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• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  I looked my interviewer in the eye, blinking away sweat from my ... and eating my words two years later). Next. What was his favorite class ... golf balls. (As of today, that is still the extent of my chemical

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

  Travelogue: Part Une Trip to Bath and meeting an MIT professor thousands of miles away from MIT

  

  my super warm electric blanket (hooray to Mommy who made me bring it to ... Bath Abbey? Or was it the company of my fabulous traveling buddies? I ... that have been supplying water for the bath for thousands of years (my

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Way We Live Saunas make me think

  

  days, I can't watch TV (a real TV) without internet on my lap. I can ... aware of this problem in my life until our trip to Seoul in my last week ... a Korean bathhouse. And it is my encounter with the jimjilbang that

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 7, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  am currently at Logan Airport, wishing my flight weren't delayed. The ... one application in particular that I poured my heart into - I wrote nine versions of that application, asked for several others' opinions on my essays

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

  is one that I've learned more and more throughout my time here at MIT, and particularly through one of my favorite classes, 2.009. (As an aside ... understand firsthand while exploring the mechanism for my 2.009 project (whose

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  touch with one of my favorite English teachers - indeed, one of the best ... meant to give you uber math skills. The first thing my eyes wandered to ... just chalked up my high school record (and my college choice) to natural

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

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  reflect on my experiences here at MIT. How am I doing in my classes here ... ? Do I leave my dorm room enough? Am I taking the most advantages of the opportunities I have here? Am I happy here? During one of my reflection times, one

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  Forget your plan for a minute The beauty of collage

  

  This morning at breakfast, I gave my son (the high school junior ... -type figure” and maybe not someone you want giving you advice. My 18-yr-old just ... how I don’t understand him and this is usually my cue to calmly stop

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Good Advice On Advisors

  

  ) are sadly shriveling.   My english teacher would be proud of that ... about how happy my former english teacher would be! And how fortunate, because I'm sure the rest of my blogs will have enough run-ons and comma

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Blogger’s Cut, Year One Some other first year memories captured in photos

  

  ;marquee> tags, but I'm afraid that if I did, my boss would laugh me out of the ... check out by noon on May 21st. Conveniently, this was the day after my final exam in psychology. Even more conveniently, my room had a lot to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 25, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 1 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Audition for everything.

  

  smaller role in my life. I was very wrong. When I came to MIT last August, I ... my nervousness about singing solo. To that end, I went to the ... hearing other a capella groups perform, my desperation to join the

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  , and if all my friends jumped off the Harvard bridge... well, actually, come to think of it, I can swim across the Charles... My point is: peer ... abstract. Let me get to the point. My hair is purple. Let's be frank

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  : school got harder. We're in rough terrain - first wave of exams, or in my ... -nighter. Since I knew it was going to happen, I brought along my camera to document ... ...oops. And it was raining...and the boards were almost my size...and I took the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Lea-der! Lea-der! Bat-man! ...I mean, Lea-der!

  

  Ann Curry is my idol. This NBC reporter is somehow able to balance an ... my department had recommended I join the GEL program, and that was all ... point of this isn't to suggest that men are poorer leaders than women. My

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 13, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Inside/Outside words/pictures; I really don't know what to put here... haha

  

  my bed upgraded from twin size to full size (!!); makes me scared about ... challenge for myself on my birthday. (It actually extends beyond summer, into ... . Like I wrote in my bio, even though I'm probably going to be "Jenny" for

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 5, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  that had been available for my browsing pleasure since December, I didn ... . Really that could sum up my experience – in fact, all of that food was ... me and my new friends caffeinated. It seemed like West Campus smelled

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

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  you aren't sure what to do yet with your CPW, here are some tips from my experience last year / my observations of other peoples' experiences. In no ... especially often feel too pressured to spend time with their hosts; "sorry, my

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Potpourri Blog Post food... etc.

  

  . MONDAY 7:10 PM If food were traditional art, this would be my ... . Despite my honest efforts, this is still a very pathetic attempt at making a ... ; Bane of my existence, and I know I’m not alone. For 8.01 – the intro

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 21, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  LET’S PLAY Dodgeball!

  

  My high school didn’t have the broadest range of athletic options, so ... . One of my suitemates is on the Varsity Field Hockey team and attends to ... beginners. My impression is, there are plenty of chances to play if you

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Events

  I’m on a boat! It was only a matter of time

  

  than last year. So good that I fiercely defended my plate against food ... awkward white kid who doesn't dance. Too bad my floor disagrees and decided ... Internet) Next came my moment to shine. The DJ yelled "Hey, what song next

  • by Snively '11
  • May 3, 2009