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  past, present, future reflections and plans

  

  more extensions from S^3 - I always told myself that I didn’t need more ... shouldn’t have taken me that long to do so. The deans at S^3 understand that ... while I was studying for the final, though. Even though I wasn’t fully

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 11, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  MIT for Book Lovers Yultide Day 4

  

  for you! Sure, students have less time for books in college, but we don't stop reading for fun entirely. Not that my class readings haven’t been ... narrative for themselves. But, this post isn’t an ad for Palahniuk’s books

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 29, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2017 FAQ You've got questions, I've got answers

  

  Bridge National College Match. If you don’t know what this is, don’t worry! If you ... account. Q: Why hasn’t my QuestBridge application shown up on my My ... your MIT requirements for QuestBridge, but don't panic! If you don't see

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done done done end-of-semester happiness

  

  junior year. i haven't blogged in a while, so i thought i'd write up a post ... the first time in recent memory, i don't feel burned out at the end of ... my other classes, i either had late-semester exams that weren't

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slowing Climate Change, One Steak at a Time final project for 24.03 (The Ethics and Politics of Food)

  

  helped spark the Syrian civil war. Unfortunately, there isn't much time for ... and curb meat consumption. Can't imagine giving up your main source of ... the economic value of lost life. And that doesn't even include the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 11, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life during IAP i dump my brain a little

  

  code with other people (although we didn't actually do any collaboration ... Skiing is a class I thought didn't exist at MIT until I looked at the PE ... body's heart-strain, my room's window-pane with no curtain, can't be

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 365 Days 8,760 hours of work, sleep, and play

  

  billionaire playboy philanthropist. But kid me didn't worry too much about ... wasn't getting out of campus enough. I knew I wanted to start a company, but I didn't know what venture capital was or what the startup landscape

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains, Voltaire’s Son, and Other MIT Things Notes from the Start of Junior Year

  

  at MIT and she was shocked: “I didn’t know you could study humanities ... study some Neuroscience instead (which isn’t so bad either). In the ... Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts” by Abby H. ‘20, “All the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  should get one!" she returned "I can't afford that car." "You can afford ... just had an offer on the house, it hadn't actually sold.  Well, in late ... immediately sold (less than 12 hours) for far better terms (I didn't have to pay

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breaking Normal From Freshman Spring Archives

  

  of… ordinary. MIT is pretty great, don’t get me wrong. But now, when I ... pajama pants or clothing that totally doesn’t match. Sometimes I carry a ... working more, and I guess that means I won’t settle down. Over the summer

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes from the Road: NorCal, Netherlands, Nick Cannon, and Nerd Camp where I've been, what I've been doing

  

  , because I work at a university, and because there aren't any admissions ... conference type deal. I don't typically present there, but I usually liveblog ... spend a few days holed up in that AirBnB and didn't get out quite as much

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Calculating a Quantitative Snapshot of Fall Semester Skip to the end for a picture of peas

  

  Fridays I didn’t have class until 1pm. (See below for further details). Here ... plan didn’t pan out, but ultimately, keeping my stress levels down at an appropriate level was priority number 1. Drop date wasn’t until November 18th

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 20, 2015
• Blog / Events

  To go home or to stay home Homesickness never hit...but I'm still thankful to be in L.A.

  

  Los Angeles, and I can’t wait to spend Thanksgiving with my family. At ... way to the Kendall T-station. Let me give you an idea of exactly how ... one I left in high school that I don't feel any sort of void left behind

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Red Bull Gives You (Paper) Wings airplanes, astronauts, and austria: a monday night boston qualiflyer

  

  the Boston Qualiflyer for Red Bull Paper Wings. If you haven't heard of ... didn't compete in aerobatics. One of the students I knew was an MIT freshman, Andy T. '18, who I'm told is the only freshman currently enrolled

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 8, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Painting with the Colors of the Wind reflections on the first MIT semester

  

  for a life of doing what I love. I won't forget that #50 on the list ... ). Pure bliss! I have proudly converted to one who said she can’t/won’t ever ... brought a stunning revelation. But I won’t ponder on it in this post, for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 23, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventure Time at MIT We went on a hiking and camping adventure!

  

  found ourselves lost in the woods late at night, and couldn't even find ... , including cows! The thing is, we couldn't find the trail head. We had a map, but we didn't purchase the New Hampshire trail book ahead of time

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 22, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer on the West Coast A visit to the west coast to see what life is like on the other…

  

  , I didn't have much (any) exposure to the West Coast, and it was ... the cannon so that they don't have to worry about it getting stolen ... really cool and flakey! We didn't just spend time with the Blacker

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Waterfall Camping in Shenandoah National Park Snakes and fireflies.

  

  outcrops, meadows, stunning outlooks, and dramatic waterfalls - so, we weren't ...  Skyline Drive, and turned the ignition key. The car didn't turn off. He turned ... minor car malfunction weren't going to prevent us from enoying the scenic

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Deadline Q & A Have a question about your MIT application? Read on...

  

  your Part 1 now, if you haven't already. There are no essays in there ... are related to not validating early enough. Also, don't forget to ... , don't worry. Do not worry about your recommendations

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reading, Thinking and Igniting Innovation Rational optimism about MIT and the future

  

  I can`t wait to start writing more about life at MIT, but since I ... knowledge begets more knowledge rings true here. My education hasn`t provided ... understand the questions. Questions MIT students ask often don`t have answers

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 5, 2011