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  The Last First Day Some musings from my last first day of classes

  

  brushing my teeth and washing my face, throwing on clothes, fussing with my frizzy hair (quite overdue for a wash day by now), giving up on it, rushing ... been before (1-390) which is surprising, as for the last two years all my

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 8, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Underwater Dreams (from a distance) A reflection on immigration, student activism, and civic engagement at MIT.

  

  are a lot more people who want to reach for that vision with me, because ... A month and a half ago, a 450-seat lecture hall at MIT filled with people, and those peopled filled with eagerness, then silence, then

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 10, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I put on my robe and graduation hat It's sortof hard to believe it's time for this already.

  

  receptions for graduating students, complete with delicious food. And that ... for graduation. Classes were over, and the most stressful thing I had to deal with was cleaning my room. It was pretty relaxing. I didn't even

  • by Kim D. '09
  • June 7, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SO META Being an MIT admissions blogger

  

  opposite me, resting on his elbow and playing Words With Friends. He ... write a blog post, but was struggling with writer's block (it's easier to blog for MIT admissions while actually at MIT...) I write much more

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 29, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  reject modern web design return to 2006

  

  ’re friends with for the first few days of school before you meet an actually ... that was meant for babies “I'm just not feeling this game ... lot lately (all quotes taken from the top posts in /r/2meirl4meirl)

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  50 Reflections

  

  with the place. Ten years... wow. I was 30 years old when we launched ... . I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. MIT alums often ... which I am not grateful for the privilege of having been a part of that

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 6, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Scheduling Conflict Which class should I take? (Results from the previous poll posted.)

  

  offered during overlapping time slots -- which one should I take? Don ... for students interested in the challenge posed by massive and persistent ... do we deal with the disease burden? How do we improve schools? OR 11

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Putting Diversity into Context The diverse ways that colleges and universities define diversity

  

  I read a recent NY Times piece, dealing with multiracial students and the dilemma of racial identification on college application forms, with ... tests, long before I contemplated completing an application for college

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  17 Things I’ve Learned in the Past Year growing, growing, grown

  

  connections; it’s more that I feel wholly satisfied with and grateful for what I ... above) for the first time—super fun and tiring! There are a number of ... )—on Tuesday night, I went to see Vince Staples for the second time, which was

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Halloween is the best day of the year. Yes, I recognize that it is now closer to Thanksgiving than to Halloween. Sorry.

  

  what all these pumpkins are (except for the one with the French House ... Halloween is awesome, for a bajillion reasons. Reason 1 of 1 ... : Dozens of enormous, frozen pumpkins are dropped from the top of the Green

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT And/As Marathon doing things that are hard

  

  fall. First a mile, then a mile and a half, then two. I signed up for an ... wear once — over my running shorts. I'll sit and stretch for awhile, and ... look around for my mom and dad, who always try to see me off; last year

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 17, 2016
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  Bad Ideas Weekend 2019 good times

  

  since I got here. For me, IAP has been a time of relaxation and ... [annotation note="Anyone with a bad idea can apply to receive the resources and ... came up with all sorts of bad ideas that pushed our stomachs, hearts, and

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 3, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  the blogs at twenty some reflections, plus an index of posts

  

  come back and blog for us—just like we did for the tenth blogiversary. In ... remain by Celena C. '12 Don’t forget to check in with yourself by Jenny X ... student by Alex M. '21 throughlines by Paolo A. '21 I’m Still Here (for

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 29, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  Words of Advice for the Incoming Class you did it! now what?

  

  'd like to do some light studying or review for fun before MIT begins, then ... like for you. You might have gotten recently added to the Discord or ... means easy. The hard part is over (for now). A lot of adMITs will throw

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2021
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  Things Wot I Did Whilst Studying at MIT A tale told in pictures (and someone else's words).

  

  classes that have nothing to do with your major(s), purely for the fun of it ... before my eligibility for student employment runs out, and I vaguely recall ... 't matter as much as what you do with the opportunities you're given there

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 27, 2010
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  A Story About Muti How I performed a project in Ethiopia a lot sooner than I expected.

  

  , children, come to Muti for school. Many will live with relatives or rent ... ready for an evening of networking with research scientists and graduate ... was seven years old I took my first trip to Ethiopia with my family. My

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 15, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  committee with my colleagues, having narrowed down my top picks to a few ... . Your application is read by a senior staff member who will look for deal-breakers (like a bunch of D's, for example). Assuming you're competitive, your

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Upside Down Gnomes From Wisconsin Always look up.

  

  , emotionally, and it's hard to balance with classes. I've gotten used to having ... isn't always predictable in a class with more than 200 students. I fell ... when I left for college, which had been laying on a shelf since August

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 26, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  5 Historical MIT Videos looking back on what we left behind

  

  . This resonated with me – from when I first arrived on campus for my FPOP ... Department and the Institute for Systems Research at the University of Maryland ... cringey. The video starts with an admissions officer demanding a video be

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 4, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The future isn’t the answer reflecting on anxiety

  

  with for at least five drafts. This is now my fifteenth draft. It took a ... strategies for how to deal with it. Sometimes I don't know how to use a tool ... depression note: This is a personal account on my experience with anxiety and

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2022