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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Learned From Freshman Year Overanalyzing all my bad habits.

  

  that and putting it together into what works for me. I hate those cliche ... . Summer is a good time for planning and reflection. My nerdy corner of ... have an obsession with productivity for the pure sake of productivity

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Caps Lock Pancakes DINNERISH.

  

  For the past four and a half years I’ve lived on an all-women’s floor called BMF (badass mother—s) in Random Hall. Most of our social and home-academic life happens round the clock in the kitchen, over food and homework and

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  available for the fall semester or second quarter. (If your school uses a ... provide any and all grades available for classes you’ve taken in your ... . Got it. Ok, how do I fill this form out? The form has fields for you to

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trashion 2014 are YOU trashionable?

  

  sometimes say that I judge people for a living. While I had no formal background or training in judging people, I have been judging people for some time now, and it is the task for which I am paid; I am basically a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  bump MIT students design products

  

  gigantic balloon tower... design elements for a stunt show.... create specifications for fruit... or break things apart to learn. Despite the fact ... easier while juggling their child and groceries. For our technical review

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  My new job @ admissions like nick saban, but for nerds

  

  the blogs, for the office. And I'm still helping Kris out with them and ... duties for many years before then. Essentially, my job is to find some of ... , or Olympiads, or Maker Faire. So what does this change for any of you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 9, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Staying Organized In which I look exhausted and talk about my notebooks

  

  Apologies for the video length/quality this week. MIT has me sufficiently hosed this weekend, following an already-stressful week. Such is life. Hopefully you're able to decipher my rambling in this video! If

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogging My Way to a Passionate Life On writing, during and after MIT.

  

  for CityLab. Yet it feels as though I’ve lost (at least part of) my ... ’ve forgotten how to share thoughts and information...without latent concerns for ... famous for "thinking out loud" on his corner of the web.) In that moment, I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2014!

  

  3) TURN DOWN FOR BLOGS   Loading...

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 21, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  Blown Back to Oz the close of the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition: day 4.

  

  ) for three laps around the course in as short a time as possible. We knew ... little worse for wear after yesterday's heavy flying. The time to beat was ... . Adam (who we are forever and ever indebted to for his amazing flying, and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  Teaching Abroad: a Guest Blog Post by Elizabeth Q. ‘14 Learn a new language, teach science.

  

  browser of choice >:] CPW just happened at MIT, which for all involved ... [email protected] if you would like more As for more Qs. How will ... requirement for this program, and I landed in Milan’s Linate airport on January

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 13, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 2: Hiking up a volcano at 15,000 ft (~4.5 km) Altitude sickness and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #3

  

  loud, very grand church bells, then couldn't find anything for breakfast ... just over 15,700 ft (~4.8 km). Feyi joined us for the cable car ride ... to head back into the city and catch her flight. She's off for a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 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 ... stuck at home for 6 (yes, for real, thanks mister snow storm) extra days ... you. The reason I’m off campus is actually for a class that’s part of

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 31, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Notes and Updates Form every applicant needs to do this

  

  after grades are available for the fall semester or second quarter. (If ... available for classes you’ve taken in your current academic year. I am ... fill this form out? The form has fields for you to report your

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soldering Things pronounced "soddering"

  

  This weekend marks the notable milestone where, for the first time in ... hands for a research job. I have a UROP (Undergraduate Research ... sciencey things and learning cooler sciencey things and getting paid for it

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 25, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  E-mails in French House "Seriously, people, what's going on here?"

  

  kitchen, there is a "sacrificial table" - "sac tab" for short. Any item placed on the sac tab is automatically up for grabs. This is usually food ... -- you never know what you'll find! 2) When you bake something for the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Skies over MacGregor Views of campus, Boston, and the Charles River from ten stories up.

  

  spent a lot of my time in MacGregor, which is where Cory was living for ... between July 3rd and July 9th. Rollover for the time the photo was taken and click for larger versions. The first panorama has labels, just in case you

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Our Essay Questions i am havink qvestion

  

  . Instead, for a variety of reasons, we use our own application, hosted ... MIT application is that we don't prompt for a single, longform essay ... something you do simply for the pleasure of it. Although you may not yet

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 1, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New York City in which i go to work on some days and eat lots of cheap food…

  

  . Disillusioned and concerned for my lip health, I started looking for other sources ... of luck, I got an offer to join their team for the summer and am ... . I take every chance I get to try new places for dinner. Otafuku has a

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman FAQs and a cliffhanger or two.

  

  .  And while that's nice for the ego, it's not so helpful in terms of ... for me was the culture. I didn't realize this until I started visiting ... buildings are always open. You can easily find an open classroom for students

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 7, 2013