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• Blog / About Decisions

  Some reflections Post decisions, a few thoughts.

  

  analytic and human skills you will learn-by-doing here at MIT are the exact ... of an MIT education as a smart investment. Certainly our students do very well in the job market when they graduate, and will continue to do

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 29, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  the other dorms and have heard some stories, so I'll just do the best I ... bathrooms do not have locks on them 3) Yes, two people may very well be ... , if you manage to do rooming right (but we'll save that for a later

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About Toys And how they rule my life!

  

  of times just to see how they were doing. They seemed to be getting along OK. The only part that wasn't doing OK was the fabric that we had ... potential manufacturer didn't have the resources to do the necessary

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  OBVIOUSLY didn't KNOW what we were DOING. And every time he delivered one of ... up and do it. Challenge yourself. You'll decide what works for you soon ... , that's my two cents. Take it or leave it. And if you do decide to ignore

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  was able to get by without actually having to do work. At the time, it felt like I was doing a lot of homework. Looking back, I rarely used any ... simple things I started to do with friends that made me dramatically

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Guilty Pleasure or why it's all about "the Hockey."

  

  ask, Oh, do you play hockey?" From there it was natural that I would learn that a great way to spend an hour and delay doing a problem set was ... the holidays, if I do say so myself. This winter, you'll probably find

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  do so likewise this year for you all EA'ers! *[ also = „ÇÇ ... 's already the Class of 2013! In honor of what I'm going to do during IAP ... MIT decisions are announced =p - but they do it the hardcore Japanese

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A major problem is not a major problem Why the text next to my picture is lying to you.

  

  Mechanical Engineering (Course 2) after doing a pre-orientation program in the ... structure. -Bribe my Vietnamese friend with free dinner. -Do an arts show ... hummus, and 21939102402 pounds of spinach. Some people do not believe in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  fell asleep at nine. So when I have a lot of work to do and don't feel ... , stop updating your blog. Just stop it. For a month. No, just don't do it ... the actual assignment, so I think I'm in the clear. NOT. Do your work

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  much we may HTFP some days, MIT students actually do care about the world outside of campus and have the resources to do something to change it, which we do to the best of our ability. People here know we have the power to

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Our nation’s greatest injustice I didn't exactly grow up in poverty, but socioeconomic inequalities have featured heavily in my…

  

  year old, could do a better job than the current members. (Sorry to ... High School." I mean, really. What, do they call it "High Tech" for short?! Answer: yes. How do I know? Well, after 4 years of being asked the same

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  VI-A Course 6? Work experience and a Masters degree all at once!

  

  thing. Many students emphasized how they were able to do deeper projects ... most people don't go into an internship hoping to feel stupid. What do you guys think? What do/would you look for in an internship? Your

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week in the Life: Optimism Edition In which I have a particularly tough, enriching week.

  

  'll tell you more about studio later, but do know that finishing up sketches ... 've decided to go there, shove resumes in people's faces, and generally just do ... ? Classes make me do lots of cool things besides sitting in a room and

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Courses and Stuff Mason '10 made up the title, blame him.

  

  ...well, now you have. I chose to do my concentration in Theater Arts. This will ... all of the courses at MIT are numbered, but where do we get off throwing ... .) Within a few weeks we'll settle on a final product, do some detailed design

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Why yes, I’m with the news I need a good fedora

  

  . "Sure! I'll take a ride back, why do you have to go to Boston?" Turns out ... asking questions and learning about various businesses and colleges. Doing ... Ingeeni Studios. I don't know what they do, but I know that they were one of

  • by Snively '11
  • August 7, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All-You-Can-Eat Summer I hit food coma at the first paragraph.

  

  whatever it is that you're officially "doing" this summer, summer days pile ... recycling bin of everything you wanted to do in Boston during the school year ... -price college night, and we took their website's claim of "All you have to do is

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ¿Cómo se dice…? La única cosa que he aprendido en la clase de español.(Blame Google Translator if that…

  

  to just say it rhymes with "data." How do you pronounce "data?" That ... from last year, you can go ahead and get your "What activities did you do ... everything, which I recommend you doing as well. I'll make one up and post it

  • by Snively '11
  • June 11, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Alpha Delta Phi Presents – Mic-Check [by Susan Shepherd '11] If you're looking for a talented actor, or poet, or singer,…

  

  read the email. (Yes, I really do speak like that.) "This sounds ... did a little jig (Yes, I do that too) and went winging off to Google to ... students are really quite good at the things they do in their spare time. I

  • by ARTalk
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My UROP Experiences Research is kinda cool.

  

  dry labs include physics and EE labs) and an opportunity to do something ... , I tried to do numerical analysis of the propagation of radio waves in ... tens of millions of Kelvins. The best way to do this is by blasting the

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  tomorrow. If you don't hear from your host tonight, don't worry -- we do have ... through it -- please let us know, we do have backup hosts. The CPW "Weather ... keep your eyes peeled for what's important to you in a college, and do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008