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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  (un)Empty Nest Welcome Back!

  

  ) because there are research opportunities year-round, and we get to meet ... that is starting to change. Shhhh, listen! Put your ear to your favorite ... the great summer blog posts. MIT encourages students to do research

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / People & Identities

  H I C C U P S takeaways from a Bollywood film

  

  , when do you add salt to your okra? At the beginning? Or the end? (student replies that she adds salt at the end to prevent okra from getting watery ... critical to who become. But because we never fully get to pick the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 15, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  “Congrats, Ceri! So you’re going to MIT?" to which I could only respond with ... 's probably smart." Because when you get into a capital-g Great school, you’re supposed to be ecstatic. You’re supposed to be proud of yourself and your

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A quick one, while he’s away I write reviews of things that I know nothing about.

  

  toward your GPA at MIT. Therefore, your goal, in general, is to get more ... , they exceeded their maximum occupancy and had to close at 11:30 to get ... things and I thought I would relate them to you in the form of reviews. I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 16, 2005
• Blog / Events

  To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before: P.S. I Love You THANK YOU LSC

  

  marry me. Please. I'm an MIT student. I'm going to get an MIT Computer ... , this is my dream. I watched the first To All The Boys I've Loved Before ... Committee has access to resources like this. The moment I finished up the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Catalogue of Fridays Like the unsolicited kind you get in the mail, but with more pictures!

  

  get extra sleep over the weekend and head off to class. Do you ever ... anything related to medicine gets me excited. That’s probably why I managed ... 'll try not to get too far ahead of myself and instead just enjoy every

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  the people that say "theyre not like people their age that like to get ... to talk to / get to know we’re analyzing a film in literature and ... freedom to do whatever they want (choose your dorm, 24/7 access to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogger Decisions Released Many thanks to all of this year's incredible applicants!

  

  2011 this year (which means that he gets to go to Iceland over spring break!) and he hopes to get involved in a variety of public service and ... . Congrats to all four of you! I'll be in touch soon to get you up and running

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The middle of the semester I'm kinda over this workload

  

  vacation and professors were trying to get to a stopping point before ... unexpected good news yesterday from my UROP supervisor—I get to attend CHI ... academics didn’t suffer. Now I feel like I’m getting to the point where I

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  72 Hours Three days can be a long time.

  

  biological engineering. To "prove your worth" to the department and earn a degree, you're asked to use your expertise to tackle a realistic, complex ... the rest of your time to work on the project. Unfortunately, because my

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • November 8, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is the Sloan School of Management for undergrads, too?

  prepares you for your next step, equipping you with the tools you need to ... , and sustainability, you will leave MIT Sloan ready to take your career ... MIT Sloan School of Management will challenge undergraduates to
• Blog / Events

  MIT Nightlife, Part II ABC, easy as duct tape, zip ties, Athena headers and packing tape.

  

  - answers to all your questions. Promise. (I say that a lot, don't I?) ... Email lists can be the burden of my existence sometimes. I get all ... -line university (....hello, why would you send that to an at mit dot edu email

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 5, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Places to Sit at MIT and study

  

  I came to MIT with an ambitious goal: to sit everywhere on campus. Oh yeah, and to get an MIT degree. After four years, I've completed neither ... . Whenever I get stuck on my work, I like to find a new place to study. The

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 19, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Under Water catch your breath

  

  being able to sit and see nothing but a wall of water and just catch your ... " to get help, I felt like I could exist a little bit easier knowing I ... to fly home the day after my last final instead of waiting just one

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Is this the real life? Guest writer for Sam's Blog, Ruth '07 goes home to Georgia, gets ditched by most…

  

  , coming to you blogged from the Athena cluster in Building 12. While your usual author is at home in H-burg, I get to tell you about my recent ... ) Enjoy your hometown before you leave 2) Say everything you wanted to say

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  burn and itch in my mind, the things that I can't seem to get enough of ... teachers I've ever had the privilege of taking classes with - from time to time. Two of her kids are old enough to be in school now, but she

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  three weeks later. No, he meant get to know them - where they lived, what ... met lots of people during Orientation, but I didn't really get to know ... get out of your room. Close those books, stop checking Facebook, take a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?

  

  . V -- 2.007 was the other day and, although I didn't get to stay for ... , readjusting all of my user settings, and trying to get everything back to normal ... . Remember, you only get to pick this name once, make it count.

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we ... on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, or you want to learn more about it, you can read more here. Waiting

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Astrophotography Courtesy of 12.409

  

  Dear current and future MIT students, There is a class you need to take. 12.409: Hands-On Astronomy. It's a 6-unit P/D/F (your options are: pass, get a D, or fail). You learn the basics of amateur astronomical

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013