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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Retrospective Wait, what? I'm done with my first year?

  

  for this day to come, for this year to end. But now, a large part of me ... to no longer be among the 'babies' of the school, to be replaced by the '14s, and to hear about prospective '15s, not to mention a few ambitious

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  "), we admitted 1611 students. However, it isn't possible to exactly predict how many student will attend this year. To help with the ... students will choose to remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me where I am

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  -y - maybe it's that I keep listening to Christmas songs, maybe it's that we ... class (21M.460), open to just about anyone with some sense of rhythm and a desire to rock out, so we get 6 units of credit per term - just to bang on

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some reflections Post decisions, a few thoughts.

  

  decisions, and I wanted to take a moment to offer a few thoughts, and to thank ... : about jobs, about your ability to pay for college, and more generally ... those who will come here to study, despite the difficult times — indeed

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 29, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Transporting In & Around MIT Everything you need to know about how easy it is to get around MIT.

  

  PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION This includes but is not limited to cars ... the beginning of the year, so it's perfectly feasible to get an inexpensive bike here. It also makes it easier to get to really nice places over

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  I’m Poor!!! But I don't have to be!

  

  also worked a full time internship during the summer, in addition to ... . This turned out to be a good thing because it made the summer pass by quite quickly. Unfortunately, when I got to MIT, the work continued but

  • by Snively '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Rrrrrrr. CPW! [UPDATE] CPW Smoke. Don't breathe this.

  

  have a couple of things I need to tell y'all. First, Blendie (the Rrrrrrr part of the title). I could devote an entire entry just to this, but I'll spare you and just add it to this entry. I was exploring the

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Acting, Writing, and Roleplaying: A Match Made in Heaven [by Susan Shepherd '11] Guild members have infiltrated the KGB, made first contact with aliens,…

  

  in order to create something fun and new. For example, painting skills and knowledge of electronics came together several years ago to create a ... -playing. The players are essentially actors, doing their best to act out the

  • by ARTalk
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for the Waitlisted Some (hopefully) helpful questions and answers for waitlisted students.

  

  "yield"), we admitted 1554 students. However, it isn't possible to exactly predict how many student will attend this year. To help with the ... students will choose to remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me where I am on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Political Process For the civic-minded

  

  ?" etc etc) I've gotten more exposure to politics than I ever had in my life. This is the first year I've been old enough to actually vote, and though I realized there were other ways to get involved without actually

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Can You Save the World’s Oceans? Who, me? Yes, you.

  

  to fill the sea so that you could walk across the Atlantic dryshod on ... erosion of diversity that appears to be accelerating on a global scale. This ... fish and seafood species are projected to collapse within my lifetime

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 8, 2007
• Blog / Events

  A sample of life in the past week A summary of a million events in 7 days!

  

  So much has happened since my last entry, it seems impossible to catch up. First off, our hearts go out to everyone at Virginia Tech. While I can’t imagine what it must be like to face such a tragedy, I think I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 21, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  you begin to spread yourself too thin? As a prospective MIT student, you have probably realized that there is an “Activities” portion to the ... extracurricular activities in an effort to fill this section. NOTE: the application

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Testing the Waters There comes a time in every man's life when he has to make a choice.…

  

  Office/Grey's Anatomy, and went to four hours of straight classes followed ... long since my last entry, but also, my parents will be calling to see if ... . (I mean, I...) Phillippe wonders: When do freshman get to see the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures in Camberville

  

  reference to Cambridge and its neighbor Somerville) The weather here sucks ... relevant to my story. Saturday night, I was going to Rax '04's house because ... student at Caltech) was in town and going to be there. I like Anna, and with

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Additional Questions & Answers Regarding Music At MIT If you've pursued music in high school and wish to continue doing so in college,…

  Arts] If you've pursued music in high school and wish to continue doing ... as scholarship opportunities to take private lessons in voice or an instrument. 1. Do you have to be a music major to perform in MIT's ensembles

  • by mitblogs
  • April 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s going on inside my head It might not have been so very important.

  

  conversation. I discovered that spinach, which I previously considered to be the ... I have to cover it in a bacon-sugar sauce before eating it. Actually, I just find it to be a little bitter, which may make me a supertaster

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  optical illusions don't try this at home kids. use the crosswalk whenever possible.

  

  to get into the Museum Of Science for free. A few weeks back, Diana, Evelyn, and I went to check out some of the exhibits. Now probably one of ... is huge, and it's pretty much impossible to do everything in one day

  • by Bryan
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  “That is NOT an ice cream flavor.” wasabi + ginger + ice cream = disaster

  

  I think FUN would be a good way to describe this weekend. THURSDAY Thursday night, my friend Diana and I went to a free showing of Forrest Gump ... The Patriot which is a movie I have yet to see in it's entirety

  • by Bryan
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  17 Ridiculously Useful Tips Every Blogger Should Know i am the entire circus

  

  hard it is to write good blog posts. Thankfully, you don't actually have to write good blog posts; you only need to have the appearance of ... preview of what you're discussing. What better way to do this than with a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2023