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• Blog / MIT Life

  “Why does my kid have to move again?”

  

  Before I get to the point of this entry, I'll answer a couple of questions. Karen asks: "This is a bit random and irrelevant to your entry ... , on to the point. By now, I suspect that a lot of my readers are

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 2, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Preparing for the real world An alum's perspective!

  

  -defined problems fed to you by a benevolent manager, then you’re in luck because the ... said that she wanted to write up a little entry about how GEL prepared ... closer to finishing than I was a few hours earlier. On his way through the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 18, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Nothing Gold Can Stay some reminders

  

  quickly 13 weeks go by. And just how little time there seems to be to ... friends and I made our way down to the Revere Beach (a short 15-20 minute ... of the ocean. The wind had a refreshing coolness to it, and as we sat

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 28, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  how do i button up this coat? a clothing conundrum

  

  's true; I used to wake up at five a.m. even though school didn't start ... makeup, and then I had to get to school early so I could get in extra math ... + connections on LinkedIn, but he says it's because I dress like a kid, to which I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • March 29, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Got Solar? guest post by Peter C'20 and Ashisha P'20

  

  that the teams must get to by a certain time. However, other than that ... drive until 6pm, followed by a charging period from 6 pm to 8pm and then ... *written by Peter C'20 and Ashisha P'20 (members of MIT SEVT) as a

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 6, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  Starting 2012 on a volcanic island bonfire! but no eruptions yet [photo-heavy]

  

  M. '12 poses for a photo with his debate class. Oh, it gets dark here ... First time in a foreign country - the pace at which new things are ... new experiences may come later, but for now, let's not get lost in

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 11, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you want to be when you grow up? Worst. Question. Ever.

  

  been planted...so I think that maybe, if I can somehow manage to get a ... Now that I'm a junior in college, I'm supposed to be almost an adult ... apparently, this means I'm going to have to go find a job- also in the real

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  have done a gazillion APs to get into MIT. Most people who apply to ... the list, though, I do have a few quick things to say. For starters, I ... was applying, I realized that talking to another person - whether it's a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  School of Mathematics, which looks to be a rigorous afterschool program ... 's hard to accept brilliance at face value when, well, sub-A level grades on ... 'm that kid who stuck his finger in a candle flame to verify that, yes, fire

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

  Hold your breath my first CPW

  

  talked about logistics; this is how you get to East Campus, this is the ... going to run a Python spelling bee, one of EC's traditional bad ideas ... to make it shorter next year. Upstairs I try to take a nap, but am

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2022
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Fig. 5: Zimmer- und Wohnungsvermittlung Universität/ETH Zürich aka ETH Zürich dorm tour!

  

  abroad, and it's been refreshing to not have to rely on my broken A1.2 Schwiizerdütsch to get around on a daily basis. Random things I've dearly missed ... subsidized to a mere CHF 500-600.-, probably the only reasonably-priced expense

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Entry: A Yankee in Cambridge Math, exchange programs, and why we love MIT.

  

  thought it would be nice to get away from that for a year. This isn't to say ... to get some kind of perspective on what's out there should start by ... house has a fantastic pool table, so I get a lot of opportunities to play

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  12 / Let’s try law school What's a computer scientist doing in DC?

  

  be traced to individuals; that it be secure; and that police get a ... getting access. When a city contracts with a vendor, they must also abide by ... to communicate back and forth. The A/V setup worked surprisingly well

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  say that Nate Silver is as close to a rock star as you can get in the ... 'll attempt to do him justice in a few lines.  He is: a prediction wizard and ... consulting to poker to baseball to politics a sassy Twitter fiend not afraid

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Coworker Shenanigans Summer friends

  

  , we'll all get on a plane and fly to New Mexico, where we'll reduce some ... straight face, I asked Jenn to go inside and get the sheet off the bed so ... building) won by a long shot. So, yes - we slept at work. A janitor judged us

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  where is home? leaving your home is easy / it's keeping this one that's a struggle

  

  tested every once in a while; it takes around twenty minutes to walk, get ... . since moving in to simmons, i went on a subway trip with alan, which was ... to spend a whole week studying. i kinda wished both of my finals were

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 27, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA-mazing Lots of tidbits about the biology program at MIT.

  

  's somewhat easier to get into graduate school after taking a year or two off ... most is to read anything you can get your hands on -- if you have a broad ... seems a little silly to try to get in touch with them before I get to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I like romantic things like music and art ...so why don't I have a boyfriend?

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Andre 3000, from OutKast, has a son (by Erykah Badu ... to present a total of 6 dishes for tasting and judgment. I was incensed ... should feel lucky that we even get to bake apples anymore." But I didn

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: A Summer With Tulip Interfaces, Inc guest post by Sharon L. '21

  

  *written by Sharon L. '21 as a part of the 8,726,500 Seconds of ... AR project, is creating a manufacturing platform to digitize factory processes ... day has been exciting and full of surprises. I usually get to the office

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 1, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  The following is a guest post by Jorge T. '18.   The Power ... university to attend. If this is you, I hope these words help decide. A couple ... side, I had the option to work at a startup in Cambridge called Geo

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015