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• 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 / 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 / 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
• 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 / 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
• 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 / Admissions

  Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

  

  the failing gets to be primary. This might sound surprising, since ... were the important thing, you could save your tuition money and get your ... how to fail. If you're going to be a practicing scientist or engineer

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 28, 2006
• 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 History & Culture

  Start of Something New Please forgive the High School Musical reference.

  

  stared out the window, as trees, jaywalkers, and Starbucks stores passed by ... deposited my belongings in McCormick Hall, and proceeded to video-chat excessively with friends I’d already begun to miss. I haven’t had much time for

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Have you seen your mother baby standing in the shadow? A visitor's guide to Harrisburg, PA, with original soundtrack by Billy Mack.

  

  movie Kate decides to get serious, slits her wrists, and uses the blood to ... New England countryside, I gladly agreed to take a bike ride with Ben ... or something, he has to tame a wild stallion, which he does just by

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!

  

  new interviewer to you for some reason, we will waive your interview and ... . You WON’T be penalized if the report doesn’t get to us by Nov. 1. But ... get to your emails and questions and to quickly process documents. Just

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 24, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Underneath your curves (Free) sample problems from MIT's integration bee this year.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The new wave-y pop song "I Should Be Allowed To Think" by They Might Be Giants begins with the lyrics, "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical..." Hello

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  your future classmates and get questions answered by current students ... your future classmates, and to get emails and screennames to be in touch ... wise: if you're flying in, book your plane tickets early (You may want to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009
• 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