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• Blog / Events

  REX at Simmons Hall 2015 water balloon wars, pancakes, roofdeck parties, and a trojan duck

  

  As Vincent mentioned, the MIT Class of 2019 freshmen are currently ... clubs and activities. They also learn about the resources available to them for help and support throughout the year like MIT Together, MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 31, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Things that make you go hmmmm……. Obama’s transformative presidency………for geeks????

  

  for the past few months. Well, I’ve been in Cambridge, same place that I used to be. I have been trying to help TIM the Beaver get an internship in Iceland for the summer (unpaid internship, of course). I bumped into

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • December 30, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  DOMR My first crazy picture entry from Germany.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? GERMANY EDITION: In Germany, the energy content of ... blog entries might be a bit sparse over the next three months due to an ... can access the internet: 1. The Turkish internet cafe on the corner

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Psets from hell Sometimes learning can be painful

  

  good at math. I was practically a math prodigy back in the day. Like back ... all the other kids. No, seriously- I remember one time my mom got really ... volunteered to help out the following year. (You know how it is, when you're in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  turned in my last final, walked out of the exam room into the bright Boston ... problem set is due and why I'm not stressing out about it. The other part of ... to be the least glamorous and least enjoyable part of the overall

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  home is where the whiteboard is a tradition, continued untraditionally

  

  My dorm, East Campus, is a space made to be shaped by the people ... . Unlike the murals, their contents change with the scale of days instead of ... floor residents are thinking of taking in the next semester, polls about

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 30, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  keep you guys posted about as the year progresses. Huh. Guess I ... -time favorites. When I accepted my offer to come to MIT, one of the first thoughts that crossed my mind was Holy moly I am going to be in the vicinity of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Fuji: Not Your Grandma’s Mountain I guess if we're being honest here there were actually a lot of grandmas climbing…

  

  occasionally but the last full mountain I climbed was in 4th grade, when it was compulsory, and shortly after I wiped the sweat from my brow, re-Velcroed my ... climb Mt. Fuji for the past few months, maybe because I don't know when I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 6, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  djent is not a djenre or is it?

  

  Sometime in high school, I was trying to break the ice at a group ... was confused as to why that would be the case. I considered myself ... is for everyone! it’s not that deep lol. at the end of the day i think

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 22, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making my Ring Delivery Dress and some reflections

  

  sewing machine before, but I was armed with the false confidence gained ... , withwendy, and Micarah Tewers!"]DIY fashion youtubers.[/annotation] And the ... year was the year that the pandemic hit, so prom never happened and

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 21, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Mine hands are broken reflections on many a year of carpal tunnel syndrome

  

  In cross country, you hear a lot about running through the pain, but at the same time, avoiding injury. I have deep scars on both knees, from times I'd scrape my knee and then keep running, tearing the wound

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  How I Write My Data Analysis Blogs just in case you were wondering

  

  asking myself the following: What story do I want to tell? How does ... my life and the world around me. Are there are any patterns I'd like to ... myself in the past: What do my work patterns look like? Confusion, by

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Regrade Request Analysis points, please?

  

  online-submission platforms I've used. It comes down to the grading system ... student notices a question was graded wrong, they can hit the "Request ... the grader. The grader can then resolve the request by awarding the full

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 3, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  We can do this! To high school seniors: we’re in the struggle bus with you

  

  school, we stressed about not being qualified enough to get into the ... them two week into the year. Now, we are stressing about not being ... drop them two week into the semester. In high school, we existentially

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s FPOP for Entrepreneurship a week of connecting incoming freshmen with MIT startup founders

  

  to know the other freshmen in your program. Most (all?) departments ... that invest money in startups in the hopes of greater returns. I mention ... also asked the VC if he was available for a luncheon for incoming MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 29, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 1 Zumba and putting pants on in lecture

  

  I wrote the post below on Tuesday. Because of weird formatting issues ... 's Part 1, unmodified. The last sentence is particularly cute and naive ... Raisin Bran, read the syllabus for "Zumba" (my new PE class) and choked on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Applying Regular Action – Q&A

  

  Hi Everyone, The Office of Admissions is closing for the holidays next week, and is not accepting emails or answering phone calls. The ... probably important to get some information out there for people regarding the

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 20, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT is just another place An article from The Tech - MIT's school newspaper

  

  The Tech - MIT's oldest and largest newspaper (established in 1861!) - published a letter to the editor from Folkers E. Rojas on February 28th that I ... arriving at MIT, you might harbor the notion that it is a magical place where

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Companion #2: Cat The Boston Globe discusses MIT's four cat-friendly dorms.

  

  Currently, the most emailed article on boston.com is this piece on MIT's four cat-friendly dorms (please note that the other seven are to ... scratching post. The 18-year-old from New York's Long Island is starting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Of MUN and Academia What is Course X in Chinese?

  

  Sometime in the last month, I was forwarded a request to blog about ... , when I went to UPMUNC in November. One of the most common questions the ... conferences, and hosted one conference for high schoolers. These are the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 18, 2008