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• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Taylor Pons from the First-Gen Program #FirstGenPride

  One of the coolest parts of my job is that I actually get to spend a ... calls) getting to know staff members who work at MIT in different roles ... these topics. Check your CP* guide for the link! This year, to show off

  • by DJ Rock
  • April 14, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Pachyderm Photography I'll try to avoid elephant jokes. There might be one or two, though, just for…

  

  (Answers to your questions are coming next entry; keep on sending ... circus comes to town, and the only way to get the elephants from the train ... else I know just emailed me to tell me that. EVERYONE I KNOW: That's not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am dumb

  

  Well, it's pouring rain outside, and I managed to get myself up at 8 ... something clean, you're gonna have to clean it yourself. I occasionally go on ... magazines to look at the pictures... 3. Don't get scurvy! It's not a good idea

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 25, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  MIT. At the same time, though, I have come to realize that MIT's faculty ... campus culture we have all come to know and love. The traditional image of ... intimidating old sequipidelian I've already introduced you to Jeremy, but he

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  2020 vision new year's resolutions

  

  myself and my circle. Relatedly, I want to get better at talking to those I ... to find a UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program) where I get ... morning (so I'm forced to get out of bed early) has helped, but I still have

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  started to get healthier, I finally accepted that there was no feasible way ... definitely reinforced what I learned in 3.012. I am excited, however, to get ... of East Campus to help people get through finals! Associate Advising

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  As much as we love formulas, you're not going to find one here! We get a lot of requests from students asking what their chances of ... school both improves your odds of getting into MIT and will help you make
• Blog / Admissions

  I don’t know where we’re going ...but we're following my map of MIT's campus.

  

  means you crossed one or more streets from main campus to get there. W is ... Cambridge, you're better off consulting a map or getting laughed at by Central ... through 12, and if you're on the ground floor you have to go outside. And

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Reading What’s in your beach bag?

  

  is good news! It means you still have time to get some summer reading ... actually get to the beach or not, don’t miss out on the last few weeks of ... what books are in your beach bag? I’d love to know. Happy Summer!

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Work, friends, sleep – pick three In which I manage time effectively.

  

  to get to my UROP at 10. Eight hours of sleep. SKILLZ, I TELL YOU ... sometimes I get on my computer to check my mail and somehow spend five hours ... . I refuse to get another 47 on another organic chemistry exam, so I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Ready for CPW Are you?

  

  lot of attention from your host if you get here tomorrow, there are A ... to drop off lights, glowsticks, and popcorn machines, the grass is growing, and the sun is shining. MIT is getting ready for CPW as fast as it

  • by Snively '11
  • April 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Aged And Confused thoughts from a fossil

  

  Spaghettios to make them not worth eating on a Saturday afternoon in your ... the fame or fortune to allow them them get a job, situation, or ... . Even if they are outside your field. You just have to be able to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 1 ECs are some of my favorite people in the world and you'll like them too.

  

  really good time to get in touch with your EC to set up an interview. The ... application. So...consider this my gentle nudge to get in touch with your EC and ... next four years. Your EC will be able to help you with lots of the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Just some potpourri Zoo! New computer! Cooking! Books! Spine-crushingly tedious work at the lab!

  

  , Indian, or Thai food before I got to MIT. (Come to MIT! Expand your ... logs this information to Excel. It takes me about 10 minutes to get ... . (Incidentally, this is also my policy on suffering through Boston winters to get

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The Igs Where Science meets Silly. Hello Silly!

  

  eventually cropped down to the final prize winners. I know you're saying to ... Nobel!" More power to you, but here's what you're up against: In the category of ... lectures. The informal lectures are when you get a chance to actually hear

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Imagination Box [by Danbee Kim '09] We can draw on the walls again!

  

  environment to enhance your mental facilities. As such, I love that there are ... a way to keep sane. It's a way to vent your pain, anger, joy, and ... homesickness. College is a new experience to most people when they first get

  • by ARTalk
  • October 19, 2008
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Boston’s Climate Strike youthful activism

  

  speakers at the event (which could get hard to hear with all of the noise of ... Today has been a hectic day, to say the least. It's only around 9pm ... around to call for climate justice. At MIT, and other schools in the area

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 20, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Planned Procrastination Productive Punting

  

  something. (definition from How To Get Around MIT)   Which brings us to ... a dorm with a dining plan, but I don’t. On the bright side I get to ... you’re here to do: go to class, slog through p-sets, write essays, and

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting always waiting

  

  decisions, to get an email back about a potential UROP, waiting for something ... my team can get back on the water again, and waiting to see if my ... , or between now and whatever you're waiting for. Things to Make While

  • by Alex M. '21
  • November 12, 2019
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  . Countless visits to the local diner to savor every last bite of your favorite ... , are going to be just fine. And even if you do trip and dislocate your ... to look like. Instagram feeds filled with beating rays of sunshine

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019