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• Blog / MIT Life

  a season of secondhand joy on mudita and vicarious delight

  

  each other—there's no expectation to—but you're friends, and so you ... myself, nor do i really get the whole christmas spirit thing. but it just ... performances. i had already forgotten the joy of listening to live music. it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 12, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT at Copley Square Yet more photos of #NoBanNoWall protests in Boston, plus an update from President Reif.

  

  in response to Trump's immigration freeze on seven nations. MIT has 38 ... back to the United States. Students (including yours truly) joined Boston ... sense of concern. I would like to reflect on the situation we find

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 31, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Telethon Live Blog Where we call you --

  

  YOU'RE A PREFROSH AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU AND I WANT TO ... roll your eyes at us. In all actuality, I am really excited to call you ... relatively long streak of getting automated answers! So the telethon seems to

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What I want to be when I grow up Did I go with the baseball announcer idea? Or the Daily Show script writer? Read…

  

  high school I wanted to be anything on Earth but dear God not an engineer ... 'm going to let you in on one of the not-so-pretty secrets about MIT: it ... never breaking 65% on an exam, you start to feel pretty stupid. In fact

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a February Updates & Notes Form (FUN)?

  completion of the second quarter. Your school does not need to mail your midyear grades to us. Students simply list their grades on the FUN Form ... opportunity for you to update us on anything important that has occurred since
• Blog / Events

  Revolution Some really cool things are happening in Boston

  

  celebrity!!! On the FPOP, we got to visit the graves of many Founding Fathers ... being offered to meet the caloric intake of every student on campus. Plus, there were a zillion other events that I'm still sad I didn't get to go to

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 12, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Finality Just one more week.

  

  occasional nap =P I creepily just used PhotoBooth to get a few photos of ... acceptable to do that... In any case ~ I wish all of you the best with your ... I'm the kind of person that likes to make lists - partially because I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.

  

  fastest (and most fun) way to get through problem sets is to do them in a ... high school (duh), and most people had to fight to get the opportunities ... fight anymore once you're here. UROPs practically grow on trees, and most

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  : "Tell him to stop faking sick so he can get free food and girls waiting on ... note to get those wheelie shoes prepubescent boys wear. 10:00 AM: Stand ... on their way to 3.091, professor of which is reportedly "The Man". The

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  people cheering each other on, competition is as close as you get to a STEM ... conveniently landed on my last day in Kansas and I was able to visit my old team ... everyone on a FIRST team a happy build season, may your nights be filled with

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  That rings a bell Made of brass?

  

  and they reconsidered whether it was the best time to be building a new ... Francisco, I went to pick up a robot vacuum for sale on Facebook Marketplace ... resolved to continue wearing the Brass Rat daily – at least until I get

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Things That Are Awesome (And have been keeping me from writing recently -- Sorry!)

  

  Science) at MIT, I am able to stay on to complete a Master's Degree. The M ... nitty gritty of discipline, lesson planning, and how to get students ... Numbers 1: MEnging I graduated in June, but I'm not gone yet! Due to

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Hate Superman. (I Love Superman.)

  

  superhero. How many new heroes and stories have missed their chance to ... into a terrible accident, Dennis Sykes gets the reality-warping power to ... Deep Literacy and my opinion on it all. It’s only getting more and more

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 16, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  magicians trying to learn magic

  

  abilities and get Sanatan’s. You would have had to step back and build ... ’t get any closer to a mental model that would allow me to paint like that ... that sentiment: i find it difficult to get people to pay attention to me

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Documents Deadline check your MyMIT account now

  

  have applied to us Regular Action, please log into MyMIT and confirm your ... showing up on your MyMIT tracking page, there was likely some kind of issue ... completed on your MyMIT tracking page. In the meantime, please do not call our

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 18, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Wish I Was an Astronaut I was a nerd even back in 3rd grade.

  

  thing on it's mind, To boldly go where we've never gone before, Armstrong and his men opened up a new door, To that new frontier in outer space ... Not really...but I used to. I wrote this little diddy back in 3rd

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Is this real? The party called IAP continues.

  

  Institvte: New Perspectives on Global Issues Become a better engineer. Become ... reality TV show to be on, it'd be The Amazing Race. How 'bout you? ... One of my favorite things to do that I don't really have time for is

  • by Bryan
  • January 19, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I Climbed a Mountain Today there's always gonna be another mountain!

  

  ) ride from Berkeley to Oakland, getting to work at 8.59. During lunch, I ... located strategically to get maximal sunshine exposure in the afternoon =p ... ; according to a local, lol). Basically, they're these dual hills on the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  , which to date has included topics on global warming and a unit on public ... out and find a new place to live. With the help of his well ... It’s hard to believe the first month of sophomore year is already

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  train of thought on feeling deeply

  

  Amtrak. One day, it suddenly occurred to me that when I'm on a train, I ... from NYC to Providence, I started reading Stone Butch Blues as a pdf on ... large swathes of time to feel and think deeply at MIT. When you’re in a

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 26, 2022