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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  for about two weeks at the beginning of this year until MIT was like ... to look at a design and be like, “I made that. And it will change ... describe me AT ALL. But I was all “hey, I want a challenge, BRING IT.” And it

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  College The path to self-discovery is lined with my blog entries.

  

  colleges. After about 5 picoseconds of staring at my acceptance letter from ... . Before taking a second look at the campus, before getting my financial aid ... marvel at the sheer impossibility that I picked the right college without

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Just a Yellow Lemon Tree… I wrote a rap song for you.

  

  conference (at Hah-vahd). (I was Fiji, by the way - oh and Ahmed went too ... :) ). Oh, and this was at the Silk Road Ensemble Concert this last Sunday at ... wow...such a good movie. (btw, I spend at least one hour every night

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 11, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I am home. Small thanks to the Airlines. In a surprising turn of events, Christmas travel is Not Much Fun.

  

  traveler who arrived at the wrong airport after a trip four times longer than ... messed up when they do it at the airport. Let me put you on a flight to another city." "We're leaving at 8. 9. 9:40. 10. 10:30. 10:50. 11:30. We

  • by Kim D. '09
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recollections of a Stranded Traveler IHTFP: I Have To Find a Plane. In the meantime, I reflect on happier interpretations…

  

  in Random Hall's Stairwell. At MIT circa Finals Week, people tend to ... Californians call it, Apocalypse Now. At 11:00 PM on Tuesday, I closed my ... dorm: From: Yan To: Random Hall Date: Friday, Dec. 19 at 11:30 PM Subject

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 23, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Internet Nostalgia Internostalgia!

  

  , MIT is really really good at helping you adjust and prepare for such ... 'm more afraid of goats. (Seriously, goats freak me out. Look at their eyes ... : Ultra-slim eh? yea ok, that's about as ultra-slim as Rosie O'Donnell at a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The First Four Days of the Next Four Years (Guest Entry) "STUDY. SLEEP. PARTY….pick two"

  

  at CPW, I came to understand the meaning and context of those words. My ... 'm just rambling on aimlessly! No one at my school blogs, and it would have ... into the room, waiting in suspense at 4:17 PM as Random Hall residents

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  AND THERE WAS A PILLOW FIGHT!!! Didja catch the reference?

  

  crazy thing you'd have fun at :) This paragraph was followed by all of the ... both would be staying at MIT over the break (flights to Oregon are ... . Full of food and full of caffeine we arrived at Copley an hour before the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / Events

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

  

  email address, and its kfig at mit dot edu. Let's try to keep that discussion off the blogs though, or at least my blog, for now, and focus on the ... • A Multi-Cultural Conference held at the beautiful Endicott House. I

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Of MUN and Academia What is Course X in Chinese?

  

  Model United Nations at MIT. I covered this issue somewhat in this entry ... declare sophomore standing. So what is "sophomore standing" at MIT ... at a local college) and received decent marks (5s for AP exams), MIT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Psets! This starts out artsy, but I promise it's going to go downhill really fast.

  

  I woke up this morning at 8:15, 45 minutes after my alarm was going to go off. I go and look at my computer (which is supposed to be my ... work per week, be that in the classroom, in lab, or at home. In practice

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 7, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Bang! Update [3] Gotcha!

  

  competition! Yes, that's right, MIT has a pistol team, and a good one at that ... , MIT is awesome at pistol, and the range is on campus, why not join? I ... you miss the black center and hit the white part you get to stare at

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  strangers.”) Have no fear; there is light at the end of the tunnel. Second ... probably an easy decision for you (at least it was for me.) Hopefully you ... “crusty’ seniors, my classmates and I are at a point where we have to make a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The end of an era Veronica Mars was canceled. That, or the seniors left. Interpret the title as you will.

  

  :48 PM To: conner 2 I am NOT reserving the floor lounge at 8 PM on Tuesday ... nearly 3 years, I'm appalled at the subpar quality of season 3, most ... 's room and then spreads a video of them around on the Internet. And at

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales of a College Froshling Okay, so I'm not a frosh anymore. Meh, whatever.

  

  my friends that I have a 4.0 at MIT! Granted, none of them know that we use a 5.0 scale, but that's not the point. I have a B average. At MIT. I ... job as an RA for the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Making the Switch: Chapter 2 Making new friends at MIT

  

  for me was something that I looked forward to and feared at the same ... would be away from home for at least 3 months until Thanksgiving. The ... stints at CTY. What am I to do? I was going to MIT. At that point, my mind

  • by Bryan
  • April 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nicht Bach, Sondern Maurer The proudest moment of my life since figuring out that "Wok & Roll" was a…

  

  beat Startropics on Nestopia! I'm already at Zoda, okay?) The class was ... . Intentionally! Or maybe he was just laughing at Ives's weird dissonances. Seriously, there's this one recording of Ives "improvising" at the piano, in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  glance at the material once, then place it all by the curb to be recycled ... admission or at least want to come for a visit. So, you go through the box ... where you visit or where you apply. At this point you should not care how

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Come on, let’s go food truckin’ Where to find some cheap, reasonably tasty, and sometimes even healthy eats on campus.

  

  the quote of the evening, for me at least, came when Andreas from ... eat on campus, so you don't fall victim to ordering overpriced pizzas at ... healthy--at least you know that the ingredients are fresh, and nothing is

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keep it simple, stupid I try to choose classes for the fall. Things get messy.

  

  like writing about them. I'll be back at school soon, where I'll actually ... .033, and 24.900 are all at the exact same freaking time. I'm not even joking. Of all of the hundreds (thousands?) of classes offered at MIT, three of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 9, 2006