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• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  friend from work on Thursday, and he said "oh no, it's your last tinto de ... . I had no idea how unique certain aspects of my everyday life in the US ... a huge feat. (Sorry, no details yet, this topic deserves an entry of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  Boys like cars and money $1 billion is not enough for thefacebook, but $9 an hour is good enough for…

  

  DID YOU KNOW? You can create your own motivational, or de ... , do you want a ride? It's almost free!" ME: "Well, no, I'm actually only going to the end of this block." MAN: "It's actually free!" ME: "No

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Things You Won’t Have to Buy (or spend *that* much on) This one's especially for the incoming freshmen.

  

  'd fill you in on some of MIT's not-so-well-known secrets. No, this isn ... upperclassman about reuse (a place for MIT people to give away things they no ... stuff. I know 48 units is already a big commitment, but this could be

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Home on the range Dorm choice timeline and advice.

  

  ridiculous; there's no "best" dorm, just one (or a few) that are best for you ... ? There's no right answer, and all kinds of people can find a great living ... is no. Don't let laziness keep you from exploring other dorms. Would

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Answering my own questions My perspective on the MIT student mentality about working hard.

  

  . (Sidenote, for reference: "normal" courseload is 48 units, and one unit is ... competition? A thousand times no. I suppose there's competition (after all, I ... the blog banner), although of course I make no guarantees as to the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  We Were Deferred

  

  defeat. We knew that it wasn’t a “no”. And we knew that people have gotten ... really passionate about one school, but there is absolutely no harm and ... feelings of doubt or lose motivation after our deferrals. No matter how

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 30, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Reliving the good ol’ days Tombs, Smurfs, and Halloween

  

  fait la grandeur d'un petit pays Willem De Graeve Deputy Director, Belgian Comic Strip Centre Directeur Adjoint, Centre Belge de la Bande ... for this small country! Willem De Graeve will discuss the history of

  • by Bryan
  • November 3, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  hazy mid-semester days what i've been up to lately (mostly, psets...)

  

  this time when no one's life looks like it used to or like they expected ... much. No matter how I procrastinated or fooled around on Friday, I wake ... Optimization"]three psets[/annotation]due Thursday, and Thursday is 48 hours away

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 2, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  New York A break from Cambridge.

  

  ever find yourself at MIT with 48 hours of absolutely nothing worth doing ... subway stop and forking over 15 bucks for the next bus to NYC. No ... discover upon matriculation. When I say no frills, I mean that the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  't be able to catch up to these kids and as a result, coming in with no ... pretty sure that I'd love doing the work, no matter how much there was (I ... didn't even know science fairs and research competitions existed. No joke

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Return of the Frog Queen Okay, it snowed this morning, end of story.

  

  it was no trouble for me to just lie down, put a sheet over my face ... when I auditioned for American Idol or whatever. But now? No. I can't put ... !xobile Time: 12:48 PM Subject: long story I had a dream that I went out in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Numbers are names too What, you don't speak entirely in numbers at your school?

  

  they make no sense to anyone who's not here, I decided to ramble at some ... per week, so a typical 48-unit schedule is designed to take up almost 50 ... sounds silly, but I'm first afraid that if I try to get a position, no one

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  On Latin American Things Hablas español? Do you want to?

  

  really no hope for me. instead, i will blog randomly yet again to tell you ... there's really no way of knowing, and since I never win anything, I ... to talk with MIT Spanish literature/culture professors. • Festival de

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The things that can change your life…

  

  crazier, started calling himself Peeto de la Noche, and moved to 5th East ... she was a "poser" because she liked Weezer. "No, I love Weezer!" he ... we'd originally put it. Now, these days, we're popular, and no way

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  bloggers. The response was overwhelming: we received 48 applications. With a ... . Of the 48 applicants, the majority of the applicants chose Option A

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A (Not At All) Comprehensive Guide to Your First Year what i've learned as an associate advisor

  

  (1) allows you to get requirements out of the way even if you have no ... recommend that: First years take at least 48 units in the fall. You can go ... slots in nicely on top of the 48 units you might already have queued, but

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2025 i3 videos megapost

  

  ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xii48sIgA3A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OyzBBbVwBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arHEynNYF-Y

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 2, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Since I Been Gone Running and nice weather -- and no school

  

  fraternities I am considering running: the Back Bay 5K this Saturday (4/8), and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 3, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Going for the Au An MIT alum will compete in Olympic skeleton.

  

  Harmenberg '81, 1980, Epee, Sweden, Gold medalist RIFLE Herb Voelcker '48

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  schedule. No problem. I always have time to share my story and tell ... , and I had good grades too, so I figured there was no reason why I ... program, having no idea about the competitive acceptance rate and prestige

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009