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• Blog / MIT Life

  Weathering the weather So much snow!

  

  students, so don't worry about being materialistic! Yes, you can do a UROP for payment (you can also do it for credit or as a volunteer). Campus ... interviews intense, or is it more of a "you're in unless you do something

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.

  

  applications? Do you get the summer off? Actually, it is a busy (though certainly ... sites that you think do an excellent job? At times, I felt a little out ... demystify what admissions officers do. I think that for many students, the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  elephants what I've been up to

  

  I've been pretty busy lately doing stuff like this a little of this too honestly too much of this some of this and a sad amount ... 've taken to working on a little mural on my door whenever a pset makes my

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 27, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Discovering Product Design through Photography Beautiful photos taken by DPD 2013 freshmen

  

  idea of what we do in the program by taking a look at all the students ... is a freshman preorientation program (FPOP) at MIT, which I participated in as a freshman... and now help coordinate! During the short

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Great Gatsby In all its pixelated glory

  

  Gatsby as a video game?? So cool. After doing a little digging around, I ... While browsing through my news feed the other day, I came upon a post ... . If you're a little sad that you can't actually be on campus to enjoy

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Oh the Places You’ll Go! Did you know Dr. Seuss was a SigEp?

  

  intention of making this a sappy, nostalgic recollection - I do feel it ... . And I do have a habit of doing this anyway - I feel like reflection is a ... managed to get one percent higher than what I needed to get an A for the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  I’m Poor!!! But I don't have to be!

  

  began disappearing. I needed a job. I needed something to do at MIT that ... would blog just as much as we do now even if we weren't paid. MIT was a ... two jobs (and doing a varsity sport). I maintain my sanity and so can

  • by Snively '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  up a lot later than my neighbors back at home do. So what does this ... time awesome to think that I'm actually growing up and doing my own ... had to work, I walked to and from school most days. I kind of cry a tear

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Edmund’s New Toy Guitarring starring eJones

  

  Meet Edmund Jones, a member of the Admissions Office staff (and Sam ... photo (notice the tupperware! what a friend to the environment...), and ran away to a meeting. Here's what he emailed me today: Mitra, Where

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Freshman Advisors Can Be Awesome A night on the town with Daniel Barkowitz and his freshman advisees.

  

  I've been working with Daniel on advising a group of freshmen this ... with a large table awaiting us. It was a great opportunity to catch up on how everyone's doing with class, friends, and their new lives away from

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  More about Residence Based Advising Still have questions about RBA?

  

  A view of Next House from across the river: I have gotten a lot of questions about Residence-Based Advising (RBA). Bryan wrote a great entry about his experiences with a traditional advising seminar. Here's my take

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Could Write a Song a Hundred Miles Long I only sing Coldplay because it will help me get girls.

  

  points in a single basketball game. He did so in Hersheypark Arena, a ... around two major projects: a minuet in the Baroque style and an art song in ... baroque string quartet ended up sounding a little bit like a cross between

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I walk a lonely road and it takes a lot of time

  

  make it to class (mostly) on time? What routes do I walk on a regular basis? Which do I walk on a whim? To answer such burning questions, I ... As a resident of Simmons, one of the farthest dorms from [annotation

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 20, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  ? What if I make a mistake? I don’t know why I tried doing it anyway. But ... , push it down, and it drills the screw in. Do these a couple times and you ... like trying to remember what a Star Thru is after doing a California

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  fake it ’til you make it what is a healthy way to be happy?

  

  twice a week, less than I plan for, but what can ya do?"]lift weights ... I’ve been hesitant to write a blog -- especially one that pertains to ... rebellious for staying up so late, although I do not know who I was rebelling

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 7, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  if this is what I do with people’s writing every week? It’s actually a ... a bunch of people I don’t know* Instructor: “Ok, each team should select a leader. Once you have, leaders, raise your hand” Me: *turns to

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  a football team? Is there a football stadium? Do you have cheerleaders ... Reno, and took a drive downtown: I drove on to my meeting with the ... potential to make a positive contribution to society; and GT-Cybersource, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Song Remains The Same But sometimes my blog entry is a little different.

  

  ready for a while. The best I can do is to direct you to this clip from a ... productions. IAP production -- that means doing a whole show in one month ... Du Temps" was written while the composer was a prisoner of war in a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  cleats on feet, smile on face thoughts on injuries and spring season

  

  do it – and it’s already a dream come true. Putting on the practice ... and practice for the first time in eight and a half months? You guessed it: I did! Since my injury in preseason this past fall, where a

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 23, 2024
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  life lessons from my internship career choices moving forward

  

  mean is, if I weigh compensation as a heavy factor in choosing what to do ... to actually do nothing. I still believe a lot of AI-based start-ups are ... any true ownership over a project. My dream job is one where I get to do

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 1, 2022