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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Urinetown I blame my absence on musical theatre.

  

  that by "doesn't do a lot of singing" my boyfriend actually meant "one of ... At the end of January (our Independent Activities Period) I made a promise to the rational, logic-based region of my brain: a promise that I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Intertwined Relationships — for me — have always been about choices.

  

  only digging up enough energy to do a tenth of the first one. This is ... do so.” The Anthropocene Reviewed I am not a bad person.  I ... bed, gave me some tomato juice and a kiss on either cheek.  But what I

  • by ana~
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / Residential Life

  The River Freezes Over and other nifty things about being on campus

  

  , melting just a patch of ice. I could see the water rush and tumble from my ... very cold it is outside. Two shirts and a hoodie were overkill every ... until eight, I saw someone running outside in a t-shirt. She looked rather

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 19, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Piercings! sorry mom

  

  few more weeks to heal before doing a jewelry replacement. I then ... past fall, just days after arriving on campus, a bunch of freshman girls ... , piercings are a rite of passage. Aside from being super cute, my piercings are

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 17, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017 fourth time seen, first time competing

  

  't even know I wanted to do it until a couple of weeks ago. But they did say ... York. It was a bust. My team left halfway through and I gave up trying to ... next time I was in a hackathon, I would finish the project no matter what

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Time to Complete the MIT Midyear Report Applicants need to fill out the form on MyMIT by February 15th.

  

  quarter (if your school uses a trimester schedule, please use your first trimester grades).   You do not need to have a hardcopy of your updated ... February 15th, whichever is earlier. A few notes: You should complete the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The rest of my life is a black hole. But not the fascinating kind that's the topic of extensive astrophysical…

  

  visit Boston a bit once it stops being absolutely miserable weather out there. But mostly I'll be taking classes. Thesis Do a lot of work and ... to take a few classes, write a million blog entries for you guys about

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Time may change me, but I can't trace time..

  

  gracefully around a rooftop singing about some dream he had. (I did not do this ... [To be honest, I've had a little bit of writer's block lately, under ... out of the dorm and into a fraternity for the summer and have gone

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Post-engagement, pre-Bahamas An exciting week!

  

  usually takes around five and a half years to get a PhD, do you know how MD ... regard to our engagement. If you are a person who likes this sort of thing (which heaven knows I do!), feel free to check out my wedding folder -- I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  that I look a lot taller in my picture than I do in real life because ... For the record, during my CPW, it rained for a little and despite that, I still had a blast; so, regardless of weather, get ready for the most

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  "starter child" (pre-frosh) for CPW? Is it a personality match or just random ... matched up based on answers to a questionnaire that you completed and we ... many FSILGs as strike your fancy. Find a community! There's definitely

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  taking care in all forms

  

  a traditional medicine expert so i'm not entirely sure what they do ... , do you guys have cheesy bread?" the employee held up a cheeseburger ... student's obligations year-round."]for a while.[/annotation] and when i was

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 22, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dyslexia at MIT Living with dyslexia, and the current state of dyslexia research, at MIT and otherwise

  

  , a larger number of dyslexics do suffer from a visual deficit. But even ... This is my final paper for Science Journalism, a science writing ... for this paper taught me a lot about a subject that is central in many

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Merritt ‘13, Carlos ‘13, Edward ‘13, and John ‘13 The final edition of a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  always like to do a lot of everything. I'd get bored doing the same all the ... don't force me to do things," he said. As a matter of fact, he said they ... ," said Boyd. Some say he's a genius. He doesn't think so, but plans on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  Kekka dake da! "Only the results remain!"

  

  .100A has been very helpful (I can actually do psets), and 9.00 is ... occurred recently. Namely with my schedule. A few blog posts ago, I said I ... .02 (Physics II) This schedule lasted less than a week. 21M.301 was overenrolled

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • March 7, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events We’re Pumped For! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  

  CPW is a very exciting time and it's hard to believe that it ... ! Here is a small sampling of events in our dorm Next House and Other Events from clubs/groups that we are part of! Next House Events But first a

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Other Side The view from another cambridge

  

  Cambridge University students swap places for a year (or in my case, a semester because Mechanical Engineering has a special program). The ... Potter (Cliche, I know...). Although leaving MIT for even a semester seemed

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 31, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  to do. And I finally understood the appeal of a semester or year off ... Class started today and before we know it, a lot of us on campus will ... quoting fellow blogger Elizabeth. Every time I see a baby on campus, it

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  Peer pressure gets a bad rap. Since elementary school you've been taught “Don't give in to peer pressure!”--an oversimplification of a ... social creatures, and learning from what our friends do and taking on those

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Life + Sciences = Life Sciences

  

  Having slept for a solid 8 hours last night, I'm finally awake enough ... of you admits (and soon-to-be admits!) might be wondering if MIT is a ... horror stories about the impossibility of maintaining a high GPA at MIT

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 8, 2011