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• Blog / How to Human

  re-orienting REX et al.

  

  , talking to people, making door signs or tea(my only two personality traits ... circumstances']move in.[/annotation] I was one of the first people to move in and the only one on my floor. As hurricane Henri made its way to Rhode

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 19, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Cleaning A psychoanalysis of the recently deleted folder in my notes app

  

  because I've been telling myself that I don't need to blog at any given ... how my luggage didn't arrive to Boston for four days. Then, I wrote about my UROP. By the time I finished, I decided to not post them. As is

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • January 20, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  Some of you may look at my last post and wonder, "what's happened to ... year where we get to take vacation! So I did quite a bit of that - went to a few weddings, visited family and friends, and generally took time

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Doogie Howser, et al.

  

  "special case" questions I get is about younger students looking to apply. Often, phone calls about this to the Office will be routed to me, since I ... to another district with more opportunities; some will send the student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 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.

  

  on the side. This past summer, I actually got to make my cousin’s ... birds called zebra finches, which are known for their ability to sing ... interest me without having to think about grades. I always look forward to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, per se a selection of fantastic dishes, part 2

  

  best. A difficult claim for me to make, I know, especially considering ... somewhat arrogant and definitely premature [annotation note='Link to previous ... . Now, allow me to present the sequel to my assortment of culinary

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  EAPS Field Trip In which I pretend to be Course 12 for a weekend

  

  bloggers, your posts are wonderful and I can't wait to continue reading them ... September 14th, I will lead our “annual” field trip to central Massachusetts ... involve a brief introduction to the geology of Massachusetts and visits to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The sun is out but why is it so cold outside?

  

  My cat is a little ball of static lately. It can't be too much fun to ... longer. I don't think I've ever quite emptied a tube of toothpaste to this ... heart. There are much easier ways to fulfill requirements. Yesterday, I

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF, BAMF, and other west coast adventures planning my next two weeks

  

  to San Francisco. I'll be spending two weeks on the left coast for a ... this trip to a) explain why I might be uncharacteristically quiet on the blogs for the rest of the month, b) alert Californians to some interesting

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  teachers I've ever had the privilege of taking classes with - from time to time. Two of her kids are old enough to be in school now, but she ... School of Mathematics, which looks to be a rigorous afterschool program

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  I. Flying back home to MIT from home in South Bend (not a typo), I ... moment to notice the Green Building, standing taller than any other ... saw the entire campus, from west to east, east to west, and all the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Standing out But what if you come to MIT and you're not the best in the class…

  

  nervewracking to realize that you're no longer the class brain, and that you can't sleepwalk your way to perfect grades anymore. My first semester at MIT, I ... First, an aside Today, Adam and I were on the subway heading to the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  12 / Let’s try law school What's a computer scientist doing in DC?

  

  just one semester, we went from zero to something, an attempt to make ... Martin Luther King, Jr. stood to make his "I Have a Dream" speech that I ... TO SET THE MOOD: EX MACHINA SOUNDTRACK [caption id="attachment_45168

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  iap: this year vs. last

  

  , my dance team's annual performance. I'd go to class from 10 am to 1 pm, go back to my dorm for a couple of hours, and then spend my night running between dance studios on campus. I'd get back to the dorm at 10 or

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 10, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Our Room (formerly, THE Sal Khan’s Room) is Being Converted into WiFi! we made this post just for the title

  

  .100 (Intro to Comparative Media Studies). The professor handed out ... email got sent out to the both of us and to two others who live in a ... counterpart to our wing, Danger Third Rail). One of the two in the Safety Third

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 29, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lego Heroines interview with the amazing Maia Weinstock!

  

  South America, but she managed to squeeze in some time for an interview for us! Listen to the full interview here: I hoped you enjoyed me fumbling to turn off the recorder in the last few seconds. Despite going to a

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s in a name? Is “geek” now chic? Are we happy with the word “nerd”?

  

  . Franco? The technical awards go to engineers and scientists that make most ... to pop culture references, pop music and the like. If it wasn’t for ... visual feats. Not to mention their inventions can be applied to medicine

  • by Kris Guay
  • July 4, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  I failed the Swim Test! And now you can too!!

  

  blogger to learn to swim (you’re welcome).  The day after I got to campus ... ever fall into the Charles River that borders MIT campus, you can swim to one of the shores. The river is 200 yards wide, so you would need to

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 26, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ripping shirts and other clothing mods

  

  excessive pockets, so these ones needed something to make them interesting. I ... Clothes are so fun! I love tailoring my outfits to whatever is ... flying steel. One of the major joys of MechE for me has been the ability to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  Doing well??? Uh, sure... I guess

  

  've changed! As for my UROP, my schedule is making it hard to get some hours in ... update y'all on how my new schedule was going. And the answer to the ... up my pride and start going to office hours/getting help :^) Isn't that

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • April 3, 2019