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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Get Home from the Airport for Free For prefrosh who are like me and terrified of entering dank underground tunnels they haven’t…

  

  midnight).   As soon as you get off the plane, follow the signs to the Silver ... .)   Wait under the big cement Silver Line T posts. Bring a book.   To your ... racks to store your luggage and a scrolling neon sign announcing the next

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 18, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Goal Setting a learning process

  

  fun things to do, getting ahead on your classes - or taking ... management, once you get over the small hump of activation energy to actually ... made a valiant effort to get through my backlog of games. Since freshman

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 4, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Stories from High School you wouldn't want to be caught with MMS

  

  students—from grades seven to twelve—occupied a distinct row or two. And by ... in his drawer. Mr. Yemi would then proceed to shave your head, except ... your ears with your thumb and index fingers and hop from one end of the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / Advice

  letter to my 2023 self from: 2024 janet

  

  better. You will get into the school that you were afraid to admit was your ... that you wanted to be more academic and rigorous, and failing your first ... yourself too good to get imposter syndrome, because didn’t you work hard

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 2, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  find your UROP? A: Once you find your first UROP, it’s easy to find ... need to learn or find answers to your questions. Prof. Langer, the ... winner of Charles Stark Draper Prize (considered to be the “Nobel

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questions and Answers Evan Broder is taking over my job.

  

  awesome that MIT allows you to do whatever you like to your room. I really ... person who's getting your room the next year agrees, you can just leave the ... to know: what are MIT's parties like? Jeff, from New Orleans, saw a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 7, 2006
• Blog / Summer

  “How was your day?” asked and answered

  

  , I’m not even shaken by needles anymore. I had to get eight shots ... get up, say good morning to my roommate, and head for the bathrooms ... for my MISTI (watch this space for deets on this!) and I’m there to get

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 2, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Admitted Students Welcome, Class of 2013!

  

  portal gets updated for new information (if it haven't already ... Registration, meetings with local MIT alums to congratulate you on your ... . =p 9,323. Stay by your phone (yeah, the one you put down on your

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  my year in music, volume 3 i am starting to feel very old

  

  music as much, which is sad. i'll try to get back on that. God of War by ... Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is Out To Get Us by Sufjan Stevens: this ... listen to anything new. embarrassingly enough, i have gotten pretty into

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 8, 2020
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

  begins. If you do well you get to keep your grade on the ASE as your ... Advanced Standing Examinations are one way to earn credit for MIT subjects outside of the classroom itself. If you're confident that you
• Blog / Announcements

  A New Year, A New President Introducing Dr. Sally Kornbluth, the 18th President of MIT

  

  she would get to know our (quirky, unique) students on a new campus, and ... MIT News, as well as in an email sent to the entire MIT community by ... to a question from a New York Times reporter about diversity among

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  ), but it does get frustrating very quickly in new settings. When I took my ... in college. Fresh start, right? You'll make TONS of new friends. You're ... sitting at the table over there? Come on, get on it. Say hi to him." Me 1

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to do while waiting for decisions on Saturday Clicking the "refresh" button repeatedly between now and Saturday afternoon is NOT an option.

  

  enough to get in before you checked online, and your friends and family all ... to your interests. And share those! They're probably awesome! -Sleep ... it 5.03 these days) ever get shortened to "Inorgo"? I hope not, because

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More on DesigNerds DesigNerds: Product Design TV

  

  So after getting a few questions and comments about DesigNerds, I decided to email the grad student behind the project, Barry Kudrowitz. From: Barry To: Bryan "that's great that students are interested in it! we are

  • by Bryan
  • January 22, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Week(end) [Read: New York] Adventures Parts 2-4 I’ve affectionately named these adventures: #metroentertainment

  

  #springbreak2011 Adventures to keep your taste buds tingling with excitement ... trip to New York was the smartest decision I could have made. So I ... Diasporan Art) 5:45 pm – went to Union Square. Stopped by Crumbs Bakery 6

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • April 2, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  capsaicin to get a really spicy dish?" "Actually…that would work. Okay ... 's easy for you to learn about neat stuff through the grapevine. If you're ... helpful song about what to do when the zombie apocalypse comes) by Songs to

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Interview Tips from an MIT Educational Counselor Thoughts on how to prepare for your alumni interview

  

  impressions count. Your EC only has a very limited amount of time to get to know ... . Everyone at MIT genuinely wants your interview experience to be as low ... sometimes it can be hard to find a convenient time and place for your

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  How to (Im)properly Get an Independent Study another step by step guide of our mistakes

  

  yeah, here is how to (im)properly get an independent study, a sequel to ... seem to be responding to your email Notice that he is not in his office ... Email a third professor because you are starting to lose hope of getting

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to MIT! blogging guilt eased...

  

  from Chris P.) for a few minutes to welcome all the new pre-frosh to MIT. Congratulations on your final decision. You are about to enter an intensely wonderful (but extremely intense) four years of your life. I was talking to a

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bored at work My weekend, a favor to all of you, and some questions to answer

  

  attach slippery objects to my feet and get on a frozen chair dangling from ... miracle I am able to get back down without killing myself, I'm supposed to ... )... maybe if you get your questions in fast enough, I'll even edit this entry

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 17, 2006