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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where are you going, where have you been? (Part I) Academics.

  

  every night, to have missed out on this education. It doesn't even ... cooking dinner with my boyfriend and he was telling me about his visit to UCSC. He had gone to see a friend from high school who was either a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 27, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  How I got mugged in the frozen foods section. So, MIT is kind of like a turkey and provolone Subway sandwich.

  

  Potter, and I had to get Dumbledore’s help because I was hiding in a broom ... organization, and we needed his help to keep Voldemort from getting in because the blue paint on our walls wasn’t magic enough. And then I had to blog

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 5, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Spring Think Some spring break reflections and thoughts

  

  , Geneva. It seems everyone on campus was trying to get away from the ... aunts on my father’s side, Aster, used to live in Italy, and we visited ... is to me.   (P.S. I wrote this on the plane initially, but we

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 27, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred? Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt).

  

  you respond to me, be sure to read the post by Dean Marilee Jones on the ... that receiving the news that you are deferred has to be disappointing (to say the least) to all of you. Please take heart in knowing that you

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Analogies “Fill yourself up with musical lighter fluid and ignite your inner match.”

  

  analogies, and are certainly not limited to expressions such as “Release your ... we play and suggestions on how to do it. Several months ago, I joined ... our rehearsals to give us tips and guidance on the piece, AND he

  • by Ana V. '15
  • April 1, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My schedule .

  

  thing you learn at MIT is how to manage a heavy courseload. The last thing you learn at MIT is how to manage without. I believe this. If you're a ... lol, it's good to be a senior. 3:30am MANDATORY EDIT: In all

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Build awesome What to do if you like to build stuff.

  

  "I like to build things. What can I do to show my stuff?" I get this question from time to time. Many students know that math students can do ... yourself. You certainly should add MAKEblog to your RSS reader, and MAKE

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  DME SoccerBot Championships 2006 (Or, How Does Justin Timberlake Live With Himself?) All we are saying is give Pluto a chance.

  

  in Freshman Leadership Program you're not going to swim back from the island to hone your creative writing skills). When you all get into MIT ... weBabble would be on their way to the championship. Toxic Algae had

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 30, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  More at Home At thirty thousand feet, thousands of miles away.

  

  going to a shisha café (see a theme?). My flight was at 8am on New Year ... more blog posts during IAP, I said I'd get around to it once I returned ... (technically not during IAP) was the chance to celebrate New Year's Eve in London

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT Goes To Senegal Like Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, except with fewer filibusters and more dancing.

  

  This week in blog entries posted by people who no longer go to MIT, and sometimes go to trivia together, and eat each other's nachos: my ... to still take advantage of the incredible opportunities MIT has to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 18, 2012
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are GIRs?

  subjects to help you explore your anticipated major. MIT’s GIRs ensure that ... social sciences to getting rigorous training within their area of ... the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. During your first
• Blog / How to Human

  “There is No Place Like Home” ...especially when you are a long way from home

  

  were just getting started on our campus in those days. Now the option for ... that was close to campus but also allow me the chance to get a first hand ... bus during the day on Sunday and I need to go to campus and it is

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • July 12, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Putz and Tetazoo are friends!! field notes from a faraway land

  

   one flight of stairs ok maybe that's a lie, i used to live on stickmen (which is ... irradiate my food for >2 minutes (only to get lukecold results) in our more ... primitive as a toaster oven. On a seemingly innocuous trip to the latrines, I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Fears and Hopes how to move forward

  

  fears do not really grow. It is just a new day, and we should be able to ... over, and many emotions are running through many people on campus. Many ... confused. Many are saying, where do we go from here? I forced myself to go

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • November 9, 2016
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  a huge achievement and will still lead to new beginnings; welcome them ... There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ops Air Force A summer spent with B-1Bs and C-130s.

  

  different squadrons to get a broad view of base operations. I was lucky enough to be assigned to the B-1B Maintenance Group. I was able to get down and dirty in some jets and really get to know the enlisted side of the

  • by ROTC
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dig if you will a picture. My name appeared in The Tech; now I am immortal.

  

  definitely going to get an entry on it in the near future. 9. I mentioned the ... serves me correctly, the things you're supposed to do are along the lines ... them is "earn 8 PE points" and I should really get on that because I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  , mechanical pencils, and glitter fairy stickers to put on my problem sets. I ... feels a little like this right now (mouse over): I’m trying to take on ... on the floor I realized I was in the wrong classroom, and the right

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hello, world

  

  graduates on to highly selective schools, I wasn't really sure of what I was doing. Largely, I applied to the top schools on the east coast that did ... the college of my choosing. On this second and more thorough trip to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 6, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanksgiving and a Small Hack Quick updates from tropical Boston

  

  , magic happened: Poor Professor Minicozzi didn’t even get to finish the ... be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Be thankful if you’re ... genre. Today I’m just going to ramble about minor happenings this week

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 27, 2014