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  The coolest spring break ever? Visit a College Campus!

  While I’m sure some of you have a good sense of what I do as an ... more agonizing) - that is all actually just a portion of my day-to-day work. At MIT, each admissions officer also sits on a team that manages

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 26, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  One Month of Baby Steps my feet hurt

  

  Hi, I’m Kathleen. I’m a first-year student and a new blogger here at ... greater independence. I’m a big fan of data. It can reduce complicated ... values (like a step count). Through my iPhone’s Health app, I have

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 26, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Doors of East Campus a la Humans of New York

  

  This is the first in a series of a couple of posts I wanted to do on ... painting your door - at least, that was my experience, but I’m sure a lot of ... painted a really ugly yellow and covered in some weird foam, so we sanded it

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  February(ish) Updates and Notes aka my life in photos and haikus

  

  Hello, everyone! It’s been a while since I last posted. Here are two ... -students. The top photo is a week in the life of Junior spring. I’m currently in 5-ish classes (3 12-unit classes, a 9-unit, and a 6-unit). I think it

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • March 1, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear High School Senior I know you're stalking us

  

  decisions. Here is a list of things I came up with. (PS sorry it's all ... a book (Step 1a would be to buy a book if you do not own one). These things can be pretty good, especially when you don’t have to write a five

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • November 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s the FIRST DAY of CLASSES!!!!! A summary of the first half of the day/how I'm feeling, with many exclamation points!!!

  

  Habits for AY 2017 (Academic Year 2017) I’m trying something a little different. I normally spend a lot of time editing and crafting admissions ... Blogs in order to throw a post up without much editing, but now that I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harvard Social Enterprise Conference with a virtual reality demo that showed me the communities of Nairobi

  

  make a difference." One of the great things about being at one of the ... to go but I had a pset due on Saturday and plans to hang out with ... a fraternity brother, then worked for six hours, finished by 8am

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 11, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  what’s on my desk? creative furniture

  

  sunny and there's a high of 73 degrees tomorrow. i haven't shared ... it's sunny in my room right now. yeah, i use a standing desk ... 's a closer look at the bookshelf in the corner: my room was missing

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 8, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  High School Summer Research Programs And the science competitions that could potentially follow

  

  A cat ran on my keyboard So here is a link to MIT's list of summer programs at MIT and elsewhere, check it out! It really summarizes things well ... helps!! Talking into a camera is awkward. CAT!!!!

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 21, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who needs Black Friday anyway? a slightly different take.

  

  ^"Every patch is a memory, every tear has a tale. These are the ... memories and stories, the same way that a certain song can conjure up memories of middle school. That’s something that a shiny new parka will

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Late-Night Juggler In which I spend about twenty minutes trying to transcribe the Mass Ave cross signal…

  

  a dull, dirt-free sheen. In front of you is the Infinite Corridor: by ... at this hour a fly's footfall would be distinctly heard. As you walk down the Infinite, you begin to hear a distinct patter coming from

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 3, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  new room at my fraternity giving you a list of things you need to make sure to bring to MIT or to buy as soon as you get here. I conducted a carefully select survey on a stratified sampling of the population of MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Epic Split Feat. Tim Beaver (Live Test 6.28) with apologies to jcvd, enya...everyone, really.

  

  A few months ago Volvo released an ad called The Epic Split in which Jean-Claude Van Damme did a split between two trucks as they drove side ... , perhaps not epic enough. So, we asked Tim if he could do a more epic split

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soldering Things pronounced "soddering"

  

  hands for a research job. I have a UROP (Undergraduate Research ... develop a docking port for little satellites on the International Space ... because some idiot forgot a semicolon). Anyways. I spent the last month

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 25, 2013
• Blog / Events

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

  

  . (But actually it was awesome, and much like a baby-PAX – a video game conference started in Seattle that now has a Boston branch. I went last year ... around 10am, got my pass and a guidebook around 10:45, and headed over to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  shades of brilliant, MIT handles grades. On a 0% – 100% scale? Maybe “A” for effort! A smiley sticker chart? Or is it a Downward Logarithmic Spiral of Doom? Never fear! It’s similar to what a lot of us used in high

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Taking Care of Yourself Eating, Sleeping, Water and Vitamins pave the way to happiness

  

  I was having a chat with my friend Matt O. '15 when we both agreed on a few aspects of taking care of yourself we wish we had learned two ... incredibly difficult in the face of a three midterm week but these simple steps

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 26, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Let There Be Prefrosh! And let them build ALL the things!

  

  Just one year ago, I had arrived at MIT as a prefrosh, ready to start my new life in Massachusetts.  I came here early to do a pre ... service projects.  However, this year I decided to apply to be a mentor for

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summer Decisions

  

  . Disclaimer that I haven't slept in 22 hours. - Last summer, a life plan took shape: get a master's in Science Writing from MIT and a Ph.D. in astronomy ... summer started, I had planned to become a neurologist. I knew a lot about

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New York City in which i go to work on some days and eat lots of cheap food…

  

  interview with the Graphics Editor, I knew I had a new goal to join the Times ... this past spring when the Times came to campus to recruit. With a stroke ... of my sorority sisters -- Nicole, Rebecca, and Ruisi -- in a cozy

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 15, 2013