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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  't do everything. Meanwhile, MIT was a less-than-perfect place. Not all ... reasons (both my own and because a family member was not doing well), I took ... opportunities to push my comfort zone and do some hard work in a previously

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Shortest Blog Ever (update 3 =p) 19 days till Taiwan!

  

  and you were the first to do so, I said that I will have a little ... anyways later, but might as well do it now =p) Soon, you'll be receiving a ... 5/4 Update!: You Know You've Been Doing Too Much Bio When

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  calling home once in a while. There are things to do at all hours ... and an A on the assignment -- heck, I could. But if you try to do that ... I've been at MIT for just over a month now. It hasn't quite sunk in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Half-Century of Hacking MIT's original hackers are still alive and well, right on campus and just a short…

  

  caffeinated soda and delivery pizza. If you do go to MIT, resourceful rooftop ... are still alive and well, right on campus and just a short walk from the ... within a block of track. Club member David Lambeth develops some

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  sitting down no more sprinting

  

  that there is a correct way to do college (and life in general): a neat ... a clearer idea of what’s going on and what I’m doing, and how things ... I’ve been back on campus for about a month and a half now, and it

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • October 12, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  action. We do know that most young people who die by suicide have a ... stable over the past 10 years. This suggests that we may be doing a better ... Every so often, during the Q&A portion of an MIT information

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  even know how does a heating machine works or even looks like. How do you ... Today I am bringing you my MIT Survival Guide, which is a list I made just about three years ago this week when I was a freshman and still sort

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Time Management Reading this article adds +15 to Time Skills

  

  the things you do in a week. You'll see gaping swaths of time that you ... breaks you have where you don't have enough time to break out a book and do ... this comes as a surprise you may have been looking for that other

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  72 Hours Three days can be a long time.

  

  lose." "Yeah, I know." "What do you think?" I thought for a second. "Let's do it." We took a huge gamble. I had no idea if what I'd written down ... Man, it's been a while since I last blogged. I've been a bit hosed

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • November 8, 2007
• Blog / People & Identities

  in wonderland hello from the number side

  

  how likely I am to Do A Thing today, we can ~extrapolate~. To figure out ... opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, “I—I hardly know ... -re-re-re-re-rewriting, but I had a weird conversation with my friend in which they mentioned

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 16, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Trains Make Me Think Of Bringing the focus away from miles and minutes - and onto more enriching things

  

  other stuff you have to do, rather than as a vacancy in your schedule that ... able to work close to home is a plus for me, but in my case, it still does involve a commute ranging anywhere from 20-25 miles - and that

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 12, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Baker House A tour of Baker House.

  

  : do you know anything about that? Diana: definitely...it was a smash ... street location, they said we couldn't do that Diana: last year a couple ... a piano onto a model of the caltech cannon Bryan: how do you get work

  • by Bryan
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Cambridge-MIT Exchange

  

  , "I would never do a program like that. I would hate to leave MIT for a ... matriculate as a full student for a year at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England. Read on for Amanda's experience... A Year at Cambridge A "guest

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for MIT QuestBridge Finalists Don’t know what QuestBridge is? You can skip this entry.

  

  "QuestBridge". Q: Where do I send my financial documents? A: Fax them to ... MIT tracking system. What should I do? A: (Don't panic!) Just notify us through ... This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summary of the Semester I'm a senior and it's super weird.

  

  Do you want to see a picture of my cat? Of course you do! SHE'S SO ... I'm a senior! And it's November of my senior year at MIT! Crazyyyyy ... an eight minute bike ride north of MIT. Well, a little longer than that

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 9, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  like the idea of a "journal" -- a book just about what I do or feel every ... 'm never bored. Do I have a few minutes? Pop out the notebook and flip ... One of the habits I developed in high school is carrying a notebook

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When I Grow Up In which I contemplate growing up and what I am going to do with my…

  

  . However, I do not regret choosing MIT. No regrets at all. I ended up with a ... When do we actually grow up? Did I automatically become an adult when ... up" is often completed with a "I want to be" or a "I will try to." We

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 8, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  Rebecca Black, the Old Spice Guy, and How to Sell Staplers the makings of a great IAP

  

  IAP has been a time of very... well, different learning than I had ... ! Beyond these valuable life lessons, I've also been lucky enough to take a ... off my day in a breaded chicken induced coma after I crawl under my

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am Treasured :) Graduate school visit #1 (Updated)

  

  . Bryan, what are you doing today? I'm going to GRAD SCHOOL! I surreptitiously jump out of my lofted bed trying to land with a gymnast's dismount ... the day. Subway or Taxi? Realizing I'd filled out a survey online that

  • by Bryan
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We even learn stuff here! There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium,And hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium...

  

  tell a joke that began with "So a neutron walks into a bar..." (do I even ... that I'm doing so many awesome things, like watching April paint the room ... of LEGOs. But do I actually do any work? The answer, surprisingly, is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2005