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• Blog / Admissions

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  '10s) want to know if I still want to live with them next year, but ... Lauderdale with a magnet program, and the extreme disparity between the quality ... classroom with a remedial reading class; the reading class had the room for

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Passions (No, not that kind)

  

  late. And now, to hit the road for Vermont. Hope this helps with those ... a far-too-familiar part of campus with my friend Kevin ... process was Not Fun. I can certainly agree with that when looking at the

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Past, Present, and Future This all "began with a single blog by a student five years ago, at the…

  

  As the NY Times article states, this whole blogging thing "began with ... era." Let me share with you an anecdotal history of blogging, what I ... first couple of "entries" was hilarious. I would make Word documents with

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor ‘13 The sixth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  weights, play football and help his dad with construction. But he's brainy, too, with a penchant for chess and crossword puzzles. He's headed to MIT with scholarships that pay nearly the total $50,000 cost of freshman year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back Home No Strings Attached

  

  with airplanes in the last 2 years have involved delays, cold, snow, and ... , it was a pleasant experience, littered with naps and tasty food. The flight experience was capped off with retrieving my checked bag off the

  • by Snively '11
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  hosting. Some hosts are very hands-on, being excited to be with you the ... for you to explore on your own. You may want to talk with your host ... these groups didn't have events. CPW isn't jam-packed with events to "fool

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This entry has a surprise ending While you wait for decisions to come out, I remind you that people at MIT…

  

  each of his blog entries with a snappy yet life-changing piece of trivia ... to start my entries with some useless metaphor instead.) A few weeks ... smothered in wasabi and filled with crushed glass: confusing, painful, wildly

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  in the comments), but I've had some experience with the bathrooms of ... is using it. Upon entering a bathroom you are usually faced with one of three things, either sinks, showers, or a toilet. Starting with

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  IAP and Igloos This is an entry about IAP. IAP is the month of January. It's...February. I know.

  

  realize the mystery bag was just a paper bag filled with useless crap they ... magical time; it's one month in the middle of the school year filled with possibilities. IAP is the mystery bag of the Sanrio store that is MIT (but with

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 25, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Syzygy, basically. uh, what?

  

  back after Thanksgiving break. And somehow with three problem sets and a ... spend the holiday with the family (Mom, Dad, Aunt, Uncle, Cousin -- in ... of the opera soundtrack, 1 Beatles album, and a trunk loaded up with

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 9, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  to explain why. Thanksgiving is when Americans gather together with ... actually played with your feet), and preparation for the holiday season. I ... with balloons, floats, and animals from the Central Park Petting Zoo, and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You win some, you lose some. day in the life.

  

  wrapped up in my blanket, with JP licks curled up next to me. There was a ... me uncomfortable all day and boiled some tea, filled up my thermos with ... with having crappy software and crappy hardware and crappy electronics

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 1 ECs are some of my favorite people in the world and you'll like them too.

  

  your interview. I say that NOT because I have provided them with a test ... next four years. Your EC will be able to help you with lots of the ... special. Meeting with an EC can be a lot of fun. I've heard great stories

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Colors! Burton-Conner:12523 kbps1649 kbps140 ms

  

  beginning this monster, I've decided to share happiness with the world, in the ... light switch, and why is it withing 15 feet of TWO different 802.11n ... , replacing it with drywall and painting everything white. That means it's time

  • by Snively '11
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s up? here's whats up

  

  'm driving back home with my parents to spend the last few days of summer in CT ... to this event, camping with about 20 students/alums from MIT, our ... with our shade structure, a geodesic dome, in the center of our camp

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 17, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  -term relationship that it doesn't even know I'm cheating on it with Cold Pizza ... .) * Home-cooked meals. A cliche, but with good reason - when you've been ... for you, and has a zero percent chance of coming with the bitter

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Top of the World If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the roof of the Green…

  

  game with my friend Cody '11. As I was passing by the grassy "Dot ... Building (as with most buildings at MIT) is prohibited. But the Green ... take a few photos, and would we like to come along with him? So, of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Full Circle Here's to yesterday.

  

  , I've always had a fascination with books - especially really old ones ... Harvard and come back in love with MIT? - but I couldn't help it. The reason ... eager to share their experiences and excitement with me, even though I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ¿Cómo se dice…? La única cosa que he aprendido en la clase de español.(Blame Google Translator if that…

  

  buildings and stores: Buildings: Stata: We're going to start with a weird one ... many people swear up and down to it rhyming with "beta" as people promising it rhymes with "eratta." You'll hear both pronunciations thrown

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

  CRACKED [by Sadie Scheffer '10] Part art-support group, part studio, part community, and part activist.

  

  potluck dinner, and emerged with a semblance of a mission statement and a ... and collaborate with several of CAVS’s visiting artists. The first collaboration was with visiting professor John Bell. He is one of the original

  • by ARTalk
  • May 29, 2008