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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  ?) Besides the plenitude of classrooms, some of Building 4's most enjoyable ... , proximity to the Infinite Corridor, and - most relevant to this blog entry - easy access to the Undergraduate Math Office in 2-108. Why is the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Danger Danger! Listen to Burt, duck and cover!

  

  MIT, being at the forefront of a lot of things, is a very neat place ... there is high voltage on the other sides of those signs, right? That ... open this door you will likely receive a shock to the palm of your hand

  • by Snively '11
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ambulance! Ambulance! So I'm in this serious long-term relationship.

  

  fact, today was the first time I've been back in my dorm for more than ... 've really been home that I'm on the verge of emailing housing and telling them ... -run volunteer ambulance service that provides basic life support to the MIT campus

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting a Physics Major – Part I I split this up because i need to start studying for finals.

  

  Juniors in physics tend to complain a lot. The more of them there are, the louder the complaining. Sometimes they complain about the cold, sometimes about the yankees, about their radiators not working, or the sink

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 14, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  A truly independent activities period A glimpse at some MIT students' IAP plans.

  

  stressful situation like this: fight or flight. The alternative is to combine the two: fight (by studying hard for two weeks), then flight (home for the holidays!) Many students will come back to MIT around January 7 for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogger Decisions Released Many thanks to all of this year's incredible applicants!

  

  over the last week reading blogs, blogs, and more blogs. No exaggeration: you guys are amazing. Every year when the call for new bloggers goes out, I am reminded of both the breadth and the depth of MIT students and of

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Building 4 Odyssey Looks like my James Joyce karma isn't that horrible after all.

  

  's entry -- this is a challenging time for the MIT admissions office, and ... the class 21L.702 Studies in Fiction: "James Joyce and the Legacy of Modernism." Joyce's Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man were

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  That’s right, you’re sick Thank you, nurse, for stating the obvious.

  

  to Medical! One drawback to the program, however, is that you don ... at the Registration Day meeting and Continuing Education sessions (like ... Mental Health Services) and the like, but it's not like when a sick

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more school, no more books Professors are people, too. Importantly, they're people who give free food.

  

  Well, today was my last day of class as an undergrad. Technically the ... , just a test review led by the TAs. I don't believe in test reviews (I think I've attended a grand total of one since the end of my freshman year

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knowing me, knowing you My plans for Nobel laureacy, and everything I like about MIT professors.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Kelly Clarkson is the first artist to have five top ten singles from the same album (courtesy Mitra). You all left a lot of lovely ... Syndrome. I love the way Frau Jaeger raises her eyebrow and the weird scarves

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT women Rockin' the two X chromosomes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

  

  I've noticed, in my travels around the country and the internet, that people are really interested in the experience of female students at MIT. I was asked several times at my grad school interviews how the environment

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are we going?

  

  Marjorie, will be leaving for South Asia at the end of this school year. Which means that we will have to find a new housemaster. The new ... housemasters, Student Life staff, two GRTs, and two residents of the dorm. We

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  Well, look at that, the dawn of a new Monday. Light is gracing the ... ] There are leaves all over the courtyard, various shades of green to yellow to reddish something-or-other. You can't even make out the sidewalks

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  exciting is getting an email from the head of the physics department about ... tested out of physics but not calc, I wasn't eligible to take the class in the first place. (Oops. My advisor and I both messed up on that one

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  do sit-ups in the mornings. About a month ago, I got the crazy idea to take my healthy lifestyle to the next level and train for the Boston Marathon. Granted, the marathon isn't until April, but I have my work cut out

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Every square is a rectangle A brief look at every student activity at MIT.

  

  . For the past month or so, she's worked about 50 hours of UROP every week ... a dorm, the position of desk captain requires actual work, with the ... . And then on Wednesday night, she stayed up with the rooming committee

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hurricane Katrina Trying to help, to the extent that we can.

  

  affected in the Gulf Coast in our minds and in our hearts. It's an emotional time for everyone; I've been at the verge of tears over this awful, awful situation. The feeling of anguish and helplessness can be overwhelming. Life

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  So one of the perks involved with being an MIT student is the ability 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

  • by Bryan
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Time-sensitive matters

  

  the benefit of the doubt. Eric (MIT Class of 2009) helped out first by writing, "Anon -- MIT is probably one of the most gay-friendly schools I ... politics, but right now perhaps the biggest hot-button issue is gay marriage

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  The fall transfer application deadline is coming up. I tried to remember how I was feeling last year when the deadline was coming up…and then ... was both working in the Navy full-time and attending college full

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025