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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Worlds within worlds

  

  'll get to experience a small slice of life at MIT to help make your ... you who get in will get to come to CPW. And some of you might have already visited overnight. You'll get to stay with a student, or a house

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  it’s always day 1 a meticulous account of my last first day

  

  ! part 1: getting to class 8:50 AM: My first alarm—a primer alarm, just to ... "getting to class exactly on time" down to a science; I can afford to waste a ... , I also need to get into at least one, and some of the classes have

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 7, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Doctor Who?

  

  have thesis defenses to go to. And then, of course, when you get your Ph ... getting a PhD by offering a gift to his committee beforehand--while most of ... can see exactly what our soldiers actually get to eat out in the desert

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  to explain why. Thanksgiving is when Americans gather together with their families to take part in a few time-honored traditions: huge, home ... actually played with your feet), and preparation for the holiday season. I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  and they’re going to better places lessons learned from a hard summer

  

  "You should really cherish your time at MIT." And I thought to myself ... isn't meant to be an "Oh non-MIT people just don't get it" in a snobby ... needed nothing from them at all, and I had let it get to me a bit too much

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  find your UROP? A: Once you find your first UROP, it’s easy to find ... lab. My supervisor gave me significant independence to work on my ... need to learn or find answers to your questions. Prof. Langer, the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Being Home and Answering Questions some changes, some constants, and the end of pass/no record

  

  . Get in your college applications, and now what? Well...now's the time to ... (Independent Activities Period--in essence, MIT gives us the month of January to ... want to get out of my time here?" "Which activities do I value more and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fantastic Course Numbers and Where to Find Them A List of Ways MIT is like Hogwarts

  

  corridors in order to get around campus without walking in the rain outside ... was feeling a more light-hearted, nonsensical post to take my mind of ... Hogwarts! (I also recently watched Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 30, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  必须好 – pt. 1 just keep swimming

  

  move on. The boxes on my to-do list are unchecked, but they will get done simply because they have to get done. And not having everything done ... understanding is simply something I will have to get used to because it will

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 23, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  self-destruction my entirely self-inflicted problems

  

  in your brain to fire in a way which destroys you: “He means the Word ... at around 11pm, so every thirty minutes or so i have to get up to use ... do manage to focus on something else at some point your mind wanders

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 27, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not my college essay It's Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty.

  

  grossly underpaid and need your donations (PayPal preferred) to buy space ... close to a win-win situation as you can get without opening a jar of peanut butter- you get to tutor underprivileged kids, do AIDS and cancer

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Re-introduction A summary, for those of you just tuning in.

  

  stalker I have -- and apparently I have a few -- to effectively google me. If you're googling my full name, could you please leave a comment ... boring part) and in terms of making me happy to be alive and able to get

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Michael Xiang: Double UROP Extraordinaire! Michael Xiang has two UROPs, one at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and another…

  

  "there's so much going on that you're bound to find something that will get your blood flowing, your mind thinking, or your heart racing." At the ... specific lab, it's in your best interest to speak to the professor directly

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  . While all your CS friends are going off to Google and Facebook, making six ... decisions when times are tough. And you're going to get ignored time and time ... interview I've had, I get the question, "you went to MIT? What are you doing

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  soul searching at CES 2019 a non-journalist's take

  

  media affiliation), but I was able to get in on the last day for free ... products ranging from Google beanies to Google Homes (the device not an actual Google house) to anyone willing to wait two hours in the line (not

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 15, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Expedition New England Travel That is Good for the Soul.

  

  offer. Of course, with P-Sets and all, it is easy to get caught up in your ... than just that, and I have to get some time off of work sometime and just ... exhilarating to me. I couldn’t wait to get up here and experience weather that

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  to life? Google images are incredibly useful as an initial starting ... different interpretation of the scene. But getting to this point requires building trust with your actors so they are not afraid to share their ideas

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three patterns from the pattern language of my life

  

  the interior spaces around you. If you’re lucky enough to have access ... your coffee as often as possible, and try to keep the plants alive if ... you’re interested, you can subscribe and you may get an email someday

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Digital Anxieties: A Conversation with Bo Burnham and Jonny Sun i cried for ten minutes after watching eighth grade

  

  -narrative dissociative world...by the time you get to your first kiss, you've watched so ... for this so long. Even now, getting to college, when we're sitting at an ... -care things do you do to calm your anxiety? Bo: We grow up believing two things

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 28, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Exhibitions@MIT [by Leah Brunetto '12] Something different amidst displays of scientific progress.

  

  for other interesting displays, and don’t be afraid to get ... [by Leah Brunetto '12] No matter what your background or level of involvement in the arts, MIT has a lot to offer. Aside from the numerous student

  • by ARTalk
  • May 12, 2009