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• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Taylor Pons from the First-Gen Program #FirstGenPride

  One of the coolest parts of my job is that I actually get to spend a ... ’s a guest post from one of those awesome people who make the MIT ... crowd. At MIT, the First Gen Program is a tight community, and it always

  • by DJ Rock
  • April 14, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what we’ve been up to recently a short list about winter break

  

    Retaking the GRE ten days ago (and doing a little better than the first time ... attempt to not fall off the face of the blogs, here is a list, in no ... really liked a lot of the songs, and dance numbers. Memory was amazing, and

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 12, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  extraordinary and everyday beauty the city in fall is my city

  

  I got up a little early this morning thanks to the time change and decided to walk to Trader Joe's to do my grocery shopping. There's two ... say is honestly pretty reasonably-sized for a grocery store). As I left

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 4, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My 7 Favorite Places to P-Set! Eat, Work, Repeat.

  

  to mix it up with doing my work. Boston is really a cool city, and I am ... Without a doubt, I think every student here can agree that problem sets take a significant portion of their time throughout the week. Here

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  What Essay Questions Should We Ask?

  

  dress up like a Viking and light things on fire") but also how they ... on. You can think of essay questions as instruments which elicit a response which we then evaluate, akin to the soft rubber hammer which a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2014
• Blog / Events

  DEALicious in which i counsel an FPOP and come out with free candy. also how to…

  

  First things first -- I took a weekend trip back to New York and ... freshmen. Totally optional, but a great way for incoming students to meet ... , important, life-changing activities. Building a home for an egg before

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / How to Food

  I came, I saw, I stirfried Foray into non-ramen cooking

  

  one. I bought a pan. We'll see where I go from here... How do you ... eateries and La Verdes convenience store in the Student Center, a three ... , MA with some friends. We had a kitchen with all the cooking utensils I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 7, 2012
• Blog / Events

  MacGyvering Bacon-tine’s Day decathlon brought to you by a paperback, a sledgehammer, and a scooter

  

  entertained. This can be an unproductive quality while alone; I have a terrible ... granted by the structure of a shoestring's weave, internal discussions on ... a positive feedback loop that generates entertainment. While I don

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  There Goes My Baby The first music video from the MIT Logs.

  

   (an all-male a cappella group), and still keep up with the group as a ... first single off their new upcoming album (to be released in October). A ... when I was in the group. Yes, I'm a proud Log papa. :) It definitely

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 27, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Econ Prof Wins Nobel Prize (with video) A pretty exciting week as Peter Diamond PhD '63 is the latest MIT professor to…

  

  Chemistry). MIT held a press conference to announce Prof. Diamond's win. Here ... didn't happen in a fancy board room or anything -- they held it in a normal MIT classroom (it looks a lot like the room where I took 18

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW time waits for no man, woman or beaver

  

  I know you've had a lot on your mind this past week, so I understand ... , March 25th? I feel there should be a dramatic chord (or small mammal) to ... daunting (in a good way). Luckily the level of enthusiasm all over campus is

  • by Dave McOwen
  • March 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Building 46 ‚ô•

  

  no longer have a 57-credit limit for the spring semester, nor do they fall under the A/B/C/No Record grading system that second semester ... assigned a departmental advisor, who can guide you through the course

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Hacks

  One Giant Leap For beaver kind

  

  " and it's a wee bit difficult. Difficult in that since Friday morning at ... ritually do, I check the dome before I head down dorm row towards campus, just because the dome is so visible and I'm more likely to see a hack in

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Study Abroad

  One Life to Live In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

  

  to do it. If you're a junior or sophomore, that's great, you have ... sounds incredibly daunting, and to some people, even a little crazy or ... 'm guessing most of you are seniors, so you'd be looking at taking a gap year

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  ADITL My wednesday.

  

  As promised, a detailed recount of Bryan's Wednesday. 7:45 AM: Alarm ... . My breakfast. My best friend telling me I'm crazy because I'm taking a ... have a *great* view from my window in lab. Until 9:57 AM: Finite element

  • by Bryan
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freedom isn’t free. ...but a biology minor is, sometimes.

  

  due Friday Fill out a form. Get a free bio minor. But do it by Friday ... DID YOU KNOW? "Hey Ruth ['07], I need a did you know?" "Oh, those are ... 's name is Quicky... that could be a did you know." So I just got this e

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus Okay, so it's not even really half a bus. But I'M not the one asking…

  

  I did, online. But today I decided that was a bad move, so I switched ... less than a second. No paperwork, no irritating confrontations with raspy ... now, which is probably better for me since I've taken a lot of chemistry

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  $100 Laptop Unveiled Inspiring!

  

  I just took a break from reading to watch some of the webcast of ... "machine will be a Linux-based, full-color, full-screen laptop that will use innovative power (including wind-up) and will be able to do most everything

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Decisions mailed;

  

  , and at a quarter to five, the mailman came to post the letters. Sadly, I ... +% of applicants, will receive letters informing them that we do not have ... and deny letters each come in a standard #10 window envelope (4.125"

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 8 & Beyond

  

  On Selection Day 8 (Thursday), I wore a skinny tie, and worked with Mari and Prof. Patrick Henry Winston. Winston is what we at MIT call a ... others). The following day (Friday), I did not wear a tie for the first

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 26, 2005