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• Blog / Challenges

  sunset/sunrise swiftly flow the days

  

  I've been very busy this semester; this is entirely of my own accord, and, for the most part, I have been[annotation note='I promise that a post about how I’ve been managing is coming at some point, but that point

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week 1 Autumn tastes like warm apple pie covered in bacon.

  

  , but four physics problem sets per week hurts even more. Perhaps I ... .07): Having spent 6+ hours on the problem set already, I'm reluctant to drop this class. I'm already 3% of the way to completing 8.07! Don't give up

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  There is still no magic formula ...but there are a few key ingredients

  

  admissions.  Even though I have observed many changes, including the transition ... -necessitated innovations like the now ubiquitous interactive virtual information sessions, I ... and/or college counselor) I have always tried to provide the type of

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2020
• Blog / MISTI

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

  

  an Italian family and speaking fluent Spanish, I have often been asked why I chose MISTI Germany over other country programs. While I did consider the Spain and Mexico programs at first, I ended up choosing Germany

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

  My First Visit I... got lost on the tour, actually...

  

  I realize that some of my readers may not have had the opportunity to ... away from MIT by road. My family has limited funds and no car, so I was ... juniors. So I coughed up some cash and shuttled between nine different

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Diffusion Summer time!

  

  who have already packed. They get to do this: I am not one of those ... applying to MIT or admitted students who are still unsure/scared, I may be ... year was awesome and I loved it. You will too. Don't worry. Feel better

  • by Snively '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ‘Chances’ Thread That Is Actually Worth Reading That's perhaps the best title I've ever come up with.

  

  I recently discovered that they also happen to be getting married on ... express that something is rare or unlikely to happen. But I work at MIT, you see - which means that on a daily basis I'm not surrounded by most

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Who Needs Harvard?” Generating your college list based on which schools fit your personality, not your ideas of…

  

  , my interviewer was pretty surprised at the range of colleges that I was ... ... In hindsight, my decision-making process was flawed, though I know I ended up right where I belonged. I'll never forget peopleТƒфs surprise

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Term time again

  

  There are two or three backlogged entries that I want/need to write. Unfortunately, with term starting up again, I've been preoccupied with classes. I'm doing a bad job at this regular updating thing. I promise that within the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  School’s… in Excitement! Passion! ...Class?

  

  Today was the first day of academic year 2005-2006 at old Tech! (I don't know why that deserved an exclamation point. Probably because I ... holiday in October. To celebrate the year's start (and because I'm lazy), I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer, Summer, Summertime "...and this is how i spent my summer vacation."

  

  sight to enjoy. It's kinda crazy how I've already finished two years ... official commencement page.) I'm really excited for this summer though. I ... supposed to be a lot of fun. I'll be testing that hypothesis. Aside from

  • by Bryan
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  A lively Dead Week what i've been up to

  

  I'm given to understand that at other colleges, students actually get ... , but we still call it Dead Week, and I'd say we manage to cram about a full week's worth of life into it. This semester, I only had one final

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Senior Survey (Says?) (For the record, I think that being on Family Feud would be totally awesome)

  

  A couple of days ago, Snively wrote, "I have a theory that bloggers ... feel like they should blog." I completely disagree. I work desk when I need money. I blog whenever I find something interesting. As a relatively

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 3, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Into the Sunset [by Cadet Paul Estrada, '09] My fascination with color guard, and participation in a colonel's…

  

  reasons why I enjoy ROTC so much is that there are so many opportunities available to me that I wouldn't have anywhere else. The world's best ... completely different story. Instead, I'll discuss my fascination with color

  • by ROTC
  • October 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 8,9,10,11,12: PA, NJ, and Home! Part 5 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  Finally back in the office! When we last left off, I'd just finished my Philly school visits. I visited Girls High (Alia's alma mater), then ... the shots, not the traveler. :-) I got to see a lot of the city that

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summers spending three at home

  

  this person is doing xyz, I should also be doing xyz”) and an internal desire (“omg this person is doing xyz, wouldn’t it be so cool if I could ... not being home."]summer[/annotation], and to ask if we can work remotely

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 22, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  21M.712: Choreography — Making Dances theater arts classes >>>

  

  I'm taking a choreography class this semester! I heard about it in my ... schedule around; it's 1-3 every Tuesday/Thursday and spring-only. I'm glad I committed to taking it since it's just as great as I expected, and I'm super

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 22, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  mit x caltech rivals to lovers another comic shitpost

  

  i made this in a day and sacrificed a pset youre welcome

  • by Anika H. '26
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Top Ten of All Time; 2024 Edition ft. Barack Obama aka Minesweeper Monday EP 2

  

  In this episode, which was most certainly posted on a Monday, I talk ... them even have ovens!! I'm going to ask them to order some more...oh yeah, and I talk about my favorite things of this year. [video width="1280

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 7, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  Music for Pre-decisions De-stressing manifesting calm and cozy vibes to get you through it

  

  Waiting for college decisions is difficult. Trust me, I've been there ... into something stressful. Many of these were songs I listened to while I ... the comments, and I might add it!

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 8, 2023