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• Blog / Academics & Research

  And sometimes why? A reality check on the state of my MIT blogging.

  

  least one 9 AM class every semester since I got to MIT. On the third or ... , Rome, Paris, London, and God help me I want to get to Montreux ... MIT. I'll tell you all about MIT student life when I get back to Boston

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Reuse Poetry Giving things away

  

  "I got it on Reuse," people say, with the emphasis in the word falling on the re-. When I see the word elsewhere and say reuse in my head ... was mispronouncing the name of a continent, or the way I refused to call

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 13, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Senior Week: Mollie Burgoon A look at some of MIT's graduating students.

  

  small seminar-style classes heavy on reading and discussing the primary ... , who's going to be a Nobel laureate, taught 7.31. Favorite professor at ... -- I can go into his office and plop down on a chair and whine about my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  Jalapeño Bacon Mac and Cheese for the Homeless starting a campaign larger than myself

  

  struggle to put food on the table everyday, and I thought to myself, "Let ... socks and gloves to the new shelter for every pair bought through our ... campaign to feed and clothe the homeless. Even students on a budget are

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Humans 101 @ MIT introductory SHASS classes this fall and recapping the lightning talks

  

  purpose of the list is to provide admitted students with a basic roadmap to the SHASSy side of MIT as they try to navigate the Institute and figure ... : Anthropology 21A.00 Introduction to Anthropology: Comparing Human Cultures; HASS

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Yes, This Actually Happened wwydfcfa - what would you do for chick fil a

  

  Chick Fil A had built up to the point where, when I awoke on that fateful ... into a Lyft, embarking on our 40 minute journey to this mysterious Dedham ... cow you say cow and it adds to your farm but every time you see a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 20, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  camer-AHHHHH! redux

  

  Mitra always has snazzy photos on her blog (though I am sad to hear about her recent camera issues), while mine, so far, is just text. So on ... about the door to my office. Stop by if you're ever in the area!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2004
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just My Luck The somewhat eventful story of my first EMT shift ever.

  

  amount of lotion seems to fix. After signing off on a few papers, I became ... remembered how to navigate a vehicle on a road. The two hours flew by, and the ... briefly touches my cheek* (I move slightly (no way am I getting drawn on

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Astronomy in Paradise Lost I can't resist.

  

  VLA to hand the papers back to Dale, who happened to be on-site. AHHHH ... While I read Paradise Lost, I think about astronomy. I know what you're thinking: "what else is new?" You yawn and ask whether I salivate and breathe

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 27, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  Not in Kansas Anymore oh, wait...we actually are. Day 1 with the MIT Design/Build/Fly team.

  

  engineering gets, from the initial design brainstorming to the hours of mixing ... attendants standing next to patients on gurneys. The plane also has to be able to taxi for 40 feet on corrugated roofing. The theme is different every

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine

  

  to occupy it, one thing is constant: email. During my two years on ... announcing large social events to publicizing important surveys on campus ... least socially acceptable. Feel free to reuse them at your own risk. Tier

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 9, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Ben Jones Name: Ben Jones; Job title: Communications Dude, MIT Office of Admissions; Hometown: Baltimore, MD

  

  comparison to your applications. Favorite food: Pizza, followed closely by a ... , a house, a job that I love, food on the table, and the means to follow ... collectively create - impossible to describe, must be experienced. Another of my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  First Midterm of The Semester Here I go...

  

  campus to get to Walker Memorial where the entire auditorium will fill with nervous MIT students. I'll probably put on my head phones and listen to some upbeat music to get hyped up on my march over. Pray for me. Thanks.

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  Nice Try, Caltech Hacks > Pranks :D

  

  you...I should probably get back to work. My last calc midterm of the ... am sufficiently focused enough to get work done. Wish me luck with ... Hack at MIT I managed to snag one of the fake papers that, as the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ratification: The Story of the US Constitution History @ MIT

  

  year. Since then, Prof. Maier's book had gone on to win: "10 Best ... . Maier's book, I knew I had to get it. Having spent a whole semester poring ... (D-NY) suggested using the 14th Amendment to the Constitution as a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  present tense “you've got to let go of the fear”

  

  the people i've seen in real life i couldn't really get too close to. so ... . "you're in the water and your body tenses up. why? it's because of the ... muscles will help you float. but it doesn't. you've got to let go of the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  As The Saying About Assumptions Goes… Assume = Ass + U + Me.

  

  "just to get into college" instead of encouraging them to follow their ... . First, an applicant should never assume something to be true about a ... on the topic of extra-curricular activities. We collectively lamented

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  as well be on fire. When you're used to life in Hell, sometimes a ... This semester, almost all of my classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays ... , you actually expect MIT kids to remember things that aren't numbered

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yes, eat all our shirts! See MIT through the eyes of my prefrosh.

  

  your chances of getting to meet me and Mitra! You could see such amazing ... % student discount to good use on. We didn't end up buying anything, but I did ... Yesterday one lucky prefrosh got to be hosted by me through the MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Everyday Is Like Sunday

  

  write moving your mail closer and closer to your mailbox. We have mailed ... individual admissions officer did not see and decide on your application. It ... received a decision by Wednesday. On Friday, we'll begin giving decisions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 12, 2004