now

  

  senior year of high school. I’d tell myself not to worry about college admissions. I was a staunch planner back in high school, one of those people ... find support for new ventures, and where I can combine my interests in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2017
• Blog / Announcements

  PSA: anyone in the world can stream this MIT class about coronavirus for free this fall the new subject will be broadcast to the public beginning tomorrow, sept 1

  

  video of the lecture on this page. And here is the syllabus: I'm glad ... up for classes. I'm co-teaching an a first-year advising seminar on media and the election, and so for the past week I've been meeting with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Joint Post] Interviewing Two MIT Physics Heroes An Interview with Two MIT Physics Professors that are Departing from MIT.

  

  programming in the context of his other two passions. “So I've written code for ... supported the education of physics at MIT in a myriad of ways. From developing ... attaining his PhD, Peter began working at MIT in 1984 in a number of different

  • by Richard O. '28
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  There’s No “I” in Team There's also no "Tennis" or "Senior Day", but that won't stop me from writing about…

  

  to try so many new and wildly amazing experiences here, some of which I’ve recorded in the semi-permanent realm of the blogosphere (who are we kidding, the internet is forever), and I look forward to the ones I’ll have in

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 1, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Syllabus in Retrospect goals, guidelines, reading list

  

  can now see the summer as something whole and fully past. Back in May, I ... Today is the eighth day of fall and the first day of winter in my ... to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 1, 2015
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can I apply if I am undocumented?

  that meets 100% of a family’s demonstrated financial need. For more information, check out the section of our website for undocumented applicants.
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music in Springtime and MIT [by Ken Haggerty '11] Music at MIT can be both beautifully melodic and destructive, and…

  

  friends and I gathered around the frazzled remains of both the upright and ... , I headed over to Killian Hall (Building 14, just outside of Hayden ... comfortable performing in front of a group [kind of to be expected] but more

  • by ARTalk
  • April 25, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  to the skeletons in my closet an open letter to you

  

  catches photos i have memories of but no part in, i no longer feel bitter ... performed in school because of our friendship. i think i should be more fair ... a factor in everything. i became paranoid of every little thing. were

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi, I’m Lulu ...a different kind of blogger; I take pictures.

  

  . You'll probably like her better but I hope you like me, too. Most of the basic things you need to know about me and this blog you can read about in my biography, but here's a little more! I was born in China, grew up

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  Am I eligible to apply for transfer admission?

  in your first year of college, the earliest you can apply to transfer ... of entry to MIT will have completed more than two and a half years (i ... MIT admits a small number of interesting, talented transfer students
• Blog / Admissions

  You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

  

  applications. (What???) I'm hesitant to dole out reams of application advice, but there is one thing that I am confident in recommending to you. (And ... ] You can't put on your resume things that you don't [do] Here in 3

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Real Snow! Real pictures this time.

  

  drinks cool. I opened the fridge in the middle of the night to grab ... snow. It was definitely in the top 3 of my favorite things I've done here ... Despite what I said last time, I did manage to snap a couple of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons Learned in Lab Applicable to life.

  

  out too much or too little of the volume in question. I've shamefacedly ... :30 pm. As I walked out 3 hours later, I had the beginnings of a blog entry in my head. And now, that mental blog entry is here :) I was thinking

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 19, 2011
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

   grade in the class; if you do poorly you can simply take the class and the ... subjects outside of the classroom itself. If you're confident that you've already mastered introductory coursework at MIT, then you can take an ASE to
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  in on their own. Even in Ishiguro novels that I’m less fond of (Klara ... —based on what I can only describe as the rhythm of the writing, and finished ... that I cannot stand her writing. Normal People is one of the few books in

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025