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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 1 Seeking adventure.

  

  everything familiar to me. Until then, my summers had been taken up by academic ... “secret spy missions” with my sister (we put our ears to our parents' bedroom door and tried to hear what they were saying). In second grade, I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  How many MIT students does it take to figure out how to rotate a cube? (More than I’m proud to admit)

  

  ) to get another direction. A sequence of rotations is then equivalent to ... →right→up→right→... (by 45 degrees each time) will never return it to its original ... by Fatema’s older brother Sayeed, also an MIT alum"]my friend Fatema

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 29, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to a Package of Dial Soap Substantial entries will come soon!

  

  glad Which reminds me, to save more money Gotta get Dial Gold - as my ... to know." * Pursuant to legal mumbo jumbo, I am not employed by Dial ... to see how much I've grown In brainpower and stamina for sleepless

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 6, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bring Your Audience to Work Day In celebration of the annual Bring Your Audience to Work Day, the first Monday of…

  

  up via Bluetooth to my GPS. I had to get out of bed and look at the ... stymied by a recycle bin. I had to throw the e-brake and move the darned ... I'm always one to celebrate the more obscure holidays. After all

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to miss deadlines at MIT Policies for late assignments, and ways to keep your grades afloat when life inevitably happens

  

  thinking like, "man, this is amazing, I can feel myself getting smarter by the second! I feel like I’m finally starting to get math." But then, the ... days without having to get S^3 in the loop."This is a little bit like the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • October 12, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  , business), get a “real” job, take a year off to figure things out, work for a ... thanks to the Rhodes Scholarship, followed by 7-8 years in an MD ... medical school right after college, you have to make that decision by the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Maker Faire 2012 the Dean is going - are you?

  

  huge convention/fair of creative people getting together to show off the cool stuff they make. (Sponsored by Make magazine, of course.) There ... to that very exciting sentence above, just go here. Now, here's an

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will host a reception at ISEF in Indianapolis.

  

  and Circle Center Mall. It is linked by the indoor skywalk to the Hyatt ... hope I'll get to see you! ... Thursday, May 11th, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm at the Indianapolis Artsgarden

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Busy times

  

  entry, I'll be going home to relax tonight. Things are starting to get ... quite busy here in Admissions lately. In addition to the requisite 4 ... 's latest post, followed by some planning for Campus Preview Weekend, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  the iceberg...to get a head start on your plans check out the schedule ... live are preparing to celebrate Marathon Monday tomorrow but for those of us in the Admissions Office the weekend is more about getting ready for

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT has a radio station!? [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true!

  

  to get involved with the radio station and have my very own show ... [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true. Believe it or not, MIT has its very own radio station, run by the students for the students (and

  • by ARTalk
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  with time, but, regardless, this is a good tool to employ. Get a ... -person to get my identity verified and photo taken, and ta-da: out popped a ... list. Drop by one of their meetings. What do you have to lose? See if it

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  When it Rains It Pours

  

  worked it out such that I'll get a new hard drive mailed to me, completely ... computer. I'll have to get Microsoft Office and Mathematica shipped to me ... the "Oh the memories, it went by so fast, if only I had more time" crap

  • by Snively '11
  • May 6, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Observations of an MIT Sophomore Advice and insight.

  

  for high school. Sometimes it's possible to get extensions or have ... Boston has to offer. Get started soon. Sometimes, you should just T it ... - whether it's because you have a question about lecture, you're hoping to get

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The career fair and emerging pop stars Thinking about life after MIT at the Career Fair...and then watching a fellow blogger transform…

  

  a very intimate setting and an extraordinary opportunity to really get ... soiree. Not only did I get to consume dozens of scrumptious chocolate ... set-up booths in our athletic facility to try to recruit MIT students

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist Questions The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most…

  

  does it work? Don't I have to let other colleges know by May 1? Is it ethical? You do need to let other colleges know by May 1, and you should ... require a deposit to secure your spot. If you get into MIT later in May, and

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Changes that I’m making this semester wow it's already March isn't that crazy or what

  

  Opportunities Program. Undergrads get to work with actual research, and can get ... reasons why I like Rotch, except that I have to walk more to get there ... Paper notes I hate taking notes with my iPad, so I went back to good

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Holidays with the Huangs a nondenominational celebration of capitalism and duck

  

  refuse to wear anything else.) I've slowly been getting myself back to good ... meaning to get around to. Here's one to try if you have a DSLR. If you don ... goodness of Barbeque Lay's (okay, so maybe to mediocre health). And I can

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 26, 2012
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer doing all the things

  

  see if I wanted to go to math graduate school. By that point, no math ... to get my license.  How it’s going so far: I failed my driving test at ... ? I sometimes get so anxious over whether they actually want to hang out

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 6, 2021
• Blog / How to MIT

  71 More Things to Do Before You Graduate the 101 things expansion pack

  

  typical) but as someone (maybe a child) who knows how to get places ... ="I stand by cutting through Briggs Field."]Discover a shortcut that gets you ... . Experience the weight of knowledge. Get frustrated at having to ascend or

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 10, 2020