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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do with a bad grade in quantum? What is my life going to be? (Avenue Q, anyone?)

  

  8.06 out of the park." I will never, in my entire life - IN MY ENTIRE ... . In High School, I had an English teacher (who remains one of my ... through some possible courses of action, and settled on: moping. First, I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 4, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The last few days of summer I think I spent them well.

  

  chairlift as I did during the hike. Forgive me - I grew up in a city, okay ... times coming up, in the form of the notorious Junior Lab. I'm excited ... day of classes. I therefore had eighteen days' worth of summer to spend

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 6, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Highlight Reel Parents! A cappella! Thesis! Superheroes! Film class! And generally hanging in there @ MIT

  

  post detailing how and why I went on leave from MIT, in honor of my three ... . For a couple of foggy weeks, in there I was gripped by the paralyzing ... of the differences between us, in how I see the world and how she sees

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 2 The deadline is coming!

  

  either. I filled in the conducted interview form a couple of days ago after ... math evaluation which I made sure to be sent in the early weeks of ... send in TOEFL instead of or in addition to SAT I without any adverse

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 30, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Life, IHTFP, and Everything answer: 42 (and snow!)

  

  lack of solutions, nor monitor the clock. In 5.112, I’d slide to the edge ... , and reboot the cycle. I quit the six-hour Tech Call job in lieu of a ... fear of high places. I talked to my roommate until early morning, though

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  me, existing one day at a time

  

  in a while. We were making butternut squash soup and I was in charge of ... is, I can only really make it on Thursdays, which is a bit of a bummer ... maximize my time. I can’t just lie in bed and scroll through social media for

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 2, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life Tokens the currency of joy

  

  When I was younger, one of my favorite board games to play with my family was “The Game of Life.” It’s a bit like the mobile game BitLife, I ... cash out at the end of the game in exchange for money–$10,000, $20

  • by Allison E. '27
  • July 6, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  first semester at MIT was pass or no record, I was in real danger of ... unnecessary evil of attending MIT. I was not good at math or problem solving in ... I covered up the test and worked on a blank sheet of paper. In high

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer doing all the things

  

  and for all. For the last several summers, I’ve floundered in a soup of confusion and unease when it comes to my future. I taught in New Zealand and ... boyfriend for a week and see some friends in New York City. In August, I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 6, 2021
• Blog / Community Projects

  simfinite hopscotch! hippity hoppity blue tape grandiosity

  

  , face possible criticism, to realize your full potential. In my case, I ... this[/caption] I ordered a 64 pack of chalk, which would definitely be ... revolving door of chalkers started helping out. I made peace with the dust

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • December 15, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  you can’t be everything to everyone you just can't

  

  'm only doing all of these things in the first place is because i care about ... some excellent puzzles. it's written by teammate, and i know lots of ... looking forward too, after all! but… but it was difficult. i lost all of my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  On Trauma, and MIT I’m imagining my high school self, and what I would tell her before coming to…

  

  experience in sexual assault. I hope you get something out of it, and I welcome ... ’t feel anything while editing and sometimes I can only get through it in 15 ... ’t take off for months—and have my hair in a half ponytail. I can see the

  • by ana~
  • May 4, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  “the worst they can say is no” the costs of trying

  

  that rejection can bother me: if I ask a question in a group chat and ... /sad/etc.") creates an inaccurate portrayal of the risks. Instead, I factor them in, but ... fun of by everyone in the grade. You'd exposed your own vulnerability

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 10, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Upside-down and Reversed: Photography at MIT [by Biyeun Buczyk ‘10] I came to MIT thinking I’d put art aside for the…

  

  the sodium-lit image appear in the bath of developer, I pretty much left ... closet). Since I spend most of my time in the SAA darkroom (I practically ... uses a lot of water. You can see in the photo above that there are two

  • by ARTalk
  • March 23, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  some of them can be a bit pedantic. This is because I am a formalist. I ... to. Call me the subtitle of Home Alone 2, because I was Lost in New ... reasons. I engaged, heart and soul, in the pursuit of math. I think I did

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  questions like, "Do I want to be in community with lots of other high ... are still in the process of actualizing their potential?" I know that ... call and see if I can talk with some of the students. Q: Oh, one more

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  3 Lessons Learned While Hiking and what they'll teach me here

  

  . I finished just in time to cruise back to Boston for 4th of July celebrations and fireworks. I kept a blog (which you can read at gabehikestheat ... every day. It rained, well, probably just as often as in other parts of

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • July 26, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Last Five Days aka How I Spent My Summer

  

  torn. In the college home, I get adventures with friends, bright city ... spectacle. So what can I do in this home for the last five days? How do ... this summer. In the beginning, I braved the Boston streets in a week of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 11, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  Need help choosing a MISTI program? MIT-Germany alum Nina Sinatra advises incoming interns to keep an open mind

  

  atmosphere of large cities (and exciting counties) nearby. I did not find much ... of my workplace as well; while I have worked in several university and ... - materials engineering - than in any other MISTI program. I encourage all

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Felicitation Answers... and hopefully minimal snark.

  

  -to-order stirfry, so you can get lots of fresh veggies in a low-fat meal any time you ... experiencing real winter, but I'm going to have to buy a lot of new clothes upon arrival... I'm wondering how long I can get away without buying a real

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 16, 2006