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• Blog / Personal Travel

  Three of a perfect pair Biking! Clothing! Exploding! A day in the life.

  

  decided that it was time to conquer her fear of bikes, mountains, and New ... tour bus when you're trying to maintain a safe following distance of ... person coming at you on a bike, steer clear. Not just for your own sake

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Making Tracks

  

  be, hanging on to memories of your senior prom and of the countless ... , you're being welcomed to campus and everything is looking up. You're on ... handle the foundation before you move on to what you really care about. As

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  A salty IAP post Taking a moment to be bitter

  

  of MIT to set up. I understand that a lot of people get a lot out of ... you decide to use your IAP to just exist, you feel like a stupid, weak ... ’m trying to not put too much pressure on myself though, because if I do that

  • by Powers '23
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  's presented! Plus, it’s probably more fun to figure out your own position on the ... considerations to cover. Correspondingly, economists deliberate on an additional ... tendency to imagine how these intuitions should apply on a broader political

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Mnemonic Contest Winner Congratulations, Shawn!

  

  Start spreading the news! The new mnemonic for the planets is: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nothing. Congrats to Shawn for winning! If you'd like to redeem your super awesome prize, email me at

  • by Bryan
  • September 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I want you to burn Unfortunately, usually somebody just blew up their spaghetti-o's.

  

  alarms of any dorm on the MIT campus. Because just because you go to MIT ... needs to evacuate. If something's on fire, cover it or throw it out the ... . People usually take the minute before the fire department gets there to put

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for October write those personal essays! submit those early apps! get PUMPED UP

  

  Last month, Petey posted a motivational soundtrack for the month of September. A lot of y'all seemed to like it, so we made another one for October! This month's theme is to get hyped up and get shit done! :) Give

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do in four years?

  

  . Question: "What about Are Four years enough to get advantage of all the ... key is to try to maximize what you do get out of MIT. For example, I ... for Dorm Rush. Helped out with parties on my hall. Helped choose new

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Show In Town [by David Freilach, Guest Blogger/Assistant Director, LVAC] ARTalk guest blogger David Freilach checks out the…

  

  entrance to the new Central Square Theater. (Photo by CST) I had the chance to take a hardhat tour of the new Central Square Theater less than two ... forward to seeing how this new model works out. One thing I do know is that

  • by ARTalk
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  people keep leaving their things in my room and other stories from sophomore fall

  

  syndrome, for the whole world to see, while on a train to New York"]taking a ... back home to New York. I took my last final exam, for [annotation note ... outside to take a break and get some fresh air. It was, however, raining, so

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-Campus Preview Weekend GET PUMPED.

  

  ! If you're not, well, to quote Phyo '10, "GET PUMPED!" I didn't get to ... chance. Wouldn't want them to get jealous or anything! So tomorrow, while ... get institute holidays and have to still get our problem sets done), I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MOMENTOS IMPRESIONANTES Because this place is full of them.

  

  calculating wariness on me, but I faithfully subscribe to my involuntary ... two flights of stairs (grade five) to trying to sit back on a chair ... I’ve ever had to, an effect self-evident in me staying up late on

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Finding my place at MIT It's an ongoing process

  

  lab--I even got to train some new UROPs. I finally cross-registered for ... to focus on research in a way that was not possible as an undergrad (I ... getting used to. An RAship is more like having a job and less like being a

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Take Me Back to Tech (Guest Entry) So hurrah for technology, 'ology, 'ology oh.

  

  ). In any case, for a trip to my new favorite place, the beginning was ... ‘12 and I were the only prefrosh to go on the tour of the dorm. It ... with a lot of senioritis (yes, there is a wikipedia article on it) and I

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Emergency Application Extension for students affected by the storm

  

  area vulnerable to the storm. Heavy snow, catching on leafy trees ... , because they haven't been able to work on them with the power out. While I ... advise you to fill out your application at school. And obviously, anyone

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  NACAC Conference Wrap-up from the national admissions conference.

  

  The Common Application Q and AStudent Performance on the New SATRecommendations ... a "Counselors College Fair" (I may have even said hello to your ... is greeted with generous aid packages. It was also nice to get to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  One year later MIT is like a surprise birthday party, but without the birthday or the party.

  

  Books. On the semi-bright side, I had signed up for an overnight visit to ... no bagels. I woke up on the floor of a dorm room the next morning to a ... them all to read this blog. The point is, you should always make your

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  , please be sure to include your name, date of birth, your instrument, and ... Application Materials" on the envelope. Send submissions to: Jan Wampler ... 's coaches. Your athletic talents are something unique that you bring to this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  DEATH AND THE POWERS: The Robots’ Opera [by Ken Haggerty '11] An * exclusive sneak peak * of Prof. Machover's exciting new…

  

  to get a sneak preview of a sold-out opera ten years in the making; but ... , Carolina, and my adventure getting to Death and the Powers. (Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR) So how did we manage to get so lucky? The answer

  • by ARTalk
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The second-best picture we took in Paris This entry is dedicated to Regis Philbin.

  

  to step on your camera if you leave it there." "Okay, I'll put it on ... 'm so tired." "Guys! We can get a great picture with the pyramid. Get in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 22, 2006