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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  this is fine some thoughts at the end of the semester

  

  each other that, wait. This sucks. This isn’t how things are supposed to ... computer screens? It had been easy to ignore, at first, how things are ... it. All I want to do is lie in the sun and read a book, but... finals

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • May 17, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  on the atlanta shootings from an asian american woman

  

  to stay safe, but the request felt empty. How could any of us ensure ... , I don’t know how to respond to recent overwhelming support.  Growing ... also as an Asian woman. It feels like a brutal knife to the heart in a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • March 26, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Major, Course 6-9 computation and cognition

  

  to code and how to investigate questions about the brain using ... teaches you how to identify important problems and what types of problems ... semester, of how to start as a novice and build up your expertise in a given

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  , to fangirl, and maybe to show how MIT can become a home for fellow I ... Thanks to the agrarian principles our society was founded upon, a new year within a year is beginning. The school year, to be precise. Crops

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  forehead and trying not to cringe from the terrible aftertaste of the iced ... gabbing about everything from data visualization to volunteering to the ... have any questions for me?" I came prepared but wasn't expecting to

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  teachers I've ever had the privilege of taking classes with - from time to time. Two of her kids are old enough to be in school now, but she ... School of Mathematics, which looks to be a rigorous afterschool program

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

  Faith Embracing uncertainty as the world changes around us

  

  wrong and how to rid me of this pain? My Mom entered the room with my ... snug. Out the window, giant snowflakes fell to the barren ground outside ... needed help from someone. Anyone. I reached out to God. “God, please make

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Photophobic

  

  friends asked me how I was doing: The passage was so narrow that I had to ... to take a picture of, so I did my best: And if you're curious how much ... As I lay face down struggling to move in a puddle of 40 degree water

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Musings on Colorful Balls (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ramya '14!

  

  to make contact with the balls represents how much I was overwhelmed by ... approach and know how to have a good time. It's worth it." I finally realized ... Wesomeness." (The C didn't want to join the little acronym party, because its still

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  , looking for answers – why you were rejected, deferred, or accepted, how you ... Internet related to a particular college decision as results were released ... to get in and got in or had all the passion in the world for MIT and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Sorry you didn’t meet me :( I missed Meet-The-Bloggers, and some things on this semester

  

  ... Got to learn how to drive stick-shift: Got to stand next to some big ... email to Ben Jones: ---------- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:03:56 -0400 ... though, to meet me, that is. You know where I live. Here a special shoutout

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Because one story just isn’t enough My tale of being admitted. Laugh. Cry. Both. Neither. All of the above?

  

  the same class and left to think about how our fates were still unknown ... the phone over to my mom, because he didn't seem to know how to handle a ... would be fun to read. Be warned - I may (read: will) overdramatize a good

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Standing out But what if you come to MIT and you're not the best in the class…

  

  First, an aside Today, Adam and I were on the subway heading to the ... map and realize how absurd that is. Schrodinger's train, perhaps? And now, the real stuff A common concern voiced about applying to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Burning questions A lot of people had questions!

  

  (This was originally going to be one entry with the grad school admissions stuff, but I got tired of typing and went to eat a piece of ... mythical. Darn, there needs to be a Snopes for MIT urban legends. One day I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fifth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to blog comments from the last month.

  

  's summaries to see how the readers and selection committee arrived at their ... described this as "unaccountably low." Accountable to whom?!? This is how MIT ... from the international mail's speed, but due to the very poor mail system

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a few new things is it too late to talk about the spring semester?

  

  no real way, however, for me to talk you through exactly how difficult ... still terrified of running meetings, still unsure about how to create an ... 's interests. How do we make sure people are excited to learn their music? How do

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  in a funk and salvaging hope

  

  funk. A deep funk. It took me awhile to notice. A few long months ... I am, nor who I want to be I've made decisions and said things that don't feel true to my values everything feels off   trauma has

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  just do it don’t say you’re gonna do it!

  

  this time as Josh taught us how to use the CNC. Its blades are enclosed ... in 2.008, a meche class known for its final project: to manufacture 50 ... as a noun and a verb (CNC: to cut out a part on the CNC mill

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 23, 2023
• Blog / People & Identities

  549,033 words how do you measure, measure a year?

  

  reflect on the past year, and look forwards to what's coming next. Where are you going, where have you been? These questions are hard to answer—how ... ability to push through difficult semesters, that I feel more comfortable

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • May 7, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  what i’m doing this iap 2021 a busy busy house

  

  want to learn how to make pretty websites :^) More blogs coming soon ... backlogged right now and I'm trying to rush through them. Here's what my house ... side project where they want to create an auto turret with a nerf gun

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 10, 2021