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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making Decisions “I don’t know”

  

  For this blog, we are going to try something new with format. Instead of writing in one collective voice, as we have done for our past blogs ... class. So I proposed the plan to stay in the class until we take the third

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / Events

  I THINK it’s time for a guest blog! WARNING: There will be shameless promotion of MIT TechFair’s THINK competition in this post.

  

  ’t have worked in a lab nor done research to enter. It’s that time of year ... * For me, it was really awesome getting the chance to work in a lab and to ... …I never told them but I like to pretend that they cared. But, in all

  • by Kate R. '14
  • December 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  five cookies in one sitting will most likely lead to a tummy ache ... fun in the fall and I’m grateful for the stress relief you provided. The transition from high school to college can be a tricky one, but you were always

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  statement is correct in that once you've proven yourself to be academically ... : "I could've sworn that I've seen a photo entry in your blog, Ben, or ... to the word limit for the essays, a lot of space is left over in the

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Relaxing Weekend Did you ever hear about that whole firehose analogy?

  

  now at the point in the year where we need to put in lots and lots of ... to get in for another few months. I guess I just got lucky. (*How did I ... Classics), I was in the unfortunate first group who had to write an essay on

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  the perfect choice doesn’t exist not the same river, not the same you

  

  blog posts. blogging right now feels to me like a sponge—it soaks up ... , regularly scheduled programming. one. as i alluded to in my last post, i was ... similarity is that this is the first point in the process where you talk to an

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 22, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Music and Mayhem by Jess ‘12 Minus the mayhem. Also features running commentary by Yan. p.s.: Jess, your italics didn't show…

  

  introductory classes to improve their writing, or out of interest in a particular ... to keep a journal through the class, so I started a blog for it. The ... to be exercises in irritation*, there’s a benefit people don’t talk

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  (using paper clips to secure the roadway to the supports in the water), but ... : “Alright, you have a packet in front of you. You have 30 minutes to complete ... about GEL as opposed to other leadership improvement programs I’ve done in

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Slow down, fast train. Take me with you!

  

  --never to be unpacked in Cambridge again. And finally, my beloved high school friend Shana stopped by to visit in Boston this week. Now, that's normally ... ever been to, ever, including every random hole-in-the-wall restaurant

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 26, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  hold me (but not too close) on writing the full-length play

  

  , where I suddenly had an infinite amount of time to respond in a way that ... in a while, I’d open my eyes and check the clock, just to see that only ... best to avoid saying nothing at all. It’s probably true that, in college

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 7, 2022
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Fig. 5: Zimmer- und Wohnungsvermittlung Universität/ETH Zürich aka ETH Zürich dorm tour!

  

  .2 Schwiizerdütsch to get around on a daily basis. Random things I've dearly missed: In ... , I've been settling in to my summer studio apartment, interning the 9 ... ). Oh, and studying. I finished and turned in one final paper for Human

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Changes that I’m making this semester wow it's already March isn't that crazy or what

  

  Paper notes I hate taking notes with my iPad, so I went back to good old pen and paper notes this semester. I'm still writing up problem ... need to have in order to graduate."]7.014[/annotation] to my schedule. I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cream Tea with the MIT Club of Great Britain Meeting MIT alumni in the UK

  

  anyone who has any connection with MIT and want to stay in touch with other ... : Yes, that white stuff is cream, all cream. I intended to only stay ... that come with being in a foreign country, like not knowing which way to

  • by Cambridge
  • April 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Off to Southeast Asia Even Admissions Officers get to take a vacation sometimes.

  

  Today, I leave for three weeks of vacation in Southeast Asia. Nominally, the purpose of the trip is to be in Malaysia for a (Malay) friend ... urges to blog every time I see a computer...

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Forget that Or, "Why I won't be posting next week"

  

  found the slice of cake in the kitchen the next morning, and decided to ... of my kitchen stuff (bowls and spoons and so on), she promised to save me a piece. Now, whenever you print something to one of the campus

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  To All the Blogs I’ve Loved Before Hello? Is this thing on?

  

  scholarship foundation in Boston. (Note to any anxious soon-to ... awareness of jobs in higher education, I applied to positions in admissions ... . Our mission is to enroll a talented and diverse community, in which students

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • December 12, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 2

  

  folks who were admitted and comment in this very blog can attest to that ... answered, but how do we send in our replies to get it in by May 1? Can we fax ... we prefer to get it in the mail since it is easier to read. Sylvia

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  how (not?) to concentrate a quick guide

  

  most knowledgeable in the art of concentration Write blog post on how to concentrate Try to concentrate Fail Change name of blog post ... ) Eat sour candy Decide to power through Change name of blog post to

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • May 9, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tchau! Labs vai para a praia! And the King of the Internet returns.

  

  compared to a farm kid in North Dakota? They have nothing in common.  I think ... awesome universities in this country you can go to other than MIT, Stanford ... going to get that chance. So apply to some colleges, get in somewhere, go

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • June 26, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Middle School To those who are having or have had a bad experience

  

  realized we started reading the MIT blogs when we were still in the thick of ... to Miami, Florida when we were 10. We started 5th grade in Miami at a ... this, we were very enthusiastic to speak up in class when we knew an

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 16, 2019