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  Ben’s Fourth Semi-Annual Q&A Even yet still more answers to your questions.

  

  stupdist mistakes in my life; -0.5-0.5=-0.25!!) Will these scores affect me ... to deal with his whole life. His growth, compassion and perseverence

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode II: Amazing Rain The one where you rapidly cool hot metal.

  

  things in life that bring you the most joy. The X-Knot (AKA the greatest ... : Dead turkeys are the controlling motif of my life. Lexi, Joe and I sat

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 4

  

  ?" Centrally, CPW is about exposing you to MIT life -- classes, faculty, students, housing, student life, etc. -- to help you determine if you want to attend

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 2

  

  , "I feel clueless when it comes to objectively accomplishing my lifes ... accomplish your life's goals! You're still young and have lots of time, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  king of boston -> king of the world? the only good fight there is

  

  balance classes with extracurriculars and social life early, and get a head ... I just miss home, I tell myself: for most of my life, the beach was ... way all the way. you will ride life straight to perfect laughter, it

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Ebony Affair as a Pre-Frosh A Recap of my Experience from the 49th year of the Program

  

  all over campus while getting a more in-depth sense of what life at MIT

  • by Richard O. '28
  • March 25, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Night at da Opera A Jolly Splendid Time!!

  

  This semester, I’m taking a class called 21.01, “Love, Death, and Taxes”. It’s a CI-H⁠01 Communication Intensive in the Humanities, Arts philosophy class, and it’s a grand old time! The…

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 1, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  The college recruiting process can be a confusing world to maneuver for athletes and their families. The soccer recruiting process, while definitely intimidating and tiring at times, ended up being…

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  what I’m doing this IAP mostly physics and musical theater

  

  MIT has an Independent Activities Period, which we call IAP, during the month of January: some people treat it as a four-week extension on winter break, some people take classes…

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  TESS Science Conference III My first science conference!

  

  This summer, I started a new UROP⁠11 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. Undergrads get to participate in real research with professors. with the MIT Kavli Institute of Astrophysics and Space Research,…

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / People & Identities

  Home is where the Heart is visiting my grandparents

  

  Featuring my sister’s drawings cuz she’s awesome.   I went to China for the first time in 6 years this summer. Although 9th grade of high school didn’t feel all…

  • by Anika H. '26
  • August 4, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  djent is not a djenre or is it?

  

  Sometime in high school, I was trying to break the ice at a group meeting. I asked everyone, “what kind of music do you listen to?”  Someone laughed nervously, “woahhh…

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 22, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  ‘Til the Net Breaks Championship Szn

  

  Hi, everyone! The soccer season has just wrapped up, and I wanted to give y’all a little recap.  For starters, it’s important to know that the season is basically broken…

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  we’re halfway through the semester. november always feels like the point where the new-semester excitement wears off. there’s something about novembers that make you remember, something in the sudden, bitter…

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  , Housing & Residential Services, Division of Student Life and the

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  I was a high achiever since a young age just because I thought school by itself was really boring. The challenge of winning a bunch of stuff made the whole…

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  17 Ridiculously Useful Tips Every Blogger Should Know i am the entire circus

  

  your life when you don't know what to do, and you have to take a leap of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How Hard is MIT? A quantitative analysis

  

  important life decisions based on this questionable data. And to think that

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2023
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Some Art About Other Art it's super meta

  

  integral part of my life. I didn’t own many pairs of jeans that weren

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 21, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introducing MIT Illuminations at the Welcome Center

  

  In September 2021, when I posted about the new Welcome Center that is now home to the admissions office and plays host to our visitors, I included a list of…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 19, 2023