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• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  fun! Today in 10.37: Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design, we had a pop quiz. That's pretty uncommon for MIT as a whole, but I've had a few ... on the chalkboard as a reference. In his words, the quiz was to "test

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Whirlwind Weekend highlights of the weekend (UPDATED!)

  

  Thursday: Medlinks auction So on Thursday, the Medlinks had a dating auction to benefit a scholarship fund in Louisiana. One of my friends, Mike ... would be. Fortunately, we were allowed to give a little paragraph about

  • by Bryan
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."

  

  So how does a boy from Texas survive the oftentimes harsh winters of ... called No Flip Flops which was full of pointers on how to survive a winter at MIT. I must admit that I also learned a lot of new information

  • by Bryan
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Leaves, Strawberries, Doors Pictures of campus, faculty dinner, another door. (7 pictures)

  

  to turn as early a September, but only recently has most of the campus ... ). I'm not a very good photographer, but here are a few images of campus ... Ky Lowenhaupt and many ZBT brothers. The dinner was capped off with a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Back From The West Coast ...with thoughts and conclusions on the recent serious posts.

  

  Hi everyone, I am back in town after a crazy day of traveling across the country with a pregnant wife and a toddler (good times). Sorry to be away from my blog for a few days, but my ability to get online was a bit

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  An Exchange Student enrolls at MIT to take classes as a non-degree student. Exchange students are affiliated with a university in which MIT has ... participating institutions for a set duration. For a list of member institutions
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: A Smile Worth 1,550 Words guest post by Mariam D. '20

  

  *written by Mariam D. '20 as a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer guest post series* A few dozen children stand fidgeting in lines ... ’s a myriad of expressions on their different faces that I’m trying to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  , and oddly-formatted emails.  I've been reading a lot of job descriptions ... when written well (i.e. when written by actual employees and not HR), a success profile can be a valuable framework when you start a job -- a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Conner 2 Trip to the North End Bother bother bother bother

  

  A bunch of people from my floor decided to go to the North End to get pizza and pastries the other night. I didn't feel like writing about it so I decided to just film it instead. I present to you, what it would

  • by Snively '11
  • February 1, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A New Year’s Resolution, MyMIT-Style Thoughts on my proposal to make MyMIT more community-based.

  

  's going on in MyMIT land? I submitted a big proposal just before holiday vacation outlining a lot of changes I'd like to make to MyMIT to make it a better experience for you guys. First, we'll be adding a lot of new

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 7, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will there be a wait list this year?

  Each year we aim for a class of approximately 1,100 students. Based on our estimates of the percentage of admitted students who will attend ... with the uncertainties, we also keep a wait list of students. We won
• Blog / Academics & Research

  snapshot diary 2.0 an image a day keeps the psets (and workday) away

  

  1/14/24 A while back, just over 2 years ago, I wrote a similar blog ... ways a video, and you don't get to see still images all too often. Unless ... horror. Being perceived for what I willingly post online is a weird feeling

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 14, 2024
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  recommend having one letter from a math/science teacher, and one from a humanities, social science, or language teacher. Additionally, a letter is often submitted by a counselor or school official alongside the required
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In Our Bedroom After the Pandemic a bedroom is something that can actually be so personal

  

  accent wall in a deep, dark red—colors I chose as a fledgling teenager trying to develop a style. I’d had other bedrooms, before then, like when I shared a room with my sister in the Bronx, or the room I had but was often

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • June 26, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Three things I didn’t learn from class behold, the listicle

  

  Writing blog posts is hard, but writing lists is easy. So here’s a ... classes. How to use a bandsaw A bandsaw is this machine with a thin metal saw that a motor drives up and down. You hold a piece of wood and push

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 26, 2019
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Why Is There No Water? One of the most important things in your life is invisible to you until it…

  

  A lot of people living in the United States don’t understand how complicated water is. I created this post as a sort of quick-guide to water, and ... inspired to write this post by a tumblr question I received while in Ethiopia

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week in My Life of My Final Week of My Junior Fall i have no finals

  

  three final projects to do. I had a pretty intense week. I think this is the hardest I've ever worked in a long, long time, but I'm really proud of the work I accomplished this week! I've had a pretty chill semester

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 15, 2021
• 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…

  

  ’m currently a junior at MIT majoring in course VI-III. Melis has graciously offered me to write a guest blog, and I thought it was a great time to convey a few revelations I’ve had recently. This was adapted from an essay

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 7, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Learning how to be a human being, not a human doing After 6 years of adulting post MIT, these are the things I value now

  

  - I felt like a balloon with it’s strings cut. Adrift. Empty. Useless ... live as a human being and not a human doing. Here are some of the ... .   I’m 18 and a freshman. I don’t have time to waste on video games

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I am a bachelor of science and a master of engineering. In which I make a Voltaire reference and the soup is a metaphor but luckily…

  

  whatever). Put them all in a pot except for the potatoes, cook for two ... half of it and put it back. Add one cup of half-and-half or a half-cup of cream. Stir the soup, bring it back to a boil, and season to taste

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 21, 2016