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• Blog / About Decisions

  Into the Unknown with bravery

  

  four years ago when we were seniors in high school, and we're sure many ... , first picturing ourselves in the 10+ companies we applied to, and then in ... in Nisha’s Spotify post, because we don’t use Spotify, but if we did

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  places around and at mit godless and holy

  

  great things about MIT is its location. You're in this hub of great ... busiest and bustling cities in the world, Boston. During my time here, I ... years. In these past months, my friends and I have discovered our fair

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Movie A Day… the only way to spend your PNR

  

  the most academically challenging places in the world. Many frosh make use of PNR in various ways, where you'll often hear phrases like "It ... to take this midterm? I pass with a 40% in this class." PNR

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 17, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  Our 2019-20 Application Essay Questions

  

  phones back in Cambridge that we've gotten some inquiries about our essay ... begin thinking and planning in advance, which I respect and value (one of ... yet know what you want to major in, which department or program at MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 16, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  21 i don't know about you but i'm feeling 21...

  

  A 21st birthday has significant significance in the U.S. because you ... available to everyone in most other countries since they were a preteen. I ... ’ve acquired on the way to becoming a full-fledged adult (in no particular order

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 17, 2019
• Blog / Best from staff

  Hello Blogosphere! My dirty little secret...(I've never taken calculus)

  in every math class I took. Although my high school was incredibly ... increasingly became one of few Black/Puerto Rican students in those classes. Particularly in STEM courses, there was a group who called themselves "The Nerd

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 8, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  3 / A team effort Roll Tech: Your newest Intercollegiate High Team silver medalists!

  

  skateboard for 6.810 final project. Spent over 10 hours in lab working on it ... course, I also spent a good chunk of time in lab working on my final ... with a friend visiting from the other coast over lunch in Central Square

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 12, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Balancing Act… ...or not

  

  sometimes hard to maintain, and I live in perpetual fear of messing it up even in the slightest because that will Interrupt My Rhythm and Ruin ... out of my comfort zone in this sense by forcing me to deal with my fear

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other Side from prefrosh to cpw chair

  

  stuck in place by commuter traffic and people rushed across the street as ... (earlier than me!). She stares outside of the window, amazed by the scene in ... as I think about all of the prefrosh that will be checking-in

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  11.125 educating myself on education

  

  -centered classroom activities and student-led classes, to explore issues in schools and education. Students in this course spend time each week observing pre ... , standards in math and science, student misconceptions, methods of instruction

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 26, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SEEING WAITRESS TWICE (sorry in advance for the obnoxious amount of CAPS)

  

  into the void of the interwebs…also shamelessly quoting ourselves in same ... did in fact see waitress again this past Saturday!!! We invited our ... in our angsty messenger chat that has an angsty title that shall not be

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2nd Half of IAP a quick and slightly belated list

  

  stuff! In no particular order, here is a list: 1) We went on an errand ... lots of wierd decor)! 6) We saw Dear Evan Hansen in a totally legitimate ... in the Burton Conner TV room, but after an hour of failing to get the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 13, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part one) random trinkets from freshman year

  

  We are very sentimental people. Not like the keeps-every-birthday-card-in ... -the-potential-value-of-a-random-reciept-sentimental-types. We’ve always kind of been like this, and it wasn’t a problem in high school, because our mom kept us in check organiztion wise (read: she threw

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 29, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Life Rationing Problem how do you save a life

  

  while ago. So without further ado (keeping in mind that this is all very theoretical and somewhat subjective), let's dive in, shall we? We will examine scenarios in which some life must be lost, (a more specific case of the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 15, 2017
• Blog / Personal Projects

  A Recycled-Material Selfie Stick Engineering and problem solving in developing nations (the most important problems only, of course....)

  

  sounds like a fun, silly mini-project that an MIT student would do in their ... attends LG Technical School (as in, LG the Korean mobile phone company) in ... braided my hair)    Gedion is pretty phenomenal. In many ways, he

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 1, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  All the Feels introduction to me and my thoughts

  

  emotional wreck, but I think it’s just something that comes with being in a ... old me. There’s change in the air too, and with every breath I take inside the MIT bubble, I feel myself growing in so many ways. I want to

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lecture Notes: Biology of Culture highlights from Brian Farrell's open lecture at the Harvard Museum of Natural History (spoiler: contains…

  

  scribbles in my notebook, a smattering of quotes, points and diagrams: "I ... flower than he sees. I could imagine the cells in there, the complicated ... in the flower evolved in order to attract insects to pollinate it is

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lounges: An Interactive Experience It's almost like you were here!

  

  The 3D Lounge Experience For this part, I ask you to settle in a ... really in front of you. Munch on some (free) lukewarm fried plantains. For ... in from building solar cars, ballroom dancing, psetting, and UROPing

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Rowing at MIT: a guest post by Connor M. ‘16

  

  for MIT. I had never rowed before college, but I fell in love with the ... : Growing up, I never thought I’d become a college rower. I was a swimmer in ... pool, but I wanted to continue my involvement in sports at MIT. I felt it

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 26, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  . Exhilarating! Remember that scientific discovery you always wanted to discuss in ... in dubious or passionate affairs with upperclassmen (or even classmates) until after Halloween. In time, you will appreciate the November Rule

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015