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• Blog / Challenges

  Maiden Voyages First years, welcome to MIT

  

  to the counter and checked them onto the flight. I'm not a very ... entirely comfortable. I'm writing this mostly to document how far I've come

  • by Ella T. '25
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  post-semester paradise two weeks with no psets or exams in sight

  

  , there was an East Campus party—the last of the semester. i realized that i'm ... since i normally spend all day reading or watching TV anyways whenever i'm

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 3, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week in My Life of My Final Week of My Junior Fall i have no finals

  

  the hardest I've ever worked in a long, long time, but I'm really proud ... learned so much through my Spanish class and I'm excited to pursue more of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 15, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  living away from home lessons learned

  

  same people I lived with in Virginia. Now, this summer, I'm living in ... relationships, but platonic and romantic, and I'm really thankful for everyone who

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 10, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Lived, I Learned, I Got Burnt not necessarily in that order

  

  me something. I'm only beginning to chip away at what those lessons are ... . I’m not sure how true that is. And I for sure now that MIT is by no

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  someone says something off or that I dislike, which I'm really grateful for. I'm a humanities/arts/music person. Will I still fit in at MIT? What

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 2) may the data be ever in my favor

  

  to me of the great value of persisting through ups and downs. I'm ... community this summer and I'm incredibly grateful to the (still anonymous

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Washlava! A Sentiment Analysis quantifying laundry feels, based on MIT Confessions

  

  ."]provide summer storage.[/annotation] I'm still pretty salty about the lack of free ... ; I'm sure many MIT students could write a better app. Perhaps this is

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 27, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is a zonotope? yes this is a post about math

  

  dependent. I’m going to end the math with one last neat fact. The number of ... is one the classes I’m taking this semester. 18.218 is a topics class

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT’s COVID-19 precautions and their impact on admissions relevant news and next steps (updated 4/14); new blog posts below 👇🏼

  

  , extracurricular activities, and so on. I'm writing to reaffirm that, consistent with ... .  I'm writing this blog post to address some specific questions and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 6, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Making of Embrace the backstory to a gender-bending concept dance video, written by Ayomide F. '18

  

  me. I always joke that I’m her biggest fan because every time I watch ... to be pink and I’m glad we helped it discover itself.  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 11, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  51 Things I Want to Say to 2022s one senior's autumn thoughts

  

  jokes. Now that I'm leaving the Institute, I feel confident that it's in ... year. Do laundry often. Get into a rhythm. I’m speaking as someone who

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Why Leadership? (guest post) Inclusive leadership and vision-building at LeaderShape 2018.

  

  world and consider how I'm taking steps (however small) in the right ... -guess whether I’m saying the right thing, and every time I pretend that I don

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 21, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A World of Pure Curation an interview with holly h. 18'

  

  independent study. So, I’m a Comparative Media Studies major, which is like a ... ; it’s a big thing. So now, what I’m interested in within CMS is more

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 5, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Course 18 thoughts on being a (pure) math major

  

  around all the material, and I’m finally (finally) coming to recognize the ... have been pretty absent from the blogs--life update coming soon--but I'm

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  ? Well, I’m not on any admissions committee, so I can only speculate ... what your feelings are. 5 Man, it sounds like I’m talking about a

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  REX at Random Hall ice cream, epic meals, water wars and turing tests!

  

  Pancakes: I'm a delicious warm pancake smothered in maple syrup. Bite me. We ... and land on my face and break all my teeth because I'm not wearing my

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • August 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Interview Tips from an MIT Educational Counselor Thoughts on how to prepare for your alumni interview

  

  , and New Haven, CT. I’m currently working on a joint MBA/PhD in ... tell me upfront “I’m really nervous,” than to try to hide it and stammer

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  afternoon. Sophomore year. I'm unquestionably grateful that I have parents who ... took an extra science class as her elective; I took music. I’m fairly

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where did my Summer Go? Written 30,000 feet above the ground in a giant piece of metal

  

  11am the next day in South Korea, I think. I’m still confused from it ... March, and I’m really excited to see my dog and my family and friends

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 15, 2014