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• Blog / Admissions

  Reischauer Scholars Program For those interested in Japan or international relations.

  

  entry including the secrets of how to live your life, get into MIT and ... week's topic in a virtual conference (you're literally talking to about ... sees her kid talking to a computer). If you're interested in Japan or

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Grocery Store Run Run, Geza, run!

  

  line for hours for milk, to enjoy a weekend in the beautiful New England ... any man would do in this situation. It was time to get me some cookies ... , though. Long in advance, my father had planned to come up to MIT that same

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tour of Phonology, Part 1 fənɛtɪks ɪz fʌn!

  

  you're done here, you should be able to make out most of the above text ... ] barn - voiced [m] mango - nasal* [w] wipe - approximant* * we'll get to ... sound. (Put your hand up to your mouth and try saying [t] and [s] a few

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 12, 2017
• Blog / Residential Life

  four ways to unstrip a screw tΞp work week tales

  

  and slander your peers) in hopes of securing a bid (an invitation to ... the not-so-intact sweep needs to be replaced. This is done by taking out ... power drill. Apparently one way to get out a stripped screw is to dremel a

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 3, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  On Mens et Manus The realizations one has whilst building improvised flotation devices.

  

  interviewed by my Educational Counselor, he asked me if I liked to do things ... your other finals and graduation prep.” To them I say: ahahahaha. Hah. I ... to build something out of party wreckage to avoid being eaten by sharks

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 14, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Old Kentucky Home

  

  several of my MIT friends were incredulous when I explained it to them. By now, though, I've learned to use the word "soda" in New England to ... . Compared to most people in the South, I certainly don't. But in my first

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  This is what happens when we don’t do work Here is the infinite rollercoaster of fun I promised not to take you on.

  

  I'm long overdue for a blog update. To dispel your mental image of me ... : You're pretty chill! I was expecting you to be...more...well... me ... found a tenor saxophone on Ebay, so Angela decided to get an accordion

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 24, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 3 Helping the Class of 2010 with their decisions.

  

  help you make your decision? What more would you like to know about MIT ... :]." Ariadne, I've arranged for you to be contacted this weekend by Nicki '07 ... MIT or your other choice university -- or you need to appeal your award

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  The World Has Many Trees climb all of them!!

  

  gotten too used to flying. In order to try your hand at completely new ... favorite movie. If I saw or heard anything Tarzan-related, I'd beg them to ... . Almost every summer, my sister and I tackle a new ropes course. Although I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • March 17, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  things that make noises for those lost

  

  't really seem to get rid of. it gets in the way of your coherent thoughts and ... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA in your head. this is fear. a close cousin to anxiety, but not ... reactions, though it's results vary from person to person. your body will

  • by Anika H. '26
  • March 15, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Availability Heuristic with applications to pledging

  

  've gone through Rush enough to get a bid, you probably already know ... heuristic get to you. MIT fraternities are very different from fraternities in ... . Get curious. Collect information. Then make your decision. Good luck! 

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Even More for Admitted Students: Share Your Story Another open thread for '11s.

  

  honor of that anniversary, I'd like to hear your stories. I know you all ... a month. I was barely reading the blogs, just trying to get two ... to call our entire extended family. So now it's your turn to open up

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 13, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  rearview reflections newly-minted cruft rambles on post-mit life

  

  in a tea shop with a friend. the low barrier of entry to try new ... across.   I miss having pretty easy access to trying new things ... join. To try out a new hobby as a [annotation note="I love being a 20

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  country and the world. They all come to MIT, stay in Simmons hall, and get ... your problems. Facilities worker says the projector isn’t going to be ... office has got your back. Need to register a six-week lecture series as an

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what makes fear worth it musical theater and anxiety

  

  —urged to attend by other people on my hall involved in the production ... game, to someone to open your heart to despite whatever anxiety you feel ... introduced to it by the Ira Glass quote: Nobody tells this to people who are

  • by Kai V. '25
  • February 27, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Saying Yes (or No) Decision time is upon the Class of 2014. How to choose?

  

  sure about whether or not to attend MIT, please let us know your decision ... 't need to send us money to hold your place. If you're still on the fence ... CPW is over. The May 3 reply date is quickly approaching. What to do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Roman Life A.k.a. not-Greek life.

  

  't line up properly; your workload is far more than you're used to or should ... a long weekend in which to get away from MIT! (Something that all you ... local: I can go home to get things. Sometimes that means I can go home and

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s all about the numbers… Jump back into the basements for the first of two entries early this week on…

  

  Here at MIT, just about everything is referred to by its number. To get from East Campus to LaVerde's Market, you enter Building 66, pass ... .01, 18.01, and 21W.784. Tell someone you're taking "Physics 1," and they

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  out and find a new place to live. With the help of his well ... other by their in-game nicknames when referring to the gameplay. “Why is ... It’s hard to believe the first month of sophomore year is already

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Think Happy Thoughts D-Lab Memories >> Graphing With Matlab

  

  I'm generating graphs, and have been since 8pm. They tend to start ... market types: Bulls attack by thrusting their horns up in the air and bears attack by swiping down. So a bull market is one in which the market is

  • by Kim D. '09
  • December 2, 2008