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• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  complete-- but we get by as best as we can. This is what makes society and ... comes to the rules of society (or subsets thereof), I am often (at best) a ... : Don’t Break It. Song: Back to Black, by Amy Winehouse While the last

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Temp assignments and cautionary tales

  

  assigment. If you're a prospective student, allow me to explain. During the summer, you get to rank the dorms in order of preference, based on ... July, you get sent a temporary housing assignment (this year, everyone

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  My “Normal” High School What it was like going to an ordinary high school

  

  potential to not only get into a good school but flourish there; however, due ... Now, I can be pretty sure that most everyone applying to MIT has a ... like I could have found a cure to cancer, ignorance, AIDS, made an

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Update State of the mail, application numbers, and more

  

  be completed by you, the applicant. The Report serves two purposes: to ... -date and to be patient as we process thousands of documents. By not calling ... : We have received 18,064 total applications, a 1% increase over last

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  deadlines and requirements). By getting yourself organized now, you're ... would like to write on your behalf, it is a good idea to have a conversation with each teacher about a) if they would be willing to write you a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  This is where my decisions have taken me perspectives from grad school

  

  , being so deeply engrossed in a topic. And I get to take this depth with me ... ; *         *        *   I used to think of decision-making as a complicated optimization ... they had time to talk. That person became a mentor to him, encouraged him

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  There Are No Uninteresting Things I'm taking classes. If you ask nicely, I might tell you about them.

  

  I would have a problem if Snively managed to get more posts up than me ... . Chesterton. In any case, the entire point of that little tangent was to get on ... classes, but I know already that it's going to be a rough semester. In the

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA and How to Extract It Messy, slimy, colorful science from a class I taught for Spark.

  

  -on Introduction to DNA! to seventh through ninth graders at Spark, a day ... , small bags of stuff that do a lot of work to keep us alive. We are ... on to your children. Instead of paper, it is written on a long string

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 31, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Advice v2.0 How to survive the application process without losing your mind.

  

  important points in there. A common question I get a lot was articulated by ... “trick way” or “back door” to get into MIT. Your application is not a game ... So, by a show of hands, how many of you are stressing about college

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  up to it to get a physical note, but it was all a fairly easy process ... 's in part due to my winning combination of Pepto Bismol chased down by ... remember giving them my name and symptoms and they told me to take a seat and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Friendly Body Pillows body pillows are my love language

  

  , about a mile from MIT. It was a convenient 8-10 minute walk to get ... getting a body pillow for himself, I decided to order an extra body pillow ... to use the cover for a last minute gift. So Walounge will hopefully get

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The sun is out but why is it so cold outside?

  

  . Dupont Gymnastics Room Today, I went to get a drop form signed and fell ... My cat is a little ball of static lately. It can't be too much fun to ... of my toothpaste and finally confronted the task of getting a new tube

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Good Deed Goes Unpunished ...in which I introduce myself and set the tone for this "theater of the absurd."

  

  populations. I've come to see the Internet (and now blogs) with a strong ... you a backstage pass to the theater of the absurd, better known as ... be a minority to glean wisdom from, or participate in, this blog? Au

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule 2: Electric Boogaloo the one rule you should not break (take it from me, kids)

  

  fucking idea" and to enter a relationship with someone almost done with ... promptly thrown into a slew of new experiences; they have to learn how to ... conducive to functioning on your own. you'll also miss a lot of social and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 23, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Emilienne: The Sophomore who does brain surgery Emilienne has been studying the brain through her UROP in the Fee Lab.

  

  going in to lab.” When Emilienne started her UROP, she spent a lot ... region, and which areas might be affected by it.) Once, she created a ... to talk personally with the professors. I was so excited by everyone

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures in Camberville

  

  subway lines and a few major roads. "Hmm," I thought. "If I can get to Mass ... , even though it took more than half a term, I was able to get card access ... her being in Pasadena, I don't get to see her that often, so I figured I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Free Flu Shots Better than free pizza.

  

  community can get a free flu shot by appointment with MIT Medical. There will ... endemic to birds, humans, and pigs. The 2009 strain was officially a ... hospitalized, and between 8,870 and 18,300 people died due to H1N1. Influenza A

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Pursuing CS as a (near) beginner being a prospective CS major with little programming experience

  

  where I feel like a lot of my STEM background amounted to nothing, since ... intelligence instead. I went to a coding camp over the summer that I really liked ... school go to for pursuing pre-med. It's difficult to find a physics

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (3)… [Biochemistry] Another biochemist sharing his experience as an exchange student.

  

  [by Patrick '09] I am another Biochemist coming from MIT to Cambridge ... , Biology as conceived by Cambridge is about knowing a vast set of facts ... not know how to use a pipette: Cambridge teaches passion. It assumes

  • by Cambridge
  • May 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Polar Vortex or my third IAP, and how externships work

  

  organized by the Alumni Association, which features a bustling community of ... with the Alumni Association to create externship listings that might be a ... to internships in that you meet people in a field you might be

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 16, 2014