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• Blog / How to Human

  New Decade, New Me? some reflections, some resolutions, some hopes,

  

  have no class on Fridays. I'm going to spend less time on psets, at least, and that's something. I'm steadfastly refusing to take on any new ... fall, and of 2019; I regret the dates I was too tired to go on, the team

  • by Alex M. '21
  • January 1, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Neglect Your Creative Side And I don't mean the side of you that thinks up math problems while you…

  

  First off, congratulations to the Class of 2012! From what I hear you guys are amazing. I can't wait to meet you. And to those of you who weren't offered admission, you're just as amazing. I regret that we won't be able to

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Me again (but with flamethrowers this time) yup, it's a shameless ploy to catch your interest. But it's working, right?

  

  "most read" on the side for a quick idea of what it's about). Then there ... MIT these days is pretty up on the latest social media, as is ... 'm friends with "MIT Engineers" on facebook, from whom I get the latest Tech

  • by Alina G. '11
  • February 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  ‘Just Chillax’ [about your college essays] My little brother is wicked smaht.

  

  To those of you who sent in your early apps - congrats! You're done ... . Like making it to class without running into anything/anyone while on my bike.) To those of you who are still working on apps, I thought I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Kevin’s reflections after an IAP externship at a start-up company Kevin '08 takes a step back and re-evaluates his goals after an IAP externship at…

  

  continued to hone his development skills since then, working on a plethora of ... , and we don't spend substantial extra time on our own to learn them ... work on large scale projects. Adam recommended contributing to an open

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 7, 2007
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Admitted A forum for students who were admitted.

  

  Welcome to the Class of 2012! Feel free to use this forum to introduce yourselves to your future classmates, and Early Action admits, welcome your new classmates...

  • by Decisions
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Admitted A forum for students who were admitted.

  

  Welcome to the Class of 2011! Feel free to use this forum to introduce yourselves to your future classmates, and Early Action admits, welcome your new classmates...

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bicycle Race More things happen, and I pretend that I've read your comments.

  

  on the chalkboard as a reference. In his words, the quiz was to "test ... "MIT Shuffle," so I usually try to leave at about 8:50 to get to your ... Anne Frank. Two quick anecdotes minus three quick answers equals negative

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for September imagine a movie montage, but for politely asking teachers to say nice things about you

  

  ; back to 2014 for my post on how I read applications; Nisha's post in 2018 ... wanted to just sample a new song or album before you paid anything for it ... a high schooler to have on hand in the September period of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  When Friends Become Family How MIT has become my home (with some beautiful pics to accompany)

  

  going to go get some food. Do you want some? Wait, nevermind, get your own ... New House, and you walk up to it like oh this seems like a nice building ... potential to take on each of these personalities to get the girl (in this case

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Happy Things Yay!

  

  What To Bring To MIT Next Fall? If you're planning on having a bike, make ... playing Frisbee on Kresge Oval. Spring seems to have arrived at last ... 't getting my new bike for Bike and Build (which you haven't donated to yet

  • by Karen F. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let the good times roll here is where my summer adventures take place

  

  Public Service Center to intern with a non-profit in Hawaii on the Big ... thus stimulate the economy on the island. So my tasks now are to ... use in promotions... but also just to populate the website

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • June 18, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  tea shirt the tea and stories behind the merch in my closet

  

  have constantly been on a mission to better myself. By that, I mean ... am quickly taken back to the horrifying reality of that situation if it ... getting on campus in February, I was very excited to get makerspace training

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA and How to Extract It Messy, slimy, colorful science from a class I taught for Spark.

  

  on to your children. Instead of paper, it is written on a long string ... understand how we got to be human. Genomics is a new and quickly evolving field ... will grow and develop within your environment and to a potentially large

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 31, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  , I have no idea who you are or what you’re like, but I’m here to ... .  Welcome to the party. I fell out of my parents' nest in New Jersey and ... winged mechanical beast that brought me to a new world, and I rode in the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  unicorns big confusion

  

  way to turn in your life.” i am an advanced squirrel working on a ... , struggling to decide on a fig to pick, while all the figs wither away. it is ... to steal after you into your loneliest loneliness and say to you: 'This

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 18, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tuesdays with Linda It's kind of like making smoothies but not.

  

  'm working on a project that somehow has managed to capture everything that I ... freeze-drying the slurry and letting it solidify. Depending on how quickly ... So Sam and Mollie have both introduced you to their interesting

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

  Yes,The New App…It’s Really Here Or Why This Year's App is "Cooler" Than Last Year's.

  

  interesting for you and helpful to us. We understand that condensing your life ... easier for you to tell us, in your words, exactly who you are. Yes, the ... you to describe "your world", and a significant challenge you've faced

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 19, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Adventures Part One the first of several "a day in the life of Cyd" posts

  

  Mexican American culture". Check out more on their website. Well... that ...   One of my favorite questions to ask, when talking to ... would I see, where would i go, etc. I figured that people would want to

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • November 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  little breath of sunshine to your day between cramming your 18.02 homework and running to your 8.01 lecture. The smell of something cooking in the kitchen makes people stop on the way to their room and chat about their day

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015