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• Blog / MIT Life

  Almost Famous You probably think this entry is about me.

  

  have until Mitra gets home to read this entry. So today the first issue ... front page of The Tech. Because, really, if you're going to run a marathon, you're probably going to look more like me than YiOu at the end of it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint liveblog] finding the BALANCE with 2.009 watching the 2.009 annual showcase (with Kayode D. '27)

  

  kayode is about to leave soon which means that i get to say what i want b ... AND BIKE STUFF! i am gonna get to lose my voice tomorrow 👍 so many ... audience POV. In some lucky turn of events, Kayode D. '27 and I managed to

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 9, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  to do lists and have done lists so busy that all I can do is just stare at the wall

  

  sleep. Here's a list of the stuff I have to get done, and the amount of ... : 1 hour. Count hours on timecards to ensure desk workers get paid. To ... applesauce.[/annotation] To be done by whenever really, but I haven't posted in

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Poker, Mountains, and Magic The four words of this title have no other exact match on Google

  

  with a robot is like trying to play chess without knowing where your ... closest my team will ever get to a cash prize is the 27 days we spent ... get to sit in the same room as the real winners and eat free pizza

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 6, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  , please be sure to include your name, date of birth, your instrument, and ... sport, and/or fill out this form. Your talents will be evaluated by MIT's coaches. Your athletic talents are something unique that you bring to this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  How to build a Tamagotchi and the power of curiosity

  

  was a completely opened ended opportunity to design your own printed ... what features you want your circuit board to have. The components I ... where you bring your schematic to life. How will these connections and

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 25, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday vacation An atypical (but more entertaining than average) day in the life

  

  means that I get to wander around and run errands and do fun stuff (like ... curl my hair before class, but today I had to bust my rump to get into lab by 9 AM -- I needed to run some gels and generally be a productive

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 30, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit my official transcript to MIT as a QuestBridge applicant?

  If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your ... transcript and no further action is needed on your part. If you did not submit an official transcript with your QB application, you can request an
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  together. So when you visit, you're going to get out of my way when I ... Since it's summer tour season and my path to work keeps getting ... refer to rooms within buildings by their numbers. It's kind of bewildering

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  a woman gets to experience many of the other universes that might ... T being Boston’s subway system, which he used to get from MIT to ... teachers, had tried to reinforce over and over to no avail: that we only get

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Things I Wish I Knew Coming In in retrospect,

  

  figure out why. Get to know your PI(s). You want to get your name on a ... [annotation note="and if you look to your left, you will see a biochemist attempting to understand language by lysing the words and fractionating the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 16, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  matter what your major is, you have to get credit for 8.01 (Physics 1), 8 ... literature but I'm concerned that it will be too tough to try to get degrees in ... requirement is more complicated than that, but we won't get distracted by that

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senior Week The beginning of the final week for MIT's Seniors.

  

  Professors," a trip to Six Flags New England, and Tech Night at the Pops. And ... offers to work there (last year's most popular employer, if you're curious ... ; etc. In short, this is for you to get a sense of some seniors

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Study Abroad

  From One Cambridge To The Other A year away from the Institute

  

  did this mean getting to spend some time in Europe but it also meant a ... From EC to Trinity Hall Last year First East was graced with a ... enthusiastic 6-1 major with a propensity to semi-conductor electronics, Rob was

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 12, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Quick Update My neighbors are celebrating by firing guns in the air which is not conducive to…

  

  and away from windows ready to answer your questions with the new and ... New year's eve here in Karachi. Assault rifle fire is really loud. I ... , good luck, and feel free to email me at the address in the banner. Have a

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42 classes i'm taking this semester

  

  . Breathe. Your time at MIT isn't defined by the number of units you're taking ... get relative to my peers onto whether or not I'm taking full advantage ... start-up. As part of my Course 15 (management) curriculum, I get to take

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / MISTI

  A Day at the Races Read this entry. It will rock you. I promise!

  

  of my musical preferences. So, upon getting to Europe I knew that what ... -hour train ride from Cologne down to Montreux, by way of Basel and ... half hours in Montreux before I had to get on the last train back home

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Nothing is perfect… and it doesn’t matter a guest post by Tommy A. '21

  

  extensive to fix in time. It didn't matter though. 2.007 was a trial by fire ... finish and turn in my 2.007 notebook by '5:00'... I got back to Next around ... I rolled out of bed at 8:30am last Friday and raced to Pappalardo

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 6, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Paul Farmer at the Broad Lander update October 28

  

  later in the semester, but the dinners need to be in by late October for ... I try to attend at least one guest speaker talk a week (many of them ... reimburse us for taking a faculty member out to dinner, since they want to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Presenting…My Prefrosh! ‚ô•

  

  minority dinner and got to meet a bunch of interesting new people! The food ... time to time; it's an incredible blessing to be surrounded by people who ... possible. MIT brings together people who care, and to be surrounded by them

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 18, 2010