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• Blog / About Decisions

  Raskolnikov as an Odd Metaphor on angst and deferral

  

  drained. For the high school seniors out there who are applying to college ... many healthy things to do while waiting for decisions like going to a ... , back to procrastination. Although I was Very On Top Of Things for MIT and

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Kevin’s reflections after an IAP externship at a start-up company Kevin '08 takes a step back and re-evaluates his goals after an IAP externship at…

  

  offered me to write a guest blog, and I thought it was a great time to ... I wrote to a few of my friends, but I hope you find the material enlightening. This IAP, I was working for a startup named Xobni (http

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  such opportunities are available), (c) who has been suspended (for a ... for math/science?" You're welcome to submit supplemental recs ... to grades? For example, would a B+ in an application be viewed in the

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Global Languages Freshman Learning Community engaging frosh done right

  

  resources we have available to make the virtual course as interactive as it ... I'm the undergraduate assistant for a Freshman Learning Community ... semester, is designed to offer freshman community and expose them to new

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 6, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  've got some answers (updated for this year's very competitive EA pool). Is it all over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection ... before January 1 working on regular action applications for other schools

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Sleep is Overrated (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ann '14!

  

  ,” it sounded pretty vague to me. Despite the massive listings of events that had been available for my browsing pleasure since December, I didn’t quite know what to expect when I arrived in Cambridge on Thursday. In fact

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  writing process was like for me since I get a lot of questions as to how to ... to visit the Philippines for two weeks to give the books to the schools ... had an intense curiosity for my own background, that I started to open

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  Amicus briefs and the ABCs of a diverse MIT A SCOTUS filing with Stanford et al, and a strategic action plan for an inclusive…

  

  contribute to better outcomes for students in STEM — it contributes to better ... —  and only for the reason —  that it is "narrowly tailored...to further a ... setting for itself, and the strategies it plans to take to undertake them

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 27, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Dating Is Hard anon has some feelings to share

  

  something to strive for) wanted to release this into the world, as it has been ... to be friends”. But that’s part of the fun I guess. We’ll see. For now ... pages of MIT Confessions, I applaud him for writing more meaningful words

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 7, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  " to be accepted to MIT, and I can tell you for sure that the majority of ... be happy with them. I'd say a good rule of thumb for you to be happy ... we're required to take the AMC) because I am just not interested. For

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  The train in Spain is ungainly, take a plane I'm an MITblogger, get me out of here!

  

  there waiting for one of the two or three daily trains to get us into ... where things started to go downhill for us. ... ocean. And the third day was not supposed to exist, but I had a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s Your Future, Charlie Brown! Charlie Brown, Friendsgiving, and the Erosion of Deep Literacy

  

  began to appreciate Charlie Brown for the masterpiece that it was. A ... Christmas means to different people. Wild for television at the time ... on its own), and the Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack is my go-to for

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 20, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Falling in Love with a Language at MIT interviews with two of my inspirations

  

  experience was for me and I really want to do it again (and I encourage you to ... one. It confirmed for me that I wanted to go into Education and gave me ... . ----- As I try to reach for my own life goals of mastering French and Korean

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Celena in CPW-Land (Guest Entry) Skipping school to have fun, duh!

  

  , not used ones). W/ such great availability, there shouldn't be a need to ... to 77 Mass. Ave. We were 30 minutes early for the CPW Student Welcome ... guess 2 AM is early on MIT terms. Friday We all agreed to meet for

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Schnitzer Prize Winners! [by Ken Haggerty '11] Buildings with eyes, a drum for the people, and a house…

  

  his friends). The video shows his reactions to the programs. For most ... —both because it's wonderful to see an MIT undergraduate doing art (and for fun ... available in one of MIT's libraries for public viewing.

  • by ARTalk
  • May 24, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biological Engineering at MIT My thoughts, feelings, and opinions (and slight ranting) about biology both at MIT and in…

  

  depressing and could discourage you. So decide for yourself if you want to keep ... problems when it comes to research. I have only been working in labs for ... ability for there to be a large amount of interesting startups

  • by Ben O. '19
  • November 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Stay Tuned Liveblog, coming your way

  

  . The format for the evening will be each of the representatives to ... need" and will pay for that. The rest is up to you. Your "demonstrated ... account. _____ It's time for Brown to talk now, and time for me to look

  • by Snively '11
  • July 14, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  in search of lost time a cruft joint post with CJ Q. '23

  

  for Windows. I travel more than I used to, mostly to visit friends who ... just staring at computer screens trying to solve puzzles for “fun.” Last ... might stay here for a few years, and it became I'll see if I'll want to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living the MEng life same, different, same

  

  12-to-18 month Master’s of Engineering, only available to MIT EECS ... convenient and easy to get to for me. 3. Social life This is one that hasn ... , and every semester that you’re registered for a class, you have to pay

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 27, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Burton 1 Cribs A look at the interiors of several rooms on Burton 1.

  

  biggest suite on the floor, so it's a pretty central location for people to ... is now a great place for freshmen to convene and study for their exams ... place for all of us to put our stuff and our decorations," noted Mahati

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 6, 2008