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• Blog / MIT Life

  Just Because It’s 2/29 I apologize that this blog has nothing to do with MIT.

  

  = 0, yr# mod 400 = 0 must also be true), we get one of these odd days. Anyhow, I just wanted to point out and celebrate the 5th Leap Day in my ... somewhere and crying because I hated getting shots. 2000 - Mm, 5th grade. Got

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I know my calculus… and U2. Bono takes on global poverty, fashion, and Course 18.

  

  for providing their take on the Bono article? And now, your regularly scheduled entry.... One of the things I like about being home is getting to ... Magazine In Style--featuring tips on buying your own helicopter and $5000

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  food diaries pt. 3 amazing restaurants around MIT

  

  chicken options that all slap. Would recommend if you're trying to grab a ... restaurants I'd go to were [annotation note="small local chain with pizza that ... closest to campus, as well as [annotation note="sandwiches and delicious

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Look at Unified Engineering and the Aero/Astro Department Back in business.

  

  that my full attentions will turn to a course 8 degree. Hey hey don't get ... designed to encompass all the fundamentals of engineering while exploring ... to my entry #2 about bottle rockets. The pains, and gains, of being a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 30, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Tips for the EA deferred send us your FUN form by February 15th

  

  Updates & Notes form. You'll use the FUN form to tell us your midyear ... to your application. You may not rewrite your essays, redo your ... because we want to reconsider your application (the one you have already

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger selection 2008 results We have completed the selection of this year's bloggers!

  

  12.5% "blogger admit rate," it was almost as hard to be selected as a blogger as it was to be selected for MIT this year (11.9%)! Before we reveal this year's new bloggers, I'd like to share with you some of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second… Fifth Week?

  

  probably a good indicator of how busy one can get at MIT if he or she tries. :-) Physics is a continual thorn in my side, but everything else seems to be ... meeting with various faculty to shape the perfect path for the future, I

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  food consumed this week, mostly free or: how to get away with rarely cooking

  

  be eggs and veggies, but I forgot to get eggs, so it was in fact just ... Campus, what do you eat?” My answers have varied, from “Free food!” to “A lot of things,” to “Uhh… I mean… I certainly did. I actually have no

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 24, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Seven Early Evenings it was a good week

  

  evening, I left New York on an Amtrak to back to Boston. After getting off ... Bostonians use to ride the T."]back to campus[/annotation]. I was surprised when I finally got back to my dorm. My friends who stayed at MIT over the

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • December 3, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Nerd Camp tales from TDI

  

  ? Wait, I thought. You mean I get to come back to camp, and you'll pay me ... to many of you. But it's true) Being a nerd, I did nerd things. I read ... Physics of Baseball. Also, I went to nerd camp. In 1998, when I was about

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 2: Extracurriculars My academic plans? I've got bigger plans. Better plans.

  

  moral: there is more to MIT than earning your degree. Without further ado ... , I make the trek across the river - it's refreshing to get off ... 't have a dining plan, so it's up to the residents to feed ourselves

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holiday Gifts, MIT Style Some unique products from MIT people.

  

  the bed that its owner will be forced to get up to find it when the ... , but it can take you half a day to reach your destination, and you are ... freedom to get around. They offer convenience and flexibility to fit the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  GTL Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 [IAP 2025] A January I won't forget

  

  questions for me. Is it hard to study at MIT? How did you get into MIT? What ... pharmacy to get cough drops. In addition, a Kazakh teacher at Shoqan had ... can go to schools around the world during January and teach classes

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  million-dollar question. Suffice to say I am back and I have lots of advice and experiences to share with all of you. So, lets get started ... . My oldest daughter is a high school junior this year, so I'll get to

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  An American in Copenhagen but my luggage went to Amsterdam

  

  ; two pairs of jeans; just enough socks, shirts, and underwear to get by ... or Walmart open at any hour, if you’re willing to drive far enough ... when it is in fact only mid-range cheap.  I get to my room. I’m allergic

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  SCIENCE ALERT: “smoking gun” evidence for Alan Guth’s theory of inflation! Good thing I already have Alan Guth's signature on all of my class registration forms.

  

  course, live in the Milky Way, although it's hopeless to try and see that ... , there's Big Science News: we're a huge leap closer to understanding ... section by accident I marched up to him and said "Hello, my section did not

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making Decisions “I don’t know”

  

  I’d been getting, I got a cold from the first to third week of October ... For this blog, we are going to try something new with format. Instead ... , we are going to… well, you’ll see. Danny: “Now, I don't know” is how

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  SIMMONS GOT A TRAMPOLINE!!! it's awesome, possum!

  

  set and are MAD expensive. I also need to confirm that getting a ... was passed to get an ice cream machine for Simmons, but the plumbing to ... one, except jump really high. My family used to have one in our backyard

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 6, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  those of you applying this year and for whom English is your primary ... more questions, here is a quick FAQ to provide some more answers. I hope it is helpful to you. Q. Do you prefer the SAT or the ACT? A. We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Be a Blogger 2022!

  

  time for those of you who might want to be bloggers to share your garbage ... posting the blogger app and prospective bloggers coming out of the woods to feast upon it  What does it mean to be an admissions blogger? MIT students

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2022