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• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing Two New MIT Students… ...classes of 2026 and 2028 respectively.

  

  ecstatic to hear, "Your Epidural is in." Upon seeing Miles for the first time ... encounters with your younger or older sibling. Yes, I really want to hear about all of the not-so-nice things that you did to your kid sister or brother

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… You don't need to take up the crumhorn to look "different."

  

  something else of interest to your interview. This is not a requirement or an ... counselors). If you love to play the violin, play the violin - even if your many of your classmates do as well. You don't need to take up the

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  have two.) At a certain point it seems weirder to walk into your family ... leads me to my next point: MY BIGGEST TIP FOR SUCCESS in your freshman ... more than willing to help you. Here's a brief list: your TAs, your

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  to me as I filled out my college applications, making sure to include ... . At MIT, sometimes you need something other than intelligence to make ... wonder how I am getting paid to do this job... I should be paying them

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Astronomy in Paradise Lost I can't resist.

  

  building detectors designed to make sense of radio light, x-ray light ... While I read Paradise Lost, I think about astronomy. I know what you're ... means by "magnitude." In astronomy, we use the word "magnitude" to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 27, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  I Can Save You Possibly.

  

  , I was almost completely sure that I wouldn't make it in. Designed to ... . How many of your past interviewers have spontaneously asked you to tell ... of summer '09, when I so intelligently decided to play Ultimate Frisbee

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Really, I don’t feel like thinking of a title right now Now there's a title cop-out you can only use once. Good thing I saved it…

  

  As much as I hate Twitter, I think I'm going to follow the trend of ... to these strict guidelines: Yikes! This is crazy! (See any typos ... ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, May 2. 12:02 PM I'm in D-Lab right now (it occurs to me that I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 11, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh the People You See *does a barrel ro-- I mean a double take*

  

  TOTALLY Susan Hockfield." *looks over her shoulder* "You're right! I need to ... about barbecue." "Hm." So, in order to make up for my lack of cordiality ... Today was moving day. My role in life on May 25th, was to move all of

  • by Snively '11
  • May 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  to my parents, living on your own is the first step on the pathway to ... responsibility apparently has to do with novel concepts like time management and being able to make food for myself. The latter is beyond terrifying, as I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  crazy party weekend from 2019 to now

  

  , to the point where i began making lists of songs to learn, and then i ... handwhistle (whistling by making specific shapes with your hands and blowing air ... weekend was my last ever cpw, so i decided to revisit some of the same

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 18, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  oh, the places you’ll go

  

  at least I thought I wasn't. Constructors didn't make sense to me ... would somehow tie back to this quote, as we learned more and more about ... ) and how things we considered to be brief or tiny, such as paragraphs in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 9, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is a jock school the secret is out

  

  to win their second NEWMAC championship Take that in: your MIT friends ... about it, it makes sense. Students come to MIT for the greatest possible academic experience, and if you’re an elite athlete who also happens to be

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In the Music Cubes, no one can hear you scream…

  

  to make high-quality studio recordings at the click of a button without ... ... which just goes to show what a great job the acoustics engineers did on soundproofing the building! I got to experience it first

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 25, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  .) and various sensors (accelerometers, capacitive sensing, etc.) to create ... encourages us to go wild with our imaginations, as long as the end product ... semester (although I haven't had the chance to build most of them... yet

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 5, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Congratulations! You have been named… Time Magazine's Person of the Year!

  

  there for anyone to listen to. I know I have Ben's band on my iPod. =P ... presidential campaign. I highly recommend this book to anyone- no matter where your political opinions lie. (I personally am an independent- I think

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Jonte ‘13 The fourth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  university located in Cambridge, Mass. Craighead said he is looking forward to going to Cambridge, where there is a friendly rivalry between MIT and ... scheduled to graduate in the top one or two percent of their class," said

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventure Time at MIT We went on a hiking and camping adventure!

  

  people out to Rumney, New Hampshire.  We were all extremely excited for this last minute opportunity to relax and have some fun climbing, hiking ... , and then hike the Franconia Ridge over night to watch the sunrise from

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 22, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  being with it and in it, and having motivation and desire to keep on--that you're specially chosen, and lucky to be there. -Richard P. Feynman ... QUOTE: "MIT is a very good place; I'm not trying to put it down. I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Incentive to Drop Out Two MIT students get $100,000 and lots of opportunities in a two-year fellowship.

  

  quick incremental projects to please grant-making bodies instead of taking ... are indeed under 20 years of age. According to the press release, more ... were selected to "become the next generation of tech visionaries

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  This Day, the Year I Applied what I learned in college about application struggles

  

  want to remind the November 2013 past: Remember your social studies ... . It meant nothing on the larger grading scheme, but to you and your ... preparing. But if you’re a senior right now, that’s not what ought to matter

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 20, 2015