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• Blog / MIT Life

  A Case of the Saturdays This is the true story of 5 mechanical engineers and 1 neuroscientist selected to spend…

  

  engineers at a theme park waiting in line to get on a roller coaster and you ... Why oh why would I ever go to Agawam? (These could potentially ... did not travel to Agawam for this reason. Instead, I went to an old man

  • by Bryan
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  For those whose applications have been interrupted by disasters and disruptions providing what information and comfort we can

  

  you and figure out a way to make sure we get your application and ... allows you to get the rest of your life in order first. And, most ... major disruptions outside your control. We try to be as flexible as

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 29, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  whiplash feelings from yesterday

  

  three years this place has finally gotten to you and broken down all your ... -rehearsal, a week before your concert 12am: rehearsal ends, and you walk back to ... more valuable? 12:30am: one of your friends tells you they’ve decided to

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 30, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

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• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  extracurricular commitment, then rushed home at 8:30-9pm or so, to finally get some ... . Sometimes, your energy is spent, and you need to be helped back to your feet or propped up. Your friends take care of you when you need them to, and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Almost a Real Engineer my foray into the world of professional conferences

  

  , with a delay really only to get the plane de-iced (nice work Jet ... , getting settled after a semester abroad, applying to jobs and the like, and ... November when I learned I might be able to get some funding to come from

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Look Ahead The fight's begun but not yet won.

  

  summer means I get to do research! About a week ago, I officially confirmed ... Institute. To get into the specifics, I'll be working with Professor of ... to keep me occupied. What are your plans for the summer?

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 19, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A little bit about me and my trip to La Republica Dominicana A trip to the Dominican Republic to compensate for a bitterly cold Boston winter

  

  ! The first time is absolutely terrifying...but you get used to it. I ... my tan is fading I guess it's time to get back to work. One month until ... me: I'm a rising sophomore planning to major in Mechanical Engineering

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  difficult to come by in Boston; instead, you get bubble tea. I'm not ... experience that I never would've had without my family pushing me to get in the ... , and channeling Michael Phelps.) What're you going to miss? Your

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Writing code, making models, reading, buying comic books, eating brownies, playing Guitar Hero 3...

  

  break this to you, but it gets worse with age. What are you doing this ... : Mechanical Engineering) Where are you, Rashed? On the way to get ice cream ... fridge…you're making me feel tempted to go get some. Before I go do that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  to live in a house with a yard, and utilities, and your own kitchen ... your time, to interact with people at different levels within a company ... mode they are traveling by, and what route they are taking to get there

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Tracking update All EA application mail has been processed; check your MyMIT Tracking.

  

  for EA applicants. This is a good time for you to check your application ... weeks of reading to be done, so as long as you get us the copies in a timely manner, there will be no impact. The best way to get us a missing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Update from Kentucky

  

  day. If you try to comment, and your comment gets blocked...try removing ... come up with real things to write. In the past week and a half I've gone ... during finals and is finally getting better), four finals in three days

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Hospital Trips and Dance Parties MIT campus is where it's at over the summer.

  

  happens when you reach the wall? Answer: You use your feet to stop. Me: Oh ... had to take a little detour to the hospital to get an x-ray to confirm ... nearby. Elderly couple, whoever you are: more power to you! When you're

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  and familiar, but college is a chance to pave your own way and make your ... Take in the familiar sights, smells, and faces of your community. Can you bear to be without them? Can you imagine embarking on a journey in

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  going to sleep after them and waking up before them to get all my work ... get to design and manufacture plastic yoyos in this class! Definitely ... 'm getting used to some big changes in my life. The first change that I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Course 18 thoughts on being a (pure) math major

  

  enough time to practice enough, depending on what the rest of your schedule ... to learn to manage your time. There are also fewer examples in class ... struggle to remember what it meant for math to not be proof-based). You’re

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Studying in China on MIT’s Budget: a Guest Post by Saul W. ‘14 Saul double-majored in Math and Asian & Asian Diaspora Studies.

  

  up at your door, you get to go hunting for your stuff in China. You get ... if you're going to do all this stuff on the street you also have to ... . Of course, there are some accidents… and then you get to see citizens

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 14, 2014
• Blog / Announcements

  Welcome our new bloggers! Huzzah!

  

  hope that you continue sharing your story to the world, and we are ... summer, we are happy to announce our new bloggers! Please give a warm welcome to: Hala K. ‘29 from Michigan, who built not only robots but

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 16, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  meet the baby bloggers! (some of whom are older than me)

  

  to be so good, so so good, and I am very excited for you to get to read ... greatest pleasure to introduce to you, in my role as[annotation note="this basically means it is my job to be enthusiastic and helpful at everyone and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 6, 2020