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• Blog / IAP

  breathing in and out

  

   jaded—i don’t think that’s how i’ll describe myself right now. it’s not ... ’s how i feel. it’s not burnt out. i don’t feel burnt out. i feel like i ... long without any of it, but i’m not sure if i want to take on more. i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 12, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: When in South Africa guest post by a fellow '21

  

  it was slightly disturbing how close what many write off as “history ... post series* For as long as I can remember I have wanted to travel the ... environment completely foreign to me and see how well I could do. I arrived at

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 31, 2018
• Blog / Announcements

  A special announcement about SAT Subject Tests MIT has made the decision to no longer consider the SAT Subject Tests

  

  simply not a part of our process anymore.   How does this apply to ... , we won’t consider them for anyone. We think it would be unfair to

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 20, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  If I ever come back on being away from mit

  

  enough of it, even accounting for how MIT will change. Then again: did I ... -offs. The value of a value lies in how it guides decision-making. Valuing ... with. There's no longing attached to it, other than the want to stop

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  exactly how tempting it is to put things off...but look at this way: do you ... was applying, I realized that talking to another person - whether it's a ... needed suggestions or direction. I didn't always make it easy for them, but

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  This week’s Questions Omnibus

  

  asked, "How often does MIT rescind acceptances, and for what reasons? Do ... replied, "A.M.C., they might not know you by your pseudonym. It's easier to ... your application or is just say that the Admissions Office has it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  The Swim Test Saga Four laps (and zero displacement) closer to graduation

  

  plausible, not because you didn't know how to swim but because your ankle was ... friends. :( And now it's December, sub-zero (Celsius) outside, and it ... . *They're separated by lots of wall, don't worry. It's 2pm. Goggles on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Movin’ On Goodbye '09//Hellooo IAP

  

  Wow; it’s already 2010. Anyways, Monday 1/4/10 marks the beginning ... Period), it’s basically the whole month of January during which …MIT students do whatever they find worthwhile – whether it’d be a mini

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A major problem is not a major problem Why the text next to my picture is lying to you.

  

  Engineering and Computer Science). Someone took this information, typed it onto a JPG image with my picture, stuck it on my blog page while it was still in its embryonic stages, shuttled off my finished webpage into the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bored at work My weekend, a favor to all of you, and some questions to answer

  

  It is currently 10:53 AM. I have been at work for three hours and ... -friction activities. I think Dave Barry says it best here: Skiing is an exciting winter sport, but it is not for everybody. For example, it is not for sane people

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  if only I cad more time… Diving into software, ft. a bad pun

  

  struggling for a bit too long to make the base of my lamp, I gave up on it and ... struggles with lamp 2.0 began. Not sure how to explain it myself, but Ansys makes one’s SolidWorks creations into a mesh object, and that's how it

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 30, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 1 And maybe a problem set

  

  and took a gap year. The story of how I decided to take a gap year is ... dream life. Well, no! No! It’s not fine at all! The first few weeks of ... school already. Of course, they eventually did, and for a long time, I was

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vast Oral Tradition Bela Bartok, a fluorescent rabbit, and Helen Keller walk into a bar. Stop me if…

  

  . DID YOU KNOW? It was originally planned to inscribe the names of several ... he was the only composer for whom it was agreed that popularity would never fade. Sunday: After a long, long, long desk shift, I was greeted my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  oversharing first base what have I been up to for the last 2+ years?

  

  how to get back on - with the end result that I haven't blogged for over ... void. But before I get into any juicy details, I think it would be good ... don't know who I am, and I don't know who you are, but we'll make it

  • by Jude H. '21
  • December 11, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  negotiate with effectively. As a GEL 2, it was great to see how much the GELs ... ; Urgency to Deliver, Initiative, and Decision Making   It’s safe to ... didn’t have enough Legos to make satellites on its own. Some teams had a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  of it involves asking the right questions. Maybe "How can I get into ... 's already going long on the overall process. Early one morning, I saw a ... you have to pay for. When I told her that, she mulled it over and then

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside the box In which I start a new life at pika, etc.

  

  dear to civilization. No matter how gingerly, how mildly I tug it open, the entirety of the drawer declares mutiny and goes madly deskless. It takes on average 20 seconds to wriggle the drawer back into its proper

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I walk a lonely road and it takes a lot of time

  

  , checking my schedule, clearing off my desk, until—oh god it’s so late how did ... enough. I put on music, and I book it out the door and down that long ... make it to class (mostly) on time? What routes do I walk on a regular

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 20, 2024
• Blog / People & Identities

  On Reconnecting spending winter break in India

  

  exhilarating. And because no amount of words can do justice to just how great it ... closed and many people off campus, the usual hustle and bustle is gone. It ... my own, there's this physical distance that's made it a little bit

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Round 2 less shirts and more interviews.

  

  It's been a week since the Career Fair, which still feels like ... yesterday. And September is also pretty much over, which shows just how ... , last year I was quickly brushed off by recruiters. Maybe it was my lack

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 29, 2014