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• Blog / How to Human

  I Can Talk to Anyone perseverating with caution

  

  treated you like that” or “So many children unfortunately get left behind ... Exam) is. It's okay to talk about your interests– you can bring up your ... education. But in truth, I can talk to anyone. Well, mostly. Some people want

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 13, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  sob. I can't remember the last time I cried like that. Alone and on a ... and defenseless as it could get. Weeping because in this incredibly ... goosebumps returned. Because beauty and kindness can be just as all

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can my school counselor find helpful information?

  Thank you for all of the good work you do for our awesome applicants! We understand what a daunting task it is for school counselors to meet all of the different requirements for so many students and schools. We
• Blog / Hacks

  Where the Sun Shines, There Hack They MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks.

  

  part of MIT folklore, hacks can tell much about MIT's culture and ... Samuel Jay Keyser gave a talk on the history of hacks. In Where the Sun ... deconstructs the psychological nature of hacking, and gets to the inner zen of

  • by Laurie Everett
  • August 2, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In which I “get a life” again reclaiming my childhood hobbies

  

  “get to know you” forms for roommates and advisors and whatever other MIT ... frequency in get-to-know-you questionnaires), so I was still a little ... ’m finally back in a place where I need scarves and hats, and now I can make

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 12, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Decisions

  

  . You pick where to apply, schools pick their admitted students, and then you again get a choice: where do you want to go? Remember that no matter what you hear from colleges in the next few weeks, you can and should use

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The things that can change your life…

  

  enough ago that few of you were reading my blog. A little bit of context ... 't want to miss the chance to go say hello to Peeto. You see, Peeto is ... mention get to know the halls of our new dorm, so we decided to visit each

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  when the world gets too heavy put it on my back

  

  fever you can't sweat out and i've learned to appreciate the lyricism and ... future and my childhood and just a whole slew of things that i can't really ... (contains nsfw/explicit content) perhaps this will finally get rid of the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 11, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  Home is where the Heart is visiting my grandparents

  

  groceries you can’t find in the US for dirt cheap. Then again, I’m biased ... turns entertaining my little brother, and somehow, I managed to get him to ... , knowing that they’re only gonna get older. Grandpa’s gone deaf, and grandma

  • by Anika H. '26
  • August 4, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  decisions based on where you think "change will happen the least." I don ... people. And a word for the parents: I know that you get worried. I'm 21 ... learning, and if an education is what you want your daughter or son to get

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Where Have I Been? Oh, what a bad blogger I have been.

  

  backend stuff with the web site that was long overdue. Lots of it you can't really see, but I can see it, and it makes me happy. You'll just have to ... experiences with you and look forward to additional guest authors - including

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 23, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I get a copy of MIT Facts?

  MIT Facts is a pocket-sized compendium of essential facts about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Unfortunately, we don't mail the booklets, but you can find it online!
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do with a bad grade in quantum? What is my life going to be? (Avenue Q, anyone?)

  

  "advice you can give me on how to move forward from here." I thanked them ... yourself think that you can't succeed. You're smart...[and] an enjoyable ... 't underestimate that value in where you end up." He finished by saying "I have

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 4, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  This is where my decisions have taken me perspectives from grad school

  

  I think that the moral was this: you can try to micromanage your future, but ultimately you can’t predict or control what will happen to you ... -consuming occupation like research can sneak its way into becoming the sole way you judge

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  …and other things you can do with your four-day weekend context around the marathon

  

  the first long weekend, where professors assigned the same amount of ... 't get exactly what we asked for. It seems that the general sense is that ... I love the most, and the classes where I most enjoy doing the work

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 25, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in Internet in the bathtub! And a bunch of stuff on choosing a major.

  

  are probably a little bit SOL. You can always cross-register at Harvard ... Well, I'm back home in the great state of Ohio, getting ready for ... (who is suddenly not so little -- he can drive! weird). Soon my family

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I get by with a lot of help from my friends Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song! You just might walk out…

  

  graduates – as weird and difficult and frustrating as college can get, you ... (You’re about to get hit with a wave of sentimentality, braces ... willing to forgo this summer so I can get to MIT as soon as possible. I can

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You Can Plan a Pretty Picnic ... but you should also research the weather.

  

  ... but you should also research the weather. I am still mentally ... rural village where we were supposed to stay and perform water testing for ... . Instead, we spent more time in the capital city of Lusaka, where we: 1) met

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter/Summer/Where I’m From

  

  valleys. Mornings are foggy; nights are cold. On the 4th of July you can ... I spent this past IAP at home in Central Pennsylvania. This is where I grew up, from 13 to 18, and where I spend most of my IAPs and long

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / Events

  [joint post] we can’t hear you, you’re on mute another mystery hunt post

  

  on the team “We Can’t Hear You, You’re On Mute”, a team traditionally ... ='Alan: you can read about CJ’s experience writing in this absolutely ridiculous ... around ⊥IW. You can see the hunt website and puzzles here: perpendicular

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 26, 2021