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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles

  

  winter break for a few days of ice climbing.  Temperatures dropped to ... .  The good news is that you probably already own plenty of baselayers and ... and L.L.Bean duck boots are popular.  Since I do a lot of hiking

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2013 FAQs

  

  will not have a full set of tests by the October testing date, what ... in the comments and apologize. Best case scenario is of course, that ... you are a QB applicant, along with full name and date of birth on the

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spaghettuna and Lego aircraft If my first week of IAP is any indication of how 2011 will treat me,…

  

  in table groups, and reflected on some of the capabilities that define ... thoughts We created a fleet of Lego aircraft as part of a simulation based ... action-packed week, and I’m interested to hear your opinions on some of the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Hanhan Wang: EECS, robots, and more! What it’s like to study electrical engineering and computer science at MIT

  

  the fields of artificial intelligence, computer science theory, and ... to MIT. She loves the EECS department because of the phenomenal ... curriculum for the Class of 2011, and Hanhan explained the current system and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bicycle Diaries Like the motorcycle ones, except far less artsy and with a serious lack of Gael…

  

  . There's a little black plastic part on the main bar of the bike where I ... , because I am having horrifying thoughts of smashing into sidewalks, cars ... from a place where gloves are like a weird, unnecessary type of sock. 7

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  far less to do in terms of taking care of myself when I'm at home! There ... the inner workings of a company I have friends working all around the ... in the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP). Both of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Doing well??? Uh, sure... I guess

  

  : Real Analysis (18.100A) Physics II (8.02) Fundamentals of Programming ... my moods. 90% of my stress from earlier in the quarter (and last ... business. I did nothing almost all of spring break (except binge watch Black

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  : If I will not have a full set of tests by the October testing date ... , Randolph, MA 02368. Make sure your full name and date of birth are included ... of birth are included, as well as the word "QuestBridge." Once you

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  10 (more) reasons why MIT is beautiful part tvte?

  

  long day of classes, you turn around and see this: A photo posted by ... ’re neck deep in a 2.006 thermal-fluids pset, there’s light at the end of the ... _cheung_) on Feb 10, 2016 at 3:34pm PST   (bonus) hello, class of 2020

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roundup Some Links to Summarize this Summer

  

  's Tumblr. Lifting weights, riding bikes, making things out of clay ... ago, when I went up to him humming with nervous energy (a mix of ... . I'll rely on my practice instead of my head. But now, in so many ways

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 3, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Day 1: Going North Leaving the light pollution bubble to go to class?

  

  picture. For a person who grew up in very arid parts of the west coast, I ... you. The reason I’m off campus is actually for a class that’s part of ... where I spend most of my time, take a deep breath, look up at the stars

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 31, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Econ Prof Wins Nobel Prize (with video) A pretty exciting week as Peter Diamond PhD '63 is the latest MIT professor to…

  

  TechTV. One of the things I like about the press conference is that it ... 't even fully erased! One of the nice and amazing things about Diamond ... thrill of throwing out the first pitch at Fenway Park. Check out the photos

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates Just a few notes -- that's all we have time for right now!

  

  once again made the NCAA (Division III) tournament! You can follow all of ... Debate Team of Adam Goldstein ’10 and Bill Magnuson ’09 won the ... know that some of you will be super-excited to learn that Hikaru Utada

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Procrastination For Finals 2 T minus 53 hours...

  

  I've got a pocket, got a pocketful of orgo I've got a pain and I know ... of orgo I've got a pain and I know that it's all mine, oh, oh oh oh Do ... coming, oh, oh oh oh I've got a pocket, got a pocketful of orgo I've got a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Love is Blinds A short, fairly irrelevent entry, as told from the perspective of the 7+ people who…

  

  Angela fumble with her two sets of poorly-sized 37" blinds) at Economy ... THE CASHIER: That'll be $12.59. at the door of Economy Hardware ME ... .. them. Both of them. WOMAN AT THE CASHIER: Right. That was you. on the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Central Square Dance Party You can even play the videos and dance along to them. It'll be like you…

  

  've been on for the past two months.*) A couple weekends ago the city of ... like you were there with us, here's a little bit of the evening: And in ... the puberty of internet history. **Did I just admit to everyone I watch

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  For pi are cubed. There can only be one winner.

  

  . We'll view the movie "Pi", while simultaneously enjoying a dinner of ... who knows the most digits of Pi will be rewarded with a Pie! Come for ... on his Wikipedia article and then saw video footage of it on CNN. I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Etiquette Workshop: The Keys to Painless Networking Jodi Smith taught the UPOPers the keys to painless networking!

  

  As part of the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP), a ... . Also during your introduction, give a little snippet of information about ... appropriate for the situation, like you wouldn't walk up to the CEO of GE and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  College students do eat real food! ...sometimes. I now present: the culinary adventures of Laura and April.

  

  anyway, after having another bowl of Chef Boyardee for lunch today, I ... 's food was real. Mine came out of a box: This neat little all-in-one box ... of the floor...) It was nicer than most meals from home! (Oops, my mom

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Varsity Pistol Team Wins National Championship

  

  yesterday's math competition win by MIT was unsurprising to some of you, but ... , theater, and, yes, sports. MIT is a member of NCAA Division I in Crew ... play on the MIT Alumni Club of Boston team. As I like to say in my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 22, 2005