Search

Search Results

• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Railroad reading A Thursday evening book review that nobody really asked for.

  

  . "What socioeconomic class would you say your person belongs to?" "Do you ... Little by DBC Pierre. In this entry, I thought I'd prove to you that MIT ... depressing read, although Foer does find several new (to me) ways of expressing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Still Alive! sorry, this has nothing to do with portal

  

  by maybe three to five for all the companies you're interviewing for at ... over after a few days. 2. I am old and need to get a real person job. I'm getting flown out to NYC soon for a full day of being wined, dined, and

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 22, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  conversations with friends so many different ways to feel lost

  

  back from russia and since getting to college and meeting so many new ... people ever refer to your dorm as home m: i personally do though some ... explore too early to get stuck on smth m: logically yes i’m def feeling

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 21, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Noise and time chaos and peace in a silver package

  

  had to go to that info session, I had to meet new people, I had to go on ... of intense workloads and the difficulty of transitioning to a new ... try to add it to your bag, but with everything, in a short sighted way

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • October 15, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  blindered by your work that you will never be able to look around and see what ... try to always make the best decision, your life will later read back as ... change your life for the better. It can be hard to avoid the treadmill

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My first real internship

  

  predicted to be the maximum. Physicists are understandably intrigued by these ... . So I'll get to work on physics all day, and go camping on the weekends ... battle, and hiking have to do with each other? hmmm... If you guessed

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work VII The triumphant conclusion! Plus, the CIA is watching me.

  

  to avoid putting the former director of the CIA on your thesis ... in New Orleans. Looking to the left in my room. Eventually the bed ... that, you're free to do whatever you like to your walls in Burton

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life slows down a bit – if you let it Fire and hacking has been replaced by housework and skydiving

  

  've let your life go to hell, so boring!" Not so!  Life is actually pretty ... The blogs turn 10 and all the bloggers get e-mails saying "Write ... only THEN that I discovered I really didn't have a lot to talk about

  • by Snively '11
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  you’re like 92% of kids who applied to MIT, then you probably didn’t get ... good afterwards…” “Look, yeah, I get you’re trying to make me feel ... , their decisions are real enough to be on your mind, but not all real

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading folders A little bit more on evaluating applications.

  

  longer essay? The Part II is a great place for us to get to hear your voice and understand what is important to you. Then, it's time for your ... to write on your behalf usually write very enthusiastically about you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  had forged many new bonds (which remain close to this day) and had a ... themselves into an FPOP, allow me to settle your internal dispute: do it. You ... obligated to wax rhapsodic about things that didn't happen very long ago.  I

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cambridge Traditions and 5 Course Meals

  

  Here in Cambridge, all new students must go through a matriculation process in which you are formally admitted into the university and your ... first day of the term where all the first year students to the university

  • by Cambridge
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A New England Spring and what that means for incoming prefrosh (from outside of NE)

  

  ". To which I thought, "You're darn right, pal!" But of course, now that I ... ways to enjoy a New England spring and it does have its' charms, I ... tootsies with Uggs. 2.   Second way to enjoy a New England spring: Rainboots

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • March 28, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  The Tech profiled Lydia about resilience @ MIT "I’m building my vocabulary and I’m building my mind and I’m building myself as a…

  

  to tell their true stories, and, by doing so, to give prospective ... , and you get to experience awesome things down the road. I think the ... disintegrate over the winter and by spring there will be new dirt covering it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 17, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  More info for Admitted Students just a few more things to do

  

  as you make your final decision over the coming weeks. Tune in to the ... on hand for an hour to answer all your CPW questions and give you a ... information. Some other things to look out for in your MY MIT Portal

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Tim Is So Beautiful to me

  

  two. We played rock band in 10-100 together (enough to get rock band ... Earlier this month we launched one of our new admissions videos ... . The credits in the video say simply "created with love by many people at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 19, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  wait for it for those awaiting decisions

  

  of getting in based on your test scores ... social media. Lots of your classmates might be getting into various ... 's coming up real fast. Even if you end up getting into your top choice early

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Slippery Slope: The Story of a Frazzled Sophomore How NOT to spend the first month of sophomore year

  

  hairline fractures that race across your windshield when it gets struck by a ... longer under my control. Week four was when things started to get hairy ... feelings that were washing over me in waves. Instead of getting straight to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  LET’S PLAY Dodgeball!

  

  meet and get to know people by playing games. It’s no secret that MIT is ... I've always been excited about finding new rec’ stuff to try out in ... 's always refreshing to see people get up and leave during classes for

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  real things on tangibility, mistakes, and community

  

  recommended pressure and were almost ready to get back on the highway before ... , surrounded by tall, looming pine trees, listening to the tinny sound of the ... need, but neither of us had the strength to get the lugnuts off the tire

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 5, 2025