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• Blog / MIT Life

  Snacks on a Plane And other minor horrors of leaving MIT for the first time in a year.

  

  barriers, on a scale where Level 1 includes talking to Intro to Linguistics ... into a sophisticated machine designed to verify that they weren't size ... Boston, a city where thousands of intelligent college students learn how to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s the big deal about 40^2?

  

  right now, but I thought I'd take a quick break to tell you a little about ... that she has a 760 on the Math SAT. As I was about to tell her that her ... to have a picnic on that Saturday. Because to us, a 760 math is the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 20, 2004
• Blog / Classes

  Apply to WISE! It would be WISE of you to do so

  

  , on to the next.” She had a great time building and making things, and ... a chance to make a positive impact on a high schooler’s life in ... , to talk about their experiences as a WISE student, host, and admissions

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • June 13, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Freshman Advisors Can Be Awesome A night on the town with Daniel Barkowitz and his freshman advisees.

  

  with a large table awaiting us. It was a great opportunity to catch up on ... I've been working with Daniel on advising a group of freshmen this year, and in exchange, I get to tag along on group outings. On Friday

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  their families to take part in a few time-honored traditions: huge, home ... in the 20s because a large number of Macy's employees were new ... new every day.) Macy's is a huge department store, the main branch of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Hackapult Sieges The Dome

  

  river to — past the giant catapult.    Yes, there was a hack - a ... dome, a multi-part hack appeared on the morning of September 4, 2015 ... was used to fling older hacks back on the Great Dome. The hack

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Terrible Traffic Don't even THINK about bringing a car to MIT

  

  to lure them closer so that I could hop on and take one for a ride ... Once upon a time, in a land far far away (called New Jersey), a young man fresh out of college would drive 90 miles each way to his new job as

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Writing Science Fiction [by Susan Shepherd '11] Writing takes time, but fortunately MIT gives you good excuses to…

  

  people go on to write their ideas out. The minority that does go to the ... friends will take up a large amount of your time, and it is very tempting to ... , MIT provides a reasonably simple solution. Since you need to have taken

  • by ARTalk
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How hard is it, really? Let down

  

  'd gotten a 730 on my SAT II but only because I'd crammed two days before the ... took a physics class in high school but it was more hands on and not AP ... indicators, MIT does its best to make sure you end up in a physics class that

  • by Snively '11
  • April 9, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is there really a Game Lab?

  groundbreaking games, interactive online courses, and new applications to real ... Can you believe we have a GAME LAB? The MIT Game Lab brings together scholars, creators, and technologists to teach, conduct research, and develop
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spring Break post

  

  . :) I haven't done a Q&A in a while. I'm sure that the new admittees ... comments on this entry, and I'll answer them. It saves me having to be ... Hi, readers. Congrats to those of you who got in. I remember when I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 29, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Hey Guess What Guys!” That's what!

  

  want to do is sit still and go online (at least it was for me) but if that's the kind of thing that tickles your fancy, then I have a nice website for you to visit. http://whitehatdesign.com/chat/ This chatroom

  • by Snively '11
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  . Those accepting a spot on the Waiting List, need to choose another ... admission, there is a bit of role reversal as a new decision date approaches ... admission, simply need to move on, acknowledging that enrolling at MIT is not

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Welcome To Guild Camp [by Susan Shepherd '11] "Boot, Not Summer."

  

  [by Susan Shepherd '11] It was 5:30 a.m. on a Wednesday morning in ... yet. Then it was 6:30. It had just begun to dawn on us that we were ... to design, write, produce, and then run a game all within two weeks

  • by ARTalk
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

  24 Pumpkins a journey through the streets of Boston

  

  of leaves (shoutout to the folks who are making these), and trying a ... : Complete by 2000 The mission was scheduled to begin at 1800, with a tight turnaround to meet the timeline. We quickly encountered delays, however, and by

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  a week of summer ft. cafes, lab, and assorted thoughts

  

  ’ll keep trying new ones on. Saturday My housemates and I went to Tatte to ... writing, and working, and meeting many people. I want to preserve it, like a ... to wake up at 7:30, hit snooze a lot, and stumble into a cafe around 9

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 8, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Etiquette Workshop: The Keys to Painless Networking Jodi Smith taught the UPOPers the keys to painless networking!

  

  held in a reception area. We had the opportunity to put our new knowledge ... appropriate if you're introducing yourself to a veterinarian or fellow dog lover. 5. Do your homework! If you're going to an event sponsored by a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Perks of Being a Humanities Major and downsides, too

  

  idea, there is a way to fail. There are readings that illuminate ... their format is shocking after a year at MIT. It’s odd not to pset here. Nor have weekly deadlines. Instead, every day, I have new readings on

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: an interdisciplinary collaboration A day in the life of MIT research... on the Internet. A story of how…

  

  we brought on a new team member, Chris Varenhorst, to assist with ... looking to get in on the ground floor of new initiatives, but only when I ... added new functionality, like a digital lab notebook viewer and a way to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / How to MIT

  Learning to Spend Better This not a budgeting post.

  

  This is not a post about budgeting, because no one likes to hear how ... more generous. And knowing gives me a lifestyle to work towards, one full ... me spend on the things that are actually important to me.  --- Knowing

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 18, 2018