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• Blog / MIT Life

  500 Days of Summer (or 104 days, if you believe that phineas and ferb counted correctly)

  

  your day and really tires you out. After a while, I started getting used ... going right about the sun is about to set. You'll get some really lovely ... by friends, singing loudly for the night sky to hear. [caption id

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 17, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summers spending three at home

  

  , we were still focusing on adjusting to and getting used to college life ... , and also got the chance to build upon and learn new skills! Sophomore ... and to hopefully (crossing our fingers and toes) get them too.  So

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 22, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a non-traditional applicant. How do I apply?

  awhile, we would expect to see the results of your standardized tests ... would assist us in getting to know you. Obviously, the greater the distance from your high school studies, the more creative you'll have to be
• Blog / MIT Life

  A thousand million questions An evening with Gaelic quesadillas and Farrokh Bulsara.

  

  City 4. Pump your own gas 5. "Walk On The Wild Side" by Lou Reed Despite ... Today while running westward at sunset, I was nearly blinded by the ... be on the other side of me, but then I realized that in order to that I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Way We Live Saunas make me think

  

  . According to a recent New York Times blog titled "The Rise of the Toilet ... nevertheless taken aback by the number.) The New York Times ran an article last ... nothing. Paying to relax and get pampered may be on the calendar for the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 7, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  tired and busy and tired and busy and tired and busy and

  

  10am-ish Work out from 10:30-12 Get lunch from 12-1 Go to class ... . Get ready for bed and sleep by 1am. Repeat. There are definitely ... friends because they don't live in my house and I barely get to see them

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 15, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Dive: a cultural app take a look at my team's microsoft project!

  

  , before I get into anything too serious, I really want to give a huge thank ... so well. By the end of the program, our individual team would have to ... barriers to expressing and sharing ideas Improve student outcomes by

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 8, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  note to get those wheelie shoes prepubescent boys wear. 10:00 AM: Stand ... . 12:57 PM: Plans to take it to the next level foiled by professor ... introductory physics. 3:55 PM: Leave class with Keri and Cristen to get meds and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  prophecies reversing causality

  

  friends who believe this tend to not put much effort into meeting new people ... tend to continue trying new things and exploring more of the world ... , only the ones who subscribe to these predictions seem to be affected by

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cubes, Tetrahedrons, and Wind Chimes Silly lil musical instruments for a silly lil guy (me)

  

  this by using a microcontroller to amplify the sound, much like an ... semester, I’m taking 21M.370 – Digital Instrument Design! It’s a new ... .) and various sensors (accelerometers, capacitive sensing, etc.) to create

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 5, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  lookin’ at the blur of this semester and ahead at the next one!

  

  concept for a new story! I’m not sure I’ll be able to do this every semester ... somethin’), kinda hard for those new to coding; and 2.003, Dynamics, less ... metal. My goals for future projects are to get my hands on group

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 30, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  falling in love with october swooning over foLiAGe

  

  have your homework every week to be like, “write a poem! read about how ... stars admiring from afar (to properly credit "we fell in love in october" by girl in red as the reference for this blog's title) Between the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2010! By now many of the Early Action admitted students have received "Da' Tube".

  

  Effect a line and we'll chat! Tell us your story. I especially want to hear ... By now many of the Early Action admitted students have received "Da' Tube". Let me hear from you! Are you excited? Are we your number one

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• 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.

  

  to talk personally with the professors. I was so excited by everyone ... Engineering major (which is new to MIT), Brain and Cognitive Science research ... birds called zebra finches, which are known for their ability to sing

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I include a portfolio with my application?

  Yes, you're welcome to include a portfolio. Visual artists, makers, performing artists, and researchers may send portfolios for review by MIT staff or faculty through Slideroom. Detailed instructions for submitting
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why did the engineer cross the road? Maybe there was a cape for sale on the other side

  

  seemed like we tried everything to get the reaction to happen on both sides ... to fly. I'll admit, I googled "get cape wear cap fly" to find this ... expected” and ends, “And again, no stress. You’ll be fine,” you’re going to

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 14, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  a fun bet spicing up the admissions process

  

  by the end of this.” “Dude you’re literally going to lose.” “You ... quite enough. By the point I was halfway through trying to woo the places ... the bills and counted them one by one. While it hurt just a tinge to see

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Reporting from… Doha! 🐫🐫 ft: the first time I ever rode on a camel

  

  . Although I was almost falling asleep at that point, I seemed to gain a new ... too carefully calculated to have been produced by nature. I noticed that ... Labs, a program that gives MIT students the chance to teach students in

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • January 18, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Are you sure you don’t want to cancel? Double whammy.

  

  you like to see your scores?" There were two options, "View Scores" and ... ." ...wow. Get ready folks, this is not an either or entry. You get both. Careers AND Grad School. Thursday: Wake up at 5:05 AM. Board taxi to Logan

  • by Bryan
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  sophomore fall (sophomore decline? sophomore roman empire?) (actually the word sophomore comes from Greek but shhhh)

  

  (x/2) of them are getting done; a semester of scraping by in everything ... so much that i will never get the chance to do, and that hurts in an ... , getting to choose which of my tasks to tackle next instead of being forced

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 1, 2019