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• Blog / MIT Life

  Closer Calls and rising unease

  

  -minded noises in response while working on a short story that looked funnily ... make sure we were okay. We were stunned on two levels, first by the news ... , blood in patches on the floor. Phone calls kept coming in, friends and

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thinking Positive Sophomore year was kind of awful. But there were happy things! I'll focus on the…

  

  became more involved in promoting mental health and general health on ... , and the bad.  I want to focus on the happy things. Here are the happy ... , and I even got to read some of my own work on my friend Valentina C. '16

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 17, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.

  

  that Wichita was dead-set on making sure flight was as difficult as ... morning (and praying that the wind will take the morning off). Corn Dog on the move. Corn Dog weighed in on the heavy side at 4.66 pounds empty

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  Not in Kansas Anymore oh, wait...we actually are. Day 1 with the MIT Design/Build/Fly team.

  

  faster than all the other teams. It's about as hands-on as aerospace ... attendants standing next to patients on gurneys. The plane also has to be able to taxi for 40 feet on corrugated roofing. The theme is different every

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  ’s not you, it’s me. I’ve moved on. Don’t get me wrong though. We had our ... freshman anymore, so while most of my fellow freshmen will be on the ABC ... come to an end. But let’s not dwell on the past. I’m with spring semester

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates 2013 things that are happening

  

  able to advocate most compellingly on your behalf and have them send ... recommenders may use any one of these systems. Emphasis on one: please do not ... their letters must be on school letterhead and signed by them to be

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  class about different methods of manufacturing products on a larger scale ... I won't be here in the Spring (more on that below!). Academics aside ... bed 15 minutes before class and got there right on time. It's awesome

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  might understand why. On the first day of classes, I had Intro to Biology ... mathematics (from Oxford, on a Rhodes scholarship) and has never in his entire life taken an Intro to Biology class. He also means that he was on the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Events

  The Boston Festival of Indie Games In which I geek out on campus with a bunch of gamers

  

  and plan on going this year. It’s freaking awesome.) I woke up at ... 10-250 for the keynote. The lanyard has The Behemoth logo on it ... things. (Also kind of humorous how the remnants of an 18.02 lecture are on

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 16, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Life, the Universe, and Everything I’m significant! …screamed the dust speck.

  

  process to being on campus, when you are starstruck. Starstruck by the ... moment occurs as soon as you arrive on campus. Or in the middle of your third essay prompt on a college app. And it'll probably happen more than

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 13, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Finding Balance May I have this dance?

  

  we roam MIT and Boston, losing sleep and loading up on free food, free ... is, right? Mine is now on top of my roommate's whiteboard, where it ... going on outside of classes and ballroom dancing. For example, slacklining

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  retreating and proceeding favorite thing about mit's campus? leaving it

  

  : everyone should travel* at least once a month (from here on abbreviated as ... MIT "bubble," meet new people and reflect on both MIT culture as a whole ... from campus, connect with each other, and reflect on the past semester

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • April 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  sister Lisa sat in on my classes - they got a crash course on galaxy ... CPW, since she's a prefrosh (YAY!) and on spring break; my family lives ... -mail to ALL THE PREFROSH! passing on personal advice and some specific

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Mandatory: MIT Mid Year Report What you need to know.

  

  Midyear Grade Report is intended for students who have indicated on the ... not available. We will reach out to these students with instructions on ... MIT Midyear Report is now available on MyMIT. Wait! Don’t fill it out

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  stepping back on keeping your priorities straight

  

  Recently I considered sprinkling (read: coating) ramen powder on ... induced coma, I spent the last few days working on those things I put off ... 's been easy to put off what I'd prioritize on any given Sunday morning

  • by Connie H. '15
  • November 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roombaaaa The longest trip I've ever taken in my life

  

  the photo on my phone. That's when I realized there was a trivia contest ... . It didn't look that bad on Google Maps after all! Since I didn't want ... later than I expected because a friend asked for help on 8.02 (Electricity

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 21, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  since the age of womb-dom. Now that I look back on it, though, this ... was made of. Now fast forward to today and what is on my mind. Today, I ... make me smile and keep on going with more passion than before. She is why

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  on the floor I realized I was in the wrong classroom, and the right ... classroom on campus, a small room in Building Four within hearing distance of ... 11 last Wednesday, on Leap Day. I’m turning 20 in less than two weeks

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Filled With Cute Babies The story of my IAP in India.

  

  Scholars, Truman Scholars, and so on - but more than that, it's created a ... . Looking back on my two and a half years here, I am most proud of my ... /see pictures and not hear me ramble on, follow this link) I peaced out of MIT

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Afternoon In/Out Of The Snow

  

  slice of my life on a lazy IAP Saturday. 12:40 PM Nature precipitates ... unicyclist Stephan '13 joins the party, his enthusiasm tempered only by Ruby on Rails's unwillingness to install properly on his computer. 4:00 PM It

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 22, 2012