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• Blog / Personal Travel

  Thing-A-Mah-Bobs Never walk up to a duck trying to cross the street

  

  weekends ago, I took a morning bus up the countryside to the next big town on ... together at the table outside next to me and put on a concert for those ... , however learn a few very important lessons on this lovely walk back to the

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 8, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Burn Out or Fade Away Suggestions for second semester seniors: don't take either for an answer.

  

  putting on too much makeup to joining a club to enhance your applications ... memory. Sorry it's been a while since I've had anything substantial to say ... two weeks hooked up to a machine with my tongue hanging out of my mouth

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Q & A Answers to questions on being in a fraternity.

  

  In response to my latest entry on being in a fraternity: Leo asked ... )? 2. Is it a expensive activity to pursue? My response: 1. While I can ... is on par if not a little less expensive than living in a dorm

  • by Bryan
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That Lovely Pre-Finals Period

  

  IBM/Lenovo merger for class. It was a team project on mergers as a whole ... all week. There's a lot of buzz on campus right now about some proposed ... desired, but it can be quite helpful for freshmen to take a variety of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 10, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Do I have to submit a math/science recommendation with my QB application?

  science teachers to write one for you. If you are selected as a Quest ... QuestBridge Supplement, and they will receive directions on how to submit ... MIT strongly recommends a letter of recommendation from both a math
• Blog / Challenges

  i’d like to write a happy post a sestina

  

  has been quite a difficult one and I haven't really had the headspace to ... this meager offering. I'd like to write a happy post. Some light fare ... takes your hand and dances. You'd get to come along on my adventures. The

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A White Christmas Escaping Boston to go to more snow

  

  packed up our winter clothing and headed to Colorado to spend a week in the ... me that the world is a beautiful place. It's easy to forget that when ... holidays because a lot of our extended family doesn't live within a drivable

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 25, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Building a Ballpit The trials and tribulations of an impromptu rush project

  

  sorted on the tools table, but here and there is a drill, a crescent wrench, a measuring tape that someone is going to come back to. Every color of ... everywhere. Many of these are "early returns"—desperate to get on campus

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 30, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger selection 2008 results We have completed the selection of this year's bloggers!

  

  of the entry] You may recall that last month we put out a call for new ... 12.5% "blogger admit rate," it was almost as hard to be selected as a ... reveal this year's new bloggers, I'd like to share with you some of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred? Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt).

  

  . Please let me know how I can help to put it into a perspective that helps ... you respond to me, be sure to read the post by Dean Marilee Jones on the ... Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt). There

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Fall Hits MIT In other words: Kate dumps all the pictures she's been meaning to post.

  

  . I'm planning to write a blog post about the Food Coop later this week ... bathroom mirrors And on the door to the stairwell: Thanks, mom and dad ... classic image of a cat sleeping on the couch in the sun. ...or, sleeping on

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 27, 2010
• Blog / Events

  media we’ve been into recently musicals, food videos, memes, and misc.

  

  consuming some content lately that has brought us joy, so we decided to make a ... high school senior trying to distract yourself or take a break from ... recently released a new song!!! And we really like it!! It reminded us a lot

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 9, 2018
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit my official transcript to MIT as a QuestBridge applicant?

  If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your ... transcript and no further action is needed on your part. If you did not submit ... official transcript from your school counselor on your Applicant Status page
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what we’ve been up to recently a short list about winter break

  

  . Like literally 100+ hours at this point Going to the beach a couple times  Going to pilates with our mom a couple times Going on lots of ... attempt to not fall off the face of the blogs, here is a list, in no

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 12, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  i got a cat he is so small

  

  moving around or a light turning on somewhere. I pet him until he goes to ... -proofed, and then proceeded to pass out on a beanbag. When I woke up, I cleaned ... a stick attached to a thing on a string.) He’s gotten really good at

  • by Anika H. '26
  • January 14, 2026
• Blog / Events

  A Burton Jew Thanksgiving Because I'm game for any excuse to eat stuffing.

  

  that I’d be living with Kosher keeping people, much less on a floor with ... that I could never be a good Jew in the case I decided to spontaneously ... have anything to do with Thanksgiving? Well, okay, a few things you

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Vindicated! And the summer of FREEdom begins. (Pictures added)

  

  an "answers to your questions" entry on Friday, so if you have any ... Committee on Academic Performance, but guess what, NO PROBLEM SETS! And thus, when you don't have psets, you go to concerts right? How about free

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  Roll) Awards linked to a class or department (e.g. History department ... One new section of our application this year distinguishes between ... -scholastic" has been causing some confusion, based on web comments and phone calls

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One More Look At Our Snow Globe Life with moving parts

  

  mean...) school is open tomorrow, so it's back to a mostly snowballfight ... forge on... 3:57 pm -- you got 3 minutes to get off the road cars!!! (The state instituted a ban on cars from 4PM on 2/8) There is kind of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Class Crossover Using engineering leadership while stuck on the wrong side of the internet

  

  like this: I took a week long course on how to be a leader in engineering ... network, leaving everyone on the network (including myself) limited to accessing sites on the network and those on the outside unable to access the

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 20, 2013