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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Running away with the field Junot Diaz is sort of a big deal.

  

  and have a great first semester, Class of 2011!) As I wrote in a previous entry about Spring 07 classes, I took a short story writing class ... Yang '09, each of whom had taken a class from him and recommended it

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  In the South for prospective students; in the mail for incoming students Travel & email.

  

  Hello from Georgia! We had a fantastic meeting last night in Atlanta ... , Alabama. If you came to one of these meetings, I hope you'll leave a comment ... will be mailed next week, be patient). What does the NBM include? A

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I want you to burn Unfortunately, usually somebody just blew up their spaghetti-o's.

  

  though we haven't meaningfully updated our web page in two and a half years ... floor is arranged into suites of 4-10 people each. This means that for a modest reduction in room size, every 6 people in the dorm get a full

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  . On Friday, I went to a MISTI-Spain information session. The MIT ... abroad or take internships in a foreign country. I might be getting an ... alone the summer. So it's not a definite, but it's something that I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn Questions Omnibus Answers to questions asked in my blog's comments. And there have been a lot of…

  

  've become a bit behind in answering your comments. It's been nearly two months ... won't be a problem, no worries. We, of course, have a procedure for that ... - I had my interview almost a month and a half ago. I sent the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My Brass Rat The Brass Rat is not a subtle thing.

  

  class ring was unveiled during a premiere at Walker Memorial, then distributed at a swanky event at Top of the Hub, a very classy restaurant at the ... what I mean?) Bezel The 2006 beaver is supposed to look a little more

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Look as good you will not Some summer reading for the nerds out there. Which means all of you.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The Tick was created as a mascot for the newsletter of a comics shop in Boston. In my daily perusal of Wikipedia I came ... enough to appreciate it. Not that everybody at MIT is a Star Wars fan. I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making it work. In which I just carry on. Where's Andrae when I need him?

  

  significant as coming up with the idea of using a spoon to eat soup. Back in ... to get a UROP and do research as an undergraduate. Margaret Mac ... readmitted in 1936. Now, at MIT, passing a typical class earns you 12 units of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our loving, our friends, and our labor This entry is based on Aaron Copland's opera "The Tender Land."

  

  wrote that was commissioned by a university. I feel that I've posted too ... -day week and here's what I've done tonight: 1. gone to a two-hour group ... sports 4. watched Jon Stewart give a kind of bizarre and unrehearsed

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP Deadlines and Openings The deadline for Fall Direct Funding is September 15, so hurry up and find yourself…

  

  A reminder: Fall 2005 UROP Direct Funding (Funds from UROP) Deadline ... options when doing a UROP: - UROP for Pay: Up to $1,250 per semester, which ... . Register on Reg. Day or fill out an Add/Drop form. You can register as a pass

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Beyond the Iron Cur…I mean, Mass Ave

  

  Laura '09 had an interesting bit a while back in her blog about East Campus and West Campus, a distinction that, at least to me, always brings ... dorms (keep in mind there is also a residence hall called East Campus

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Summer

  The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]

  

  a lot! So much so that when my friend offered me her ticket for the Cambridge Half marathon last fall, I accepted. But first, I went on a run ... it’s not worth it"]THIS WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA DON'T TRY THIS IT

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 11, 2025
• Blog / Travel

  [liveblog] morbing at the airport the flight is delayed for several hours because of toilet issues

  

  I'm doing a misti internship in the uk this summer, so I'm at the ... change, a real gate change, and at least two more hours to go before i get ... bristol. oh, but it's okay! because delta airlines gave me a 12 dollar food

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 1, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  “Take care of yourself.” "Can you post something positive please?" - my mom

  

  intimate and personal, but now this post has transformed into more of a ~Here ... stable, obviously voiced a little hesitation. It took me a while to ... , mom. Thank you.") ("Have you been drinking a lot of water? Make sure

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  Let me introduce myself. Alternatively titled: Whomst'd've?

  

  My name is Camille (Cami) Mejia. I am a lover of music, dogs, baking ... a fear of heights and needles. I am smart and capable and ready for ... 't know if that's the truth. In a previous blog post, I listed out my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: When in South Africa guest post by a fellow '21

  

  *written by a '21 as a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer guest ... deeper into the possible opportunities a program like MISTI could offer. Being a hopeful Course 10Eng-Biomedical and without fluency in any other

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 31, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  We Were Deferred

  

  up to only a small sample of MIT experiences, painted a beautifully ... . Early Action decision day was on a Wednesday for us. We honestly can ... , we had a 0-45 min wait time for our bus depending on how ready

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

  World’s Best Rib Recipe as advertised

  

  through the Kresge BBQ pits on my way to Burton Connor. Grab a hamburger to ... an Arnold Palmer and some chips on a plate. Muscle to the front of the line for the ribs. Where, like a beacon in the darkness, stands Snively

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus visit, revisited In which I dissect the campus tour/ info session and forget to clean up afterward

  

  lungs lately. Circumstances are ripe for a brash inbox reorganization- as ... . Initiative was taken. Somewhere along the way, I got lost in a cyber-attic of ... to be important.” *Helena Lam is a girl I knew in high school who liked

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  a this converstaion be a two-way street, with our posts and your ... personally). Read on for lots of Q & A. Before I do that, though, I'd like to ... , your EC is a person, and is most likely NOT an EMPLOYEE of MIT and its

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006