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• Blog / MIT Life

  Our mother shoulda just named you Laika! Come on Alex, you can do it.

  

  to buy embarassingly large-sized teddy bears for your parents that make ... that I had to finish it. It's like when your mom calls you by your first ... 'm trying to put off getting to the point of this entry? Anyway, some time

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  Guest Post: Where to Buy Food: MIT Groceries Guide Because eating textbooks gets expensive.

  

  , you will get a sense of how much things cost. If you’re new to buying ... ’s much easier to carry groceries on your back than in your arms. When loading groceries into your backpack, make sure to put more durable items in

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Do you have jobs? Can I have one?

  

  to college admissions, once you get past the surface differences.) One ... spring, it will be time for me to leave MIT and venture out into the real world. So, I've begun to search for the perfect job to excite, challenge

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  get to glimpse my innermost(ish) thoughts. And by you, I mean the entire ... and motivating you to "do well," your success in college will ... the end of the day, they aren't going to do your psets for you, or call

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  snapshot of the last two weeks picture of my brain

  

  be skeptical of promises to revolutionize transportation from people who can't fix BART, or have never taken BART. And if Google offers to ... not listen to people who promise to make Mars safe for human habitation

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 1, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Swiss Miss "The archangel Michael descends riding a triceratops."

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The song "Hips Don't Lie" went to #1 in nearly every ... to #2, and it only went to #94 in Japan. And I am SO SICK OF HEARING IT ... umbrella--it had a big button that you could press to open it, fit perfectly

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  where you want to spend the next 4 years of your life. Go to the place ... Campus Safety and find out how that institution plans to keep your baby out ... your parents accompany you to the visit ask them to also take notes so

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vote for Ksplice! MIT's spirit of entrepreneurship and collaboration in action.

  

  (One sentence executive summary: If you're willing to support an ... . If you're willing to support an amazing example of what MIT alumni can do after MIT, please click here to cast your vote for Ksplice! The

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are YOU Up To This Summer?! (2010 Edition) Happy summer!

  

  out there! Don't let go of your chance to fame and glory on the MIT ... exciting picture of what you're doing this summer! You don't have to be in it ... ) where you're from! anything interesting you would like to say about

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  one piece of your folder that will cause us to admit or not admit you ... process is that we don’t as admissions officers get to meet each of you personally but instead only get to know you by what you and others write about

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer in San Francisco Interning at PlayStation Network

  

  to get practical experience in a software company before even having to ... teammates about whatever I couldn’t figure out on my own. I started to get ... internship, or come back to school with valuable industry experience if I did

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights, Sounds, Smells, Tastes, and Feels of IAP photo dump

  

  Crunch afterparty. But my main reason for being there was to get more into virtual ... and I get back on a semi-regular schedule, I want to keep this momentum going in meeting people and building cool things as I get ready to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  bumpers a revelation i had while bowling

  

  eventually get better? Also yes. I learned how to time my throws more ... following: I never had to get better at bowling before, because I always used ... bad about asking my company to spend a lot of money on me, I decided to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 2, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  , once your moment is over, you need to get back in the game as well ... , get back in the game because you have a big decision to make in the next six weeks. Not to worry, we are here to answer your questions about all

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  confronting the self i am the captain of my soul

  

  's not— dan: no, look! you turned eighteen. you're all excited to get out ... , like you do in your normal posts? alan: if this is how cj wants to ... , okay? alan: … dan: ah. dan: you're trying to pretend you're in control

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 30, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Meeting FAQ The answers to the FAQs at our Central Meetings.

  

  statistics? Is it easier to get in if I apply early? Last year, early action ... handful of questions I'm almost always asked. So, what I'm going to do is ... you don't have to ask (not that I mind questions). All of the below

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  November 1st is coming up! What not to do as it approaches (and after it passes)

  

  panic set in. You're going to get nightmares of every tiny mistake you ... ’m gonna get this done so early! I’m going to put so much time and energy in ... and was ready to show them to someone to get some feedback. My older

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 26, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life see what we're up to

  

  normal day, and post them on the website. To be honest, I'm not sure how ... neat ^_^ The day runs midnight to midnight, so if you'd like to see ... now, back to my regularly scheduled tooling*   * except I

  • by Piper '13
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  [joint post] the MIT picture scavenger hunt or, how to drive yourself insane by looking at floorplans

  

  feels like a leading question. CJ: The correct response is “I’ll get to ... ’t figure out how to get to them. I ended up finding a couple items by ... we’ll actually get to taking pictures of those. And maybe another day

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m sitting at work right now Seems like as good a time as any to bang out a quick blog post

  

  'm slowly getting used to the fact that, when I speak in Celsius, people ... density is comparable to what you'd get if you squashed all of humanity down ... It occurs to me that I haven't told you much about what I'm doing

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2012